HHS Issues Final Rule Clarifying Gender Dysphoria Not a Disability Under Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a final rule clarifying that, under HHS regulations, gender dysphoria not resulting from physical impairments does not qualify as a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This rule applies to all programs and activities receiving HHS funding and aims to align agency regulations with statutory exclusions written by Congress.