Supreme Court set to hear arguments over ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on the issue of gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday (December 4).

Following the election of Donald Trump, who promised to roll back protections for transgender people and limit gender-affirming care, the families of several trans children will appeal to the Court to strike down a ban on gender-affirming care in Tennessee.

As part of his campaign, President-elect Trump backed a national ban on gender-affirming care.

The argument for striking down the ban centres on it being unlawful sex discrimination and that the ban violates the constitutional rights of vulnerable Americans.

Chase Stangio, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who represents those families, said: “The stakes are high, of course, for transgender adolescents, but also for the parents

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