what there is to know
- Governor Phil Murphy has signed an executive order providing members of the LGBTQIA+ community with equal access to quality health care services in New Jersey, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
- The ordinance makes New Jersey a safe haven for gender-affirming health care, which includes care that meets the physical, mental, and social health needs of a transgender or non-binary person.
- According to the order, care is designed to “support and affirm a transgender or non-binary person’s gender identity, including, but not limited to, psychiatric or mental health care; surgery, hormone replacement therapy and other non-surgical treatments intended to align aspects of a person’s life with their gender identity; and other medical or behavioral interventions, treatments, and therapies designed to support and affirm a person’s gender identity.
NEW JERSEY – Governor Phil Murphy has signed an executive order providing members of the LGBTQIA+ community with equal access to quality health care services in New Jersey, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. gender.
On Tuesday, Murphy signed Executive Order No. 236. The executive order establishes New Jersey as a haven for gender-affirming health care, which includes care that meets the physical, mental, and social health needs of a transgender person or non-binary. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community will have equal access to quality health care in New Jersey whether or not they are residents of the state, according to the order.
“Across the country, we are witnessing attacks by certain states that seek to undermine the equality, dignity and safety of the LGBTQIA+ community, particularly transgender and non-binary youth,” the official said. Governor Murphy. “As leaders, our greatest responsibility is to ensure that all the people we represent, regardless of their gender identity or expression, have the right to respect, justice and freedom. We will continue to uphold these principles in New Jersey and support every person’s right to live freely and authentically by making our state a safe haven for those seeking or providing gender-affirming health care. »
According to the order, care is designed to “support and affirm a transgender or non-binary person’s gender identity, including, but not limited to, psychiatric or mental health care; surgery, hormone replacement therapy and other non-surgical treatments intended to align aspects of a person’s life with their gender identity; and other medical or behavioral interventions, treatments, and therapies designed to support and affirm a person’s gender identity.
“When transgender youth are attacked across the country, it gives me hope,” said Rebekah Bruesehoff, a youth activist. “I’ve always been grateful to live in New Jersey, but now I’m especially proud to see my state taking action that will protect me and support not only me, but also my friends in states across the country. Children and transgender teenagers like me just want to live our lives and be ourselves.”
You can read the full executive order here.