Filed May 25, 2021

Fighting For The Rights Of Trans Youth in Arkansas

Brandt et al v. Rutledge et al

Dylan Brandt and his mother.

Several doctors and families are challenging a discriminatory Arkansas law that would prohibit healthcare professionals from providing or even referring transgender youth for medically necessary health care. Their case is being heard this week in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Dylan Brandt and his mother.

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