“Pride Month is designed to bring attention to the LGBTQ community in the United States, and this year’s events included the same parades, music, laughter and rainbow-colored displays of every kind across the nation.
But Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for transgender youth was the kind of attention many advocates didn’t want and the capper to a month of discouragement.
“The decision itself does land like a punch in the gut during Pride Month, a time that’s meant to celebrate liberation, joy and survival,” said Dallas Ducar, executive vice president of the Boston-based trans health provider Fenway Health. “It showcases that while our resilience is not any weaker, the attacks are calculated…”
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