PFLAG v. Trump

Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Maryland, joined by pro-bono co-counsel Hogan Lovells and Jenner & Block, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of PFLAG, GLMA, transgender young adults, and families with transgender youth challenging an executive order from the Trump administration attempting to shut down access to necessary medical care for transgender people under 19 nationwide. PFLAG National is the nation’s largest organization, supporting LGBTQ+ people and their families with more than 550,000 members and supporters and nearly 350 chapters across the country. GLMA is the country’s largest organization of LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals. 

The Trump administration order directs federal agencies to withhold funds from medical providers and institutions that offer gender-affirming medical treatments such as puberty suppressants and hormone therapies to anyone under 19, threatening to shut down access to essential health care that is already out-of-reach for many. If enforced, the order would deny critical federal funds to hospitals, clinics, doctors, and other providers, leading some provider networks to prematurely cancel appointments with transgender youth and announce they are ceasing care altogether.