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Jun 06, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Challenges Major Health System’s Denial of Insurance for Transgender Employee
Lawsuit Argues Dignity Health’s Denial of Medically Necessary Care Violates Civil Rights Act and Affordable Care Act
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Robinson v. Dignity Health
May 25, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Lawsuit Filed by 11 States Challenging Obama Administration Transgender Guidance
NEW YORK — Eleven states have announced legal action against the Obama administration following the release of guidance on how schools treat transgender students. James Esseks, d...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 18, 2016
House Introduces Bill to Modify RFRA to Prevent Discrimination and Harm
WASHINGTON — With support from the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress to ensure t...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty Reproductive Freedom Women's Rights
May 13, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on HHS Rule Implementing Nondiscrimination Provision of the Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that would, among other aspects, prohibit ...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 13, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Education and Justice Department’s Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students
WASHINGTON — The Departments of Education and Justice today announced comprehensive guidance that requires schools to treat transgender students in accordance with their gender i...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 09, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and Lambda Legal Support DOJ Lawsuit Against North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory challenging House Bill 2, a law that removes local legal protections for LGB...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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