GenderAffirming

North Dakota Judge Limits Challengers in Gender-Affirming Care Ban Case; Pediatrician Allowed to Proceed

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Bismarck, North Dakota – A recent legal decision in North Dakota has left three families without the ability to contest a state law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors, a ruling which focuses primarily on the standing of a pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Luis Casas, to challenge the legislation. The 2023 law that criminalizes the provision of such care to anyone under the age of 18, with exceptions for minors already receiving treatment, has sparked intense debate and is part of a broader national conversation about transgender rights and healthcare. The ruling, delivered by District Court Judge … Read more

Supreme Court to Review Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors on December 4

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Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled December 4 to review a contentious case regarding a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming medical procedures for minors. This case, invoking legal challenges from multiple civil rights organizations, including the ACLU and Lambda Legal, targets the legislation signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee in 2023. The law in question, Senate Bill 1, explicitly bars healthcare providers from administering gender-affirming surgeries or prescribing hormone therapies and puberty blockers to individuals under the age of 18. Advocates for the bill argue that minors are not equipped to make … Read more

Federal Court Rules Indiana Must Provide Gender-Affirming Surgery to Incarcerated Transgender Woman

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Indianapolis, IN — A recent court ruling has spotlighted ongoing debates over transgender rights and medical care in the prison system. U.S. District Judge Richard Young ruled that the refusal to provide gender-affirming surgery to Autumn Cordellionè, a transgender inmate, is unconstitutional. Cordellionè, formerly known as Jonathan C. Richardson, is serving a 55-year sentence for the 2001 strangulation death of her 11-month-old stepdaughter. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took up Cordellionè’s case, arguing that denying the surgery violated the Eighth Amendment, which guards against cruel and unusual punishment. They filed the lawsuit against the … Read more

South Carolina’s Recent Gender-Affirming Care Legislation Prompted by Federal Lawsuit

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Columbia, SC — South Carolina’s newest legislation restricting gender-affirming care for minors has come under fire, triggering a federal lawsuit that challenges the law’s constitutionality. Filed by a coalition of civil rights organizations and families affected by the ban, the lawsuit argues that the law discriminates unjustly against transgender youths, violating both their constitutional rights and the Equal Protection Clause. Governor Henry McMaster, who recently signed the bill into law, has asserted that the intention behind this measure is to protect minors from undergoing irreversible medical procedures. However, critics argue that the new law interferes … Read more