A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Prisons is required to continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to transgender inmates, despite disruptions caused by an executive order from President Trump. The judge emphasized that federal law prohibits denying inmates medically necessary treatments as identified by professionals. The ruling applies broadly, encompassing all current and future federal prison inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria. This decision underscores the importance of mental health care and challenges regarding the treatment of transgender individuals in the prison system.
neither the BOP nor the Executive Order provides any serious explanation as to why the treatment modalities covered by the Executive Order or implementing memoranda should be handled differently than any other mental health intervention.
The transgender inmates who sued to block Trump's executive order are trying to lessen the personal anguish caused by their gender dysphoria, the distress that a person feels because their assigned gender and gender identity don't match.
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