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Disclosing Your Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity to …

WebMedical professionals generally agree that patients receive better medical care when they are able to be honest and open with their healthcare providers.

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Victory! U.S. Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina State Health …

WebToday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the North Carolina State Health Plan’s petition asking the Court to review a lower court ruling that the plan, a state entity, …

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HEALTH AND MEDICAL ORGANIZATION STATEMENTS ON …

Webwww.lambdalegal.org that the APA respond quickly and appropriately as a scientific organization when claims that homosexuality is a curable illness are made

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VICTORY! Nevada Removes Discriminatory Ban on Medically …

WebLambda Legal announced today that, as a result of a complaint filed last year with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the State of Nevada …

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Access to Health Care Lambda Legal Legacy

WebIf you make between 100% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Level (in 2015, for example, that was $11,770-$47,080 for individuals and $24,250-$97,000 for a family of four), the …

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Health and Medical Organization Statements On Sexual …

WebAmerican Medical Association. Policy Number H-160.991, Health Care Needs of Homosexual Population “[B]elieves that the physician’s nonjudgmental recognition of …

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VICTORY: Court Rules that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Cannot

WebA federal district judge today ruled that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) cannot exclude coverage for medically necessary gender-affirming care in its …

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Conforti v. St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Lambda Legal Legacy

WebUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Paterson, New Jersey, after the hospital …

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Health and LGBTQ Legal Advocates to Florida: Gender-Affirming …

WebLambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Health Justice Project, and National Health Law Program today issued the following statement in response to …

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Privacy, Confidentiality and Disclosure Lambda Legal Legacy

WebLambda Legal is working to limit or eliminate the instances in which disclosure of one’s status is legally required. On the other hand, Lambda Legal recognizes the benefits of …

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Lambda Legal to 4th Circuit: Affirm Ruling Striking West Virginia

WebToday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard oral argument in an appeal brought by West Virginia seeking to reverse a district court decision requiring …

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10 Top States with Legal Protections for LGBT and HIV+ People

WebNew Mexico. Thumbs up: New Mexico leads in the Southwest, protecting LGBT people at work and not criminalizing HIV transmission. Needs work: No state law …

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Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies Lambda Legal Legacy

WebCreating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients: Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies is a collaboration among Lambda Legal, HRC …

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Tennessee Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth

WebMarch 2, 2023. Taking away the freedom of families of transgender youth to seek critical healthcare, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a ban on all forms of gender …

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Indiana LGBTQ Leaders Named as 2020 Indiana Benefit Co-Chairs

WebLambda Legal announced the co-chairs of the 2020 Indiana Benefit, the largest annual LGBTQ civil rights event in the state. This year’s co-chairs represent Indiana’s …

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Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies Lambda Legal Legacy

WebCreating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for Transgender Patients: Transgender-Affirming Hospital Policies. Creating Equal Access to Quality Health Care for …

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TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS

WebTRANSGENDER-AFFIRMING HOSPITAL POLICIES 3 A large national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health survey conducted in 2010 also …

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What the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision Means for LGBT …

WebLast week’s Hobby Lobby decision is a prime example. By a 5-4 vote, the Court held that religiously minded business owners essentially may “line-item veto” birth control …

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