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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens

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LULAC: Administration’s Act Against The Transgender Community Is Cruel And Wrong
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls Denial of
Protections From Discrimination An Act of Bullying

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued a
strong statement denouncing the Trump Administration’s actions Friday ending
protections for transgender patients against sex discrimination by doctors,
hospitals and health companies.

“This a deliberate and hateful act directed squarely at human beings in every
corner of our country; our fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, trans, and
gender-nonconforming family members who are now being deemed unworthy of the most
fundamental rights enshrined in the spirit of our nation’s Constitution,” said
Rudy Rosales, State Director of Texas LULAC. Rosales is the first gay man ever
elected to the organization’s highest office in the state where LULAC was founded
in 1929.

The increased protections for all segments of the population were included in the
Affordable Care Act created in 2010 under President Barack Obama. In 2016, the
Trump Administration vowed to eradicate these provisions and have dismantled them
in housing, education, employment and now, health care. The Department of Health
and Human Services will no longer recognize gender identity as a valid basis for
transgender patients claiming discrimination if denied medically appropriate
services or coverage.

“What makes this action even more offensive is the timing of its announcement on
the four-year anniversary of the massacre of our LGBTQ+ community in Orlando,
Florida and during Pride month, one of the most important observances to many
Americans every year. There is absolutely nothing that can justify the insult and
damage this Administration is inflicting on innocent transgender people whose
only cry is for the same treatment every other American receives, no more or no
less. This only strengthens our resolve to fight back and restore protections
each and every one of us rightfully deserves, ” said Rosales.

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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