Child Gender Clinics Crumble Across America — LGB International Declares Independence
- Levi Mikula
- Oct 3
- 3 min read
An NBC News analysis found that at least 21 hospitals and health systems have temporarily or indefinitely ended “gender-affirming care” for minors amid threats of federal investigations and cuts to government funding. Among these 21 hospitals and health systems, twelve have reportedly announced that they have or will discontinue puberty blockers and hormone therapy to anyone younger than 19. Four have also stated that they will no longer provide transition-related surgeries, and one said it discontinued “gender-affirming care” for teens. An additional four temporarily stopped “transgender care” for those under 19 before resuming the practice after a judge blocked part of the executive order that President Trump signed in January.
Among these hospitals is Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Children’s National announced earlier this year that, as of August 30th, they would no longer prescribe “gender-affirming medications,” which Gays Against Groomers reported on in July. Other hospitals include Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, which announced in June that they would be closing their Center for Transyouth Health and Development, as well as their Gender-Affirming Care surgical program, as of July 22nd, ABC 7 reported. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago announced that, due to President Trump’s executive order, they were pausing all gender-care surgeries for patients under the age of 19. Phoenix Children’s Hospital announced in February that they were indefinitely pausing “gender-affirming” care for those under 19. In August, Kaiser Permanente, a company that manages 40 hospitals in several states, announced that it would be pausing all gender-related surgeries for those under 19 effective August 29th, ABC News reported.
While there has been significant improvement on this front, many children’s hospitals, including Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, continue to be designated as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign. The hospital brags that it is “the first and only children’s hospital in New York City to earn this designation.” The hospital continues to provide puberty suppression and hormone therapy. UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center (CAGC) also offers “gender-affirming medical treatments,” such as puberty blockers, to patients who have reached puberty, which typically begins between the ages of 8 and 14.
Gays Against Groomers has repeatedly warned about the dangers of “gender-affirming care.” Cross-sex hormones, puberty-blocking drugs, and cosmetic sex-change surgeries all carry significant risks, including cardiovascular disease, psychiatric disorders, and sexual dysfunction. We stand with the efforts of President Trump and his administration in working tirelessly to end these extremely dangerous practices. We also applaud international gay organizations, like LGB International, for speaking out against unethical policies that harm children and for declaring their independence. According to Chairman Frederick Schminke, LGB International was formed because, “Organizations that once represented gay people are now entirely devoted to gender identity ideology.” It is made up of affiliates from around the world that “oppose the harmful, unnecessary, and unscientific medicalization of children in the name of ‘gender transition.’”
The fight is not over yet, but it is going to take voices from within the community to speak out and make a difference. We are on the right side of history.
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