Judge considers WPATH request to block FTC from proceeding in Texas, ruling expected Friday

Judge considers WPATH request to block FTC from proceeding in Texas, ruling expected Friday

On Thursday afternoon, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. over whether he should temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission from continuing a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas targeting the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, or WPATH. It was the latest high-profile dispute over the Trump administration’s efforts to “end” the provision of gender-affirmin…