The Colorado Health Foundation (CHF or the Foundation) strongly opposes the proposed rule’s effort to limit civil rights protections for individuals with gender dysphoria. This rule would have far-reaching and harmful consequences for transgender and gender diverse people by weakening access to medically necessary care, exacerbating existing health inequities, and undermining the purpose of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Every person with a disability, including individuals with gender dysphoria, is entitled to robust protections ensuring equal opportunity in health care, education, housing, and employment.
As a nonprofit and nonpartisan private foundation, the Colorado Health Foundation works statewide to advance our mission to improve the health of Coloradans. Through community engagement, grantmaking, research, and private sector investments, our work aims to ensure that everyone in Colorado has what they need to be healthy.