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October 21, 2024, 11:57:31 AM
The First Out Trans Lawyer to Argue Before the Supreme Court Is Feeling the Pressure

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-first-out-trans-lawyer-to-argue-before-the-supreme-court-is-feeling-the-pressure/ar-AA1sELbE?ocid=windirect&cvid=6ff913a864a042cb88b1a2b5cefcc8d0&ei=25

Story by Solcyré Burga (21 Oct 2024)

One case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this term is historic not just because of the legal precedent it could set for LGBTQ rights, but also because of the identity of the plaintiffs' lawyer. Chase Strangio is set to become the first out transgender lawyer to argue a case before the nation's highest Court.

U.S. v. Skrmetti challenges a Tennessee law barring transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming-care. Strangio, co-Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project, will be representing the Williams family of Nashville, two other anonymous families, and a Memphis-based medical provider to argue Tennessee's law is unconstitutional.

The high court's decision will not only have an effect on the more than 3,000 transgender youth currently living in Tennessee, according to a UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute report, but could also extend to the trans youth in 26 other states that have passed gender-affirming-care bans.

Strangio feels the weight of his responsibility—particularly given his personal connection to the subject matter of the case. "I have this deep, intimate and personal connection to the work that I do that can make it both harder, but also more significant, more motivating," he says. "I feel a lot of pressure, personally and on behalf of my community, to continue to figure out the best strategic decisions."
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October 21, 2024, 11:48:22 PM
Quote from: Jessica_Rose on October 21, 2024, 11:57:31 AMChase Strangio is set to become the first out transgender lawyer to argue a case before the nation's highest Court.

I knew this would be a landmark case, but I didn't know the lawyer arguing the case would be transgender. I hope they win it for so many reasons!
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