Prepare to accommodate gender dysphoria under ADA.

Kesha is a transgender woman with gender dysphoria, defined as "a discrepancy between a person's gender identity and that person's sex assigned at birth." Kesha has received medical treatment for it for years, including bi-weekly hormone injections and daily pills. She is considered a woman by Virginia state law.

When Kesha was sentenced to six months in jail, deputies placed her in a men's housing unit. There, she alleged she was denied medical treatment for gender dysphoria, including hormone treatment. She sued, alleging ADA violations.

An appeals court ruled gender dysphoria is an ADA disability...

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