The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender identity care for transgender minors earlier this summer has fueled ongoing polarization around LGBTQ issues and controversial policies across the nation. The high court has also agreed to take on more cases dealing with trans rights in its next session that begins in October.

Twenty-seven states have passed laws limiting access to gender identity health care for transgender children and teenagers, according to KFF , a nonpartisan health policy think tank. An estimated 40% of trans youth ages 13 to 17 live in these states .

There have already been more anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures so far this year than in any full year since at least 2020, a CNN analysis of American Civil Liberties Union

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