Quinn, a licensed counselor, highlights the transformative impact of gender-affirming care on the mental health of transgender youth. While navigating political challenges, including executive orders from the Trump administration aimed at restricting access to such care, Quinn's clinic remains committed to providing necessary support and services. Despite changing public communications to avoid retribution, patient care continues as a moral and ethical obligation, showcasing resilience among healthcare workers dedicated to this vulnerable demographic.
"You talk to these kids, and they can have such complicated experiences with depression and social anxiety, and then you start providing hormones and gender-affirming care..."
"It's so clear that this is what helps our trans young people to be contributing to society and fully themselves, to meet expected life milestones in ways that are healthy..."
"We were asked to take our pronouns out of our signature box, and information about our gender-affirming support groups... was taken off the website..."
"The actual care has continued, because it's ethical medical care."
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