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NCLR Applauds New Protections for LGBTQ People in Federal Hospital Visitation Rules
Statement by NCLR Federal Policy Director Maya Rupert, Esq. (San Francisco, CA, September 7, 2011)—Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new guidelines that strengthen the November 2010 hospital visitation rules that protect patients’ rights to be visited in the hospital by their families and loved ones. Today’s guidance, which is effective immediately, strengthens patients’ rights to choose their own representative to make medical decisions if they are unable to...Press Release
Proposed Rule Would Protect LGBTQ People Seeking Affordable, Private Healthcare Policies
Statement by NCLR Federal Policy Director Maya Rupert, Esq. (Washington, D.C., July 13, 2011)—On July 11, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) included protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in its road map to help states establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges. These Exchanges, which are part of the Affordable Care Act, are state-based, one-stop marketplaces where individuals and small businesses can research affordable...Press Release
NCLR Praises Obama Administration for Advancing LGBTQ Health Care Equality
Statement by NCLR Federal Policy Director Maya Rupert, Esq. (Washington D.C., April 1, 2011)—Today, as part of LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced significant efforts it has taken, and several others in development, to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. HHS’ announcement responds to President Obama’s April 2010 memorandum requesting that HHS protect LGBTQ patients’...Press Release
NCLR, Equality California Applaud New Federal Report Urging Researchers to Collect LGBTQ Health Data
(San Francisco, CA, March 31, 2011)—A groundbreaking report released today by the Institute of Medicine urges medical researchers to include the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities in health studies to gain a better understanding of their lives and unique health care needs at different stages of life. Authored by leading experts on LGBTQ health, “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Understanding” concludes that the...Press Release
President Bush Signs Legislation to End Statutory Ban on HIV-Positive Immigrants
A Statement from Executive Director Kate Kendell (San Francisco, California, October 30, 2009) — The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) praised President Obama’s announcement today that a final rule repealing the ban on entry to the United States by people with HIV will be published on Monday, November 2. The repeal will take effect in early January, 2010. Statement from Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights: “The ban on entry by HIV-positive...Press Release