All posts tagged "health care"
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Transgender Sheriff’s Deputy Wins Lawsuit Over Surgery Denial
Last month, a Georgia jury ruled in favor of a transgender sheriff’s deputy who sued for reimbursement after the county she worked for refused to...
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Kelley Robinson Named New President of Human Rights Campaign
Kelley Robinson has been named the new president of the Human Rights Campaign, becoming the organization's first Black female leader.
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Children’s Hospital Receives Threats Over Gender-Affirming Care
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has received online threats for providing gender-affirming care treatment options to transgender youth. The hospital,...
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1 in 8 LGBTQ People Live Where They Can Be Denied Medical Care
A new analysis by a nonprofit think tank claims that 1 in 8 LGBTQ Americans currently live in states where medical professionals can legally deny...
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Professor Calls for “Cure” for Homosexuality to Prevent Disease
LGBTQ students at the University of Texas at Dallas are asking for a professor to be held accountable after he called for a “cure for homosexuality.”...
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Employers’ Health Insurance Must Cover Gender-Affirming Care, Court Rules
A federal court in Georgia has ruled that employers who exclude gender-affirming medical care from their health insurance coverage are violating federal law. The decision,...
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Texas will investigate parents of trans children for “child abuse”
Texas is targeting parents of transgender children for "child abuse"
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Whitman-Walker Health breaks ground on new St. Elizabeths health center in Ward 8
Whitman-Walker Health broke ground on its new health center, slated to open in 2023 on St. Elizabeths Campus East in Southeast D.C.
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Veterans Affairs seeking to allow transgender veterans to receive medically necessary care
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will pursue a rule change to allow transgender veterans to receive medically necessary surgery.
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60 Minutes criticized for ‘dangerous’ and ‘dehumanizing’ segment on transgender healthcare
LGBTQ advocates slammed 60 Minutes and called the segment “shameful,” “horrible,” and “anti-trans propaganda”
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American Medical Association urges governors not to interfere with trans children’s health care
The AMA has warned governors that restricting trans youths' access to gender-affirming medical care could have harmful consequences.
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Supreme Court rejects Texas’ lawsuit against California over its travel ban protesting anti-LGBTQ laws
The Supreme Court rejected an attempt by Texas to sue California for imposing a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws.
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SaVanna Wanzer has dedicated her life to trans education and representation
SaVanna Wanzer, the tireless founder of "May Is? All About Trans," empowers the transgender community -- one teaching moment at a time.
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Tucker Carlson claims trans people threaten “perpetuation of the species”
Fox News host Tucker Carlson also attacked gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender youth, calling it "chemical castration"
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Arkansas lawmakers override Gov. Hutchinson’s veto of bill banning health care for trans youth
Arkansas lawmakers have overridden their own governor's veto of a bill barring transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming treatments.
