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These laws, often called "shield" laws, often explicitly combine protections for gender-affirming care and abortion and cover a variety of protections including protecting both providers and patients from being punished, mandating insurance providers to cover the procedures and acting as "sanctuary states" that protect patients traveling to the ...
With Émilia Decaudin, first openly transgender district leaders in New York State [122] Boudicca Walsh Democratic: Washington: Chair, Thurston County Democrats 2017 [129] Brianna Westbrook: Democratic: Arizona: Vice-chair, Democratic Party of Arizona: 2019- present She is the first transgender person elected a vice-chair of a state Democratic ...
In 1975, Pennsylvania became the first U.S. state in which an executive order was issued providing for discrimination protection on the basis of sexual orientation in state employment. [27] In 2003, gender identity was added to this executive order and the order has been reissued by every governor since then.
Nearly 15,000 began gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to the study conducted by Reuters and Komodo Health Inc. More: Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major ...
Mental health care: Often, gender-affirming care will include counseling. A 2018 study found that the prevalence of mental health problems among transgender youth was seven times higher than among ...
Many Republican states have passed laws banning such treatments, often called gender-affirming care, for minors. The rule applies to recipients of federal funds, including Medicaid programs.
Starting in the early-2020s, as many as 13 U.S. states banned gender affirming health care for transgender youth, [195] with several states further restricting treatment for adults as well. [196] [197] In January 2024, several Republican legislators have expressed their desire to ban gender-affirming healthcare altogether. [198]
While Arizona has a 2022 law on the books banning surgical care for transgender minors, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in 2023 ensuring access to gender-affirming health care.