It is not uncommon for people who are transgender or gender nonconforming to experience widespread discrimination and health inequities, according to a report published in The Milbank Quarterly.

While performing on stage in drag in front of a crowd, Mutha Chucka feels confident and comfortable. Seeing a doctor in private, however, hasn’t always been as welcoming. “The world wasn’t always as ...

NEW YORK CITY – On Feb. 4, Lambda Legal released the first nationwide survey that examines health care discrimination experienced by LGBT people and people living with HIV. "The results of this survey ...

The more people think discrimination exists in healthcare settings, the more they delay healthcare services, a new study finds. The hesitation is mostly observed among younger adults as well as racial ...

While many studies have examined the impact of bias based on race, gender or sexual orientation, religious discrimination in the health care workplace has received little research attention. A new ...

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that higher perceived discrimination in health care settings is positively associated with delaying health care due to nervousness about seeing a ...

When the Supreme Court, led by Justice Neil Gorsuch, ruled in 2020 that federal law protected transgender workers from discrimination, the justices appeared to launch a new era of rights for a ...

Disregarding pleas from transgender advocates, the Trump administration made final on Friday a rule enabling health care providers to refuse care to transgender people, including gender reassignment ...

WASHINGTON - A new analysis of healthcare equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation found that the vast majority of U.S. healthcare facilities don't have fully inclusive policies toward ...

Effective May 1, 2025, the Section 1557 regulations require covered healthcare providers to take reasonable steps by May 1, 2025, to identify and mitigate the risk of discrimination when they use AI ...