The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave LGBTQ legal activists a significant sigh of relief. It also appeared to take some heed of the fact that a Texas abortion ban under scrutiny could have significant implications for same-sex marriage.
The court announced November 1 that it would not take up an appeal seeking to challenge a lower California court decision that favored a transgender patient.
The California Court of Appeal had allowed to proceed a lawsuit that patient Evan Minton had filed against a Roman Catholic-run hospital that refused to perform a hysterectomy as part of his gender confirmation.
The Supreme Court's vote was close: Three justices indicated they would have accepted the Catholic hospital's appeal. It takes only four