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EXCERPTS: At the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing last Thursday, Democrats passed a bill to require federal health officials to question anyone seeking services from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) community health centers or other programs about their sexual orientation and “gender identity.”Introduced by Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), H.R. 6109 requires HHS to obtain, retain and analyze sexual identity information from patients who seek healthcare, including children.“This bill is about collecting data, no more, no less,” Baldwin said.According to Baldwin, the current “lack of cultural competency” among federal officials means that “we are left with gaping holes in our knowledge on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) policy” resulting in “significant health disparities.”Baldwin is the first openly-declared lesbian elected to Congress.Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), top Republican on the committee, said the legislation was grossly intrusive.“For the life of me I do not see any reason at all to do this bill,” Barton said. The rest of the article can be found at the link below:
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