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Melody Schreiber

Trump administration sued for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare

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The Queer Liberation March in New York on 28 June 2026. Photograph: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

US federal employees and their families are joining a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) and the DC-based law firm Correia & Puth filed the lawsuit on Monday morning against the federal office of personnel management (OPM), arguing that the prohibition violates Title VII, which protects against sex discrimination.

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