Pentagon orders immediate hold on gender-affirming care for transgender troops
Gender-affirming surgery is already banned in military healthcare systems but the new memo appears to target hormone therapy and other care.
Hegseth orders immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for transgender service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming care for all active duty service members in a memo to senior Pentagon and military leaders.
Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind
Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care.
Hegseth implements Trump's ban on transgender recruits, gender-affirming medical care
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for all active-duty service members and said the military will no longer accept transgender recruits with gender dysphoria.
Trump policies on gender-affirming care and passports for transgender people challenged in court
Three Democratic states have sued the Trump administration over its order to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender people under 19.
Minnesota hospitals still offering gender-affirming care amid federal challenges
In Minnesota, multiple hospitals confirmed that they are still offering gender-affirming care, and no hospitals in the state have publicly announced any cuts or pauses that would affect transgender-specific medical services.
Hospitals’ pullback on gender-affirming care a ‘pocketbook issue’
“It’s a pocketbook issue,” said Dr. Anne Miller, a physician and board chair of the New York City chapter of LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit PFLAG, formerly known as Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. “The hospitals talk about how they are there to provide this care… this tells patients that they don’t matter.”
Rady Children’s Hospital continues gender-affirming care while reviewing new executive order
Other hospitals, including Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, have paused some treatments after administration’s Jan. 28 statement
Phoenix Children’s is halting gender-affirming care for trans kids
Phoenix Children’s Hospital has secretly ended part of its gender-affirming care program for minors under 19 years old, complying with President Trump's executive order that was signed last week. Two parents confirmed that they were alerted that the hospital was going to announce the changes,
Three states sue Trump for attack on gender-affirming care for minors
The lawsuit represents the strongest rebuke at the state level of Trump’s executive order targeting transgender healthcare.
WA sues Trump administration over gender-affirming care for youth
The complaint argues the Jan. 28 executive order violates the Constitution's equal protection guarantee by singling out trans people for discrimination.
Corewell becomes first Michigan health system to limit gender-affirming care for minors
The move comes after President Donald Trump's executive order that threatens to cut federal funding for hospitals that ...
Illinois mother says her teenager’s chest surgery was canceled after Trump executive order on gender-affirming care
Trump’s executive order ignited confusion among hospitals and other providers of gender affirming care across the country, ...