Two transgender women filed a lawsuit on Monday against the state of Florida, arguing the state’s ban on transgender health coverage for state employees is unconstitutional. In addition to the women’s constitutional claims, they also claim that the state is discriminating against the on the basis of their sex, which is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Currently in Florida, the insurance state employees are offered explicitly exclude coverage of “gender reassignment or modification services or supplies.” The two women attempted to seek coverage for medically necessary gender-affirming care but were denied, despite their doctors requesting such treatment.
