Transgender Health Protections <br />Restored in US, Reversing Trump Admin Order.<br />The reinstatement of the Obama-era protections <br />was announced by Health and Human Services <br />Secretary Xavier Becerra on May 10.<br />Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, which can have serious negative health consequences, Health and Human Services Secretary <br />Xavier Becerra, via Associated Press.<br />Everyone — including LGBTQ people — should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period, Health and Human Services Secretary <br />Xavier Becerra, via Associated Press.<br />The Trump administration limited the <br />protections by defining "sex" as <br />"the gender assigned to one at birth.".<br />Reversing the Trump-era order is in line with <br />last year's 6-3 Supreme Court ruling ...<br />... which affirmed that workplace discrimination <br />protections include transgender <br />and homosexual individuals.<br />The Department of Health and Human Services will now <br />prioritize complaints of discrimination in health care based <br />on gender identity and sexual orientation.<br />Recent data shows that the number of individuals who <br />identify as transgender in the U.S. exceeds 1.5 million.
