Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states
The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
July 1, 2025
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The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
Mark Robinson is mad Republicans wouldn't "stand up and fight for him" after he admitted to being a "black NAZI."
Nine activists were arrested outside the Supreme Court and detained for two hours, according to organizers.
The stakes are high for trans youth, their families, and equitable healthcare.
During oral arguments that began December 4, 2024, in U.S. v. Skrmetti, hundreds gathered both to provide support for trans youth while others were there in support of banning gender-affirming care.
The case challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
Did the Skrmetti ruling give states carte blanche to discriminate against all transgender people?
"God puts his people where he needs them," Jonathan Skrmetti said during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting.
The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, will have far-reaching implications for gender-affirming care and other issues of bodily autonomy.
The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.
Gender-affirming care, PrEP, and LGBTQ+ books are all on the docket.
Former Supreme Court clerk and co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, Leah Litman, told The Advocate that bans on trans youth’s medical care are only the beginning after the Skrmetti ruling.
The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.
The study comes at a time when opponents of this care have often exaggerated how common it is.
The congresswoman appeared to be taken by surprise by the protest and was seen wandering the halls of the Senate, a different building than the protestors, holding a bullhorn.
The patients were not told that their information had been given to somebody else until after it had happened.
Sixteen state attorneys general say they may sue if Maine passes a law shielding providers of gender-affirming care and abortion from out-of-state legal action.
The documentary, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, follows Chase Strangio preparing to become the first out trans lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
Violet DuMont says she fears that "I’m gonna be walking down the street and somebody’s gonna come up and, like, shoot me or something.”