The Pause on Gender-Affirming Surgeries

Kaiser Permanente will stop providing gender-affirming surgeries for patients under the age of 19, as a result of President Trump’s executive order targeting health centers that provide care for transgender youth. Providers across the nation have been scaling back on gender-affirming care, including Stanford Medicine and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, but Kaiser’s decision has shocked many providers and patients in the Bay Area. We talk with nurses, advocates, patients and specialists about what it means for them and the future of healthcare for gender-nonconforming minors.

Guests:

Michelle Jurkiewicz, licensed clinical psychologist and gender specialist

Sydney Simpson, nurse, Kaiser Permanente

S. Baum, correspondent, "Erin in the Morning" newsletter by Erin Reed

Rhaetia Hanscum, teacher and member of the Bay Area Rainbow Families Action Group

Will Lohf, San Francisco public high school student and activist

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