QM Weekly Update for September 15, 2025
🏳️🌈⚖️ On Monday, a federal lawsuit against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan for its ban on displaying pride flags on public property was dismissed by a district judge, allowing the ban to remain in place.
More information:
“Detroit-area city can ban LGBTQ+ pride flags on public property, judge says”
Detroit-area judge says LGBTQ+ pride flags OK on public property | AP News
A judge says a Detroit-area city known for welcoming immigrants did not violate the Constitution by banning LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles.
“Judge rules to uphold Hamtramck’s Pride flag ban on public property”
Judge rules to uphold Hamtramck's Pride flag ban on public property - CBS Detroit
A federal lawsuit by two former city officials against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, over the city's ban on Pride flag displays on public property has been dismissed.
🏳️⚧️⚕️⚖️ On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked attempts by the Trump administration to access medical records of trans patients who received gender-affirming care at Boston Children's Hospital.
More information:
"Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital"
- https://apnews.com/article/transgender-youth-medical-records-boston-subpoena-trump-66eea046b210b18f6bac389ad7cb5652
"Judge Blocks Trump’s Effort to "Harass and Intimidate” Children’s Hospital Over Trans Care Documents"
- https://www.them.us/story/boston-children-hospital-trans-care-records-trump
🏳️⚧️🪪⚖️ On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's ban on issuing passports matching the gender of trans people, though the ruling is limited to the six plaintiffs in the case.
More information:
"Second Judge Rules Trump Trans Passport Ban Likely Unconstitutional 'Under Any Standard Of Review'"
- https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/second-judge-rules-trump-trans-passport
🏳️⚧️⚕️🏥 On Wednesday, Corewell Health halted gender-affirming care for trans minors, the second Michigan medical institution to do after Michigan Medicine.
More information:
"Corewell Health Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth in Michigan (Again)"
- https://pridesource.com/article/corewell-health-ends-gender-affirming-care
"Corewell Health halts gender-affirming care for trans minors, citing pressure from Trump admin
- https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-09-11/corewell-health-halts-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-minors-citing-pressure-from-trump-admin
"Advocates warn of harms to trans youth as Corewell Health ends gender affirming care for minors"
- https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/11/advocates-warn-of-harms-to-trans-youth-as-corewell-health-ends-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/
"Corewell Health drops gender-affirming care for minors amid federal crackdown"
🏳️⚧️🚻⚖️ On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by the state of South Carolina requesting to be allowed to enforce their trans school bathroom ban against a 15-year-old trans boy, leaving an injunction by a lower federal court allowing the student to use the boys’ restroom to remain in place.
More information:
"U.S. Supreme Court sides with transgender student over bathroom use for now"
- https://www.advocate.com/news/scotus-south-carolina-bathroom-ban
🏳️⚧️��⚖️ On Friday, a Rhode Island judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from adding anti-trans rules and other restrictions to criteria for using funds to provide housing for homeless individuals and families.
More information:
Rhode Island judge halts effort by HUD to change criteria for homeless funding"
- https://apnews.com/article/hud-homelessness-funding-lawsuit-1aa943b13b0197adf8b4ce9374c8ea47
🏳️⚧️📰 This week, multiple major news sources falsely reported that there were "transgender symbols" on bullet casings linked to the killing of Charlie Kirk, but at a Friday press conference, it was confirmed that no such symbols were found.
More information:
"Press Conference: No "Transgender" Or "LGBTQ" Symbols Found At Kirk's Shooting"
- https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/press-conference-no-transgender-or
"The WSJ carelessly spread anti-trans misinformation"
- https://www.theverge.com/politics/777630/wsj-trans-misinformation-charlie-kirk