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In My Own Words: "No one should be denied medically necessary care because of who they are."

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By Lambda Legal

November 17, 2022

By Alexandra "Lexa" Baldwin

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Nevada
VICTORY! Nevada Removes Discriminatory Ban on Medically Necessary Facial Surgery

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By Lambda Legal

November 17, 2022

Following an EEOC complaint, Lambda Legal has secured coverage and $45,000 for transgender IT technician

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Nevada
Texas Court Expands Injunction Blocking State From Targeting Families of Trans Youth Who Are Members of PFLAG National

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By Lambda Legal

September 16, 2022

The Travis County District Court issued a third injunction today blocking the State of Texas from implementing a directive targeting trans youth and their families across Texas.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Texas
Grupos defensores de los derechos LGBTQ+ y de salud demandan a Florida para bloquear la regulación que niega cobertura de Medicaid a personas transgénero

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By Lambda Legal

September 9, 2022

Grupos que abogan por los derechos de las personas LGBTQ+ y en defensa de la salud

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Florida
LGBTQ+ and Health Groups Sue to Block Florida’s Anti-Transgender Medicaid Health Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

September 7, 2022

LGBTQ+ and health advocacy groups

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Florida
Meet the Plaintiffs in Dekker, et al., v. Marstiller, et al.

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By Lambda Legal

September 7, 2022

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Florida
LGBTQ and Health Groups Denounce Florida’s Adoption of Anti-Transgender Health Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

August 11, 2022

Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Health Justice Project, and National Health Law Program today issued the following statement in response to the adoption of an anti-transgender healthcare rule by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which oversees Florida’s Medicaid Program, that will deny Medicaid coverage for all medically necessary gender-affirming care for both youth and adults:

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Florida
Advocates Urge Florida Board of Medicine to Reject Anti-Transgender Health Care Guidance

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By Lambda Legal

August 5, 2022

Health and LGBTQ Legal Advocates condemn State Surgeon General request that is based on junk science and cites discredited experts

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Florida
Victory! Court Rules for Transgender West Virginia Medicaid Participants Denied Health Care Coverage

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By Lambda Legal

August 2, 2022

Today, federal District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers ruled that West Virginia’s Medicaid program could no longer discriminate by excluding coverage for gender-confirming surgical care for transgender West Virginia Medicaid participants.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, West Virginia
Lambda Legal: Proposed New ACA Rule Critical First Step to Restore Protections for LGBTQ+ People

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By Lambda Legal

July 25, 2022

See Also: Health Care Fairness, United States

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