To the Editor:

Re “Does Sexual Equality Law Cover Gay Workers? Justices Will Rule” (front page, Sept. 24):

The Justice Department’s move to support discrimination against L.G.B.T.Q. employees is the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the basic rights of these Americans, and it will jeopardize their health.

Many Americans will lose their jobs and their health insurance if the Supreme Court sides with the Justice Department. It will also contribute to stigma against the L.G.B.T.Q. community, reinforcing a barrier to health care.

For example: Nearly a quarter of transgender Americans have avoided seeing a doctor out of fear that they will be mistreated. The administration’s goal of e nding the H.I.V.-AIDS epidemi c in America by 2030 will also be undermined.

If the L.G.B.T.Q. community, which is already disproportionately affected by H.I.V.-AIDS, can’t gain access to sexual health services, including H.I.V. treatment and prevention, we can’t end the epidemic.