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GLAAD Submits Formal Comment Asking Trump Administration to Drop Rule Barring Health Care Access for Transgender Americans<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Advocate<\/a>: New Trump Health Care Rule Will Harm 1.5 Million Trans People<\/em><\/p>\n

GLAAD: \u201cShould President Trump and his administration follow through with this new rule, blood will be on their hands.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today formally submitted a comment to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) calling on the Trump Administration to drop its proposed rule that could eliminate health care access for transgender Americans across the country. Previously, the\u00a0administration announced<\/a>\u00a0they would no longer consider gender identity as a protection under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which guaranteed any American the right to health insurance without any form of discrimination.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Currently, federal law requires HHS to hold a\u00a060-day public comment period<\/a>\u00a0directed toward the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) prior to the policy\u2019s implementation. GLAAD urges all LGBTQ Americans and allies to take a stand and urge the Trump Administration to reverse course on their attack on transgender Americans.<\/p>\n

GLAAD\u2019s formal comment reads:<\/p>\n

\u201cTime and again, the American people have confirmed they believe health care is not just a human right, but also an American one as well. The most recent proof point came during the 2018 midterm elections as it orchestrated how vital these values are \u2013 by electing political leaders whose sole vision is improving access to health care, not restrict it. However, this new proposed rule orchestrates the Trump Administration\u2019s priority to prevent\u00a0an estimated 1.5 million transgender people<\/a>\u00a0from vital prescriptions, screenings, and treatments \u2013 all of which would save lives. Should President Trump and his administration follow through with this new rule, blood will be on their hands.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

LGBTQ acceptance has been threatened by President Trump and his administration since the start of 2017. Not only has President Trump\u00a0banned transgender Americans<\/a>\u00a0from serving in the nation\u2019s armed forces, but his administration has also\u00a0opposed the Equality Act<\/a>, a bill which would provide across-the-board protections for LGBTQ Americans at home, at work, and in their communities. The entire list of the Trump Administration\u2019s 114 anti-LGBTQ actions can be found by going to GLAAD\u2019s\u00a0Trump Accountability Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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