The issue of transgender rights animated the presidential campaign. Now it has made its way to the Supreme Court, and in more ways than one.

It is a sensitive topic, coming from a law passed in 2023 by the Tennesse Legislature. The impact of the Supreme Court's decision on transgender care for children, worrying parents from both sides. Transgender children are banned in Tennessee from receiving gender-affirming care by law.

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.