Press Release - 05-25-2022

DMV news 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

MEDIA ADVISORY: DMV AND DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO STATE-ISSUED IDs IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENDER RECOGNITION ACT

Brooklyn, NY – The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the NYS Division of Human Rights make an announcement about the Gender Recognition Act ahead of Pride Month. 

When: Friday, May 27, 2022
             11 AM

Where:  Brooklyn District Office
               NYS DMV
               625 Atlantic Avenue, Second Floor
               Brooklyn, NY 11217

Who:  Mark J.F. Schroeder, Commissioner, New York State DMV

Maria L. Imperial, Commissioner, NYS Division of Human Rights 

Chanel Lopez, Deputy Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs, Office of Governor Kathy     Hochul
Ron Zacchi, Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Priya Nair, Deputy Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Senior Attorney, Lambda Legal