LGBTQ health care protections Archives

President Biden Reinstates LGBTQ+ Health Care Protections

WASHINGTON D.C. — (04-29-24) — Last Friday, the Biden administration has reinstated federal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking health care, reversing Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ-era policy. In a set of new rules unveiled by the Department of Health and Human Services last Friday, the department moved to advance civil rights protections for patients by barring health [...]

LGBTQ Health Care at risk after Right Wing Judge Ruling

By JRL Charts|2023-01-22T18:23:32-08:00December 13th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Affordable Care Act LGBTQ, Federal District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, Karen Loewy Legal Counsel, LGBT News, LGBTQ health care protections, LGBTQ rights|

AUSTIN, TX — (12-13-22) — The future of the Biden administration’s efforts to prohibit LGBTQ discrimination in the Affordable Care Act' is at risk after right wing judge, Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, ruled on Tuesday that the (ACA) defines sex too narrowly. The decision weakens protections for LGBTQ Americans who believe they were discriminated against because [...]