Transgender youth sue over Trump's executive order targeting gender-affirming care
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Washington — A group of transgender minors and their families filed a lawsuit on Tuesday that challenges President Trump's executive action restricting access to gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.
The suit was filed in federal district court in Maryland on behalf of two 12 year-olds who identify as transgender and five transgender teenagers who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria, along with LGBTQ advocacy groups. They allege that Mr. Trump's actions violate the Constitution and discriminate on the basis of sex and transgender status.
"The Executive Orders were issued for the openly discriminatory purpose of preventing transgender people from expressing a gender identity different from their sex designated at birth — and expressing governmental disapproval of transgender people who, by definition, have a gender identity that does not align with their sex designated at birth," lawyers for the families wrote in their complaint.
