State Employees Sue Georgia Over Denied Health Benefits for Transgender-Related Care

Several state employees said they are suing Georgia because they were denied transgender-related healthcare through their state benefits.

Micha Rich joins fellow state employee Benjamin Johnson and the unidentified dependent of another state employee as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Doctors diagnosed Rich, an accountant with the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, and Johnson, a media clerk at an elementary school in Bibb County, with gender dysphoria. 

Rich said he is unable to access the healthcare he needs, and he’s had to pay out-of-pocket for treatment that doctors deem necessary. 

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