Two transgender teens who migrated to other states after Tennessee maintained their gender due to minors and other anti-trans policies, the Trump administration shuts down access to such care nationwide joins the legal challenges of the attempts.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Maryland federal court states President Donald Trump’s decision to end all federal research and education grants to agencies that provide gender-providing sexual care to patients under the age of 19. They are about to declare the January 28th order of the unconstitutional president on January 28th.

Among the plaintiffs are former Tennessee resident Christine Chapman and her 17-year-old daughter, and the family identified as “WG” in court applications, according to the 2023 ban in Tennessee. I moved to Virginia to continue my gender-affirming care. Trump’s executive order meant that WG’s appointment for ongoing care in Virginia was suddenly cancelled last week, the legal application said.

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“I thought Virginia was a safe place for me and my daughter. Instead, I’m heartbroken, tired and scared,” Chapman said in a statement.

Another Tennessee resident, identified as “Dylan Do,” was a teenage resident, to join the family in 2021 as existing anti-transgender laws created a hostile environment. I’ve moved to.

Dylan’s appointment for gender maintenance care was cancelled on January 30th by Trump’s executive order, according to the lawsuit.

“Access to healthcare makes Dylan’s life more liveable,” the lawsuit states. “Given that he loses it, he is depressed and cannot function.”

Other plaintiffs include PFLAG, the American Association of Human Rights Physicians and families with teens and their families living in New York and Massachusetts. They are represented by Hogan Lovells, Jennifer & Bock, of the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Law and Law Firm.

The lawsuit alleges that Trump’s orders discriminate on the basis of gender and disability, and exceeds the authority of the president.

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“These executive orders are illegal and unconstitutional,” the lawsuit said.

“The President does not have unilateral authority to withhold federal funds previously approved by Congress and signed into law. The President himself takes the advantage of the funds when Congress is not entrusted to him. “The power to impose the conditions of the

The lawsuit comes more than a month after the Supreme Court heard verbal debate over the challenge of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender youth. The court has not yet ruled in that case.

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