NYC Launches First Public Campaign on Bathrooms and Transgender Rights

In the midst of several states killing anti-discrimination laws and stripping the LGBT community of basic protections, New York has stood out. In March, Mayor Bill de Blasio made headlines when he signed an executive order mandating that people be given the right to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. The NYPD recently made its own statement in support of transgender rights with a post at their headquarters noting that bathrooms in all police stations are now gender-neutral, according to the New York Daily News.

Earlier this week, New York City made another show of support when it kicked off LGBT Pride Month with the nation’s first citywide public ad campaign affirming bathroom access for transgender people. The commission is spending a total of $265,000 to promote bilingual posters and videos telling New Yorkers to “look past pink and blue.”