Opinion: The Supreme Court just showed us what contempt for expertise looks like
Trans and gender-nonconforming people have existed as long as humans have used gender to organize themselves. It was only when we became more visible that the onslaught of new discriminatory laws began.
Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, as justices heard oral arguments on a transgender rights case on Dec. 4, 2024. (Rhiannon Adam/The New York Times)