TLC Denounces New Rule Denying Protection from Discrimination to Transgender People Seeking Medical Care
Today the Transgender Law Center (TLC) denounced a new rule handed down by the Trump administration that green lights discrimination by health care providers and insurers against transgender and gender nonconforming people (TGNC), especially those who live in states...
New Resource: Life Planning Documents for Transgender Communities
The staff of Transgender Law Center knows that this can be a scary time for our community, with many people worrying about their health and what might happen if they become ill. To help people to prepare in case they are impacted by COVID-19, or any other medical...
In Sweeping Attack on Lives of LGBTQ People and People Living with HIV, HHS Gives Green Light to Discriminate
Today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they are stripping nondiscrimination protections, including protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in all HHS grants, which are composed of taxpayer dollars. The new proposal...
Record-Breaking 132,400 People Have Spoken Out To #ProtectTransHealth From Trump
As of the August 13 deadline for public comments on the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of a regulation protecting transgender people’s access to health care, a national coalition of civil rights organizations collected over 132,400 comments in defense of...
Wellness for Our Communities Provides A Starting Point for Further Engagement on HIV Advocacy
Read Wellness for Our Communities here. Today Positively Trans (T+) announced the results of their 2018 needs assessment of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people living with HIV in three locations in the U.S.: Detroit, Michigan, New Orleans, Louisiana,...get connected
