Jordan Blisk ( he/him ) joined ACS in July of 2019 and currently serves as Associate Director of Chapters.
Executive orders can be cancelled on a whim. Presidential Memoranda, DOJ opinions, policy changes - the federal response to North Carolina's HB2 bill, if I recall, involved a set of guidelines, and a Title IX lawsuit? When we get a new attorney general, they can drop that lawsuit on day one, just because they want to. Under the revised policy, transgender people are able to change their gender on their Social Security records by submitting either government-issued documentation that reflects a change, or certification from a physician that confirms that they have received clinical treatment for gender transition.Īnd these things are vulnerable. This new policy allows transgender people to maintain their privacy and prevents unnecessary outing to Social Security staff and to healthcare providers. In June 2013, the Social Security Administration announced a new policy modernizing and standardizing the process for changing the gender designation in Social Security records. In June 2014, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced it was removing the exclusion of transition-related health services for Federal Employee Health Benefits plans (FEHB).* In August 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration released new certification procedures eliminating burdensome, additional psychological testing for transgender pilots. In June 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs published a directive establishing a policy of respectful delivery of healthcare to transgender and intersex veterans in all VA healthcare facilities. In September 2011, OPM issued additional guidance to federal managers regarding the equal treatment of transgender workers.* In January 2010, OPM added gender identity to the equal employment opportunity policy governing all federal jobs. In June 2010, the Department of State revised the standards for changing a gender marker on a passport, making the process less burdensome for transgender people.* There's a list here* of various things Obama's people have done to help LGBTQ people. This is the best argument you can make to convince people that elections matter. I don't have all the details, and this might not apply so much to the military, but I think it's important to note that a lot of protections for transgender people are coming directly from Obama's executive branch, and can be undone and rewritten by a new president without any real obstacle. Posted by ivan ivanych samovar at 10:17 AM on Octo There might actually be solid data on the cost savings of soldiers who are not depressed and repressed.įinally, the really interesting takeaway would be if military hospitals followed suit, offering trans services for active-duty personnel (hormone therapy at least). If the VA starts offering such services, it will also be interesting because they are very concerned with preventative and coordinated care.
The OHP has only offered such coverage for the past 22 months. My source at the Portland, Oregon VA points out that the city has the highest trans population in the country currently (no other source provided) because the Oregon Health Plan covers trans surgeries. For Medicaid, which provides care for low income people, the operation is a state-by-state decision. Medicare has covered gender-reassignment surgery for two years. Lifting the ban would make the VA consistent with Medicare, the government program that funds health care primarily for the elderly. The other takeaway, buried deep in the WaPo article, is that:
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