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Lil Kalish

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LGBTQ Rights Reporter at HuffPost

LGBTQ rights reporter @HuffPost • 2024 @PeriplusCollect fellow • they/them • send tips [email protected] or DM for signal

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Articles

  • This Supreme Court Decision Could Make It Harder For Millions To Access Preventive Health Care

    5 days ago | huffpost.com | Lil Kalish

    The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood, the first significant challenge to the Affordable Care Act under the current Trump administration and a case that could strip away insurance coverage for preventive services like cancer screenings, HIV prevention and diabetes medication for millions of Americans.

  • Judge Deals Major Blow To Trump’s Passport Policy

    5 days ago | huffpost.com | Lil Kalish

    A federal judge on Fridayblocked the Trump administration from enforcing its policy barring trans people from updating the sex marker on their passports. U.S. District Judge Julia E. Kobick in Boston sided the with American Civil Liberties Union’s push for a preliminary injunction while the lawsuit continues.

  • Advocates Say RFK Jr.'s Health Cuts Put Goal Of Ending HIV Out of Reach

    1 week ago | huffpost.com | Lil Kalish

    Doctors and public health advocates were once able to imagine the end of the HIV epidemic in our lifetime. The last four decades of scientific advancements had delivered new treatments and preventive medications that significantly curbed the rates of transmission and impacts of the once deadly virus. The number of new infections has dropped from more than 130,000 in the to 37,000 by 2022 — and have steadily dropped.

  • The Trump Administration Has Launched A War On Kids

    2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Lil Kalish |Nathalie Baptiste |Alanna Vagianos |Matt Shuham

    President Donald Trump loves to boast about protecting America‚Äôs children. But when you strip away his party‚Äôs ‚Äúpro-life‚ÄĚ rhetoric and ignore the carefully crafted family photos of Elon Musk or JD Vance, you see an administration that has declared war on wide swaths of American children. During Trump‚Äôs speech to a joint session of Congress in February, the president introduced a boy named DJ Daniel, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018.

  • Democrat Sends A Message To Trans Americans With Longshot Bill

    3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Lil Kalish

    Democratic Rep. Becca Balint — the first openly gay lawmaker to represent Vermont in Congress — on Monday introduced legislation to expand access to gender-affirming care for trans people across the country, by improving education and training to medical providers. Balint introduced the Transgender Health Care Access Act on International Trans Day of Visibility, an unofficial holiday that was founded in 2009 by a Michigan social worker to celebrate trans life.

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