Mayor de Blasio offers introductory remarks at the press conference. Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlaine McCray were joined by municipal elected officials, members of the city's Human Rights Commission and advocates for LGBTQ rights for a press briefing at the Chelsea Recreation Facility, after which Mayor de Blasio signed into law an executive order requiring that all persons be allowed to use the single-sex restroom of their choice at all city-operated public buildings without discrimination or being required to prove sexual identity. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press)

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