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A gay couple couldn’t access IVF benefits. They’re suing New York City.

The first-of-its-kind class-action lawsuit alleges that the city’s denial of IVF benefits constitutes discrimination against gay men.

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May 9, 2024 at 11:27 a.m. EDT
The Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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New York City is denying in vitro fertilization benefits to thousands of gay male employees of the city and their partners, a class-action lawsuit filed by a same-sex married couple alleged Thursday.

Brooklyn-based couple Nicholas Maggipinto, 38, and Corey Briskin, 35, claim the city is discriminating against male same-sex couples and violating federal, state and local laws by denying them IVF insurance benefits that other city employees are able to access.