Father Testifies in Defense of Transgender Child’s Need for Hormone Therapy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Unlike most dads, Aaron Jennen is accustomed to being in court.
But Jennen, an assistant U.S. attorney in federal court, Fayetteville, found himself in an unusual role in another federal court here, about 200 miles away from where he works.
He became a witness, offering emotional testimony on behalf of his child in the court battle over the statewide ban on child transgender treatments in Arkansas.
Republican lawmakers voted to ban gender-transitioning medical treatments—puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for minors last year, the nation’s first such law. The ban was put on hold before taking effect and remains so pending the resolution of the trial….