The US Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, criticized by Council Member Chavez, who also laments the cut of a dedicated LGBTQ+ support line.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors in a blockbuster ruling that will bolster efforts by conservative state lawmakers to pass and preserve other divisive laws targeting transgender Americans.

The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a jolting setback to transgender rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively p