Judicial Verdict Affirms Transgender Inmates' Rights Amid Policy Clash

A U.S. District Judge has mandated that the Bureau of Prisons continues to provide gender-affirming care, defying an executive order by President Trump intended to withdraw support for such medical attention.

This decision permits over 2,000 transgender inmates to proceed with a class-action lawsuit challenging the order, asserting it as an infringement on constitutional rights.

The dispute illustrates a significant policy conflict on transgender rights, with the Trump administration and civil rights advocates at odds over the recognition and treatment of transgender individuals in federal prisons.

(With inputs from agencies.)