President Donald Trump said in an executive order that the United States will not “fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called ‘transition’ of a child from one sex to another.” Hospitals, clinics and medical schools that provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth are at risk of losing federal funding.
- February 13, 2025: Judge blocks Trump order seeking to halt gender-affirming care for trans youth
- February 14, 2025: Trump directive ‘dangerously’ conflates gender-affirming care with a human rights violation
- May 1, 2025: Administration condemns gender-affirming care for youth in report that finds ‘sparse’ evidence of harm