Memphis doctor is part of transgender-rights case before Supreme Court
“Particularly if you’re talking about a lifelong or a long-term medication, parents have legitimate questions and concerns and anxieties. And so every parent who came in, even the parents who were the most supportive of their children, it was a process to discuss that,” Dr. Susan Lacy said. (Courtesy Dr. Susan Lacy)
When the Tennessee Legislature passed a law in 2023 banning gender-affirming care for minors, Dr. Susan Lacy became frustrated.
Lacy had already spent more than 20 years as a gynecologist in Memphis and a few years earlier had started providing care to the city’s transgender community, including hormone treatments for those transitioning. Most of the people she treated were adults, but some were bewildered minors who were isolated and sometimes even desperate.
When Gov. Bill Lee signed that law on March 1, 2023, Lacy had to end her treatment of minors.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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