What I don’t understand about Roberts and Barretts opinions is this: Roberts is saying its not sexual discrimination, its discrimination based solely on medical diagnosis. So, is it ok to discriminate based on a medical diagnosis? And Barretts says being trans isn’t a suspected class because its not immutable, or something immediately obvious upon one’s birth. So, if someone becomes injured and disabled, can they be discriminated against because they weren’t born with that disability?
It certainly seems that way, doesn't it? However, their position seems to be more one of 'regulation' and not discrimination: Tennessee claims to be regulating the treatment of gender dysphoria—treatment which junk science has targeted to make it seem like there's 'medical and scientific uncertainty' surrounding it—and the court has validated that line of thinking. Roberts doesn't say it MUST be regulated, but he argues it can be.
As for your question about Barrett, there are groups beyond suspect classes that cannot be discriminated against, people with disabilities being one of them. The question about trans people being a suspect class was posed during the oral arguments, and Barrett felt the need to refute it herself. However, that was not a majority opinion.
What I don’t understand about Roberts and Barretts opinions is this: Roberts is saying its not sexual discrimination, its discrimination based solely on medical diagnosis. So, is it ok to discriminate based on a medical diagnosis? And Barretts says being trans isn’t a suspected class because its not immutable, or something immediately obvious upon one’s birth. So, if someone becomes injured and disabled, can they be discriminated against because they weren’t born with that disability?
It certainly seems that way, doesn't it? However, their position seems to be more one of 'regulation' and not discrimination: Tennessee claims to be regulating the treatment of gender dysphoria—treatment which junk science has targeted to make it seem like there's 'medical and scientific uncertainty' surrounding it—and the court has validated that line of thinking. Roberts doesn't say it MUST be regulated, but he argues it can be.
As for your question about Barrett, there are groups beyond suspect classes that cannot be discriminated against, people with disabilities being one of them. The question about trans people being a suspect class was posed during the oral arguments, and Barrett felt the need to refute it herself. However, that was not a majority opinion.