Eknes-Tucker v. Governor of the State of Alabama now known as Boe v. Marshall

This amicus brief filed in the Eleventh Circuit case Eknes-Tucker v. Governor of the State of Alabama (No. 22-11707), was submitted by detransitioners, represented by Vernadette R. Broyles, Mary E. McAlister, and Joel H. Thornton of the Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc. (CPRC), in support of Alabama’s appeal to reverse a district court ruling that blocked the state’s ban on gender-modification interventions for minors. The brief argues that the experiences of detransitioners—individuals who underwent  “gender transition” and returned to their natal sex—support Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, emphasizing potential harms of such medical interventions and aligning with CPRC’s advocacy for parental rights and child protection. CPRC’s involvement highlights its stance against transgender medical treatments for youth, urging the court to uphold the state’s legislative authority over the plaintiffs’ equal protection and parental rights claims.