"Parents and grandparents of trans youth, plus their therapists and medical providers, are fed up after years of health care bans and hostile rhetoric. Those feelings are driving them to do things they've never done before - like plan to get arrested at a protest."
"Godfrey-Smith and her husband had decided, together, that participating in a little civil disobedience was worth risking her arrest. But they hadn't expected that she would be held for so long."
"I was like, oh, I don't get to do bath and bedtime with my 4-year-old the way that I thought I was going to be able to. There was no clock in the cell - she snuck peeks at the time whenever the cell door was open."
Larissa Godfrey-Smith, a therapist specializing in LGBTQ+ mental health, was arrested during a protest against the Trump administration's plans to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Over 50 protesters blocked the entrance to the Health and Human Services Department headquarters, with 25 arrested. Godfrey-Smith spent 12 hours in a jail cell with inadequate conditions, missing time with her 4-year-old child. Parents, grandparents, and medical providers of trans youth have become increasingly frustrated after years of healthcare bans and hostile rhetoric, leading them to participate in civil disobedience despite personal risks and sacrifices.
Read at Advocate.com
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