11th Circuit Rules Trans Health Insurance Exclusions Violate Civil Rights Act

On Monday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that transgender health insurance exclusions violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The case was brought by a transgender employee of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia who was denied coverage for gender-affirming surgery. The employee sued in 2019, and after a protracted lawsuit, won at the district court level. Now...

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