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Why Medicaid Matters For Gay And Transgender Communities


By Kellan Baker on Sep 6, 2012 at 1:20 pm


http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/09/07/811391/zach-wahls-and-president-obama-round-out-democrats-embrace-of-lgbt-equality/



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There isn't a lot of talk about Medicaid in gay and transgender politics. Most are familiar with LGBT issues that have gotten enough attention to make the Democratic platform and the reactionary hit list: marriage equality, employment nondiscrimination, anti-bullying policies, immigration rights for bi-national couples, and an end to HIV and AIDS. But when it comes to Medicaid, the LGBT movement is too often at a loss for words about a program that provides lifesaving health care to more than 50 million of the poorest Americans — including gay and transgender people.