Media.www.DailyPennsylvanian.com – Abby Johnston
The University’s health-insurance policy may be in violation of its nondiscrimination policy, many members of the Penn community say.
Currently, the University employee-benefits program does not cover sexual reassignment surgery, but it is in direct violation of its nondiscrimination policy by not covering these procedures, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center associate director Erin Cross wrote in an e-mail.
She likened it to not covering treatment for race-specific diseases.