Medical professionals who have treated transgender young people say affirming care is essential to mental health. The ACLU brought the case on behalf of the families of four transgender teenagers.
Editor's note: Graphic language The debate around childhood gender transitions has become a cultural flashpoint in 2022. Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, and Texas passed bans on youth gender surgeries and hormone treatments with 15 other states considering such bans while California and New York are considering laws making themselves places of "refuge" for youth