Health and Human Services Department (HHS)

The Trump administration is erasing LGBTQ people from government websites again

The White House removed language on the provision of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits discrimination in health care services.

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Uncertainties in transgender health coverage loom as Trump attacks continue

The healthcare of transgender Americans in a holding pattern - and may put many at risk once again for less affordable and less effective care.

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How the Trump administration is doing its best to harm your health

The head of the HHS civil rights office wants providers to have the right to discriminate, and the CDC nominee has been affiliated with an antigay AIDS group.

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Trump’s ‘license to discriminate’ for healthcare workers will cost $300 million to implement

And it'll cost over $125 million every year after that.

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Trump’s license to discriminate against LGBT people also allows bias against Christians

If you cite your "religious belief," you can now discriminate against anyone - including the far right evangelical Christians who wanted that ability.

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Trump administration announces new ‘civil rights’ division to allow LGBT discrimination

The office is intended to give far right Christians a license to discriminate against LGBT people and pregnant women.

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Trump will give healthcare workers the right to refuse to treat LGBT people

Even ambulance drivers could refuse to transport an LGBT person to the hospital if they cite their "religious freedom."

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Trump taps contraception skeptic from anti-LGBTQ org to family planning post

Teresa Manning has worked for both anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ organizations in the past.

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Trump taps anti-LGBTQ activist Roger Severino to lead HHS Civil Rights Office

The former Heritage Foundation staffer actively opposed the ACA's civil rights protections and has fought against transgender rights, marriage equality, and abortion access.

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Trump admin. deletes LGBTQ questions on yet another federal survey

The administration has also withdrawn from another planned survey evaluating the effectiveness of a homelessness project for LGBTQ youth.

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