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Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC

July 08, 2019

Brief of The American Medical Association, The American College of Physicians and 14 Additional Medical, Mental Health and Health Care Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of the Employees

"Transgender individuals have a gender identity that is incongruent with the sex they were assigned at birth. The health care community’s understanding of what it means to be transgender has advanced greatly over the past century. It is now understood that being transgender implies no impairment in a person’s judgment, stability, or general social or vocational capabilities. According to recent estimates, approximately 1.4 million transgender adults live in the United States. ..."

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