Illinois joins lawsuit against latest Trump admin push to cut funding for youth gender-affirming care

Illinois is suing the Trump administration, along with more than 21 legal officials from states and cities nationwide, over its attempts to barrel through a ban on gender affirming care for youth — despite another federal court striking down its last attempt earlier this year. In March, Oregon District Court judge Mustafa Kasubhai sided with Attorney General Kwame Raoul and others in striking down a near-identical rule change from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.…