Overview

• The Supreme Court’s 6–3 decision in United States v. Skrmetti upholds Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors.
• A May Department of Health and Human Services report questions the safety of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, contradicting guidance from the American Medical Association and American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Leading medical organizations have reaffirmed support for current gender-affirming care protocols despite internal WPATH documents revealing major gaps in adolescent treatment research.
• The Trump administration’s proposed “Big Beautiful Bill” seeks to eliminate Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care and impose broader funding restrictions on transgender treatments.
• The Trevor Project reports a 72 percent increase in suicide attempts among transgender teens in states that enacted anti-trans legislation.