The far-right-dominated U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth after hearing arguments in a case that could have major repercussions for transgender people across the country. Plaintiffs argue the ban is a form of sex discrimination. Transgender community members and their allies rallied in front of the Supreme Court Wednesday. This is Ethan Rice, an attorney with Lambda Legal, one of the groups representing the plaintiffs in the case.

Ethan Rice: “To support trans youth and nonbinary youth specifically. But, you know, really, today is such an important case for our community. And really, it’s about the right of transgender youth to be themselves, the rights of parents and youth to be able to make medical decisions with their doctors.”

After headlines, we’ll speak with ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, who yesterday argued the case before the Supreme Court.