Judge rules against gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners
Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee, said the inmate who filed the suit hasn't shown she's been harmed.
DECEMBER 30, 2024
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Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee, said the inmate who filed the suit hasn't shown she's been harmed.
The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
A federal appeals court refused to place a hold on an inunction against the ban, which threatens health care workers with 10 years in prison.
Idaho's law making it a felony to provide such care to minors is unconstitutional, according to the suit.
They're seeking an injunction preventing the law — targeting children and youth — from going into effect, saying it will cause irreparable harm.
State Rep. Gino Bulso has proposed a bill to ban all flags in schools that aren’t the United States or Tennessee flag, saying he specifically sought to target the LGBTQ+ flag.
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.