Giving Compass' Take:

• The Hill reports that the Trump administration is taking measures to roll back health care protections for transgender people, and advocates are gearing up for a fight.

• How can philanthropy support trans-friendly primary care? What are the consequences of excluding trans individuals from the primary care experience? 

• Here's an article on the fight for transgender rights globally. 


A proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services that’s expected in the coming days would make it easier for doctors, hospitals and insurance companies to deny care or coverage to transgender patients, as well as women who have had abortions.

Coming on the heels of the military transgender ban, there are fears the administration could go even further and use the proposal as an opportunity to narrow the definition of gender.

The administration hinted in a recent court filing that new health regulations could be published as soon as next week. The rule is expected to weaken or eliminate an anti-discrimination provision enshrined in ObamaCare.

The provision says patients cannot be turned away because they are transgender, nor can they be denied coverage if they need a service that’s related to their transgender status.

Read the full article about Trump's roll back on transgender health protections by Nathaniel Weixel at The Hill.