Transgender Rights Are Human Rights

The proposed federal changes also undermine the rights at our gay, bisexual and lesbian patients, staff and community. With our roots in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, One Community Health will continue to advocate for all people who have been marginalized and stigmatized. We honor and embrace diversity and inclusion. Earlier this week, the NY Times reported that the Department of Health and Human Services intends to narrow the federal government’s definition of “sex” under Title IX — a change that could remove legal protections for transgender people that have become standard in recent years. It was also reported that HHS wants to establish a uniform definition accepted by the four agencies that enforce Title IX: the departments of Education, Justice, HHS …