And now, health care. The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care based on “gender identity.” Critics say it’s another attempt to undercut acceptance for transgender people. Instead of appealing the judge’s injunction, the Trump administration has opted to rewrite the rule, which applies to health care providers and insurers receiving federal funds. Behind the latest health care dispute is a medically recognized condition called “gender dysphoria” — discomfort or distress caused by a discrepancy between the gender that a person identifies as and the gender at birth. “The case law on whether sex discrimination includes gender identity has been pretty clear for quite a while,” said Samuels.

Source: National Post April 29, 2018 12:51 UTC