Health secretary Xavier Becerra released a statement saying, “It is the position of the Department of Health and Human Services that everyone — including L.G.B.T.Q. people — should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period.”
Now trans folks are encouraged to report any discrimination they experience while seeking health care services.
HHS has encouraged that consumers who believed that a covered entity violated their civil rights may file a complaint at: https://t.co/qqx4bcoB3I
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— National Center for Transgender Equality (@TransEquality) May 10, 2021