Several social justice groups said Tuesday that they are suing the Trump administration over its new restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for children.

Two transgender young adults and five families of trans minors filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging two executive orders President Donald Trump issued over the last two weeks that aim to prohibit federal funding of transition-related health care for anyone under 19 and define sex as biological,

Children’s National Hospital this week suspended all new prescriptions, refills and medication administration for trans minors in an effort to comply with an executive order issued by the Trump administration,

In a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration in Maryland federal court, the families, who are represented by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union, allege that the order discriminates against transgender people and goes beyond Trump's authority as president.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that bans transgender female athletes from participating in women’s sports, seizing on an issue that galvanized many conservative voters.