ALBANY – NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement:

“While Kathy Hochul’s proposed restrictions on social media for minors have merit and are worthy of debate, the Governor cannot claim to have the best interests of our children in mind.

“Her so-called ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ is a Trojan Horse that would permit minors to access irreversible gender mutilation surgeries and puberty blockers without parental consent. The amendment would apply to all persons and makes no distinctions for minors. Already on Kathy Hochul’s watch, New York’s Department of Education has put in place policies that deliberately exclude parental notification when a child seeks to change genders in school. Governor Hochul is silent about this outrageous violation of parental rights.

“When it comes to defending our children from so-called ‘progressives’ who would sacrifice our children’s bodies on the altar of radical transgender ideology, Kathy Hochul has nothing to say.”

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