The issue focused on transgender inmates being housed separately from male inmates who identify as female and females identifying as males. Transgender inmates argued they should have equal housing privileges because their genders differ from biological sex. But advocates say separating inmates based on gender stereotypes harms transgender inmates by fostering prejudices against them. The inmate plaintiffs contend prison administrators discriminated against them based on gender stereotyping when they were segregated from men who identify as women and vice versa. They argue segregation deprived them of adequate healthcare, jeopardized their mental health and eroded their dignity