No, it doesn't.
"Second, and contrary to the dissent's assertion, we have grave “doubt” that transgender persons constitute a quasi-suspect class. Indeed, the Supreme Court has rarely deemed a group a quasi-suspect class." Adams by and through Kasper v. School Board of St. Johns County (11th Cir. 2022) 57 F.4th 791, 803 fn 5
"What's more, even if the district court were correct in its animus decision, heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause does not apply to invidious discrimination based on a non-suspect class, and “[n]either the Supreme Court nor this court has recognized transgender status as a quasi-suspect class." Doe v. Surgeon General (11th Cir., Aug. 26, 2024, No. 24-11996) 2024 WL 4132455, at *3
"The bar for recognizing a new suspect class is a high one. The Supreme Court “has not recognized any new constitutionally protected classes in over four decades, and instead has repeatedly declined to do so.” Ondo, 795 F.3d at 609; see City of Cleburne, 473 U.S. at 442, 105 S.Ct. 3249 (mental disability is not a suspect class); Murgia, 427 U.S. at 313–14, 96 S.Ct. 2562 (age is not a suspect class); Rodriguez, 411 U.S. at 28–29, 93 S.Ct. 1278 (poverty is not a suspect class); see also Obergefell, 576 U.S. 644, 135 S.Ct. 2584, 192 L.Ed.2d 609 (declining to address whether gay individuals qualify as a suspect class).
L. W. by and through Williams v. Skrmetti (6th Cir. 2023) 83 F.4th 460, 486
