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183 Organizations Call on Congress to Ensure Nondiscrimination Protections in COVID-19 Response

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April 20, 2020

Today, Lambda Legal, along with nearly 200 national, state, and local organizations, sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking that they ensure the protection of vulnerable communities in any COVID-19 response legislation.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness
It’s Never Okay to Attack Trans Youth, But Especially Not During a Global Health Crisis

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March 31, 2020

State and federal leaders are prioritizing harming trans young people during a historic catastrophe.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Coronavirus, Health Care Fairness, Trans Day of Visibility, Transgender Rights, Youth and Schools
Lawsuit: Trump’s HHS Refuses to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Rules, Leaving LGBTQ Community Vulnerable Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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March 19, 2020

The administration's unlawful action endangers already vulnerable populations, especially as the country confronts the coronavirus pandemic.

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Victory! NC Transgender Employees and Family Will Have Their Day in Court

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March 11, 2020

A U.S. District Court judge today denied North Carolina state officials’ request to dismiss a lawsuit filed last March challenging North Carolina’s blanket exclusion of medically necessary transition-related health care from the state’s employee health plan.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Court Rules Alaska’s Denial of Health Care to Transgender Employee is Unlawful Discrimination

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March 6, 2020

A federal district court today ruled in favor of Lambda Legal client Jennifer Fletcher and ordered that the State of Alaska’s denial of health care coverage to a legislative librarian based on its blanket exclusion of medically necessary transition-related surgical treatment from AlaskaCare, the state employee health care plan, is unlawful sex discrimination that violates federal law.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Alaska’s Policy Denying Health Care Coverage for Transgender Employees Must End

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February 19, 2020

Lambda Legal today urged the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska to end the State of Alaska’s blanket exclusion of medically necessary transition-related surgical treatment from AlaskaCare, the state employee health care plan, and to obtain relief for Jennifer Fletcher, a state legislative librarian, who was forced to pay out of pocket for her medical treatment.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Third Judge Smacks Down Trump Administration's "Denial Of Care" Rule

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November 20, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness
HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

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November 14, 2019

Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency tasked with enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans. Yet under the Trump-Pence administration, no other federal agency has leveled more attacks targeting the LGBTQ community—particularly the transgender community.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

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November 13, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Transgender Rights
A Federal Trial Court in New York Fully Vacated HHS's "Denial of Care" Rule

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November 6, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health

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183 Organizations Call on Congress to Ensure Nondiscrimination Protections in COVID-19 Response

1200x630_covid-letter.png

It’s Never Okay to Attack Trans Youth, But Especially Not During a Global Health Crisis

day_3_-_callen-lorde4196.jpg

Lawsuit: Trump’s HHS Refuses to Enforce Anti-Discrimination Rules, Leaving LGBTQ Community Vulnerable Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

covid.jpg

Victory! NC Transgender Employees and Family Will Have Their Day in Court

1200x630_nc-plaintiffs.png

VICTORY! Court Rules Alaska’s Denial of Health Care to Transgender Employee is Unlawful Discrimination

img_0232.jpg

Alaska’s Policy Denying Health Care Coverage for Transgender Employees Must End

img_0232.jpg

VICTORY! Third Judge Smacks Down Trump Administration's "Denial Of Care" Rule

black_man_getting_blood_pressure_checked_with_white_medic_cu.jpg

HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

screen_shot_2019-11-14_at_3.32.03_pm.png

Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

social_tdor_1.png

A Federal Trial Court in New York Fully Vacated HHS's "Denial of Care" Rule

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