New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is pouring $15 million into new sex change initiatives for children and adults, framing the taxpayer-funded move as a defense against the federal government.The mayor's office announced the multi-million-dollar package will establish a "direct care access fund" to subsidize providers who offer sex change procedures for children, and launch a dedicated call and text line, as well as fund research into LGBTQ+ healthcare access.Additionally, the city's health department will launch a pilot program later this year at a Queens clinic to offer "gender-affirming hormone therapy" to adults at "no or low cost and regardless of immigration status."FILE - New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29, 2025 in New York City.(Noam Galai/Getty Images)MAMDANI TOUTS MASSIVE TAXPAYER-FUNDED INVESTMENT FOR TRANS HEALTHCARE: 'FIRST STEP'In a fiery statement, Mamdani accused the federal government of attempting to "intimidate patients, families and providers," claiming the city is "stepping up" and will do "everything in our power to defend" the procedures.The mayor has directed the city's law department to prepare for potential litigation to fight any federal efforts to restrict sex changes for children and adults.Top city officials echoed Mamdani's sharp rhetoric, with Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su blasting the federal government's actions as a "dehumanization of transgender people" that is "not just cruel, it’s dangerous."FILE - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused the federal government of attempting to "intimidate patients, families and providers." (Michael M.
Santiago/Getty Images)NEW YORK AG LETITIA JAMES ADVISES HOSPITALS TO IGNORE TRUMP EO ABOUT SEX-CHANGE PROCEDURES FOR MINORSThe director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, Taylor Brown, accused the Trump administration of waging an "ideological war" driven by "political instincts, not science."The city's a...