Battle Over Transgender Kids Is Deeply Personal for ACLU Lawyer

Chase Strangio was tired.

For more than two weeks, the American Civil Liberties Union lawyer had been working with staff almost around the clock to challenge an order from the governor of Texas directing state agencies to investigate parents or doctors who provide gender-affirming care for minors. After more than 6 hours of arguments, a state judge late Friday issued her ruling: an injunction that blocks any such probes while the lawsuit proceeds.

It was a major, if temporary, win at a time in which transgender issues are increasingly becoming a lightning rod for conservative politics. According to one group tracking the measures, 25 bills have been introduced in state ...