Judge temporarily blocks gender-affirming care ban in big win for trans youthhttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/judge-temporarily-blocks-gender-affirming-care-ban-in-big-win-for-trans-youth/ 🔗Molly Sprayregen (18 May 2026)
A judge granted a temporary injunction on Friday, blocking Kansas's gender-affirming care ban and bringing "enormous relief" to trans youth and their families, according to ACLU attorney Harper Seldin.
State District Judge Carl Folsom III granted the injunction after two mothers with trans teenagers sued so their kids could continue taking gender-affirming medications.
"Specifically, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs are likely to prevail * based on the right to personal autonomy set out in Section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights and a parent's fundamental right to make medical decisions for their children," Folsom wrote in his ruling.
Loe v. Kansas challenges S.B. 63, which bans all gender-affirming treatments for minors in the state, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Cisgender youth, however, are allowed to utilize those treatments for other reasons.
In the wake of the injunction, Seldin expressed that gender-affirming care is "the foundation of young transgender people's entire lives and helps give them the future all young people deserve."
"Any decision about this medical care should be between families and their doctors," he continued, "and today's order from the court restores that fundamental principle. We will continue to challenge this law until Kansas is a safe place to raise every family."
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R), however, is not happy and called the ruling "a stark example of judicial activism." He reportedly plans to appeal the ruling.
