How Many Times...

...Have you heard that there is no difference between political parties?

The newly elected mayor of New York just said,

Zohran Mamdani vows to make NY a 'sanctuary city' where trans youth are ‘protected and celebrated’

Zohran Mamdani pledged to make NYC a safe haven for transgender residents, promising major funding for gender-affirming care and LGBTQIA+ protections

MEAWW (MEA WorldWide)

BY RIYA SIDDHACHARJEE

NOV 26, 2025

New York City is on track to become a haven for transgender residents. Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected NYC mayor, spoke about his commitment to the transgender community. The young Democrat promised to stand firmly with transgender people and make the city fully pro-trans.

Sharing a message about the future of transgender rights, he said the city will be a safe place for transgender youth. Even during his mayoral campaign, Mamdani pledged $57 million for medical centers providing gender-affirming care, and an additional $8 million to develop new and expanded resources. He said that he would turn NYC into a “LGBTQIA+ sanctuary city.”

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A viral clip shows Zohran Mamdani during an interview being congratulated on his election as NYC mayor. The interviewer said, "Zaron! Congratulations on starting your transition! Thank you very much! What would you like to say to trans kids out there who might be starting their transition?"

Mamdani smiled and replied, "Well, while these may be different transitions, we're going to make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."

Now from the other side of the aisle.

DoJ moves to eliminate sexual abuse protections for LGBTQ+ people in prisons

Memo says the policy shift, which advocates call ‘reckless’, was designed to align with one of Trump’s anti-trans orders

The Guardian

By Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Fri 5 Dec 2025

The US Department of Justice has moved to eliminate rules protecting LGBTQ+ people from sexual abuse in prisons, a shift advocates say is “reckless and dangerous” and will lead to increased assaults behind bars.

A justice department memo issued on Tuesday said “effective immediately”, prisons and jails will no longer be held responsible for violations of standards meant to shield LGBTQ+ people from harassment, abuse and rape. It also directed inspectors to stop auditing facilities for compliance with those protections. The justice department is in the process of seeking formal updates to the rules, the memo said.

The directive relates to regulations under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (Prea), a longstanding federal law which says incarcerated people should be screened for their risk of facing sexual assault when officials place them in housing and that assessments must consider LGBTQ+ status.

Prea, passed unanimously by Congress in 2003, includes standards aimed at addressing the high levels of violence that transgender, gender-nonconforming and queer people face in jails and prisons across the US. Prea applies to all correctional facilities.

When you say that you are anti-DEI what does it mean? Have you stopped for a moment and thought that through? What they are really saying is that they want to discriminate against people!

So please, please tell me how there is not difference between the parties?