Judge strikes down Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates

A Georgia law restricting access to gender-affirming care for transgender prison inmates has been struck down According to a analysis from The Advocate federal Judge Victoria M Calvert issued a permanent injunction on Dec against SB finding that it violated the Eighth Amendment s prohibition on cruel and peculiar punishment The state is responsible for the well-being of any person it holds in its custody regardless of whether that person has gender dysphoria or another evaluation Emily Early an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who represented the plaintiffs advised The Advocate Gender dysphoria is a physiological condition that is just like any other condition of diabetes or cancer that the state must provide minimally adequate medicine for that meets constitutional standards SB which was signed by Gov Brian Kemp in the spring and went into enforcement over the summer prohibited the use of state funds or information for gender-affirming surgeries hormone replacement therapy cosmetic procedures and other treatments for gender dysphoria for trans inmates In September Judge Calvert temporarily blocked the ban after a class action lawsuit was filed by nearly incarcerated transgender people RELATED STORY Trans advocates slam Georgia s SB as cruel and uncommon punishment The post Judge strikes down Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta