In New York, a Constitutional Amendment Provides Election Fodder for the Left and the Right

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The new language will also ban discrimination based on national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes or "reproductive healthcare and autonomy."While much of the news coverage of the amendment has focused on how it might protect abortion rights, Republicans have been running a messaging campaign warning that barring discrimination based on someone's "gender expression" would create a constitutional right for transgender athletes to play on girls' sports teams.
50% : Nevada voters in 2022 approved similar constitutional language to bar discrimination "regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.

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