Recently San Francisco, CA expanded health care coverage for city employees to cover expenses related to transitioning gender. Does Minneapolis' health care package for employees already cover such expenses? Minneapolis was the first city in the U.S. to provide protection from discrimination on the basis of gender identity/expression in 1974. Minnesota became the first state to do so in 1993. This provision is included under the definitions of sexual orientation/preference in the statutes. As a historic leader on issues of bias against transgendered persons, it seems Minneapolis would understand the special needs of transexuals and others need for gender identity related medical care. Does anyone know the city's policy on this issue? David Strand Loring Park Ward 7 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
