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California health advocates respond to CMS decision to end federal funding for gender-affirming care for TGI youth
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network and Health Access California released the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized rule that cuts off Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for gender-affirming medical care for transgender young people, threatening access to medically…
Read MoreTwo T-Boys Witnessing the Collapse of TGI Healthcare and its Impact on Tobacco Prevention – by Sol Lagos and River Wu
Intro Fear. Transgender people throughout America have been living in fear as we see our basic rights being stripped under the current administration. One of the biggest being our access to healthcare. Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Healthcare includes access to affirming health spaces where identities are respected and cared for, hormone replacement therapy…
Read MoreCoalition Celebrates Historic State Investments to Protect Access to Transgender Health Care in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition of LGBTQ+, health care, civil rights, and community organizations, including Equality California, celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement of the 2026-27 California State Budget, which includes a historic $26 million investment to protect access to transition-related care and strengthen California’s network of providers serving transgender Californians. The budget also includes the…
Read MoreLGBTQ+ Healthcare Advocates Host First-Ever Advocacy Day for Transgender, Gender-Expansive, and Intersex Youth at California Capitol
SACRAMENTO – On June 23, Rainbow Families Action, the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network, and Health Access hosted the very first TGI Youth Advocacy Day at the State Capitol, bringing together TGI youth, families, and healthcare advocates for a day of storytelling, action, and connection. Too often, decisions about TGI youth are…
Read MoreBridging the Gap: Creating Gender Affirming Care by Us for Us
Uncertainty caused by executive orders, closures of programs in hospitals, and the heightened transphobia occurring in everyday life make the future of gender-affirming care (GAC) feel in doubt. GAC isn’t just hormone replacement therapy (HRT); it includes access to affirming health spaces where identities are respected and cared for, mental health support, substance/addiction treatment, puberty…
Read MoreCA LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Undermining Protections Against Conversion Therapy
SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network issued a scathing condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 ruling in Chiles v. Salazar. The decision, which sides with a Colorado-based counselor, threatens the validity of state-level bans on the discredited and harmful practice of “conversion therapy” by reclassifying medical malpractice as “protected…
Read MoreLGBTQ+ Health Organization Convene California State Health Agencies For TGI Community Listening Session
LOS ANGELES, CA – On March 20, the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network, along with TransFamily Support Services, the Trans Latin@ Coalition, and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, convened a listening session for key California health agencies to elevate the urgent needs and lived experiences of transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex (TGI) community members…
Read MoreLGBTQ+, Health Care, and Civil Rights Organizations Urge $26 Million Investment to Protect Transgender Health Care
SACRAMENTO, CA — A coalition of LGBTQ+, health care, and civil rights organizations is urging state leaders to approve a $26 million one-time General Fund investment to protect access to medically necessary health care for transgender, gender-expansive, and intersex (TGI) Californians. Despite clear legal protections under state law, escalating federal attacks are destabilizing access to…
Read MoreNetwork Statement on Supreme Court Arguments Impacting Trans Youth in Sports
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox — two cases that will shape whether transgender youth are allowed to play on the same school sports teams as their peers. These cases were never only about…
Read MoreHealth and LGBTQ+ advocates respond to CMS proposed rules on gender-affirming care
The California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network and Health Access California respond to the draft notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that aim to prevent access to medically necessary health care for trans youth nationally. “The Trump administration has made it blatantly obvious that…
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