Category: Public Assistance

Doe v. Dallas (USA)

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A transgender man, who is a Medicaid-eligible resident of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit against the PA Department…

Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs @HUDDepSec @HUDPressSec @HUD_HOPWA (USA)

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Gender Identity Watch submitted comment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule on Equal Access in Accordance…

Cummins v. Social Security Administration (USA)

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Frank Cummins is a Man with gender dysphoria. He claimed that he was denied Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security…

Curry v. Colvin (USA)

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Jacob Curry is a Man who identifies as a Woman. He asserted entitlement to Social Security Disability benefits and Supplemental…

Cortes v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. (USA)

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Felipe Gonzalez Cortes lost his appeal for disability benefits and supplemental social security income pursuant to the Social Security Act, which…

Cruz v. Zucker (USA)

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Claims that New York state’s new policy on Medicaid funding for sex reassignment surgery falls short because it doesn’t cover…

Pinneke v. Preisser (USA)

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Verna Pinneke began life as a male, but quickly became uncomfortable with the male “gender identity.” After extensive testing, doctors…

Japan Pension Service (Japan)

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In 2003, the Japan Pension Service began assigning a set of fixed digits to the basic pension numbers of people…

Denee Mallon and Medicare (USA)

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Medicare can no longer automatically deny coverage requests for sex reassignment surgeries, a federal board ruled  in a groundbreaking decision…

Massachusetts (USA)

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Massachusetts is the third state in the nation to cover transgender medical services, including gender reassignment surgery, as a standard benefit…