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State Appeal of ACLU Preliminary Injunction of Arkansas TransYouth Health Care Ban Under Federal Judicial Scrutiny

Joanna Brand and her son Dylan are lead plantiffs in a lawsuit to maintain access to gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in Arkansas.
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Joanna Brand and her son Dylan are lead plantiffs in a lawsuit to maintain access to gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in Arkansas.

An appeal by the state of Arkansas to lift a stay, requested by ACLU - Arkansas to be placed on a 2021 law banning adolescent gender-affirming health care from taking effect, will soon be decided.