Gender Nation: State health case could have national ramifications
Gender Nation is a bi-weekly column by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, the founder of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, reviewing news affecting the trans, intersex, and genderqueer community. State health case could have national ramifications The state of Wisconsin may have violated the rights of two state residents by denying medical treatment related to them being transgender, claims a Federal lawsuit. The plaintiffs, Cody Flack and Ann Makenzie, have been turned down for surgical care by the state. Wisconsin Medicaid classified treatment related to gender transition as “medically unnecessary” in 1997. “Plaintiffs challenge a longstanding state regulation, promulgated in 1997 and enforced by the State’s Department of Health Services (‘DHS’), that expressly prohibits Wisconsin Medicaid coverage for ‘ ranssexual surgery’ or ‘ rugs, including hormone therapy, associated with transsexual surgery or medically unnecessary alteration of sexual anatomy or characteristics,'” states the lawsuit. “Because of this categorical exclusion, both Mr. Flack and
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“Gender Nation: State health case could have national ramifications” may matter to community readers because it connects transgender identity and history with organizing, advocacy, or collective experience. Its discussion of healthcare and medicine gives readers a concrete point of entry into the concerns and strategies represented in the article.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2018 at Transadvocate.com, “Gender Nation: State health case could have national ramifications” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to healthcare and medicine. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
“Gender Nation: State health case could have national ramifications” discusses institutions, law, or governance in connection with transgender identity and history. Even without a dominant policy classification, the article may help researchers identify practical consequences for healthcare and medicine.
Ranked themes and framings
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Themes
- 1Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life83%
- 3Public policy and governanceTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life27%
- 4Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community16%
- 5Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life13%
- 6Science, evidence, and expertiseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication5%
Academic framing
- 1100%
- 225%
Editorial function
Source topics
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How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 5 year(s) after the theme’s highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
Relative presence by year
Peak year indexed to 100Presence by member publication
Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Community and organizing531
- Law and civil rights468
- Culture, identity, and representation320
- Education and youth308
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse260
- Healthcare and medicine248
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization238
- History, archives, and memory216
- Public policy and governance206
- Feminism and gender politics198
Academic framings in this topic
Policy framings in this topic
- Public accommodations and facilities177
- Civil rights and anti-discrimination173
- Criminal justice and public safety131
- Elections and democratic governance100
- Research ethics and data governance78
- Labor and employment policy52
- Administrative classification and identity documents39
- Housing and social services38
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Documented circulation and reception
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Author profiles and related researchers
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Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights.
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Cristan Williams
Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights.
Cooke
Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights.
Autumn Sandeen
Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights.
TransAdvocate Staff
Shares registered themes including Community and organizing, Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights.
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