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CHLA Closes Gender Clinic, Impacting 3,000 Trans Youth

7/15/2025

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CHLA Closes Gender Clinic

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is set to close its gender clinic, a move that will affect nearly 3,000 transgender youth. This decision comes amid threats from the Trump administration to withdraw federal funding for gender-affirming care. Advocates decry the closure as discriminatory, highlighting the tension between external pressures and California's protective laws for trans healthcare rights.

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ACLU Challenges Healthcare Ban

The ACLU of Kentucky has taken a stand against the state, filing a lawsuit to challenge the ban on gender-affirming health care in prisons. Representing incarcerated transgender woman Maddilyn Marcum, the suit claims the law infringes on her rights under the 8th and 14th Amendments, denying essential hormone therapy to her and 66 fellow inmates.

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CHLA Closes Gender Clinic

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is set to close its gender clinic, a move that will affect nearly 3,000 transgender youth. This decision comes amid threats from the Trump administration to withdraw federal funding for gender-affirming care. Advocates decry the closure as discriminatory, highlighting the tension between external pressures and California's protective laws for trans healthcare rights.

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