Georgia families sue to block law restricting care for transgender kids from taking effect

Drawer rilled with bandages and medications
Medical supplies in a drawer at QueerMed, an Atlanta-area medical practice that specializes in treating transgender patients. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated at 11:24 a.m.

Four families are now suing to block Georgia’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender children from taking effect July 1.

Senate Bill 140 prohibits minors from receiving hormone replacement therapy or gender-affirming surgery, with few exceptions.