The US Supreme Court upholds a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, criticized by Council Member Chavez, who also laments the cut of a dedicated LGBTQ+ support line.

The justices ruled that Tennessee’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

The conservative Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to transgender Americans on Wednesday, issuing a sweeping decision that may have implications beyond the medical care that was at center of one of the court’s highest-profile disputes this year.