DAYS AFTER ENSHRINING "RIGHT" TO KILL PRE-BORN, NEW YORK GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS BILL MAKING "GENDER IDENTITY" A DISCRIMINATION HATE CRIME
BY HEATHER CLARK
SEE: https://christiannews.net/2019/01/26/days-after-enshrining-right-to-kill-preborn-ny-governor-signs-bill-making-gender-identity-discrimination-hate-crime/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Just days after enshrining in New York law the “right” for mothers to have their unborn children murdered, and in some cases, even up until birth, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has now also signed a bill into law that makes discrimination on the basis of “gender identity” a hate crime. He also signed legislation that prohibits mental health professionals from counseling youth to turn from homosexuality and transgenderism, but does not apply when children are counseled in “acceptance [and] support” of such lifestyles.
Saying “God bless you” to those behind the creation and the passage of the bills, who were cheered and applauded by those in attendance at the signing ceremony on Friday, Cuomo told those gathered that the legislation he has signed in recent days puts forward a “different set of social values than what we see in Washington.”
“They say in Washington, ‘We’re going to appoint Supreme Court justices who can roll back Roe v. Wade, because we want to take us back 47 years ago …’ We say, ‘No. No. You want to take us back, we’re going forward. We’re going to pass a woman’s right to choose and put it into the law,'” he declared. “And I want a constitutional amendment so that no legislature or governor can change it.”
“The Supreme Court says, ‘You can discriminate against transgenders in the military.’ That’s what they said last week. We say today, ‘No, you can’t. You cannot discriminate against people by gender identity, period,'” Cuomo stated, again being met with enthusiastic applause.
He noted that New York was the first “big state” to pass a law legalizing same-sex “marriage,” and that the state this week was going one step further to ban discrimination, as well as conversion therapy, which he called a “farce.”
“And I want everyone in this room to be proud of what we have done [among] our leadership on this issue together. There is no state that has been more aggressive in advocating and achieving rights and acceptance for the LGBT community than the state of New York,” said Cuomo, standing in front of a series of flags that included a homosexual and transgender flag. “This is New York at its best. … Hate is not the strongest four-letter word; love is the strongest four-letter word.”
The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) declares to be a hate crime any offense that was committed with “in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the … gender identity or expression … or sexual orientation of a person, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct.”
In addition to physical assault, the law also outlaws the “harassment or annoyance” of another person due to their gender identity, as it outlines that “person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the first degree when with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, because of a belief or perception regarding such person’s … gender identity or expression … regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct.”
“Being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is not a disease, disorder, illness, deficiency, or shortcoming,” reads Senate Bill 1046. “New York has a compelling interest in protecting the physical and psychological well-being of minors, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and in protecting its minors against exposure to serious harms caused by sexual orientation change efforts.”
Mental health professionals who assist youth who may be struggling with temptations toward the same sex or who feel that they identify as the opposite sex will be considered to have engaged in “professional misconduct,” and may face penalties that can include censure and reprimand, suspension of their license, the requirement to receive training and education, fines or a complete loss of their license.
The legislation notes that the prohibition does not apply to “counseling for a person seeking to transition from one gender to another, or psychotherapies that provide acceptance, support and understanding of patients for the facilitation of patients’ coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation inventions … [that] do not seek to change sexual orientation.”
The bill was presented in the Assembly by Deborah Glick, D-Manhattan—who identifies herself as “the first openly lesbian or gay member of the New York State legislature”—and in the Senate by Brad Hoylman, also of Manhattan.
The measure overwhelmingly passed both houses this month, being approved by the Assembly 134 to 3, followed by the Senate 57 to 4.
“You can not change who a person is,” Glick told the news outlet Governing.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
SEE ALSO:
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/31314-pro-abortion-lawmakers-in-vermont-hope-to-follow-in-new-york-s-steps?vsmaid=3155&vcid=3987
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