Relation Between Gender Affirming Care Civil Law Suits and Anti-Trans Legislation
Year: 2026
Type: study-registration
Abstract: In this research, we explore the possibility that the introduction of anti-trans legislation predicts civil case outcomes when trans prison inmates sue for recourse regarding access to gender affirming care. That is, this research question explores whether legislation targeting trans society more broadly affects incarcerated trans communities specifically. Specifically, we plan to explore whether state-level increases in anti-trans legislative growth predict civil court case outcomes that reflect denial of access to gender affirming care among incarcerated trans people. We expect that states with more anti-trans legislation (relative to less) will be more likely to render court decisions in favor of the defendant when a trans inmate plaintiff sues for access to gender affirming care.
Source: Open Science Framework
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7213248404