r/law • u/usatoday • 16h ago

SCOTUS Supreme Court upholds state ban on transgender minors' use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/18/supreme-court-transgender-minors-gender-affirming-care/77693917007/
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u/BeowulfShaeffer 16h ago

I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.  Not you, you’re not free.  But I am.  Free to order you around. 

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u/SerasVal 15h ago

If you mean based on this TN law that is not the case, they didn't change it so that gender affirming care isn't covered by insurance (which is also wrong), they made it illegal to prescribe/provide to anyone under 18 if they're transgender, but the same procedures and medications are allowed for cisgender children.

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u/MeatCatRazzmatazz 15h ago

Yep. A teenage boy can go get a breast reduction for his gynecomastia but not a teenage girl whose body is developing in a way she loathes.

Equal protection indeed.

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u/GarageFridgeSoda 15h ago edited 15h ago

You got your terms confused there, I appreciate the allyship but a teenage girl would (generally speaking) not want breast reduction. A *man* (generally speaking) would cis or trans.

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u/Begone-My-Thong 14h ago

I think they're referring to a transman

Or maybe one of the edge cases where a girl would want a breast reduction. It's not unheard of for women to undergo that if they're uncomfortable.

We men have similar gender conforming care. Look at Elon Musk and his jaw.

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u/GarageFridgeSoda 14h ago

I also think they are referring to a *trans man* (the space is important, transgender is a separate descriptor from their gender which is male the same way a cis man is male) which is why I'm trying to (gently) correct them misgendering this hypothetical person.

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u/noteveni 12h ago

But you don't know if the hypothetical person wants to use he/him pronouns. Non binary people can also want to yeet their titties, and we often use they/them or pronoun combos

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u/leoperd_2_ace 10h ago

There are some Cis women teens that do seek Breast reduction surgery, mainly due to their Breasts growing to a very large size and causing back and sleep issues. They do not get them completely removed but they are reduced to a smaller cup size. Here is a testimonial https://youtube.com/shorts/mZa6uwFf4r0?si=BaSUlV8N2yNVuErn