Tag: healthcare
TLDEF Applauds Nationwide Ban on Transgender Health Care Discrimination
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds new regulations prohibiting health care discrimination against transgender people across the United States. Adopted today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the protections ensure equal access for communities that have long been excluded from the health care system.
HHS Implements Critical New Regulation to Protect LGBT People From Discrimination in Healthcare
New regulation makes clear that transgender people must be treated consistent with their gender identity and cannot be denied care provided to anyone else, even when it’s transition-related care.
New HRC Issue Brief Addresses Need to Improve Workplace Climate for Bisexual Employees
“Bisexual Visibility in the Workplace” issued in conjunction with 16th annual Bisexuality Awareness Week.
Bisexual Adults Face Heightened Risk for Health Issues Including Cancer, STDs and Depression
Fear of biphobia in healthcare settings often leads to delay in seeking crucial care.
HHS Proposes Critical Regulation to Protect Transgender People From Discrimination in Healthcare
The proposed regulation is based on protections offered under the Affordable Care Act, and explicitly includes gender identity and sex stereotyping under sex-based discrimination protections.
Jon Stewart Sums Up Republican Reactions to Marriage Ruling: ‘Voldemort Has Risen’
On Monday night’s The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart was positively giddy about the Supreme Court’s rulings last week supporting healthcare, fair housing and, of course, marriage equality.