She repeatedly described herself as “quite worried” and “nervous” because the same justifications that the state of Tennessee was using to ban transgender health care for minors were previously used to justify bans on interracial marriage,

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the ability of states to restrict treatments for minors whose gender identity doesn't align with their sex assigned at birth.

Conservative-leaning Supreme Court justices suggested during oral arguments Wednesday they’re inclined to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, in a landmark case that could have repercussions nationwide as Republicans have increasingly targeted transgender rights and enacted bans on gender-affirming healthcare for minors.