Transgender care for minors gets 1st Supreme Court review

In transgender care case, Supreme Court to consider how far equal protection goes
When the Supreme Court hears an appeal Wednesday from transgender youths challenging a Tennessee ban on their medical care, fundamental principles forbidding sex discrimination will be on the line.
What medical care for transgender minors is at stake in Supreme Court case?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18.
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court, representing families who say Tennessee’s ban on health care for transgender minors leaves their children terrified about the future.
Transgender teen implores Supreme Court to strike Tennessee gender-affirming care ban
"It's not very comfortable being trapped in (your body) because it just doesn't feel like you," said LW, who reports significant improvement since beginning the treatments in 2022.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
First Trans Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court Faces Tough Road
The day after Donald Trump’s election victory, ACLU transgender justice advocate Chase Strangio promised his 98,000 Instagram followers he’ll “fight like hell.”
He’s the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court. For Chase Strangio, the mission ‘is not lost on me’
For Chase Strangio, the professional path that’s led to this moment – in which he’ll have 15 minutes to present an argument defending gender-affirming care for trans youth before the Supreme Court – cannot be unwoven from his life outside the courtroom.
Dobbs Was Just the Beginning. Now Trans Rights Are Being Tested at the Supreme Court.
After Dobbs came down, you warned on this podcast about the ways the decision to overturn Roe had just rocket-fueled anti-trans legislation across the country. I would love for you to just remind listeners why Dobbs was never just about abortion and how it connects to the Tennessee ban in Skrmetti.
Transgender care for minors gets first Supreme Court review: What to know
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a landmark case that could set a pivotal precedent on states’ authority to regulate transgender hormone therapy procedures for minors. At the heart of the set for oral arguments Wednesday is whether Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1 (SB1),
Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?
The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this time involving medical rights of transgender teens and their parents. Two years after the conservative majority overturned national abortion rights,
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