New York Appeals Court Allows Gender Identity Amendment to Go on State Ballot

Published on July 12, 2024

An amendment to the New York Constitution will be on the November ballot after the state’s high court rejected a challenge to the state legislature’s approval procedure. The amendment adds language to Article 1, Section 11 of the New York Constitution. Its current language protects people from discrimination based on their “race, color, creed, or religion.” Proposition 1 would expand the equal protection laws to “sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy.” New York GOP Chair Ed Cox issued a statement shortly after the Court of Appeals ruling, stating that the state’s court of last resort “was wrong” in its decision to allow what has been called the New York Equal Protection of Law Amendment (ERA) on the ballot....

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