Transgender Wisconsin state employees get $780,000 in damages after being refused healthcare coverage

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published October 11, 2018 3:11pm ET

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Transgender Wisconsin state employees get $780,000 in damages after being refused healthcare coverage — A huge rainbow flag is carried during a parade as a part of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 14, 2018. More than thousands of supporters and visitors participate in the 19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from July 13 until July 22. | (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Two Wisconsin state employees who are transgender received $780,000 in damages from a Wisconsin jury after the two were rejected for healthcare coverage under the state health insurance plan.

A federal court determined in September that refusing healthcare coverage to Shannon Andrews and Alina Boyden for gender-affirming medical services violated federal nondiscrimination laws, after a lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer lawyers.

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