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Treating Trans Youth with Dr. Izzy Lowell (2021)

Treating Trans Youth with Dr. Izzy Lowell (2021)

FromWhy Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast


Treating Trans Youth with Dr. Izzy Lowell (2021)

FromWhy Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Since Chris was on vacation last week and given the wave of recent anti-trans legislation, we’re revisiting and providing an update on our episode with Dr. Izzy Lowell, who runs Queer Med, a private clinic that specializes in providing accessible health care to trans patients ranging from kids to adults.



From the original description:

What is gender-affirming health care? Around the country, there’s a Republican campaign to legislate and regulate the lives of trans youth. The most destructive of these efforts would bar trans youth in certain states from accessing gender-affirming treatment. Lowell’s practice covers 10 states across the South — and half of those have anti-trans health care bills on the docket. If they pass, it would become criminal for her to provide this care to many of her patients. Lowell joins this week to break down what exactly we mean when we talk about gender-affirming care, how the decision is made for kids and teens ready to transition and the potentially devastating impact this legislation would have on their lives.
Released:
Feb 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.