Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
[9][10] In 2020, a news editor then employed by Gannett filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights, alleging executive leadership at The Buffalo News violated state law by refusing to hire him after learning he is transgender.[11] In 2022, Conor Dwyer Reynolds, then-director of the Police Accountability Board in Rochester, New York,[12] filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights, claiming the City and its employees discriminated against him based on his sexual orientation.[13] A lawsuit filed by Reynolds against the city alleging sexual harassment and retaliation is currently active.[15] Concerns regarding discrimination in employment, housing, and bathroom rights – meaning whether or not transgender people should have access to sex-segregated spaces that are consistent with their gender identities – motivate Cox and other advocates.Despite fears often cited by opponents of this policy, when directly asked by the Senate in October 2012, the chiefs of police in Rochester and Albany noted they found no instances of a transgender person abusing the law and using a segregated bathroom or locker room to harass or perform illegal acts.