Missouri Trans Law Court Fight Underway

A quick look at legal arguments and what might be a groundbreaking case for the trans rights movement here in Missouri. 

The basics . . . 

Lawyers for the plaintiffs wrote in a court filing that the law unlawfully discriminates against transgender patients “by denying them medically necessary care and insurance coverage because of their sex and because of their transgender status.”

In court briefs, the Attorney General’s Office argued that the law is not discriminatory because it “applies evenly to boys and girls.”

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Court battle begins over Missouri's ban on gender-affirming health care for minors

The law would prohibit Missouri healthcare providers from providing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries to minors.