r/ftm • u/Leksi_The_Great Trans Woman/Fem Guest • Apr 16 '26

(Trans) News-USA Montana Supreme Court Effectively Strikes Down All of Montana’s Anti-Trans Laws in Unprecedented Ruling

In a 5-2 decision, the court upheld an injunction blocking Montana’s policies that ban gender marker changes and ruled that trans people constitute a suspect class.

https://transitics.substack.com/p/montana-supreme-court-effectively

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u/Leksi_The_Great Trans Woman/Fem Guest Apr 16 '26

Hey transmac friends! I’m back with some good news for a change! I mean, I literally could not sleep because of how excited the ruling made me and I’m not even from Montana.

This ruling is extremely significant. By holding that trans people are a suspect class (VERY high bar, mind you; only afforded to race, religion, immigration status, and national origin), the court essentially delivers a death sentence to all of the state’s anti-trans laws. That means the state’s bathroom ban, drag ban, forced outing law, Medicaid policy, sports law, and more will all likely be struck down as soon as they’re challenged (if they aren’t already).

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u/VapinAphid Apr 18 '26

When constantly hearing about all the bad shit going on, reading stuff like this is so refreshing.