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VICTORY! Fourth Circuit Rules North Carolina Can Be Sued for Violating the Affordable Care Act Over Discriminatory Anti-Transgender State Employee Health Care Plan

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September 1, 2021

Groundbreaking decision marks first time that a federal appellate court rules that ‘sovereign immunity’ does not protect state entities from liability under Affordable Care Act if they receive federal funding.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban to Go Into Effect

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September 1, 2021

“The right to decide if, when, and how to have a family is incredibly important in its own right, and is also inextricably intertwined with the right of all people—and particularly LGBTQ people—to define who they are, because, at their core, these rights are about personal autonomy and self-determination.”

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Lambda Legal Sues Virginia Department of Corrections on Behalf of Incarcerated Transgender Man Denied Medically Necessary Health Care

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August 26, 2021

“The only thing I am asking is to be treated fairly and have access to the same standard of healthcare that other incarcerated people receive."

See Also: Criminal Justice, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Alaska Removes Medicaid Ban on Transition-Related Health Care

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June 29, 2021

“Transition-related health care is essential health care, full stop. Our clients are delighted that the State of Alaska has, at long last, recognized that fact.”

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Victory! Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Once Again

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June 17, 2021

“There is no way to overstate how significant of an impact the ACA has had on the health of marginalized communities… For so many, these reforms were revolutionary.”

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Lambda Legal Applauds HHS Action to Reverse Trump Anti-Transgender Healthcare Discrimination Rule; Encourages Further Action

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May 10, 2021

“We encourage Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Biden administration to take additional steps to ensure that all LGBTQ people are completely covered wherever and whenever they may encounter discrimination during some of the most delicate and precarious moments of their lives, when seeking health care.”

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Lambda Legal: DOJ On Solid Ground Finding that Title IX Prohibits Discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

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April 5, 2021

“We hope [state lawmakers] take this message seriously, and stand down from their dangerous and mean-spirited attacks on our community, particularly those targeting transgender youth.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Celebrates Historic Confirmation of Dr. Rachel L. Levine as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

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March 24, 2021

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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the Equality Act, Marking an Important Step Toward Becoming Law

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March 17, 2021

“The Equality Act would be an important step toward fulfilling this country’s promise of equality for all… There has never been an opportunity like the one before us now to take this important legislation all the way.”

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Same Sex Relationships, Transgender Rights
NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

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March 10, 2021

As Congress considers comprehensive protections for LGBTQ people, statistical data collected and analyzed by Lambda Legal’s Help Desk reveals that widespread anti-LGBTQ discrimination continues to persist in communities everywhere, in many forms — underscoring the need for urgent action on the Equality Act.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights

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VICTORY! Fourth Circuit Rules North Carolina Can Be Sued for Violating the Affordable Care Act Over Discriminatory Anti-Transgender State Employee Health Care Plan

kadelmax_03.jpg

Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban to Go Into Effect

shutterstock_1403986454.jpg

Lambda Legal Sues Virginia Department of Corrections on Behalf of Incarcerated Transgender Man Denied Medically Necessary Health Care

192233990_208501517766858_7920514348518520285_n.jpg

VICTORY! Alaska Removes Medicaid Ban on Transition-Related Health Care

shutterstock_1844144053.jpg

Victory! Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Once Again

hospital_icu_ekg_machine_and_beds.jpg

Lambda Legal Applauds HHS Action to Reverse Trump Anti-Transgender Healthcare Discrimination Rule; Encourages Further Action

shutterstock_1235860834_0.jpeg

Lambda Legal: DOJ On Solid Ground Finding that Title IX Prohibits Discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

shutterstock_1844144053.jpg

Lambda Legal Celebrates Historic Confirmation of Dr. Rachel L. Levine as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

dr._levine_graphic.png

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the Equality Act, Marking an Important Step Toward Becoming Law

lesbian_couple_v1.jpg

NEW REPORT: Lambda Legal Report Reveals Alarming Scope and Scale of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination, Underscoring Need for Urgent Action on the Equality Act

shutterstock_1525868414.jpg

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