Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming treatment

Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is facing a new legal complaint from a group of government employees who are affected by a new policy that takes effect Thursday that eliminates coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs. The complaint, filed Thursday on behalf of employees by the Human Rights Campaign, is in … Read more

More than a third of states sue HHS over move that could cut gender-affirming youth care

More than a third of states sue HHS over move that could cut gender-affirming youth care

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a statement that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The statement issued last Thursday called treatments … Read more