Lamb v. Norwood

BACHARACH , Circuit Judge .

Michelle Renee Lamb was born a male. From a young age, however, Michelle displayed feminine characteristics and identified as a female. Michelle is now in state prison and is experiencing gender dysphoria. For this condition, she is receiving medical treatment, though she claims that the treatment is so poor that it violates the Eighth Amendment. For this claim, Michelle must show that prison officials have *758 acted with deliberate indifference to her gender dysphoria. 1

The undisputed evidence shows that Michelle is receiving hormone treatment, testosterone-blocking…