That is all we have to stop Trump plan too take away our health insurance.
But all this might become moot in October.
It is from that court case that other courts have ruled that we are covered by Title VII and Title IX because what could be more stereotypical than a trans person or gays and lesbians.
I am hoping that Chief Justice Roberts will be the swing vote in our favor, that he will see the light and realize that to rule that the law does not cover us will be institutionalize discriminate.
NCTE and the Transgender Law Center has a link to where you can comment on the proposed rule… click here.
Opponents decry rollback of federal health care protections for transgender peopleIn Congress…
CT Mirror
By Maya Moore
August 6, 2019
State lawmakers and advocates objected Tuesday to what they say is President Donald Trump’s latest assault on federal protections for transgender people.
Connecticut is the latest state to join an alliance opposing a Trump administration proposal to repeal and replace an Obama-era regulation prohibiting health care providers from discriminating against transgender people. The new rule would eliminate an expanded definition of sex which recognized gender identity as an avenue for sex discrimination.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he expects 29 of his colleagues to co-sign a letter objecting to the proposal.Connecticut’s Attorney General said…
“This administration, in effect, wants to turn back the clock, roll back the law and enable rampant systemic discrimination,” Blumenthal said. “The consequences here are severe and immediate. One out of every four transgender people reports some serious discrimination based on their gender identity. This is not some hypothetical problem in the future.”
State Attorney General William Tong said the Obama-era regulation struck a balance between individual liberties, particularly the rights of the LGTBQ+ community and religious liberty, while but new federal regulation seeks to upset that balance by prioritizing health care providers’ right to deny care on religious grounds over a transgender person’s right to health care.The Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz said…
“I just want to put this in context because this is a constant battle against discrimination that we are fighting at the state and the federal level now,” Bysiewicz said. “What the president is trying to do is to institutionalize discrimination in yet another federal law and so we are here today to stand up and forcefully and clearly say that transgender people in our state and our country should have equal access to health care.”That is the thing the Trump administration is using the full force and weight of the government to discriminate.
But all this might become moot in October.
Supreme Court sets Oct. 8 to hear whether workers can be fired for being LGBTThis is the biggie that we all have waited with dread. The court can either through out all our federal protections and embrace them. The bases of all our rights can be traced back to a Supreme Court case of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989). In that case the Supreme Court said that sex discrimination includes sex stereotyping, in that case a women was told that if she "walk more femininely, talk more femininely, dress more femininely, wear make-up, have her hair styled, and wear jewelry." she would be promoted.
The Washington Blade
By Chris Johnson
July 1, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court has designated Oct. 8 as the date when it will hear arguments on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to cases of anti-LGBT discrimination, setting up a showdown for when LGBT rights in all areas of life will hang in the balance.
On Monday, the Supreme Court’s website modified the docket entries for each of three Title VII cases to indicate arguments will take place Oct. 8. During the proceedings, justices will consider whether anti-LGBT discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, and thus prohibited under Title VII, which bars discrimination based on sex in the workforce.
The consolidated case of Zarda v. Altitude Express and Bostock v. Clayton County will determine whether sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination, while Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC will determine whether anti-transgender discrimination is a form of sex discrimination.
It is from that court case that other courts have ruled that we are covered by Title VII and Title IX because what could be more stereotypical than a trans person or gays and lesbians.
I am hoping that Chief Justice Roberts will be the swing vote in our favor, that he will see the light and realize that to rule that the law does not cover us will be institutionalize discriminate.
NCTE and the Transgender Law Center has a link to where you can comment on the proposed rule… click here.
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