LA County Board

5. Joining an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of the Constitutional Right to\nGender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Instruct\nCounty Counsel to join the local governments' amicus curiae brief in the Sixth\nCircuit case entitled, L.W. v. Skrmetti, seeking the invalidation of the Tennessee\nstatute banning gender-affirming healthcare to any minor, as a violation of\nFederal anti-discrimination laws and the Due Process and Equal Protection\nClauses of the United States Constitution; and authorize County Counsel, in its\ndiscretion, to join other amicus briefs in other cases in support of access to\ngender-affirming healthcare by youth. (23-2647)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence