They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.
I don't have access to my copy paste just now, to cite those 3 federal civil rights laws that we need to hold these people responsible for their actions thereunder. If we can get to the super majority's required to impeach Trump and company we can also remove all of these judges.
These so called justices will bless any and every terrible thing that comes their way towards trans people. Pink news has put out stories illustrating the regimes goal of a trans genocide. Expect the Supreme Court to rubber stamp their final solution any day now. We have to get out. Trans people need asylum now, not after the wholesale killing brings and we’re all in concentration camps
To the fascist mind, the enemy is always both a degenerate weakling who deserves to suffer, and an extremely powerful force that endangers the whole of society.
Though it's hurting us right now, this cognitive dissonance is a key weakness of their ideology.
More and more I ask myself if I knew 2-1/2 years ago what I know now about the direction the country was going, would I have still come out? And each time I ask myself that question the answer always comes back: “Oh, fuck, yes!“
Yes, we’ve been where they want us to return to. I’d much rather have this fight than to be there again. Keep breathing, folks. And remember that we do have allies. If you can manage it at all, find something, anything, even if only for a nanosecond, that reminds you of joy and wonder. (Gads, I hope I don’t sound trite! I’m really just repeating a Buddhist teaching about the present moment in the face of disaster on all fronts. That moment of joy is a fortifying relief.)
This is a very stupid and dangerous ruling that will literally kill people. This court, like The Heritage Foundation, has blood on their hands. An investigation should immediately be opened to see if the "justices" were financially influenced by The Heritage Foundation or other outside entities to rule this way.
I’ve tried to share all this awful news with so many people, and they just say “that’s just the internet.” I feel like we’re being killed in the town square and nobody even notices.
And then these dangerous heretics have the nerve to call us violent?!?!
I get your feeling. We are not being killed in the town square at this time. Some people in power and those who have influence over people's power are plainly trying to lay the groundwork for that.
WTF does it mean to "appreciate their sex"? I'm a cis woman and I'm not sure I could say I've ever "appreciated my sex". What a ridiculous and bullshit thing for anyone to say, much less impose on grown adults (or any one for that matter).
I had to stop reading. I can't process that we have this many ignorant, mean-spirited people in the judiciary. But then again, "all-Republican and mostly Trump-appointed".
The decisions issued by the Fourth Circuit allowing West Virginia’s all republican court and endorsed by the Supreme Court represent a profound failure of both law and humanity.
By relying on distorted evidence, selectively cited research, and demonstrably incomplete understandings of transgender healthcare, these rulings abandon vulnerable Americans in favor of ideology disguised as jurisprudence.
Courts are meant to evaluate facts — not amplify misinformation.
Yet these decisions elevate contested and often debunked claims while dismissing the overwhelming consensus of major medical organizations that recognize gender-affirming care as evidence-based, medically necessary treatment.
When courts substitute political narratives for scientific reality, the consequences are not abstract; they are painfully real.
These rulings will not exist merely on paper.
They will be felt in emergency rooms, in classrooms, and in homes across the country.
Transgender individuals — especially young people — now face increased barriers to healthcare, intensified stigma, and state-sanctioned exclusion.
The predictable outcome is greater isolation, worsening mental health, and heightened risk of depression, self-harm, and suicide.
That is not speculation; it is the documented result whenever access to care and social recognition are stripped away.
The judiciary has long claimed the mantle of protecting minority rights against political pressure.
In these decisions, that responsibility has been abandoned. Instead of safeguarding constitutional equality, the courts have legitimized policies rooted in fear and misunderstanding, effectively signaling that transgender Americans are less deserving of dignity, autonomy, and protection under the law.
History will judge these rulings not as neutral legal interpretations but as moments when the courts turned away from evidence and compassion alike.
The harm inflicted by this republican court will not be theoretical — it will be measured in suffering, in preventable crises, and in lives placed at risk.
A just society cannot accept legal decisions that knowingly produce harm while ignoring credible science and lived reality.
Advocates, medical professionals, families, and citizens must continue to challenge these rulings, defend evidence-based care, and demand that the law once again serve truth, equality, and human dignity rather than misinformation and fear.
I sincerely hope that this ruling will be challenged - all though even if it gets to the supreme court they will most likely uphold this decision.
I could be wrong, but since this ruling came from an appellate court, SCOTUS is the next step. How the rules are enforced will vary from state to state. But inevitably, Trump will use this as a cudgel to try and force states into submission.
This is the worst court decision I have read from an appellate circuit on a trans issue in recent years. Horrifying decision.
Oh, just wait until they rule that it is permissible to incarcerate us for our own protection and for the welfare of society in general.
That will come by executive order. They won't wait for a ruling. The concentration camps are waiting for our arrival.
I don't have access to my copy paste just now, to cite those 3 federal civil rights laws that we need to hold these people responsible for their actions thereunder. If we can get to the super majority's required to impeach Trump and company we can also remove all of these judges.
Doing so must become a democrat party plank.
Impeaching tRUMP does no good. Hell, he’s a CONVICTED FELON yet sits his orange ass in the White House.
I do of course speak of impeachment with removal. We need it to pass the house and the senate.
That wouldn't ever happen. Why even waste the ink to write about it?
We'd need 67 votes for it in the Senate, which if the Dems win big enough -- which should be fought for -- would make that happen.
Because we must fight towards that goal anyway, why not write about what makes the most of it if achieved?
Dems are never going to get anywhere near 67 votes in the Senate. Not even in the bluest conceivable tsunami. Why would you say that?
These so called justices will bless any and every terrible thing that comes their way towards trans people. Pink news has put out stories illustrating the regimes goal of a trans genocide. Expect the Supreme Court to rubber stamp their final solution any day now. We have to get out. Trans people need asylum now, not after the wholesale killing brings and we’re all in concentration camps
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention just released their new Red Flag Alert for Trans Genocide today. And I assume that it was written prior to this court ruling, but still, it's their 3rd such alert on trans genocide since last year. https://lemkininstitute.com/so/e2PpT6aRi?languageTag=en&cid=156819f6-2325-4a15-8af1-31d5be0e4116
"States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex"
What. The. Actual. Incoherent. Flying. Fuck!
How is this not identical if not worse than compelled speech?
It is. But this time it's "government approved free speech"
I see your /sarc, and resent only that so many in power take it seriously at face value.
So either we're horrific perverts or dumb children who can't make our own decisions? Funny how that works isn't it?
To the fascist mind, the enemy is always both a degenerate weakling who deserves to suffer, and an extremely powerful force that endangers the whole of society.
Though it's hurting us right now, this cognitive dissonance is a key weakness of their ideology.
This ruling is disgusting!
Just as we all said, it was never about sports.
More and more I ask myself if I knew 2-1/2 years ago what I know now about the direction the country was going, would I have still come out? And each time I ask myself that question the answer always comes back: “Oh, fuck, yes!“
Yes, we’ve been where they want us to return to. I’d much rather have this fight than to be there again. Keep breathing, folks. And remember that we do have allies. If you can manage it at all, find something, anything, even if only for a nanosecond, that reminds you of joy and wonder. (Gads, I hope I don’t sound trite! I’m really just repeating a Buddhist teaching about the present moment in the face of disaster on all fronts. That moment of joy is a fortifying relief.)
This is a very stupid and dangerous ruling that will literally kill people. This court, like The Heritage Foundation, has blood on their hands. An investigation should immediately be opened to see if the "justices" were financially influenced by The Heritage Foundation or other outside entities to rule this way.
They are ultra conservative judges. Of course they are.
This is bad. Very bad.
It's worse than that, it's also stupid!
Jesus... well, surely at least we can use the G word now without people calling us hysterical, right?
I’ve tried to share all this awful news with so many people, and they just say “that’s just the internet.” I feel like we’re being killed in the town square and nobody even notices.
And then these dangerous heretics have the nerve to call us violent?!?!
I get your feeling. We are not being killed in the town square at this time. Some people in power and those who have influence over people's power are plainly trying to lay the groundwork for that.
Absolutely disgusted and terrified by this decision. I guess it's time to start planning DIY HRT and self-funding my FFS, then?
WTF does it mean to "appreciate their sex"? I'm a cis woman and I'm not sure I could say I've ever "appreciated my sex". What a ridiculous and bullshit thing for anyone to say, much less impose on grown adults (or any one for that matter).
I had to stop reading. I can't process that we have this many ignorant, mean-spirited people in the judiciary. But then again, "all-Republican and mostly Trump-appointed".
If they are old, white, conservative and transphobic this is what we can always expect.
This hit my nervous system like lightning. This is so deeply, disgustingly wrong.
The decisions issued by the Fourth Circuit allowing West Virginia’s all republican court and endorsed by the Supreme Court represent a profound failure of both law and humanity.
By relying on distorted evidence, selectively cited research, and demonstrably incomplete understandings of transgender healthcare, these rulings abandon vulnerable Americans in favor of ideology disguised as jurisprudence.
Courts are meant to evaluate facts — not amplify misinformation.
Yet these decisions elevate contested and often debunked claims while dismissing the overwhelming consensus of major medical organizations that recognize gender-affirming care as evidence-based, medically necessary treatment.
When courts substitute political narratives for scientific reality, the consequences are not abstract; they are painfully real.
These rulings will not exist merely on paper.
They will be felt in emergency rooms, in classrooms, and in homes across the country.
Transgender individuals — especially young people — now face increased barriers to healthcare, intensified stigma, and state-sanctioned exclusion.
The predictable outcome is greater isolation, worsening mental health, and heightened risk of depression, self-harm, and suicide.
That is not speculation; it is the documented result whenever access to care and social recognition are stripped away.
The judiciary has long claimed the mantle of protecting minority rights against political pressure.
In these decisions, that responsibility has been abandoned. Instead of safeguarding constitutional equality, the courts have legitimized policies rooted in fear and misunderstanding, effectively signaling that transgender Americans are less deserving of dignity, autonomy, and protection under the law.
History will judge these rulings not as neutral legal interpretations but as moments when the courts turned away from evidence and compassion alike.
The harm inflicted by this republican court will not be theoretical — it will be measured in suffering, in preventable crises, and in lives placed at risk.
A just society cannot accept legal decisions that knowingly produce harm while ignoring credible science and lived reality.
Advocates, medical professionals, families, and citizens must continue to challenge these rulings, defend evidence-based care, and demand that the law once again serve truth, equality, and human dignity rather than misinformation and fear.
I sincerely hope that this ruling will be challenged - all though even if it gets to the supreme court they will most likely uphold this decision.
Talk about activist judges!!!
I could be wrong, but since this ruling came from an appellate court, SCOTUS is the next step. How the rules are enforced will vary from state to state. But inevitably, Trump will use this as a cudgel to try and force states into submission.
No dought
They need to stay the fuck out of healthcare. Ignorant, fearful subhumans!