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The Guardian - US
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Marina Dunbar

Supreme court blocks Trump’s bid to restrict gender care for trans prisoners

People hold blue, pink and white trans pride flags outside white building
Demonstrators carry transgender flags outside the US supreme court in Washington DC on 13 January. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The US supreme court went against Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, refusing to allow the immediate enforcement of sweeping restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender individuals held in prisons and federal facilities.

The decision marks an unusual victory for transgender rights before the nation’s highest court, which has largely sided with the administration and other opponents of transgender rights in several major cases.

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