New York Considers Medicaid Coverage for Sex-Change Surgery

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Only months after becoming the sixth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage, the state of New York is once again pushing the cultural envelope by considering a proposal to allow Medicaid to cover transgender surgery and hormone replacement therapy.

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Most Extreme Executive Order in US History Mandates Acceptance of All “Gender Identity and Expression”

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick issued what some are calling the most extreme executive order in the history of the U.S. when he signed into law a mandate forcing acceptance of “gender identity and expression” – including cross-dressers and transsexuals –  throughout state government, and ordered immediate “diversity training” for all employees.

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