Pet of the week • 11-13-20

filed a lawsuit against West Virginia officials on behalf of a Medicaid participant, Christopher Fain, who was denied coverage for gender confirmation surgery. That same lawsuit also previously challenged a similar exclusion contained in West Virginia’s state employee health insurance plan on behalf of two state employees who could not obtain coverage for gender-affirming treatments, either for themselves or their dependents.Lambda Legal subsequently added additional transgender plaintiffs to the case, including Shauntae Anderson.The state employee plaintiffs’ claims were eventually resolved by a 2022 settlement with The Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc., which removed its exclusion on gender-affirming care.The lawsuit subsequently resumed, challenging only the Medicaid exclusion.In August 2022, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s Medicaid program could no longer discriminate against transgender recipients by failing to cover the cost of surgical care deemed medically necessary for treating a person’s gender dysphoria.

Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.A post shared by lukas gage (@lukasgage)Among those to congratulate Gage was Colton Underwood, another proud dog owner.

Donald Trump has been grumbling to allies that Lake is in Florida too often, five sources told the Washington Post. He’s worried that the former TV news anchor, who lost Arizona’s gubernatorial race to Democrat Katie Hobbs by more than 18,000 votes, is hurting his chances in the battleground state.Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!“At one point last year, after grumbling for months that she was at his Mar-a-Lago Club too often,Trump gently suggested to Lake that she should leave the club and hit the campaign trail in Arizona,” the WaPo reports.

BY ERIN REED | The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that transgender people are a protected class and that Medicaid bans on trans care are unconstitutional.

House Hunters has been helping people and couples find their dream home for nearly 25 years since launching in 1999.While the series has aired thousands of episodes, it’s a particularly handsome duo from 2019 that currently has gays wanting to know more about these prospective homebuyers.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The official House Hunters TikTok account recently shared clips from a long-forgotten episode from season 163 (yes, you read that correctly) entitled “Pumped to Purchase in Austin,” which centers on a ripped University of Texas assistant professor named Mike, who is also a competitive bodybuilder.Hello, Mike!“Now is the time to buy for me because my job situation is really stable,” Mike said in clip. “I really love Austin, it’s really great.”To help him navigate the process, the scholarly Adonis has brought along his “friend/designer” named Jordan.