New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs into law legislation giving citizens the right to be addressed by their 'correct pronouns'

Well, this doesn’t sound constitutional at all, but then again, it’s New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. We’d missed that it was Trans Awareness Week, but Hochul took that occasion to sign the Affirming Gender Identity in Utilities Act, which gives New Yorkers the right to be acknowledged by their “chosen names and correct pronouns.”

Nearly 80,000 New Yorkers identify as transgender. This #TransAwarenessWeek, I’m proud to sign the Affirming Gender Identity in Utilities Act — common-sense legislation that gives New Yorkers the right to be addressed and acknowledged by their chosen names and correct pronouns.

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) November 16, 2021

Nearly 80,000? Wow.

Who cares

— Nick Rosato (@NickRosato7) November 16, 2021

https://twitter.com/brandank57/status/1460662651042865156

There's not much common sense to the unlimited amounts of pronouns there are.

— Tommy Hawk (@Hardattack123) November 16, 2021

Putting this "common sense legislation" into perspective – nearly .4% (yes, POINT 4 Percent) of nearly 20 million New Yorkers now have the "right to be addressed" by the remaining 99.6% of New Yorkers by selected pronouns. What does this even mean, and how is it common sense?

— Jim Forger (@jforger) November 16, 2021

It’s not my job to validate someone’s existence.

— nunya (@Tarynitup2323) November 16, 2021

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— Paul (@Thetwilightkid9) November 16, 2021

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— Luminaire (THAC0 gatekeeper) (@ChronoLuminaire) November 16, 2021

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Someone made a good point — why is it that every piece of legislation proposed by Democrats is described as “common sense”?

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