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US workers sue Georgia for transgender healthcare discrimination

At least four lawsuits have taken aim at Georgian state agencies for rules that would bar coverage for gender-confirmation surgery and related healthcare [File: Robin Rayne/AP Photo]

Two state employees and a public school media clerk are suing the state of Georgia in southeast United States, saying state health insurance illegally discriminates by refusing to pay for gender-transition healthcare.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Atlanta on Wednesday by Micha Rich, Benjamin Johnson and an anonymous state employee suing on behalf of her adult child.

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