In Kentucky parents of transgender children & a wide array of civil rights groups have weighed in as the Supreme Court prepares to hear U.S. v. Skrmetti the challenge to Tennessee’s ban on healthcare for transgender adolescents. The families are plaintiffs in Doe v Thornbury a challenge to a similar law in Kentucky & are joined by SAGE, National Trans Bar Association, LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, Mazzoni Center, Americans United for Separation of Church and State & Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF). They are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders & Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Corey Shapiro, Legal Director at the ACLU of Kentucky stated, “The parents challenging these laws have seen firsthand the positive impact appropriate medical care has had on their children’s wellbeing & the detrimental health impacts their kids experience without it. Denying these treatments to transgender youth who need them is not only unlawful, it is heartbreaking for parents. We are proud to represent these Kentucky families & will continue to fight for their right to make decisions for their families without government interference.” Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights concluded, “Families, not the government, should make decisions about medical care. These bans target youth whose doctors have determined they need this care & whose parents have made informed decisions about what is best for their own children.” As a result of this discriminatory treatment transgender youth are unable to obtain the only effective treatment for the severe distress caused by gender dysphoria.
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