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7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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By Ariel Goldberg

October 10, 2019

As the 2020 election approaches, all eyes are on D.C. (and sometimes on Twitter).

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Our Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack

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By Puneet Cheema

September 17, 2019

And our rights are unequivocally critical to survival.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration, Law & Policy Project, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Seeks to Roll Back ACA Protections for LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

August 14, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Law & Policy Project, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Illinois Medicaid Should Cover Gender-Affirming Health Care

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By Lambda Legal

July 3, 2019

Lambda Legal submitted comments and suggested changes to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (“IHFS”).

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, Illinois
Lambda Legal, Americans United, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the County of Santa Clara Ask Court for Immediate Halt to Implementation of Denial of Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

June 12, 2019

The rule is so overbroad, unworkable, and sweeping in its targeting of LGBT people and women for denials of health care that it will harm patients.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness
Lambda Legal, Americans United and Center for Reproductive Rights Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule

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By Lambda Legal

May 28, 2019

Today, Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging the “Denial of Care” Rule issued earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal: Trump Administration Assault on LGBT People Continues with New ACA Regulation

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By Lambda Legal

May 24, 2019

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new regulations designed to roll back regulations issued during the Obama Administration that clarified that, pursuant to federal law, the sex discrimination protections of the Affordable Care Act forbid discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness
We're Suing The Department of Health & Human Services For Failure To Disclose Documents About LGBTQ People

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By Lambda Legal

May 22, 2019

Lambda Legal today filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release information about their communications with outside organizations and decisions pertaining to the health care and well-being of LGBTQ people, including the alleged suspension of the publication and implementation of LGBTQ nondiscrimination rules and regulations.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights, New York
Lambda Legal Condemns New Trump Health Care Rule Inviting Discrimination Against LGBTQ People and Women

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By Lambda Legal

May 2, 2019

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will soon issue a new final rule protecting health care providers who refuse to treat LGBTQ people and women and/or trans people seeking reproductive health care, solely on the basis of the providers’ religious or moral objections.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights, Washington, D.C.
Lambda Legal and TLDEF Sue North Carolina Officials for Denying Health Coverage to Transgender Employees And Children

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By Lambda Legal

March 10, 2019

Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials today for discrimination in state employee health care.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights, North Carolina

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