Transgender rights are being eroded by our predominantly straight, white administration, which is aggressively rolling back health-care protections.
Obeying President Donald Trump's directive, the Health and Human Services Department has redefined Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The change now defines the term "sex" as purely biological, meaning that it no longer includes a ban on sex discrimination based on gender identity.
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