Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for trans kids sparks nationwide outrage
The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.
June 18, 2025
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The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had previously blocked the policy only for those who sued, but now it will cover almost all trans and nonbinary passport applicants.
“To me, that sounds incredibly vague,” Judge Jon Tiger told Trump administration lawyers.
The group also celebrated 10 years of marriage equality.
It would have terrible consequences for transgender Americans, impoverished LGBTQ+ people, and those living with HIV.
The ban violates the rights to privacy and free speech guaranteed by the Montana Constitution, and it amounts to discrimination based on viewpoint, Judge Jason Marks wrote.
Attorneys argue the ban “fails under any level of review,” citing a “shocking proposition that transgender people do not exist.”
The Department of Justice is asking the court to set aside a lower court’s block on the anti-trans policy.
Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.
The decision came in a case involving Premera Blue Cross.
Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.
Two federal appeals courts are considering whether to allow the ban to proceed until the case is resolved.
Gender-affirming care, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.
Donald Trump's Department of Justice has had a difficult few days in court as the administration continues to try to ban transgender people from military service.
The state has banned books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classrooms.
Opinion: "When we present young people with a version of history from which they are completely absent, they have trouble envisioning a positive future for themselves," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.
The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.
Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.
“The Department of Defense does not track service members or applicants by gender identity,” DOJ lawyers told a judge in a Saturday filing.
The Trump administration directive looking to discharge trans service members was tucked away in a court filing.
It’s the latest salvo by LGBTQ+ legal advocates at Lambda Legal.