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Sixteen states sue White House over healthcare access for transgender youth

a person holds a sign that reads 'trans rights are human rights'
People partake in the Queer Liberation march in New York on 29 June 2025. Photograph: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

Sixteen states are suing the Trump administration to defend transgender youth healthcare access, which has rapidly eroded across the US due to threats from the federal government.

The Democratic attorneys general of California, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and Connecticut are leading the lawsuit, announced on Friday, which challenges the president’s efforts to eradicate vital medical treatments for trans youth.

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