Meet the transgender lawyer leading a bold fight to show Supreme Court justices that trans lives matter

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11/08/2024

On December 4, Chase Strangio will step into the U.S. Supreme Court to argue a case that could fundamentally reshape the future of transgender rights in America. It’s a historic moment, not just because of the stakes of U.S. v. Skrmetti, but because Strangio, a transgender man and legal trailblazer, will be standing before the highest court in the land, fighting for the rights of trans youth and their families. “This will be my first time arguing before the Supreme Court,” Strangio tells The Advocate with characteristic humility, even though his name is already synonymous with many landmark legal battles for LGBTQ+ rights. As the co-director for transgender justice at the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project, he has been at the forefront of some of the most significant cases affecting LGBTQ+ lives, including the fight against North Carolina’s “bathroom bill,” the challenge to the Trump administration’s trans military ban, and the Aimee Stephens case, which helped establish federal workplace protections for transgender people.

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