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Trump Administration Targets Trans Youth Care, Activists Respond

6/5/2025

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The Trump administration is taking aim at doctors who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth, branding it as "mutilation." In a powerful backlash, activists are inundating the FBI's tip line with protests. Major health organizations counter these claims, stressing that such surgeries for minors are uncommon, while critics caution about the risks of legal consequences for prank callers.

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Story summary

The Trump administration is taking aim at doctors who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth, branding it as "mutilation." In a powerful backlash, activists are inundating the FBI's tip line with protests. Major health organizations counter these claims, stressing that such surgeries for minors are uncommon, while critics caution about the risks of legal consequences for prank callers.