Under Trump, U.S. government now supports Tennessee law against gender-affirming care
The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.
February 7, 2025
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The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.
If the high court takes up the case, it would be the first one it hears on gender-affirming care.
These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.
The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.
Even though conservative justices expressing skepticism about such care, supporters of trans rights say there may be a favorable ruling.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its ruling Thursday, but the lawyers representing trans youth and families note that the fight is not over.
The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.
The ruling from the Sixth Circuit is the first court decision in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
The ACLU's Chase Strangio will be the first out transgender attorney to argue before the high court as he challenges Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
The teen said she felt “normal now” after receiving gender-affirming care treatment.
The prominent officials take a stand for traditional Republican values against the discriminatory law in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief.