Oct 11, 2016 | Gender Justice, Healthcare, LGBTQ
Noah is a young transgender man living in Seattle. He has long known that he is male, even though he was assigned a different sex at birth. At the recommendation of his health care providers, Noah had chest reconstruction surgery to affirm his gender at age 17....
Jul 28, 2016 | Discrimination, Gender Justice, Healthcare
We are still celebrating this month’s defeat of Initiative 1515, which would have rolled back protections for transgender Washingtonians that allow them to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity. But we know that transgender people don’t just...
Aug 18, 2015 | Gender Justice, Healthcare
Until recently, nearly all public and private health plans in Washington State excluded coverage for gender transition-related care. These unfair policies not only ignored evidence that transition-related care is medically necessary and life-saving for many...
Apr 9, 2015 | Gender Justice, Healthcare, LGBTQ
In the past year, we’ve made great progress in fighting discrimination in health care against transgender people in Washington. And we are excited to announce another victory for our client V.J.! V.J. is a transgender woman in her early 20s. After years of counseling...
Jul 31, 2014 | Gender Justice, Healthcare, LGBTQ
Washington’s Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) voted unanimously to provide inclusive health benefits for transgender people covered by PEBB plans. The board approved providing coverage for treatment of gender dysphoria, a well-recognized medical condition in...
Jun 25, 2014 | Gender Justice, Healthcare, LGBTQ
Legal Voice, our partners in the Coalition for Inclusive Healthcare, and transgender Washingtonians won an important victory today when Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler made an announcement clarifying that health insurance policies sold in...
