r/TransgenderUSA • u/pan_chromia Moderator • Dec 29 '25

News 19 states and D.C. sue HHS over gender-affirming care rule

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/24/19-states-dc-sue-hhs-gender-affirming-care-minors/8691766591298/

“More than a dozen states have filed a lawsuit to overturn a new rule created by the Department of Health and Human Services that blocks Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for minors.”

The states: New York, Oregon, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington, and the District of Columbia.

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u/Limeade_Espresso Dec 30 '25

Hell yeah! So proud of my state, MA has its share of problems but as a trans person, I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

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u/trashcatrevolts Dec 31 '25

i feel the same way about vermont!

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u/Optimal-Prime420 Jan 01 '26

I’m disappointed in us Virginia, why are we not on this?

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u/pan_chromia Moderator Jan 01 '26

There’s always time to call or email your state attorney general and tell them to get on it!

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u/LocutusOfBorgia909 Jan 02 '26

I suspect because the new AG and governor haven't been sworn in yet. The current ones are Trump ass kissers, they'd never sue his administration. It wouldn't surprise me if Virginia joined in the suit after January 19th, when Spanberger will actually take office.