When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with knowledge that runs deep. Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court,

The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case on whether states can ban gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Alabama filed a brief in support of the Tennessee law banning sex-change procedures for children challenged in the case.