Trump-Appointed Judge Derails Republican Law Targeting Transgender Minors
Republicans to target transgender minors has suffered a setback at the hands of a judge appointed by former President Donald Trump.On Friday afternoon, U.S.
District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued a partial preliminary injunction against a new law that will prohibit the ability of medical professionals to provide gender-affirming care for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria, according to the Indiana Capital Chronicle.
Prior to this intervention, the law was set to take effect on July 1.Indiana is only one among dozens of states where Republican lawmakers are attempting to curtail the rights and services available to transgender individuals as part of a broader political movement targeting the LGBTQ+ community.Despite the decision from Hanlon, only parts of the law are being halted for the time being.
The injunction now bars the state from banning the use of puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapies as treatment options for minors with gender dysphoria.Hanlon did, however, uphold the law's ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors, an alleged phenomenon that, despite conservative backlash, is not advised by leading medical organizations except in rare cases for older teenagers who meet specific criteria.
