In April of 2021, Arkansas joined 18 other states in enacting a ban on transgender medical procedures for children. These would include hormone supplements, puberty blockers, and surgery. Republicans in the state legislature had to override then-Governor Asa Hutchinson’s veto to put the law into effect. As has happened in most states with such laws, trans activists immediately went to court in an attempt to have the law struck down. It looks like they found the right court to hear the case (for the second time) because U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the law this week. Judge Moody, an Obama appointee, had previously ordered a temporary block late in 2021. An appeal has already been filed and it’s expected to be heard in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP)Read More
Arkansas judge blocks children’s trans surgery law
