California and other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Friday over efforts to end gender-affirming care nationwide.

Joined by several other states, the lawsuit argues the Trump administration is infringing on state rights by trying to override California laws that protect access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

LGBTQ+ rights have become a divisive subject in the United States, where Trump rode a wave of public support for his crusade against so-called 'woke ideology.' In his first days in office, Trump declared the federal government would recognize only two genders – men and women – and has targeted transgender people in a slew of other orders.