A U.S. District Court has issued a preliminary injunction against Donald Trump's executive order that denied gender-affirming care to transgender individuals in federal prisons. This ruling ensures that transgender inmates will continue to receive hormone therapy and social accommodations during an ongoing lawsuit initiated by three transgender inmates, who argue that the executive order violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit presents serious implications for healthcare access for approximately 2,000 transgender individuals in federal custody.
The denial of care was part of Trump's 'two sexes' order issued January 20, the first day of his second term, requiring the Bureau of Prisons to revise medical policies.
Judge Lamberth's preliminary injunction allows trans inmates access to hormone therapy and social accommodations, vital for their transition, while a lawsuit against the policy continues.
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