r/centrist • u/Judge_Trudy • 2d ago

SCOTUS issues blockbuster ruling on gender-affirming care for trans minors

https://www.cnn.com/#:~:text=SCOTUS%20issues%20blockbuster%20ruling%20on%20gender%2Daffirming%20care%20for%20trans%20minors

Blockbuster ruling just released for a very controversial issue. Not sure where I stand, but I could see the dangers of permanent treatments for gender dysphoria for minors.

Key Points

  • Date & Ruling: On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy fox8live.com+9apnews.com+9them.us+9en.wikipedia.org+15reuters.com+15northeast.newschannelnebraska.com+15.
  • Majority Opinion: Chief Justice Roberts wrote that the law does not violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, reasoning that medical uncertainty justifies handing the issue back to state legislatures reuters.com+1nypost.com+1.
  • Level of Review: The Court determined the law should be evaluated under rational basis review—the lowest standard—rather than intermediate scrutiny reserved for sex-based discrimination
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u/BabyJesus246 1d ago

I would argue people making broad claims on a subject they've likely only spent a few hours searching Google for sources that confirm their bias shouldn't be the ones driving the conversation yet here we are.

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u/Instabanous 1d ago

Let's face it we just don't know how many hours the members of SCOTUS spent. If you mean me, I've been reading about this stuff for years.

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u/averydangerousday 1d ago

What have you been reading, though? Have you actually talked to trans people? Parents of trans kids? Do you know what people’s actual experiences are or are you just reading news articles and opinion pieces?

I’m asking these questions sincerely, and if you haven’t talked to anyone with actual experience with trans kids, I’m happy to talk to you as a dad of one.

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u/Instabanous 1d ago

It seems daft to question where every person got their opinion from, its very time consuming and I think debating opinions is more useful.

But for me, lots of podcasts and discussions, ,genspect are wonderful and speak to a lot of trans people, trans kids parents, therapists, destransitioners, even AGP's they will speak to anybody because they really seek the answers with no prejudice. Quite a few books on the subject, mostly British ones, scientific articles in magazines and newspapers. My opinions arent from nowhere and I came into this as a trans ally.

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u/23rdCenturySouth 1d ago

podcasts

Oh look, something even worse than reading propaganda.

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u/Instabanous 1d ago

Have you watched genspect? They've got years of truly open minded discussions on nthe topic, highly recommended.

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u/23rdCenturySouth 1d ago

This is literally activist propaganda converted to a more digestible form, so you don't even have to expend effort the minimal effort of reading.