Chase Strangio, the transgender ACLU attorney arguing before the Supreme Court to challenge Tennessee’s SB1, stirred controversy during a CNN appearance on Wednesday by claiming that children as young as two years old can know they are transgender. Tennessee’s SB1 law bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries for minors, a move the ACLU claims violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested during oral arguments Wednesday that Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers for minors could constitute sex discrimination. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, involves a Biden-Harris administration challenge to the law, which the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the legality of Tennessee’s 2023 law banning gender transition procedures for minors. The case has become a flashpoint in the national debate over transgender rights, parental authority, and the state’s role in protecting children from controversial medical treatments.
Alex Consani, a biological male, made history as the first transgender individual to win the prestigious Model of the Year title at the 2024 Fashion Awards. The event, held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, saw Consani accept the award with comments calling it a “big step in the right direction.”
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a pivotal case challenging Tennessee’s 2023 ban on gender-affirming care for minors to include hormone treatments and puberty blockers.
Chase Strangio, a transgender-identifying lawyer and co-director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) LGBT & HIV Project, will argue before the Supreme Court this week in a high-stakes case regarding gender transitions for minors. The case, United States v. Skrmetti, challenges Tennessee's law banning irreversible gender transition procedures for children.
Daily Wire commentator Matt Walsh will address a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 4, as the justices hear oral arguments in United States v. Jonathan Skrmetti. The case centers on Tennessee’s law banning gender transition procedures for minors, which Walsh describes as a pivotal moment in the fight to protect children.
For the second consecutive game, three Colorado State women’s volleyball players, including Malaya Jones—who is alleged to have conspired with San Jose State’s transgender player Blaire Fleming to harm a teammate—knelt during the national anthem.
