"Studies consistently show that when transgender people have access to affirming healthcare, their mental health improves, and rates of depression and suicide risk decrease significantly. Gender-affirming care is life-saving care."
"The Oakland City Council condemns any healthcare providers and insurance carriers that are preemptively stopping, delaying, or impeding patients' access to state-protected, medically necessary gender-affirming care, prior to full legal implementation of federal regulations or changes in statute."
"In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the federal government to stop funding and supporting this care for youth under 19, describing it as 'chemical and surgical mutilation.'"
Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing healthcare providers and insurance carriers that prematurely stop or impede access to gender-affirming care before federal regulations are fully implemented. The resolution defines gender-affirming care as medication, surgery, and counseling supporting patients whose gender identity differs from their birth assignment, including hormone therapy, surgical procedures, and puberty blockers for adolescents. Research demonstrates that transgender individuals with access to affirming healthcare experience improved mental health and significantly reduced depression and suicide risk. The Trump administration issued an executive order halting federal funding for this care for youth under 19 and proposed rules preventing hospitals providing such care from receiving Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, affecting nearly all California hospitals.
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