Supreme Court Reviews Tennessee Ban on Transgender Youth Healthcare
The case could set a precedent for over two dozen similar state laws and reshape the legal landscape for transgender rights in the U.S.
- The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case challenging Tennessee's 2023 law banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
- Plaintiffs argue the law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by discriminating based on sex, while Tennessee defends the law as protecting minors from unproven and potentially harmful treatments.
- The case has drawn comparisons to past civil rights battles, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noting parallels to arguments used to justify bans on interracial marriage.
- The ruling, expected by July 2025, could have far-reaching implications for similar laws in over two dozen states and broader issues of transgender rights, including sports participation and bathroom access.
- The case marks a historic moment as Chase Strangio became the first transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court, advocating for heightened legal scrutiny of the law.




















































































