Federal Court Upholds Tennessee's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors can proceed, overturning a lower district court's injunction. The law prohibits medical providers from offering gender-affirming care and requires transgender youths currently receiving such treatment to end it by March 31, 2024. While the ruling is temporary, pending a full review of the case, it marks the first instance of a federal court allowing a ban of this kind to proceed after similar laws were blocked in other states. Opponents of the ban, including the ACLU, have expressed disappointment and vowed to continue challenging the law.