President Biden Reverses Trump’s Anti LBGTQ Healthcare Policies.
The Biden Administration is making good on his promise to be a LGBTQ ally and reverses Trump era anti-transgender policies in healthcare. (AP News)
“The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care.
The action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also protect gay and transgender people. The Trump administration had defined “sex” to mean gender assigned at birth, thereby excluding transgender people from the law’s umbrella of protection.”
Transgender rights are human rights and the Biden Administration is integrating humane and equitable treatment for Transgender citizens into America’s healthcare system. Donald Trump declared war on the Transgender community to whip up a hard right base that views LGBTQ right as verboten. President Biden is trying to ensure all people have access to healthcare and are treated equally regardless of gender identity which is essential to transgender health and equality.
