The Trump administration proposed revoking Obama-era discrimination protections for transgender people in health care today, a move LGBT groups fear will result in some Americans being denied needed medical treatment.
It fits into a backdrop of administration actions to limit or move back some of the new recognition for LGBT people in areas ranging from military service to housing. "The actions today are part and parcel of this administration's efforts to erase LGBTQ people from federal regulations and to undermine nondiscrimination protections across the board," said Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, a senior attorney on health care at Lambda Legal, a civil rights organisation representing LGBT people.
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