SCOTUS hears arguments over Tennessee’s anti-trans SB1
LISA KEEN | Keen News Servicelisakeen@mac.com Outside the U.S. Supreme Court building Wednesday afternoon, Dec.
4, lawyers supporting state bans on hormonal treatments for young people suffering gender dysphoria spoke more bluntly than they did in front of the justices during oral arguments.
Inside the courtroom, they said the Tennessee law that bans puberty blockers and hormonal treatment for people under 18 was all about “protecting children.” They spoke of the need to prevent kids from suffering irreversible changes to their bodies — like loss of fertility, increases in heart troubles, bone loss and other issues.
But outside the courtroom, their arguments sounded more like the culture wars of 40 to 50 years ago, when Anita Bryant’s “Protect the Children” campaign was making its rounds.
