Late yesterday, Lambda Legal and Transgender Law Center, with co-counsel WilmerHale, petitioned with the US Department …
Q&A with Shiloh Quine about her historic victory
After winning a historic settlement with the State of California, Shiloh Quine, a 56-year old transgender woman held a …
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State of CA and Transgender Law Center reach historic settlement over trans prisoner health care
Today, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reached a groundbreaking settlement with Shiloh …
Victory! Transgender Woman Wins Coverage for Breast Reconstructive Surgery in California
When Kenna Fisher looked through her health plan two years ago, she was disturbed to see that it had specific exclusions …
Breaking – Federal Employee Health Plans Eliminate Blanket Exclusions
Yesterday, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the agency that administers health care for federal employees, …
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New Fed Guidance: Insurers Can’t Deny Gender-Specific Care to Transgender People!
New guidance issued Monday by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services could make a big …
Four Exciting New Laws Passed in California!
Transgender Law Center is thrilled to report that Governor Brown has just signed into law four bills, in addition to the …
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MORE PROGRESS: Illinois Bans Insurance Discrimination Based on Gender Identity!
July 29, 2014 Illinois today became the latest state to prohibit health insurers from discriminating against …
Progress: MA Removes Barriers to Health Care for Transgender People!
On Friday, June 20th, Massachusetts state agencies announced groundbreaking reforms affirming that transgender people …
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Progress: Washington’s Health Insurance Policies Cannot Discriminate!
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler made an announcement clarifying that health insurance policies …
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