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Kansas, Supreme Court and gender dysphoria

Why SCOTUS ruling on gender-affirming care could boost defense of new Kansas law
Attorney General Kris Kobach said a new Kansas law banning gender affirming care for transgender youth got a boost by a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Kansas AG reacts to Supreme Court decision on gender-affirming care for minors
The Kansas Attorney General issued a statement Wednesday applauding a Supreme Court decision on gender affirming care.
Potential 2028 Dems quiet after Supreme Court upholds ban on care for some transgender minors
The Supreme Court's conservative-leaning justices this week upheld a Tennessee ban on some gender-affirming care for youths, prompting immediate criticism from their liberal-leaning colleagues. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent that “the court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims.
Families of Trans Kids Worry About What's Next After Supreme Court Rules on Gender-Affirming Care
A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. In a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, the court’s conservative majority concluded that the ban passed in 2023 does not discriminate against people based on their “transgender status.
US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning youth transgender care
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that could bolster efforts by states to defend other measures targeting transgender people.
Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender treatments for minors
The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning some gender affirming care for minors. The court's conservative majority rejected arguments brought by a group of transgender teens and their parents.
What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender care for youth
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The case is sure to resonate nationally.
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights
The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights
Kansas passed 129 new laws in 2025, with 101 taking effect July 1. What to know
The Kansas Legislature and the governor enacted 129 new laws in 2025, and 101 take effect July 1. Here are some highlights ...
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Kansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors After GOP Lawmakers Reverse the Governor's Veto
Kansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors After GOP Lawmakers Reverse the Governor's Veto TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors ...
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Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Kansas’s Senate Bill 63 would broadly prevent health care professionals from providing gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery, to minors ...
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After previous failures, KS Republicans again push ban on gender-affirming care for minors
According to the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, 26 states have enacted bans on gender-affirming ... care for adults between the ages of 18 and 20 as well as minors. New ...
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Kansas Republicans override the governor and ban gender-affirming care for minors
Though more than half of states have limited or banned forms of gender-affirming care for minors, critics of Kansas’ bill say ... protection because it only bans hormone treatments for ...
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Kansas GOP overrides governor’s veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Kansas’s GOP Legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, becoming the 27th state to restrict access ...