
PFLAG v. Trump
What's at Stake
Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth, together with PFLAG National and GLMA, filed a federal legal challenge against a January 2025 executive order from the Trump administration directing federal agencies to withhold funds from medical providers and institutions that provide gender-affirming medical treatments for people under nineteen.
Stay informed about our latest work in the courts.
By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU's privacy statement.
Summary
Soon after returning to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump issued a series of sweeping executive orders targeting the rights, speech, and health care of transgender people. One order signed by the president directed federal agencies to withhold funds from medical providers and institutions that provide gender-affirming medical treatments such as puberty suppressants and hormone therapies to anyone under 19, threatening to shut down access to essential health care that is already out of reach for many. If enforced, the order would deny critical federal funds to hospitals, clinics, doctors, and other providers, leading some provider networks to prematurely cancel appointments with transgender youth and announce they are ceasing care altogether.
In February 2025, A federal lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Maryland, and law firms Hogan Lovells and Jenner & Block on behalf of two transgender young adults and five transgender adolescents and their families whose health care has been disrupted by President Trump’s order. Also joining the case are PFLAG National, the nation’s largest organization supporting LGBTQ+ people and their families, with over 550,000 members and supporters and nearly 350 chapters across the country; and GLMA, the country’s largest organization of LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals.
“PFLAG parents are good and decent people who love their trans kids and want them to grow up to become thriving, happy, healthy adults,” said Brian Bond, chief executive officer of PFLAG National. “Yet, President Trump and other politicians maliciously harm our families by denying them access to physician-prescribed, medically recommended care. This order puts trans and nonbinary young people and their families at risk—and we’re not putting up with it.”
Legal Documents
- 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-1 - HRSA Memorandum - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-2 - CDC Grant Termination Letter - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-3 - Children's National Statement - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-5 - UVA Health Statement - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-7 - Denver Health Statement - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-16 - White House Statement - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-17 - FDA Notice - 02/18/2025
Exhibit A-18 - CDC Notice - 02/18/2025
Exhibit B - Declaration of Bruce Boe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit C - Declaration of Bella Boe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit D - Declaration of George Goe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit E - Declaration of Gabe Goe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit F - Declaration of Rachel Roe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit G - Declaration of Robert Roe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit H - Declaration of Claire Coe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit I - Declaration of Cameron Coe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit J - Declaration of Lawrence Loe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit K - Declaration of Dylan Doe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit N - Declaration of E.M. - 02/18/2025
Exhibit O - Declaration of Jane Doe 1 - 02/18/2025
Exhibit P - Declaration of Jane Doe 2 - 02/18/2025
Exhibit Q - Declaration of Jane Doe 3 - 02/18/2025
Exhibit R - Declaration of Jane Doe 4 - 02/18/2025
Exhibit S - Declaration of Jane Doe 5 - 02/18/2025
Exhibit T - Declaration of Jane Doe 6 - 02/18/2025
Exhibit U - Declaration of Dr. Peyton Poe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit V - Declaration of Dr. Kyle Koe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit W - Declaration of Kristen Chapman - 02/18/2025
Exhibit X - Declaration of M.V. - 02/18/2025
Exhibit Z - Declaration of Dr. Natalie Noe - 02/18/2025
Exhibit BB - Declaration of Dr. Dan Karasic - 02/18/2025
Exhibit DD - Declaration of Dr. Jack Turban
- 02/18/2025
- 02/11/2025
Amended Complaint - 02/05/2025
Declaration of GLMA - 02/05/2025
Declaration of PFLAG - 02/12/2025
Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order - 02/12/2025
Declaration of Omar Gonzalez-Pagan - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-1 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-2 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-3 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-4 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-5 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-6 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-7 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-8 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit R-9 - 02/12/2025
Exhibit S - 02/12/2025
Exhibit T - 02/12/2025
Exhibit U
PFLAG v. TrumpLegal DocumentsPlaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for a Temporary Restraining OrderDate Filed: 02/12/2025
Court: District Court (D. Md.)
Affiliate: Maryland
Download Document- 02/05/2025
- 02/04/2025
Complaint
Press Releases
Families and Doctors Ask Federal Court to Enforce Injunction Blocking Trump Administration’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Policy
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Order
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order Targeting Medical Care for Transgender Youth