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Connecticut Attorney General William "Lawfare" Tong, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, today announced a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to protect children from chemical and surgical mutilation.
The lawsuit argues that the administration is "overstepping its authority by using threats of criminal prosecution and federal investigations to pressure health care providers" so they stop chemical and surgical mutilation procedures on children under the age of 19, "even in states like Connecticut where such care is legal and protected."
"This time, the attack comes in the form of two cruel, inflammatory, and unlawful executive orders and follow-up actions... to block gender affirming care for individuals under 19 years of age, and threaten health care providers," complained Bonta. "Trump, Bondi, and their allies have undermined trained medical professionals trampled over states rights, overstepped their constitutional authority, and endangered vulnerable minors and 18-year-old adults."
Bonta complained that the DOJ had subpoenaed more than 20 doctors and clinics thus far over gender-affirming care. He was also upset that some providers had stopped offering gender-affirming care out of fear of retribution, including civil and criminal prosecution.
Left untreated, Bonta argued that gender dysphoric children would be led to self-harm and suicide, which is a myth -- a myth exposed in United States v. Skrmetti when the ACLU's lawyer admitted to Justice Alito that there was no evidence to support the idea that medical transition reduces adolescent suicide rates.
"California recognizes gender affirming care as medically necessary health care and prohibits health care providers from discriminating against patients on the basis of gender identity," said Bonta. "Strong-arming doctors and medical providers to deny this medically necessary care is not only unethical and dangerous, it's also illegal."
Bonta made clear that gender-affirming care includes the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy and surgery on minors in "rare" instances. He further stated that it was "extremely harmful" to prevent children from accessing this "care" until they were adults. He also alleged Trump was planning to "erase the existence of transgender individuals, scare them into the shadows of society, and deny their rights."
When it was Tong's turn to speak, he attempted to position himself as being a sympathetic soul, just there to help families with gender dysphoric children so they can easily head down the path towards transgenderism.
He asked, "what would you do if your kid your child was diagnosed with gender dysphoria?"
Then he said, "I know what I would do. I would fight for my kid every single day. And that's what we're doing right here. We're fighting for kids and families. In our states and our jurisdictions. Parents who just want to do the best for their kids as we all do."
If Tong was truly fighting for children, he would probably let them know things like how hormone therapy can sterilize them and cause cancer, for instance.
Tong went on to boast about being "one of the first state legislators to vote for a law codifying the rights of transgendered people here in Connecticut" and then repeated the myth that children will die if you don't allow them to use medications and/or surgeries to mutilate their growing bodies.
AG Raoul took the floor after Tong, and immediately complained that President Trump and his administration have "relentlessly, cruelly, and unlawfully" targeted transgender individuals, and claimed "they're also stoking anxiety and dread among transgender patients and their families."
When the AGs opened the zoom to questions, a Chicago radio host named Greg Bishop asked essentially what happens if the "science" on gender affirming care changes, and hormones are considered detrimental.
The answer was that medical professionals and medical organizations "have all stood by the science of gender affirming care: the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Medical Association American, Family Physicians..." and that they "don't anticipate that medical science changing."
Bishop asked a follow up question that revealed his AG had not actually spoken with any detransitioners, and had no idea how horrific their experiences have been.
Later, Ashley Zavala from NBC in Sacramento asked about the cost of Bonta's 37 lawsuits against the Trump Admin. She pointed out that the California legislature and Governor Newsom had appropriated $25 million dollars to Bonta's office, used $5 million so far, and planned to make another request to draw on that appropriation.
"The additional requests that we'll be making? Double digit millions. Sorry, so it's over $10 million. I don't have the exact number at the ready, but it's more than the initial $5 million. And it reflects the work that we've done in bringing 37 lawsuits in, you know," Bonta said.
Of course that answer will be eye-opening to those in Connecticut, especially since Tong previously alleged that his 20+ lawfare efforts have had "no net cost to the state."
As soon as the zoom ended with his AG comrades ended, Tong jumped in front of a camera in Hartford to deliver briefing with a small group gathered in the capitol.
"Donald Trump and Pam Bondi, through their executive order, the "denial of care order" -- that's what I call it, that's what we should all call it," said Tong. "The denial of care order has declared war on America's children. That's what this is. This is a war on America's children."
Yes, Tong thinks that not being able to chemically and/or surgically mutilate children is tantamount to a "war on America's children."
"It is our prerogative as the state of Connecticut to regulate health care and and to prescribe the manner in which health care is delivered to people here in Connecticut," explained Tong. "We also have an anti-discrimination law here in Connecticut that protects all people, including trans people, and in Connecticut, it is very clear you cannot discriminate against people, including in the providing of health care."
He added, "Trans girls are girls. Trans boys are boys PERIOD."
Tong further alleged that Trump was trying to "cancel a race, eliminate trans people."
"I come here today with some sadness that we have to have this fight. I'm proud to stand with all of you, but I'm not proud to be here as an American. This is as ugly as ugly guts," lamented Tong. "And I'm sad, because even though I'm filing suit, and even though I think we're going to be successful, and even though I think judges and courts will agree with us, a lot of people, a lot of kids are going to get hurt in the process."
"Two of our major providers here in Connecticut have announced plans regarding gender affirming care to transition away from providing some parts of that care... the prescription of medication, and so the medication therapy," Tong said, noting that he spoke with both Yale and Connecticut Children's about their decisions to end gender-affirming care for children under 19.
Tong expressed the "state's profound disappointment" in hospitals' actions, and added that "the actions that they have taken are wrong."
As a result, Tong plans on being a "firewall" for transgender children, and promised to fight as hard as he can to keep letting children get transed in Connecticut.
And he's going to keep fighting for biological boys to play in girls' sports, too.
In case you're wondering, Governor Ned Lamont is fully on board with protecting gender-affirming care, even though he didn't make it to the briefing today.
He said it was “disappointing for hospitals in Connecticut to be forced to make the difficult decision to end gender-affirming care for minors in response to the federal executive order."
"These decisions are not based on Connecticut values or Connecticut law—they are part of a series of relentless federal demands that have created fear, confusion, and legal uncertainty for our health care providers. To transgender youth and their families in Connecticut: you are not alone. We see you, we support you, and we support the action being taken to address this issue. In Connecticut, we do not turn our backs on kids in need,” said Lamont.
You can read the full legal complaint here and watch the briefing in Hartford below.
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