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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.
The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to “take all appropriate actions” to end affirming healthcare for people age 19 and younger, including reviewing Medicare and ...
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 ...
Gender-affirming care is a multidisciplinary approach that includes medically necessary and scientific evidence-based practices to help a person safely transition from their assigned gender ...
Story at a glance Lawmakers in at least three states have announced efforts to protect access to gender-affirming health care for transgender youth and adults in 2023. The past year saw more than ...
On February 27, 2023, while ruling that Minnesota state law requires that a trans woman be allowed to compete as a female in powerlifting competitions, a Minnesota state court found that federal civil rights laws such as Title VII and Title IX prohibit discrimination "on the basis of sex," but, unlike the MHRA, do not explicitly prohibit ...
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, [196] with several states further restricting treatment for adults as well. [197] [198] In January 2024, several Republican legislators have expressed their desire to ban gender-affirming healthcare altogether. [199]