Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), home to the largest dedicated clinic that treats transgender youth in the country, is ending access to transgender healthcare.
After President Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding to medical centers that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth, CHLA announced its decision to shutter its gender clinic next week.
In an email to patient families, the hospital stated that there was “no viable alternative” to ending treatment for nearly 3,000 patients.
As the July 22nd closure date looms over CHLA’s Center for Transyouth Health and Development, LGBTQ+ rights groups are protesting the hospital’s “cowardly and cruel” move.
At a July 3rd rally to “Save Trans Care,” Maria Do of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, spoke to a large crowd of protesters outside of CHLA.