Ben & Jerry’s promotes petition for ‘gender-affirming care’ before Supreme Court hearing

Ben & Jerry’s shared a petition from the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asking social media users to sign it to show their support for “gender-affirming care.”

The petition was shared on the ice cream brand’s social media account on the eve of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, a law barring puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries for minors, and whether it violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The ACLU’s petition says states such as Tennessee banning medication to transgender youth has threatened the “well-being” of children and their families.

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