All posts tagged "gender-affirming care"
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Lambda Legal seeks to add two more transgender plaintiffs to its health care lawsuit against West Virginia
Two more transgender West Virginians are seeking to join a lawsuit challenging the state's refusal to cover transition-related health care.
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North Carolina can be sued for excluding trans care from state insurance plan, court rules
A federal appeals court ruled North Carolina can be sued over prohibitions on coverage for gender-affirming care in its employee health plan.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claims gender-affirming surgeries for minors are “child abuse”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Department of Family Protective Services to classify gender-affirming medical care as "child abuse."
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North Carolina’s largest private insurer will cover facial surgery and voice therapy for transgender policyholders
North Carolina's largest private insurer will cover facial surgery and voice therapy as medically necessary for transgender patients.
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Federal court blocks Arkansas law denying gender-affirming care to transgender youth
A federal court has blocked an Arkansas law that prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender youth.
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California bans state-sponsored travel to five more states over anti-LGBTQ laws
California has added five more states to its list of places where state-sponsored travel is banned due to passage of anti-LGBTQ laws.
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Trans wrestler Mack Beggs fights for recognition in Hulu’s new doc “Changing the Game”
Conservatives barred trans teen Mack Beggs from wrestling as a boy in high school. Hulu's "Changing the Game" recounts his story.
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Texas Republicans want taxpayers to pay for a special session to ban trans athletes from sport
Some Texas Republicans are so intent on banning trans athletes from sports, they want Gov. Greg Abbott to call an extra legislative session.
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Arkansas sued over its ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth
Four families of transgender youth have sued Arkansas state officials in order to overturn a ban on gender-affirming health care.
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Federal judge refuses to throw out transgender West Virginians’ health insurance lawsuit
A federal judge has said three West Virginians may sue over denial of insurance coverage for transition-related health care treatments.
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Tennessee governor bans transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming medical care
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed yet another anti-LGBTQ bill into law, this one banning trans youth from accessing affirming medical care.
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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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Transgender man challenges Iowa’s ban on Medicaid coverage for transition-related surgery
For the third time in four years, a transgender person is challenging Iowa's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender confirmation surgery.
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Justice Department issues statement of interest in transgender prisoner’s sexual assault lawsuit
The Justice Department says it has an interest in ensuring trans inmates are not sexually assaulted and receive gender-affirming health care.
