T he Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, and for the first time in history a trans lawyer will be

For Chase Strangio, the professional path that’s led to this moment – in which he’ll have 15 minutes to present an argument defending gender-affirming care for trans youth before the Supreme Court – cannot be unwoven from his life outside the courtroom.

It is not lost on me that I will be standing there at the lectern at the Supreme Court in part because I was able to have access to the medical care that is the very subject of the case that we’re litigating,

The day after Donald Trump’s election victory, ACLU transgender justice advocate Chase Strangio promised his 98,000 Instagram followers he’ll “fight like hell.”

The Supreme Court will dive headfirst into the politically fraught issue of transgender rights on Wednesday when it hears a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the highest-profile case of the fall.

The U.S. Supreme Court justices asked questions about a Tennessee transgender law that prevents minors from receiving gender-affirming care, with Justice Clarence Thomas clarifying that this ban would only affect minors.

When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with knowledge that runs deep. Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court,

The justices are considering whether a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause.