Chase Strangio, the ACLU lawyer, insists that kids as young as 2 know they are assigned the "wrong" gender, claiming the Tennessee ban violates the Constitution's "equal protection" clause due to discrimination against trans minors. However, the argument brings into question the ability of very young children to understand complex adult concepts like gender identity.
During oral arguments, Strangio and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar admitted that the argument linking drug and surgery access to preventing suicide among minors is without evidentiary support, highlighting that transitioning isn't an immutable characteristic based on the fact that many people change their minds.
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