We should keep an eye on Texas v Becerra

I've seen some chatter today about a lawsuit called Texas v Becerra. Most of the discussion centers on the fact that the lawsuit states that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination against and mandates reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities by federal agencies and organizations receiving federal funding, is unconstitutional.

While that's the most important and alarming part of the lawsuit, it's worth noting that the origin point for this lawsuit seems to be the fact that the extensive updates to Section 504 last year include a suggestion that gender dysphoria may count as a disability that warrants protection and reasonable accommodation. (The original version of the act, as I understand it, contained language explicitly excluding trans people from its protections.) The lawsuit goes on to argue that Section 504 is unconstitutional and requests that the updates be struck down in their entirety, but the opening focuses on the inclusion of gender dysphoria as a potential disability, and arguments against including gender dysphoria run throughout the lawsuit. ("Gender" appears 126 times in the lawsuit's 48 pages.)

It's yet another prong of, in this case, state governments' assault against us, and yet another case where people's hatred of us may end up screwing over tens of millions of cis people as well.