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Transgender Healthcare Updates

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August 21, 2014

The transgender health care crisis is not only well-documented in national surveys in the last few years, but is revealed in story after story of transgender people who have been refused care by health care providers and refused medically-necessary coverage by the health insurance industry.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds NY Birth Certificate Policy Change for Transgender People

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June 5, 2014

Lambda Legal applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and his administration for removing the surgical requirement for New Yorkers to obtain a gender marker change on their birth certificates. This change brings New York in line with a number of federal agencies and a growing number of states that are modernizing their standards for gender marker change.
Momentum: Defending Their New Target

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December 18, 2013

In the blog series Momentum: 2013, A Year of Equality we ask Lambda Legal’s experts to discuss the impact of the previous year and the continuing work necessary to keep equality moving forward.

See Also: Esquivel v. Oregon, Glenn v. Brumby, Momentum, Transgender Rights
Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies

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November 5, 2013

This blog post was co-authored by Dru Levasseur, Director of the Transgender Rights Project at Lambda Legal, and Shane Snowdon, Director of HRC's Health and Aging Program.

See Also: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Being Part of the Team: Equal Access for Transgender Students

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August 12, 2013

A bill sitting for the past month on the desk of California Gov. Jerry Brown spotlights a persistent problem for transgender students in the Golden State.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Marriage Equality Is Everyone's Issue

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August 7, 2013

Some people within our community feel that resources and attention are disproportionately directed towards marriage equality, perhaps at the expense of transgender rights, immigrant rights or poor people’s rights—all communities that fall under our LGBT umbrella.

See Also: DOMA, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Same-sex relationships, Transgender Rights
Ask Lambda Legal: Bathroom Access for Transgender People

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June 12, 2013

Q: I’m a transgender person and was recently questioned by an employee of a local restaurant when I went to use the bathroom. What should I do if this happens again?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Ask Lambda Legal: Transgender Community and Police

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January 31, 2013

Q: I’m a transgender woman and sometimes when I’m out with friends, a police officer stops to harass me on the sidewalk, assuming I’m a prostitute. What should I do?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Criminal Justice, Government Misconduct and Support for Discrimination, Transgender Rights
Affordable Care Act and Nondiscrimination

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August 7, 2012

This past month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a most welcome clarification regarding the Affordable Care Act. It is hard to overstate the importance of this guidance.

See Also: Affordable Care Act, Dept. of HHS v. Florida, Discrimination, Health Care Fairness, Health Care Reform, Transgender Rights
Wisconsin Anti-Transgender Law Struck Down

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March 26, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal brought by the State of Wisconsin after Lambda Legal, the ACLU and the ACLU of Wisconsin successfully challenged a state law that prohibits medically necessary treatment for transgender people in prison.

See Also: Fields v. Smith, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights