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States Fight Back Against Limits on Gender Care for Youth

December 26, 2025

A group of states is pushing back against a recent move by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that could make it harder for young people to get gender-affirming care. Maine is one of 19 states and the District of Columbia that filed a lawsuit on Tuesday. They are challenging a d

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New Rules Could Limit Healthcare for Transgender Youth

December 23, 2025

The Trump administration is planning to introduce new rules that could make it difficult for transgender youth to access healthcare. The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering penalties for hospitals and doctors who provide treatments like puberty blockers or surgeries to

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A Doctor's Stand: Protecting Kids from Risky Gender Treatments

December 19, 2025

Adm. Brian Christine, a top health official and doctor, recently spoke out against medical gender transitions for minors. He believes the Trump administration's decision to stop these procedures is the right move. Christine argues that science and ethics support this change. He says doctors should

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New Rules Could Limit Healthcare for Transgender Kids

December 18, 2025

The U. S. government recently proposed new rules that could make it harder for transgender children to get certain medical treatments. These rules aim to stop hospitals from using federal money, like Medicaid and Medicare, to pay for gender-affirming care. This includes treatments like puberty block

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Fixing the System: Healthcare Missing the Mark for Non-Binary and Transgender People

February 9, 2025

Medical schools are missing the mark when it comes to training doctors to care for non-binary and transgender individuals. Doctors still learn based on binary gender, first established in the mid 19th century. What does that mean for today's patients? Everyone's health history is recorded on pa

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Doctor’s Charges Dropped After Whistleblowing on Kids’ Transgender Care

January 27, 2025

Last month, a doctor in Texas had their charges dropped after they shared sensitive medical information about young patients who underwent gender transition treatments at a major kids' hospital. The doctor, Dr. Eithan Haim, was initially accused of illegally accessing the hospital's online record da

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Doctor Defends Care Amid Legal Battle

January 10, 2025

A doctor from El Paso, Dr. Hector Granados, was recently sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The lawsuit alleges that Granados provided puberty blockers and hormones to minors for gender transition, which is now illegal in Texas. Granados denies these allegations, claiming he always follows t

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The Truth Matters: A Researcher's Dilemma

October 29, 2024

Imagine this: a top researcher studying the effects of gender affirming care on minors decided to keep some of her findings under wraps. For six years, Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy hid data from a study that showed no mental health improvements in kids who received puberty blockers. Her reason? She did

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Texas AG Takes On Doctor for Transgender Care to Minors

October 18, 2024

In a fresh twist, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas doctor, Dr. May Chi Lau. The suit claims she provided hormone replacement therapy to 21 minors for gender transition between October 2023 and August. Texas has a law, Senate Bill 14, that bans such treatments fo