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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 3, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court: U.S. v. Skrmetti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Skrmetti

* pending SCOTUS case
* whether bans on gender affirming care for children violate Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution
* access to puberty blockers, hormone therapy, gender reassignment surgery
* case likely to be withdrawn under Trump2

#SCOTUS #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti #conservatism #supermajority
#transgenocide #transphobia #TransHealthcare #discrimination
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Christofascism

United States v. Skrmetti - Wikipedia

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 3, 2024

[U.S. v. Skrmetti] U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban on transgender health care for minors
https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/12/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-ban-on-transgender-health-care-for-minors/

* challenges Tennessee law banning use of puberty blockers/hormone therapy for trans teens
* sim. laws in 23 other states
* broad implications for trans rights across U.S.
* decision exp. summer 2025

#SCOTUS #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti #conservatism #supermajority
#transgenocide #transphobia #TransHealthcare #discrimination
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Christofascism

Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban on transgender health care for minors - SCOTUSblog

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teens. The dispute could be one of the most significant decisions of the term. And with similar laws in 23 other states, the court’s ruling is likely to h

SCOTUSblog

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 3, 2024

What to expect as the Supreme Court weighs in on gender-affirming care for trans youth
https://19thnews.org/2024/12/supreme-court-case-transgender-gender-affirming-care

* 1st time SCOTUS deliberates over state’s authority to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth
* wh. such ban constitutes sex discrimination
* will impact legal battles surrounding gender-affirming care bans across U.S.

#SCOTUS #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti #conservatism #supermajority
#transgenocide #transphobia #TransHealthcare #discrimination
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Christofascism

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia #transgenocide

Transgenocide: U.S. Supreme Court Right-Wing Justices Mull Tossing Constitutional Protections
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trans-case-right-wing-supreme-court-skrmetti

* U.S. v. Skrmetti
* SCOTUS conservative supermajority
* echoes how they dispensed w. abortion rights
* “leave it to the states” approach on trans health care
* legal logic/rhetoric
* could open door to U.S.-wide bans & pot. blow to Equal Protection Clause

In Trans Case, Right-Wing Justices Mull Tossing Constitutional Protections In Favor Of Feigned Helplessness

In a striking echo of how they dispensed with abortion rights, many right-wing justices Wednesday advocated for a “leave it to the states” approach on trans health care, rhetorical cover for a legal logic that could open the door to nationwide bans and a potential blow to the Equal Protection Clause more broadly.

TPM - Talking Points Memo

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia #transgenocide

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

United States v. Skrmetti

Lives of Transgender Americans in U.S. Supreme Court’s Hands
https://newrepublic.com/article/189040/supreme-court-rule-transgender-rights

* appears ready to deal savage blow to trans rights
* American Medical Association; American Academy of Pediatrics; other top medical groups support gender-affirming treatments
* Justice Samuel Alito disputes that medical consensus

The Lives of Transgender Americans Are in the Supreme Court’s Hands

The high court appeared ready to deal a savage blow to the rights and livelihoods of a group that conservatives have spent the year targeting.

The New Republic

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti #AmyConeyBarrett
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide

U.S. v. Skrmetti: Amy Coney Barrett’s ignorant question
https://newrepublic.com/post/189029/amy-coney-barrett-question-supreme-court-transgender-case-hearing

* SCOTUS conservatives: no basic understanding of trans rights
* Coney Barrett: judicial hostility toward 2SLGBTQIA+ esp. trans rights
* defended dissenting justices on Marriage Equality Act
* argued Title IX rights don’t apply to trans people
* Catholic: pers. believes marriage betw. man/woman

Amy Coney Barrett’s Mind-Boggling Question in Supreme Court Trans Case

Surprise! The conservative Supreme Court justices don’t seem to have any basic understanding of trans rights in this country.

The New Republic

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide

U.S. v. Skrmetti: Right-Wing Justices Help Anti-Trans Lawyer During SCOTUS Hearing
https://truthout.org/articles/right-wing-justices-had-to-help-anti-trans-lawyer-during-scotus-hearing

* 26 U.S. states ban/restriction gender-affirming care for transgender youth
* in some cases trans adults
* SCOTUS justices embrace arguments for maintaining Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
* ignorant: many refuse to acknow. est. facts about gender-affirming care

Right-Wing Justices Had to Help Anti-Trans Lawyer During SCOTUS Hearing on Gender-Affirming Care

The justices seemed to embrace arguments for maintaining Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Truthout

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide

U.S. v. Skrmetti: U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Tennessee ban on youth transgender care
https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/12/supreme-court-appears-ready-to-uphold-tennessee-ban-on-youth-transgender-care

The horrifying implications of the Supreme Court argument on trans rights
https://www.vox.com/scotus/389737/supreme-court-transgender-us-skrmetti-health-care-tennessee

* U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold bans on gender-affirming care
* may gut rules barring all forms of sex discrimination in the process

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Tennessee ban on youth transgender care - SCOTUSblog

This article was updated on Dec. 4 at 4:43 p.m. During almost two-and-a-half hours of debate on Wednesday, nearly all of the court’s conservative majority expressed skepticism about a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers. Three transgender

SCOTUSblog

#Texas #GOP #GregAbbott #KenPaxton #protofascism
#transgender #TransRights #TransHeathCare #SelfDetermination #WomensRight
#transphobia #transgenocide #antiLGBT

After Texas banned puberty blockers and hormones for trans kids, adults lost care, too
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/04/texas-trans-adult-care-diminishing

* as limitations on trans teens increase, doctors have left TX
* weakened already threadbare system for trans adults

After Texas banned puberty blockers and hormones for trans kids, adults lost care, too

As limitations on trans teens increase, doctors have left the state, weakening an already threadbare system for trans adults.

The Texas Tribune

Imagine: as a law-abiding taxpayer, the state declares you have no say on who you are
SCOTUS Weighs Trans Care for Minors; Adults in Crosshairs
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/as-the-supreme-court-weighs-trans-care-for-minors-adults-are-in-the-crosshairs

* anti-trans groups' “Promise to America’s Children”
* ult. goal: extend gender transition bans to adults
* Terry Schilling, American Principles Project, started w. children because that’s “where the consensus is”
* U.S. v. Skremetti could be as consequential for trans rights as Dobbs was for abortion

#transgenocide #fascism

As the Supreme Court weighs trans care for minors, adults are in the crosshairs.

The Skremetti case could be as consequential for trans rights as Dobbs was for abortion.

Mother Jones

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide

Chase Strangio, First Out Trans Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court, on Landmark Trans Healthcare Case
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/5/scotus_tennessee_trans_ban_chase_strangio

* SCOTUS poised to uphold TN’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
* Biden admin./ACLU argued the law is sex discrimination
* right-wing justices appeared to reject that argument

* ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113584395545348713
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113556697644800138

Chase Strangio, First Out Trans Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court, on Landmark Trans Healthcare Case

The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth after it heard arguments Wednesday in United States v. Skrmetti. The Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union argued that the law, which bans hormone therapy for transgender children but not cisgender children, is a form of sex discrimination, but right-wing justices who make up the court’s majority appeared to reject that argument. ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio, who has now become the first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court, describes the stakes and analyzes the reactions of the justices during the landmark case, which is expected to be decided next year. “It is precisely the role of the courts to step in when the government infringes on the individual constitutional rights of minority groups,” says Strangio. “People are suffering. They just want to be able to live their lives, and this law takes those opportunities away from them.”

Democracy Now!

#SCOTUS #US_v_Skrmetti #transgenocide #transphobia #SelfIdentity #antiLGBT #fascism

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Right to Be Trans, Medical Care, Parents’ Rights, Constitutional Sex Discrimination - the Right to Be Different
https://msmagazine.com/2024/12/05/supreme-court-trans-youth-kids-healthcare-skrmetti-chase-strangio/

* Skrmetti argument indexed remarkable progress:
degree of sophistication about how gender works
range of possible gender identities and expressions

* h/e displayed ignorance & biases that prevail in arena of sex, gender, sexuality

Conservative Supreme Court to Rule on Right to Be Trans, Medical Care, Parents’ Rights, Constitutional Sex Discrimination—and the Right to Be Different

'I’m here to stand up for my kid,” Brian Williams told me outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 4. Williams and his wife Samantha have been fighting for their daughter—known as L.W. in the legal papers the ACLU filed to challenge Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors—for years. Though difficult to sit through, the two-plus hours of argument in United States v. Skrmetti—a challenge by trans youth, their families, the ACLU, Lambda Legal and the Biden administration to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors—was a nearly perfect distillation of this moment in our gender politics.

Ms. Magazine

https://persagen.org/html/intro_01a.html#/contents

U.S. v. Skrmetti: John Roberts' Plan to Deny Transgender Rights
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/supreme-court-transgender

* SCOTUS conservative justices suggest science is too hard
* will let state legislatures sidestep U.S. Constitution

#SCOTUS #US_v_Skrmetti #JohnRoberts
#USConstitution #StateLegislatures #StateCapture #DemocraticBacksliding
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transgenocide #transphobia #SelfIdentity

John Roberts has a plan to deny transgender rights

Conservative justices suggest the science is too hard—and that they'll let states sidestep the constitution.

Mother Jones

#SCOTUS #conservatism #US_v_Skrmetti #Skrmetti
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide

Chase Strangio: Trans Lawyer Describes Courtroom Atmosphere in SCOTUS Trans Health Care Case
https://truthout.org/video/trans-lawyer-describes-courtroom-atmosphere-in-scotus-trans-health-care-case

Chase Strangio analyzes the justices’ reactions during the landmark case, which is expected to be decided 2025

Chase Strangio, First Out Trans Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court, on Landmark Trans Healthcare Case
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113601130051935881

Trans Lawyer Describes Courtroom Atmosphere in SCOTUS Trans Health Care Case

Chase Strangio analyzes the justices’ reactions during the landmark case, which is expected to be decided next year.

Truthout

#SCOTUS #US_v_Skrmetti #transphobia #transgenocide

U.S. v. Skrmetti - U.S. Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights:Bigotry Masquerading as Law
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-trans-rights-children-skrmetti

* SCOTUS supermajority: much of oral arguments erasing trans community
* certain to uphold Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care
* trickery:
argue discrim. law at issue not really discrim.
quest. whether group appealing for basic rights/justice really exists
* reject poss. discrimination as constitutional threshold issue

The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law

The conservative majority spent much of the oral arguments for US v. Skrmetti trying to erase the trans community.

The Nation

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 11, 2024

Defense bill bans transgender medical coverage for children in military families
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/12/10/dc/defense-bill-bans-transgender-medical-coverage-for-children-in-military-families

* annual defense bill
* enacted, Congress, past 63 years
* pay raises for troops
* also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children seeking transgender care
* puts the lives of children at risk
* most attention on transphobic 4 line provision in 1,800-page package

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241209/RCP_HR5009_xml%5b89%5d.pdf

#USpol #GOP #Trump2 #fascism #authoritarianism #DefenseBll
#Christofascism #transgenocide

Defense bill bans transgender medical coverage for children in military families • Ohio Capital Journal

U.S. House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children who seek transgender care.

Ohio Capital Journal

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 11, 2024

Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito wanted U.S. Supreme Court to hear case about forcing teachers to out trans kids
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/clarence-thomas-samuel-alito-wanted-court-to-hear-case-about-forcing-teachers-to-out-trans-kids

* dissenting opinion to U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear case about school’s policy supporting transgender students
* "encouraging" students to become transgender 🤔

Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District, WI
https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1280.html
https://www.weau.com/2024/12/09/supreme-court-rejects-parent-appeal-school-district-responds

#SCOTUS #Christofascism #transgenocide #ParentalRightsMovement #GOP #Trump2

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 12, 2024

U.S. House passes defense bill barring trans medical coverage for service members’ kids
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/12/11/dc/u-s-house-passes-defense-bill-barring-trans-medical-coverage-for-service-members-kids

* U.S. House handily approves annual defense policy bill
* despite late opposition from Democrats over transphobic provision (ban on coverage for children seeking transgender care

[content warning: suicide] Defense bill bans transgender medical coverage for children in military families
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113631270931451426

#USpol #GOP #Trump2 #GOP #DefenseBill
#Christofascism #transgenocide

U.S. House passes defense bill barring trans medical coverage for service members' kids • Ohio Capital Journal

The U.S. House handily approved the annual defense policy bill Wednesday, despite late opposition from Democrats over a provision that bans military health insurance coverage for service members’ children seeking transgender care.

Ohio Capital Journal

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 13, 2024

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas was only 2SLGBTQIA+ legislator to support bill restricting trans healthcare
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/rep-chris-pappas-was-only-lgbtq-legislator-to-support-bill-restricting-trans-healthcare

* Pappas' vote for massive military funding bill contradicts his record of 2SLGBTQIA+ advocacy

Chris Pappas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pappas_(American_politician)
* Am politician (D-NH)
* openly gay Orthodox Christian
* voted with Biden's stated position 100% of time in 117th Congress

#USpol #2SLGBTQIA+ #LGBT #ChrisPappas #DefenseBill #transgenocide #transgenocide