Statement From N.Y. Gov. Cuomo on Supreme Court Ruling on Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Americans
June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020
ALBANY, New York, June 16 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following statement:
"The Supreme Court has made history, affirming what we've long known in New York: that all Americans, including LGBTQ people, must be protected from discrimination in the workplace.
"New York State was the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement and has long been the nation's torchbearer of equality. Seventy-five years ago, we were the first state to enact a Huma . . .
"The Supreme Court has made history, affirming what we've long known in New York: that all Americans, including LGBTQ people, must be protected from discrimination in the workplace.
"New York State was the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement and has long been the nation's torchbearer of equality. Seventy-five years ago, we were the first state to enact a Huma . . .