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LGBTQ Advocates Protest Ice Rink Sponsorship By Catholic-Linked Healthcare System

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LGBTQ advocates in California have called for an end to local sponsorships by a healthcare system that includes Catholic hospitals that discriminating against transgender patients. Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Transgender Patient’s Case Against Catholic Hospital

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A transgender man's lawsuit against a Catholic hospital will be allowed to proceed after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case. Read More

Congressional Reps Oppose Plan for UC Merger with Catholic Hospitals

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39 members of Congress from California have objected to a controversial proposal regarding mergers that could link the University of California with Catholic healthcare systems. Read More

LGBTQ Patients at Center of Dispute Between Catholic Health System, University of California

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A University of California (UC) task force has been formed to determine how to move forward with the institution’s partnership with the Dignity Health system after the organization's reached an impasse over Dignity Health’s religious policies on limiting reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ healthcare, and end of life care. Read More

LGBTQ Dispute Leads Catholic Healthcare System to Withdraw Support for Local Theater

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A Catholic hospital group withdrew its sponsorship of a theater in Sacramento, California in response to concerns that the health system discriminated against members of the LGBTQ community. Read More

Lawsuits Against Catholic Hospitals Which Denied Care to Transgender Patients Set to Proceed

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An appeals court has ruled that a transgender patient denied care by a Catholic hospital can proceed with a discrimination lawsuit just as a similar lawsuit is set to be heard in court this month.  Read More

Transgender Patient Denied Care at Catholic Hospital Appeals Ruling in Discrimination Lawsuit

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A transgender man is appealing a court decision that ruled in favor of a Catholic hospital which refused to administer a hysterectomy for his gender transition.  Read More

Expansion of Catholic Hospitals Does Not Bode Well for Trans Patients

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In many parts of the United States, Catholic hospitals are increasingly becoming one of the sole options for healthcare due to mergers and expansions.  This new trend can be harmful for transgender patients, among others. Read More