TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 14, 2023

The state Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning gender transition health care for minors in Tennessee, the Tennessean reports. SB1 bans minors in Tennessee from accessing gender dysphoria and transition treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapies as well as surgeries. Those who received such treatments as minors also would be able to sue parents, guardians and physicians for authorizing that care. The legislation includes a 30-year statute of limitations. Ahead of the vote yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union threatened legal action if the bill becomes law.