A group of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee and Kentucky can keep banning gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those state laws proceed. On Thursday evening a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued the 2-1 decision. The laws were passed by Republican majorities in both states. Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote, “Prohibiting citizens and legislatures from offering their perspectives on high-stakes medical policies, in which compassion for the child points in both directions, is not something life-tenured federal judges should do without a clear warrant in the Constitution.” In dissent, Judge Helene White wrote that the laws intrude on parents rights to make decisions for their children. The laws had already kicked in under previous rulings by the appeals judges, despite decisions in lower courts that temporarily kept significant parts of the bans from taking effect. #Queer Up Courts