2006 New York Code - Equality Of Treatment And Opportunity.

 
    § 4. Equality  of treatment and opportunity.  It is hereby declared to
  be the policy of the state that there shall be an equality of  treatment
  and  opportunity for all persons in the organized militia without regard
  to race, creed, color, national origin or sex. Such policy shall be  put
  into  effect  by  regulations  to be issued pursuant to section three of
  this chapter, it being necessary to give due regard to the powers of the
  United States which are or may be exercised  over  the  militia  of  the
  state.