How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights

By: Anna Claire Vollers

Outlets: Stateline

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 1,913

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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Charlotte Cravins’ son Landry turned 2 in January. He’s a smiley little boy who loves singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and recently got his first pair of glasses.

Landry was born with Down syndrome and has impaired vision. He receives publicly funded therapies that have helped him learn to crawl, to pull himself up to stand, and to use American Sign Language.

Landry lives with his parents and sister in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one of the …

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