All posts tagged "Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund"
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A Georgia County Doesn’t Want to Pay the Bill for Trans Surgery
Georgia's Houston County is appealing a ruling finding its employee health plan exclusion on transition-related surgery is unconstitutional.
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Georgia Can No Longer Deny Coverage for Transgender Care
Georgia agrees to remove discriminatory language from employee health care plans, ensuring coverage for gender-affirming treatments.
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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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Federal Appeals Court To Decide Transgender IDs Case
A federal appeals court will decide whether Alabama can require transgender people to undergo surgery to obtain accurate driver's licenses.
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‘Trans people have right to privacy’ rules New Jersey appeals court
A New Jersey appeals court ruled that transgender people have a right to ask that records related to name change requests be kept sealed.
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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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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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New York passes Gender Recognition Act, a comprehensive pro-LGBTQ law
New York has passed a law allowing trans and nonbinary New Yorkers to change their names and gender markers on vital documents and state IDs.
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LGBTQ advocates launch national campaign to pressure Congress to pass the Equality Act
A coalition of 16 LGBTQ organizations has launched the Freedom and Opportunity for All campaign urging passage of the Equality Act
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Federal judge declares Alabama’s transgender surgery requirement unconstitutional
Law in question required transgender people to undergo surgery in order to change the gender marker on their IDs
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New Jersey makes it easier for trans people to change their name
Trans people were previously required to announce their desired name change in a local newspaper two separate times
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Georgia transgender sheriff’s deputy can sue for health care denial, court says
Court becomes the second in the South to refuse to dismiss a trans employee's health care discrimination lawsuit
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Trump administration slammed for allowing shelters to turn away trans people
Advocates have criticized new standards that will likely rely on gender stereotypes or physical attributes to discriminate against trans people
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Railroad employee health care plans agree to drop exclusions on transgender surgery
Transgender employees and dependents will now be able to reduce the out-of-pocket costs associated with surgery
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New York county prison settles lawsuit, agrees to adopt trans-affirming policies
Transgender advocates say $60,000 settlement sends message to other county jails to reform their policies on trans inmates
