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    A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

    Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.
    by Vanessa Romo Mar 21, 2022 2 minutes
    Republican-pushed bills are seeking to deny minors access to hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Both are treatments that have been vetted and peer-reviewed by mainstream medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.

    The recent wave of Republican-led bans attempting to block transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care may be fertile political ground for conservatives in an election year, but a new study shows the bans are putting tens of thousands of vulnerable young people in jeopardy.

    A from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law estimates that more than 54,000 transitioning transgender

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