Regardless
of
the
availability
of
federal
funding,
we
write
to
further
remind
you
of
your
obligations
to
comply
with
New
York
State
laws,
including
those
that
prohibit
discrimination
against
individuals
based
on
their
membership
in
a
protected
class…
Electing
to
refuse
services
to
a
class
of
individuals
based
on
their
protected
status,
such
as
withholding
the
availability
of
services
from
transgender
individuals
based
on
their
gender
identity
or
their
diagnosis
of
gender
dysphoria,
while
offering
such
services
to
cisgender
individuals,
is
discrimination
under
New
York
law.
—
New
York
Attorney
General
Letitia
James
in
a
letter
to
New
York
hospitals
warning
them
not
to
discontinue
gender
affirming
care
for
transgender
people.
Donald
Trump
recently
signed
an
Executive
Order
threatening
to
cut
funding
and
grants
to
medical
institutions
that
provide
gender
affirming
care
for
anyone
under
19.
As
a
consequence,
hospitals
in
a
number
of
states
have
suspended
transgender
care.