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The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. In this 2017 photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively reversing a Trump-era rule that went into effect last year.
The announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services concerns one of the most notable parts of the Affordable Care Act the provision in Section 1557 that prevents health care providers and insurance companies from discriminating on the basis race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in certain health programs and activities.
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FILE - In this Sunday, June 11, 2017 file photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington. The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. That reverses a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Monday that LGBTQ people should have the same access to health care as everyone else. T(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
WASHINGTON – The federal government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration declared Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that narrowed rights at the intersection of changing social mores and sensitive medical decisions.
Lesbian Visibility Day 2021: Five LGBTQI women film and TV facts to celebrate!
Today, April 26
th, marks Lesbian Visibility Day 2021, so celebrate with these interesting facts about LGBTQI+ women in film and TV.
What is Lesbian Visibility Day 2021?
Lesbian Visibility Day was created by DIVA Media Group, Europe’s biggest LGBTQI media group. In 2008. The day was created as a way to show solidarity with and celebrate all LGBTQI women and non-binary people.
In the years since its founding, it’s spanned into a celebratory Lesbian Visibility Week with events and social media activity to mark the week.
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