Chase Strangio will step into the U.S. Supreme Court [December 3] to argue a case that could fundamentally reshape the future of transgender rights in America. It’s a historic moment, not just because of the stakes of U.S. v. Skrmetti, but because Strangio, a transgender man and legal trailblazer, will be standing before the highest court in the land, fighting for the rights of trans youth and their families.
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Hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and other medical treatments that are outlawed for trans kids are perfectly acceptable, under the law, for cisgender kids to use for the treatment of other conditions. Those who suffer gender dysphoria, however, can’t. “This law bans treatment only when it’s used in a gender-nonconforming way,” he says. “If a cisgender child needs hormones for certain medical reasons, they can get them. But a transgender child can’t. It’s the government saying, ‘We get to decide what’s right for your gender, and we’ll block access to care that helps you live in a way we don’t agree with.’”
It’s about whether the government can come between families, doctors, and adolescents who agree on a treatment plan and whether the government can decide what care is right based on a child’s gender identity.
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“The idea that young people are consenting to treatment by themselves or getting surgeries at school—that’s completely farcical,” he says. But these harmful myths aren’t just noise—they’ve been weaponized to justify legislative attacks across the country.
