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Judge Orders Continued Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Federal Inmates

Judge Lamberth held that removing medically approved hormone treatments breaches federal protections against arbitrary deprivation of inmate care.

In this March 1 photo, people protest outside the White House in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • Lamberth’s injunction bars Bureau of Prisons guidance that would halt federally funded gender-affirming medications and related accommodations.
  • He certified a class encompassing all federal inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria who are prescribed hormone therapy.
  • Court records show medical staff deemed treatments necessary for over 600 of about 1,000 transgender inmates in custody.
  • President Trump’s January order had sought to end treatments aimed at aligning appearance with gender identity and mandate housing by biological sex.
  • Plaintiffs Alishea Kingdom, Solo Nichols and Jas Kapule sued after therapy interruptions led to severe anxiety, panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.