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Title: Rights of transgender youth, adults at heart of cutting-edge legal cases
Post by: stephaniec on August 23, 2015, 02:37:04 PM
Post by: stephaniec on August 23, 2015, 02:37:04 PM
Rights of transgender youth, adults at heart of cutting-edge legal cases
http://www.startribune.com/rights-of-transgender-youth-adults-at-heart-of-cutting-edge-legal-cases/322595731/
Star Tribune/By Randy Furst Star Tribune August 22, 2015 — 8:48pm
"I had been known as Grace," said George Dunkelberger, a 12-year-old from south Minneapolis. "But in my head and heart, I'm a boy."
While George's family accepts his transgender status, their insurance company did not. Their ensuing battle over health care coverage is the type of confrontation that is becoming a cutting-edge legal issue.
From public schools to private enterprise, transgender men and women — and youth — are challenging old restrictions and forcing changes."
http://www.startribune.com/rights-of-transgender-youth-adults-at-heart-of-cutting-edge-legal-cases/322595731/
Star Tribune/By Randy Furst Star Tribune August 22, 2015 — 8:48pm
"I had been known as Grace," said George Dunkelberger, a 12-year-old from south Minneapolis. "But in my head and heart, I'm a boy."
While George's family accepts his transgender status, their insurance company did not. Their ensuing battle over health care coverage is the type of confrontation that is becoming a cutting-edge legal issue.
From public schools to private enterprise, transgender men and women — and youth — are challenging old restrictions and forcing changes."