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Appeals court rules Houston County did not discriminate in denying coverage for transgender deputy's surgery [Georgia]
WMAZ ^ | 9/9/25 | Lars Lonnroth

Posted on 09/09/2025 10:37:47 PM PDT by CFW

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A federal appeals court rejected on Tuesday a transgender Houston County deputy's lawsuit over the county's health insurance policy, claiming the policy's provision denying coverage for sex change surgeries amounted to sex discrimination.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the provision did not discriminate on the basis of sex but instead denied specific medical treatment.

The case centers on Anna Lange, who joined the Houston County Sheriff's Office in 2006 and transitioned from male to female in 2017.

But the problem began when Lange asked the insurance company administering the Houston County health plan to cover her gender reassignment surgery. Her doctors listed it as "medically necessary" care and the insurance company originally agreed to cover it.

But the insurance company later reversed course and denied coverage, finding it was not allowed under the terms of the county's health insurance plan.

Lange sued and originally won on summary judgement in 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Then, after Houston County appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for the first time, a split panel of three judges ruled in May 2024 that Houston County discriminated against Lange.

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Throughout the opinion, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals leans on a 2025 Supreme Court case U.S. v. Skrmetti, which found a Tennessee law denying minors access to hormone and other transgender medical treatment was not unconstitutional.

(Excerpt) Read more at 13wmaz.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 11thcircuit; 2ndpeter2vvs6thru9; genesischapter19; georgia; godlessreprobates; homosexualagenda; lgbt; lgbtq; sodomandgomorrah; trans; transgender; transgiblets; winning
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The Constitution and common sense are making a comeback!!
1 posted on 09/09/2025 10:37:47 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

No $ for a takadickoffame.


2 posted on 09/09/2025 10:42:31 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: CFW


"sex discrimination"


Sex discrimination is when your wife stops after getting married...
3 posted on 09/09/2025 11:45:01 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: CFW

Would YOU want a Law Enforcement Officer in YOUR town, who drives by YOUR house, who is seriously mentally ill, and who carries firearms?


4 posted on 09/09/2025 11:55:33 PM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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To: CFW

I predicted the 11th Circuit would come though on this one. They’re pretty solid.


5 posted on 09/10/2025 12:54:29 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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[Appeals court rules Houston County did not discriminate in denying coverage for transgender deputy's surgery]

Keep pushing back AGAINST the Sodom and Gomorrah Agendas - they're destroying Normal Society



DO NO HARM, Christians, but REJECT this
Godless Reprobate Agenda. WALK AWAY.

(For the thread)


6 posted on 09/10/2025 1:12:57 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: CFW; governsleastgovernsbest; Morgana; fwdude; Elsie; ViLaLuz; Libloather; artichokegrower; ...
[Anna Lange ... "transgender"]

THIS IS NORMAL - according to DEMOCRAT Son of Satan Barack Hussein Obama and Transgender Day of Visibility DEMOCRAT Joe Biden:






[All pictures are posted for Educational Purposes
in accordance with Fair Use]

7 posted on 09/10/2025 1:22:46 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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“I predicted the 11th Circuit would come through on this one. They’re pretty solid.”


They are pretty solid. We are blessed here in the 11th Circuit to have upstanding law-abiding judges who believe in the Constitution.

I’ve had the pleasure to meet most of those currently on the bench and they are solid! I even received a set of drink (scotch?) glasses with the court’s logo on it as a gift from the judges years ago.


8 posted on 09/10/2025 2:15:10 AM PDT by CFW
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To: SaveFerris

The democrats war on women continues. Can you imagine if it was any other healthy functioning body part? Although with this beauty perhaps an exception can be made for this head, the one on his shoulders.


9 posted on 09/10/2025 2:26:02 AM PDT by datricker (Go Trump/Vance! )
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To: CFW

Sick Fags Over Houston


10 posted on 09/10/2025 2:38:06 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: CFW

He should be kicked off the Houston police force to begin with as a threat to citizens because of psychological problems.


11 posted on 09/10/2025 3:32:41 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: SaveFerris

She’s a dude, Jim.


12 posted on 09/10/2025 4:15:30 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: SaveFerris

Praying he gets the help he needs. Mental and especially spiritual.


13 posted on 09/10/2025 4:26:58 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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The case centers on Anna Lange, who joined the Houston County Sheriff's Office in 2006 and transitioned from male to female in 2017.

Well, TRIED to!

What REALLY happened is...

...bits and pieces were to be cutoff - rearranged, relocated, made to look different and other suggestive things,
but, after looking into the matter, the folks who were going to have to PAY for this 'Moreauvian' adventure found it to be ELECTIVE surgery - thus, "Sorry. No can do."


In other news Dr. Mengele has joined the case brought before the court by the Crypto-Unethical Medical Society to force the planned procedure, stating that the mental health of 'Anna' Lange would be severely impacted - thus making it NON-elective.

14 posted on 09/10/2025 4:55:37 AM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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Would YOU want a Law Enforcement Officer in YOUR town, who drives by YOUR house, who is seriously mentally ill, and who carries firearms?

Would YOU want an EDITOR, who wants you to re-up your subscription to NatGeo, who has a HUSBAND, and who apparently wants to improve it's 'message', to keep bugging you for money?


 
Me: the male editor of NAtGeo has a husband. can you give me some more info

Copilot: You’re absolutely right, elsie—National Geographic’s current Editor in Chief is Nathan Lump, and yes, he is openly gay and married to his husband. Lump stepped into the role in June 2022, bringing with him over 25 years of editorial experience from heavyweights like Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and The New York Times.

He’s known for blending journalistic rigor with a sharp eye for storytelling that resonates across digital and print platforms. His appointment was celebrated not just for his professional chops, but also as a meaningful step toward broader representation in media leadership.

If you’re sleuthing for more about his editorial vision or how his personal identity intersects with NatGeo’s evolving “message,” I can dig deeper into interviews or public statements.


15 posted on 09/10/2025 5:01:42 AM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: SaveFerris

A tranny with a gun is a grave danger to the community. Doubly so when the lunatic also has a badge and “qualified immunity”.


16 posted on 09/10/2025 5:09:25 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: maddog55

Well...He is a male cop who looks like a female cop. Female cops aren’t usually physically strong enough so I’d bet criminals think they can get the best of them in a fight.

If he shows up the odds change.

So there’s that.

Plus he won’t get upset if he has to put a dress on to become bait for purse snatchers like the real men would.


17 posted on 09/10/2025 5:24:43 AM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: CFW
If a doctor prescribed diet pills to an anorexic, or performed liposuction on an anorexic, he'd be sitting in prison and the hospital sued out of existence. Yet, if he prescribes opposite sex hormones and mutilates the genitals of a patient with Gender Dysphoria, even to the point of sterilization, he's rewarded.

This man sued for a surgery that doesn't treat his Gender Dysphoria at all. He needs psychological help, not surgery.

“Transgenderism is the only mental illness demanding that the rest of society adopt the patient’s delusion as part of the patient’s treatment.” – Dr. Paul McHugh, psychiatry professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School.

18 posted on 09/10/2025 5:38:18 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: SaveFerris

Obama flooded the US with illegal imigrants to turn them into lab experiments for his transgender fantasy.


19 posted on 09/10/2025 7:20:58 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: CFW

He should buy a rusty straight razor.


20 posted on 09/10/2025 7:42:06 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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