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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Mattise,Geoff Mulvihill and John Seewer

Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care

US Supreme Court Transgender Health Reaction - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about the future.

The court handed President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-led states a significant victory by effectively protecting them from at least some of the legal challenges against many efforts to repeal safeguards for transgender people.

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