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Transgender Health Care: Health Legislation and Policy

A guide to support evidence-based health care and research for transgender patients

How Legislation is Related to Transgender Health Care

This page contains links to resources that provide information about how legislation impacts health care for transgender patients.  Resources are divided into the following categories.

  • Organizations that Report on Current Legislation
  • Organizations that Provide Legal Advisors

Organizations that Report on Current Legislation

Movement Advancement Project: Provides information about current legislation on LGBTQIA+ topics by state. 

ACLU: Tracks and provides information about legislation that is harmful to the transgender community by state. 

Williams Institute Research: Contains fact sheets, reports, and other forms of data representation focused on laws, policies, and legal decisions relating to the LGBT community, including those relating to health care. 

Equaldex: Contains information on legislation around the world relating to LGBTQIA+ rights, including gender affirming care. 

Organizations that Provide Legal Advisors

Transgender Law Center: Provides legal information for matters relating to transgender people. 

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund: Provides legal information and resources for matters relating to transgender individuals.  They organize a health care project with resources to inform health care professionals and patients.