Federal Judge Halts Georgia Law Banning Transgender Minors' Hormone Therapy

A federal judge in Georgia has issued a temporary injunction blocking part of a state law that bans gender-affirming care, specifically hormone therapy, for transgender minors. The judge ruled that the law is likely to violate the Equal Protection Clause and that the plaintiffs, four anonymous transgender children and their parents, have shown a likelihood of succeeding in their case. The injunction allows minors to continue receiving hormone therapy while the case progresses. The law, passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature and signed by Governor Brian Kemp, is part of a wave of bills targeting transgender care for minors in GOP-led states.