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Today, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in a landmark case challenging Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. Scroll down for everything you need to know about the U.S. v. Skrmetti case.

We are all here for Reproductive Justice–and that means showing up for gender affirming care and trans rights. Sign up here to stay up-to-date. 

Trans rights are under attack across the country. 

Just last week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that bans transgender students from using the school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.

Horrific policies like these are only making schools and community spaces more dangerous for trans youth.

And it hasn't stopped there. 

24 states have now banned gender-affirming care for trans youth. These bans threaten young trans people’s right to exist as their authentic selves.

Gender-affirming care can include physical and mental health services, social services, and other types of care. These are proven to be life-saving treatments, especially for trans youth. Now, over 100,000 families with trans youth live in a state that has outlawed the medical care they need.

The same politicians outlawing this care and attacking trans people are the same ones implementing deadly abortion bans, threatening birth control access, and introducing drag bans or other anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

All of these attacks come from a preoccupation with people’s bodies and a desperate need to control certain populations. 

That’s why bodily autonomy is the core of Reproductive Justice. An attack on the bodily autonomy of some of us is an attack on all of us.

Three families with trans youth, a medical provider, and civil rights advocates in Tennessee have asked SCOTUS to rule on whether the bans against gender-affirming care violate the US Constitution.

The result of this case could move us forward–or it could pave the way for even more attacks on trans people’s right to exist. The ability to make OUR own decisions about OUR bodies is on the line.

Right now, we need everyone to show up for trans rights. At URGE, we are posting about this issue across our channels and we invite you to share these posts or speak out on your own and tag @urge_org.

You can also sign up here to continue supporting trans, intersex, and queer young people with URGE. 

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