Congress just passed a dangerous budget bill that delivers billions in tax cuts to the wealthy — paid for by gutting programs that LGBTQ+ people and other vulnerable communities depend on.
While we successfully defeated Republican efforts to block health coverage for transgender Americans, the bill still contains harmful provisions that would strip healthcare from millions.
The facts are clear:
- 21% of transgender adults rely on Medicaid for essential care
- 40% of people living with HIV depend on Medicaid
- Medicaid is the largest payer for HIV care in the U.S.
The bill passed the Senate by just one vote — and passage in the House was narrow. We need Congress to hear from you how deeply unpopular this legislation and policies continue to be! And if they voted against this, we need you to thank them.
Approximately 1.2 million LGBTQ+ adults in the US are covered by Medicaid. Many LGBTQ+ community health centers rely on federal funding that will be jeopardized by these cuts.
Your advocacy has already made a difference — your more than 50,000 actions helped defeat the ban on transgender healthcare coverage. But we need to keep fighting.
Send a message to your representatives now.