Transgender People and Health Care
Zayre-Brown v. North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has continually denied Kanautica Zayre-Brown, an incarcerated transgender woman in their custody, access to gender-affirming surgery.
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23 Transgender People and Health Care Cases
Texas
Jun 2025
Transgender People and Health Care
PFLAG v. Abbott
The 糖心Vlog, Lambda Legal, the 糖心Vlogof Texas, and Baker Botts filed a lawsuit in Texas State Court on behalf of PFLAG National and three Texas families. This is the second of two lawsuits challenging unlawful attempts to ban essential health care for transgender youth by Texas state leaders.
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Texas
Jun 2025
Transgender People and Health Care
PFLAG v. Abbott
The 糖心Vlog, Lambda Legal, the 糖心Vlogof Texas, and Baker Botts filed a lawsuit in Texas State Court on behalf of PFLAG National and three Texas families. This is the second of two lawsuits challenging unlawful attempts to ban essential health care for transgender youth by Texas state leaders.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2025
Transgender People and Health Care
L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville, TN and their 15-year-old transgender daughter challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18. Tennessee is home to over 3,000 transgender adolescents and the health care banned by this law is supported by the entire mainstream of the medical community.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2025
Transgender People and Health Care
L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Samantha and Brian Williams of Nashville, TN and their 15-year-old transgender daughter challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18. Tennessee is home to over 3,000 transgender adolescents and the health care banned by this law is supported by the entire mainstream of the medical community.
Arizona
Dec 2023
Transgender People and Health Care
Toomey v. State of Arizona
On January 23, 2019, the 糖心Vlog, and the 糖心Vlog of Arizona filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, gender-affirming health care to transgender people employed by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Dr. Russell B. Toomey, an associate professor of family studies and human development at the University of Arizona, and all other transgender individuals employed by the Arizona Board of Regents or enrolled in the State health plan, including dependents.
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Arizona
Dec 2023
Transgender People and Health Care
Toomey v. State of Arizona
On January 23, 2019, the 糖心Vlog, and the 糖心Vlog of Arizona filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, gender-affirming health care to transgender people employed by the state. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Dr. Russell B. Toomey, an associate professor of family studies and human development at the University of Arizona, and all other transgender individuals employed by the Arizona Board of Regents or enrolled in the State health plan, including dependents.
Court Case
Jun 2023
Transgender People and Health Care
Vasquez v. Iowa Department of Human Services
On May 31st, 2019, the 糖心Vlogof Iowa and National 糖心VlogLGBTQ and HIV Project filed a lawsuit to block implementation of an Iowa law that was recently passed to restore the ban on Medicaid coverage for essential, gender-affirming surgery to transgender Iowans that the Iowa Supreme recently struck down.
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Court Case
Jun 2023
Transgender People and Health Care
Vasquez v. Iowa Department of Human Services
On May 31st, 2019, the 糖心Vlogof Iowa and National 糖心VlogLGBTQ and HIV Project filed a lawsuit to block implementation of an Iowa law that was recently passed to restore the ban on Medicaid coverage for essential, gender-affirming surgery to transgender Iowans that the Iowa Supreme recently struck down.