'We won': Social media erupts over SCOTUS ruling dealing 'fatal blow' to transgender surgeries on minors

Conservatives on social media took a victory lap on Wednesday after the Supreme Court upheld a law banning transgender procedures on children in Tennessee.

A trans flag and SCOTUS (Alexander Pohl/NurPhoto via Getty Images | AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

"A massive win for sanity," Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X.

"This is a massive!" Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. "A wonderful victory for decency, common sense, and our kids Now we need a nationwide ban! Onward."

"Awesome news!" GOP Rep. Riley Moore posted on X. "States absolutely can and should be able to protect children from chemical or surgical castration."

"This is a massive victory for common sense and the safety of our youth," American Principles Project posted on X. "No more irreversible harm in the name of ideology!"

VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCUSED OF RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN TRANSGENDER LOCKER ROOM CASE

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

It also targets healthcare providers in the state who continue to provide such procedures to gender-dysphoric minors — opening these providers up to fines, lawsuits and other liability. 

In a dissent joined by her liberal colleagues, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the majority "abandons transgender children and their families to political whims."

Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppish and Haley Chi-Sing and Associated Press contributed to this report

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