For Chase Strangio, the professional path that’s led to this moment – in which he’ll have 15 minutes to present an argument defending gender-affirming care for trans youth before the Supreme Court – cannot be unwoven from his life outside the courtroom.

At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers, and other treatments for trans kids in the state.

In the biggest case of the term, the justices considered a challenge to Tennessee’s law banning certain gender transition medical treatments for minors.

Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation's highest court, representing families who say Tennessee’s ban on health care for transgender minors leaves their children terrified about the future.