Constitutional Lawyers Mobilize Against Trans Care Bans Nationwide: 9 States Now Sued

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Amid a surge in anti-trans legislation in the US, attorneys prepared to mount a strong response. Their counterattack has finally arrived. In recent months, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Department of Justice, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Lambda Legal, and several other organizations have contested laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in states nationwide. Success stories are emerging, as seen in Missouri, where a temporary restraining order has blocked the ban. With seven states facing lawsuits challenging such bans added in the last few months, the total number of states being sued over gender-affirming care prohibitions now stands at nine.

Many of these lawsuits are spearheaded by the ACLU, a prominent force in the fight against gender-affirming care bans. In seven out of nine states facing legal action, the ACLU serves as a primary organization representing the plaintiffs. Florida and Alabama stand as the exceptions, with Southern Legal Counsel, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, the Justice Department, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights leading the challenges there. The ACLU has played a significant role in opposing these discriminatory laws this year.

Earlier, the organization's Deputy Director of Transgender Justice, Chase Strangio, delivered a powerful testimony against an anti-trans bill in Tennessee. In his testimony, he confidently asserted, "Tennessee will not be able to defend these laws."

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