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Just days after enshrining in New York law the "right" for mothers to have their unborn children murdered, and in some cases, even up until birth, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has now signed two new bills into law: The Gender Expression NonDiscrimination Act (GENDA) adds "gender identity and expression" to existing prohibitions against discrimination in housing and employment, and likewise makes violent crimes or threats against a person on the basis of their "gender identity" a hate crime. A separate bill prohibits mental health professionals from working to turn youth from homosexuality and transgenderism, but does not apply when children are counseled in "acceptance [and] support" of such lifestyles.