When NYU Langone — one of the nation’s most respected hospital systems — stopped providing gender-affirming care to minors earlier this year, it sent a shockwave through New York.

For many young people and their families, the message was chilling. If care can disappear at a world-class hospital in New York City, it can disappear anywhere.

That decision didn’t happen in a vacuum. Across the country, transgender people are facing an unprecedented wave of political attacks. Federal officials have increasingly threatened to strip hospitals of federal funding, singling out transgender youth and attempting to intimidate health care providers.

We see this pattern play out every day. The Trump administration has chosen to target vulnerable communities, whether it’s transgender people, immigrants, or victims of trafficking and assault, to distract from their own failures.

What is the fight for gender-affirming care in NY?

New Yorkers expect health care decisions to be guided by evidence and medical expertise. Gender-affirming care follows the same........

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