Trans Equality Leader CLOCKED Dealing Street Hormones

An October 3, 2024 report in The Macon Telegraph states that Georgia Trans Equality Deputy Director Chanel Haley “sometimes gives her own hormone replacement therapy to friends in Middle Georgia.” The same report quotes Haley saying, “What people revert to is buying hormones from people off the streets from someone like me.” It also describes a person in Warner Robins receiving hormone replacement therapy from a friend instead of a doctor. The friend travels out of state to give out estrogen vials and syringes for free, without a prescription. This is a published report describing prescription hormones moving outside normal medical channels…which is very dangerous. 

Haley is not a random trans activist shouting online. Georgia Equality’s own staff page lists Haley as the organization’s deputy director. The bio says Haley was the first African-American transgender person hired by the Georgia House of Representatives, chaired Atlanta’s Human Relations Commission, served as vice-chair of the Clayton County School Board Advisory Council in 2022, chaired the Trans Housing Atlanta Program, served one term as co-chair of the Fulton County District Attorney’s LGBTQ Advisory Board, appeared at 15 universities across 17 campuses, including Yale, and facilitated “Trans* 101 Humility” trainings, including for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.  

Chanel Haley, an adult human male, has spent years moving through politics, schools, and institutional training. In a 2017 Georgia Equality profile, the group said Haley was traveling the state to speak with students and university staff about “trans inclusion,” including appearances for the Gay-Straight Alliance at Hardaway High School and training at Spelman College’s Health and Wellness Center. In 2020, Georgia Equality said Haley used grant funding to create a Trans Leadership Academy, then in its third cohort. 

Chanel Haley – YouTube 

The policy overlap makes this worse. Georgia Equality’s own website lists Youth & Safe Schools and Trans Advocacy among its issue areas. Its Safe Schools page says GSA Connect supports Gay-Straight Alliances by providing tools, training, resources, and leadership opportunities for students. Georgia Equality also celebrated a federal injunction against SB 140, Georgia’s law restricting certain hormone treatments and surgeries for minors in licensed facilities. Haley has also been out front on school policy and child safety debates. In 2019, Georgia Equality helped lead the push for a trans-inclusive bathroom policy in Pickens County schools, and Haley dismissed parents’ objections as “unfounded safety concerns.” 

Now compare that record with the original report:

Source: The Macon Telegraph

Georgia law is clear about prescription drugs. State law defines a “dangerous drug” as one that may be dispensed only upon prescription under federal law. Another Georgia statute says it is unlawful to practice pharmacy without a license and provides felony penalties for violations. That does not mean anyone has been convicted of anything here. It does mean the reported conduct raises obvious legal questions. 

There is also the safety issue. Our own documented analyses of the clinical literature shows feminizing hormone therapy carries risks including blood clots, stroke, heart problems, infertility, and high blood pressure, and says treatment should be managed by a responsible healthcare professional with proper training in this area. These are not harmless drugs that can be passed around casually.

To be clear, there is no public evidence here that Haley distributed hormones to minors, and no one should claim that without proof. But when a senior official tied to youth advocacy, school policy, and activist training is quoted saying people buy hormones “from someone like me,” the usual talking points fall apart.

If the October 2024 report is accurate, Georgia Equality has a lot to explain. Because this does not read like healthcare. 

It reads like recklessness.

References

AOL. 2024. “Transgender Health Care Is Scarce in Middle GA. Could City Doctor Shortage Be to Blame?” October 3, 2024. https://www.aol.com/transgender-health-care-scarce-middle-090000242.html

Gays Against Groomers. 2023. “Cardiovascular Complications of Cross-Sex Hormones.” August 5, 2023. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/cardiovascular-complications-of-cross-sex-hormones

Gays Against Groomers. 2023. “Endocrine and Fertility Complications of Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones.” August 5, 2023. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/endocrine-and-fertility-complications-of-puberty-blockers-and-cross-sex-hormones

Georgia Equality. 2017. “Staff Spotlight: Gender Inclusion Organizer Chanel Haley.” December 2017. https://georgiaequality.org/2017/12/staff-spotlight-gender-inclusion-organizer-chanel-haley/

Georgia Equality. 2019. “15 LGBTQ and Allied Organizations Call for Trans-Inclusive Bathroom Policy for Pickens County School District.” October 12, 2019. https://georgiaequality.org/2019/10/12-lgbtq-and-allied-organizations-call-for-trans-inclusive-bathroom-policy-for-pickens-county-school-district/

Georgia Equality. 2023. “Federal Judge Restores Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Georgia Transgender Youth.” August 21, 2023. https://georgiaequality.org/2023/08/federal-judge-restores-access-to-gender-affirming-care-for-georgia-transgender-youth/

Georgia Equality. n.d. “Our Staff and Board.” https://georgiaequality.org/about/staff-board/

Georgia Equality. n.d. “Trans Resources Page.” https://georgiaequality.org/issues/transaction-ga-2/trans-resources-page/

Georgia Equality. n.d. “Pledge to Defend Transgender Equality.” https://secure.everyaction.com/Cw8XUUt-9kG_f38NLxh11g2

Georgia Law. 2024. § 16-13-71. Dangerous drug. https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-16/chapter-13/article-3/section-16-13-71/

Georgia Law. 2024. § 26-4-40. Unlawful to practice pharmacy without license; exception; penalty. https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-26/chapter-4/article-3/section-26-4-40/

Macon Telegraph. 2024. “Transgender Health Care Is Scarce in Middle GA. Could City Doctor Shortage Be to Blame?” October 3, 2024. https://www.macon.com/news/politics-government/article292971689.html

Macon Telegraph. 2024. “Transgender Health Care Is Scarce in Middle GA. Could City Doctor Shortage Be to Blame?” October 3, 2024. https://amp-macon-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.macon.com/news/politics-government/article292971689.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%253D#amp_tf