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The Parties have agreed to resolve the case of Anna Lange v. Houston County Georgia., Case No. 5:19-cv-00392-MTT.  

Sgt. Anna Lange is a transgender woman who has served as a deputy in the Houston County Sheriff’s Office since 2006 and continues to be employed there as a Sergeant. 

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I'm a trans teen in Ohio. Kids like me deserve support

Read more about Louis, an eighteen-year-old queer and transmasculine recent high school graduate.
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New Health Care Regulations Affirm Non-Discrimination Protections

Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration released new regulations that will restore and expand nondiscrimination protections that are part of the Affordable Care Act.
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USW, TLDEF, ILS Secure Health Care Victory for Workers at U.S. Steel

The United Steelworkers union (USW), the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), and Indiana Legal Services (ILS) announced a major health care achievement for workers at U.S. Steel who are either transgender or who have transgender dependents in their families.
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NCTE: Supreme Court Decision is ‘Appalling’

The National Center for Transgender Equality released a statement regarding the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and ends the constitutional protect for abortion.
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TLDEF’s Response to SCOTUS Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

In a 6-to3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a sweeping reversal in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that eliminates the constitutional right to abortion and overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
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Biden Administration Moves to Protect Transgender Students Under Title IX

The National Center for Transgender Equality today released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s groundbreaking proposal to expand Title IX protections to transgender students.
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There's Never Been a Better Time for the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement

It's always been a tough time. And yet -- we've always found a way to prevail over attacks on our community.
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North Carolina can’t deny gender-affirming care to state employees under state health plan: federal judge

North Carolina can't deny gender-affirming services to state employees who receive health insurance through the state's health care plan.
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Victory! Court Rules for Transgender North Carolina State Employees Denied Health Care Coverage

Today, a federal judge ruled in favor of plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought by counsel Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) and Lambda Legal challenging North Carolina’s categorical exclusion of gender-affirming health care for transgender state employee health plan participants.
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Trans deputy’s gender-confirmation surgery must be covered by county plan, GA judge says

A Georgia federal district court judge has ruled in favor of a transgender sheriff’s deputy who sued the county after she was told that her health insurance plan would not cover gender-confirmation surgery.
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Judge: County cannot deny insurance for trans deputy’s operation

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office cannot deny insurance coverage to one of its investigators for a gender reassignment surgery, a federal judge has ruled.
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North Carolina Can't Deny Health Care to Trans State Workers

The state of North Carolina illegally discriminated against transgender employees by excluding gender-affirming treatment from their health care plans, a federal court ruled Friday.
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