Kadel v. Folwell

Max Kadel (pronouns he/him), a 36-year-old transgender man who works as an Administrative Support Associate at the UNC School of Government.

Michael Bunting (pronouns he/him), Shelley Bunting (pronouns she/her), and C.B. (pronouns he/him). Shelley and Michael, who has been a UNC employee since 1990, are parents of 13-year-old C.B., who is transgender.

Jason Fleck (pronouns he/him), Alexis Thonen (pronouns she/her), and Connor Thonen-Fleck (pronouns he/him). Jason Fleck and Alexis Thonen, both UNC Greensboro (UNCG) employees, are parents of 16-year-old Connor Thonen-Fleck, who is transgender.

Julia McKeown (pronouns she/her), a 43-year-old transgender woman who is an Assistant Professor in the Teacher Education and Learning Sciences Department of North Carolina State University College of Education.

Sam Silvaine (pronouns he/him, they/them), a 30-year-old transgender person who was employed at North Carolina State University and enrolled in the NCSHP Plan from 2016-2018.

Lambda Legal and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina officials for discrimination in state employee health care.

The North Carolina State Health Plan (NCSHP), the state employee health plan, categorically excludes coverage for gender-confirming health care. Lambda Legal and TLDEF are representing several current and former state employees and their children who were denied coverage under the plan for medically necessary health care because they are transgender.

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Kadel v. Folwell

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Lambda Legal

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF)

Harris Wiltshire & Grannis LLP

Press Releases + Blogs:

Lambda Legal and A4TE Release Statement in Response to Supreme Court’s Orders Remanding Trans Health Care Cases Kadel and Anderson

Victory! Fourth Circuit Rules North Carolina and West Virginia Can’t Deny Transgender People Coverage for Medical Care

Lambda Legal and TLDEF Urge Fourth Circuit to Uphold Rulings Protecting Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender People in North Carolina and West Virginia

Victory! Court Rules for Transgender North Carolina State Employees Denied Health Care Coverage

Press Releases + Blogs:

Lambda Legal and A4TE Release Statement in Response to Supreme Court’s Orders Remanding Trans Health Care Cases Kadel and Anderson

Victory! Fourth Circuit Rules North Carolina and West Virginia Can’t Deny Transgender People Coverage for Medical Care

Lambda Legal and TLDEF Urge Fourth Circuit to Uphold Rulings Protecting Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender People in North Carolina and West Virginia

Victory! Court Rules for Transgender North Carolina State Employees Denied Health Care Coverage

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