Sexual Politics Public Parts

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Sexual Politics
Public Parts
by Sarah Mirk

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/sexual-politics/Content?oid=4162751

IN AN IDEAL WORLD, Alec Esquivel's ovaries wouldn't make headlines—the details of the transgender law clerk's reproductive organs would be known only to Esquivel and his doctors.

But instead, Esquivel has decided to sacrifice his confidentiality—thrusting his most private parts into the limelight in what appears to be a groundbreaking fight for his right to health care.

Esquivel, an Oregon employee, filed a lawsuit against the state June 21, arguing that a blanket ban on sex-change operations by Oregon's two public employee insurance plans directly violates the state's anti-discrimination laws.