Transgender adolescents and young adults are taking legal action against the Trump administration for restricting gender-affirming care for minors. This has led to hospitals suspending or reevaluating their programs, causing fear and confusion among transgender youth and their families. The lawsuit argues that Trump’s directive to stop federal funding for institutions providing gender-affirming care is unconstitutional and discriminatory. A mother, Kristen Chapman, shared how her daughter’s hormone therapy appointment was cancelled due to this directive. The Supreme Court is also considering the constitutionality of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee. Trump’s executive order, targeting federally funded programs and institutions, has raised concerns about the rights of transgender minors and their families to make medical decisions. Despite the opposition, gender-affirming care for minors is supported by major medical organizations. Trump’s order on gender identity recognition and restriction on federal assistance for gender transitions under 19 are causing significant challenges and controversy within the transgender community and the healthcare system.
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