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Judge Orders BOP to Continue Hormone Therapy for Trans Inmates

6/19/2026

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Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered the Bureau of Prisons to keep prescribing hormone therapy to transgender inmates in Washington, D.C., pending review.
The injunction says the administration gave no reasoned justification for ending hormone treatment and had proposed psychotherapy, antidepressants, and gender-nonconforming clothing instead.
Transgender prisoners’ lawyers and medical groups say hormone therapy eases gender dysphoria, contrary to the administration’s claim its benefits are unclear.

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Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered the Bureau of Prisons to keep prescribing hormone therapy to transgender inmates in Washington, D.C., pending review.
The injunction says the administration gave no reasoned justification for ending hormone treatment and had proposed psychotherapy, antidepressants, and gender-nonconforming clothing instead.
Transgender prisoners’ lawyers and medical groups say hormone therapy eases gender dysphoria, contrary to the administration’s claim its benefits are unclear.