Dear John, Earlier today, Lambda Legal and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), alongside private law firms HWG LLP and McDermott Will & Emery LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court against the State of North Carolina to block implementation of H.B. 808, a discriminatory law banning the provision of medically necessary care for transgender North Carolina youth. The legal advocates simultaneously filed a motion for preliminary injunction seeking to block enforcement of the ban as the court challenge proceeds. Voe v. Mansfield was filed on behalf of the family of a transgender adolescent, who are proceeding anonymously as “Voe”; North Carolina family physician Dr. Riley Smith, and two national membership organizations with members in North Carolina, GLMA, and PFLAG National. PFLAG National has hundreds of members in North Carolina who are directly affected and harmed by this law. Everyone in North Carolina should be free to be themselves, on National Coming Out Day and every day. Yet, because of an unjust law, adolescents who are transgender are excluded, and parents lose resources to help their kids thrive. PFLAG National is suing North Carolina, in addition to Texas and Missouri, so families and transgender individuals can be free to live authentically every day, everywhere. Our team has put together a helpful FAQ to answer some of the questions we are hearing about this case. Even though you are not a resident in the state of North Carolina, if someone you know is and has additional questions that aren’t addressed in our FAQ, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support of transgender people and their families⏤and of PFLAG. Together we will continue the work to ensure that everyone can access the healthcare they need—and that every LGBTQ+ person is safe, celebrated, empowered, and loved. |
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