NYC Council · Int 1270-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Definition of gender in the human rights law.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced May 1, 2025

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the definition of gender in the human rights law” Read the full text

Civil and Human Rights

What it does

The New York City Human Rights Law (HRL) prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender, and the Commission on Human Rights has issued legal guidance stating that this includes discrimination against someone for being intersex. This bill would amend the definition of “gender” to clarify that sex characteristics, including intersex traits, are included in the definition.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.