CPC STATEMENT ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION REVERSAL ON TRANS, GENDER NON-CONFORMING AND NON-BINARY HEALTHCARE AND SUPREME COURT TITLE VII DECISION 

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** 

Date: 6/15/2020 

Press Contacts: Carlyn Cowen, Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer (ccowen@cpc-nyc.org | (919-637-6866) 

CPC STATEMENT ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION REVERSAL ON TRANS, GENDER NON-CONFORMING AND NON-BINARY HEALTHCARE AND SUPREME COURT TITLE VII DECISION 

The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) condemns the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ policy that the federal government no longer recognizes gender identity as an protected class for sex discrimination in health care, erasing many healthcare protections for trans, gender non-conforming, intersex, and binary patients.  Simultaneously, CPC applauds the 6-3 Supreme Court decision on Title VII that protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 

Announced on Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new policy would cause devastating health and safety consequences for transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex, and non-binary individuals across New York and the U.S., enshrining systematic discrimination in federal policy and legitimizing the hateful rhetoric and violence these individuals already face. This is particularly true in Asian Americans & Pacific Islander (AAPI) and other communities of color, immigrant, and low-income communities, who face additional burdens, barriers to healthcare, and stigma. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, a quarter of trans Americans experienced issues with insurance related to their gender identity. Today’s separate, landmark Supreme Court decision protecting these same communities in the workplace is a first step that must be extended to our healthcare system. 

"This presidential administration has consistently targeted AAPIs, immigrants, and low-income New Yorkers, and this discriminatory Department of Health policy seeks to further push into the shadows the most marginalized members of our community, " said Wayne Ho, President & CEO of the Chinese-American Planning Council. "We applaud the Supreme Court decision protecting workers from gender identity based discrimination, and call on our community to stand together to fight for healthcare access and protections for all gender identities and expressions."    
 
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The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is the nation's largest Asian American social services organization. Founded in 1965, CPC aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities of New York City.

華人策劃協會(華策會)是全美國最大的亞裔美國人及太平洋島民社區服務機構.成立於1965年,華策會專門為紐約市的華裔美國人,移民,和低收入民眾提供金融權力和社區服務.