The ACLU’s Chase Strangio will become the first openly transgender lawyer to argue at the US Supreme Court, making his high court debut on Dec. 4.

An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union is set to be the first openly transgender person to argue before the Supreme Court this December when the justices hear a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

The ACLU lawyer is representing a group of transgender minors who filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

One case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this term is historic not just because of the legal precedent it could set for LGBTQ rights, but also because of the identity of the plaintiffs’ lawyer. Chase Strangio is set to become the first out transgender lawyer to argue a case before the nation’s highest Court.

Chase Strangio will be the first openly trans lawyer to argue in front of the Supreme Court. He will make his debut with December 4 for U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case that will decide transgender rights in the country for years to come.

The ACLU's Chase Strangio will be the first out transgender attorney to argue before the high court as he challenges Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

NYC attorney will represent local family and others, become first transgender lawyer to appear before highest court

The ACLU lawyer is representing a group of transgender minors who filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.