The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era directive that attempted to make it easier to discriminate against LGBTQ people, especially transgender people, seeking healthcare.
A new Health and Human Services Dept. policy will direct that LGBTQ people have the same protections affirmed in a landmark 2020 U.S.
Supreme Court ruling on workplace discrimination. That ruling found the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination based on sex. “Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, which can have serious negative health consequences,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra (photo, top right) said in a statement, the Associated Press reports. “Everyone — including LGBTQ people — should be able to access health