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Title: The Trump admin is trying to collect trans kids’ medical information...
Post by: Jessica_Rose on June 03, 2026, 01:50:24 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on June 03, 2026, 01:50:24 PM
The Trump admin is trying to collect trans kids' medical information. So families are suing.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/the-admin-is-trying-to-collect-trans-kids-medical-information-so-families-are-suing/
Faefyx Collington (3 June 2026)
Trans patients and their families filed a federal class action lawsuit this week aimed at preventing hospitals from handing trans kids' medical records over to the Trump administration. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been fighting a nationwide campaign to acquire the medical records from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to trans youth.
"The Trump Administration has been clear that it will use every tool it has to harass and intimidate hospitals into shutting down necessary and, at times, lifesaving care for transgender youth," said Karen Loewy, Lambda Legal's Senior Counsel and Director of Constitutional Law Practice, in a statement. "But we will not allow the privacy rights of those youth and their families to be sacrificed as DOJ abuses its authority."
The lawsuit, brought by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) on behalf of five plaintiffs, is a response to the grand jury subpoena that was issued last month against NYU Langone Health, which has been ordered to turn over the personal information for trans youth who received gender-affirming care at the hospital from 2020 to 2026.
Of the five plaintiffs, three are the families of trans minors who received care before Langone suspended their program. The other two are young adults who received treatment when they were minors during those years and whose records would still be required by the DOJ's subpoena.
However, the lawsuit asks the court to recognize a class of plaintiffs that includes all minors who received gender-affirming care at any New York City hospital between 2020 and 2026. This means that any action would protect not only the plaintiffs, but also any other trans youth patients from these hospitals.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/the-admin-is-trying-to-collect-trans-kids-medical-information-so-families-are-suing/
Faefyx Collington (3 June 2026)
Trans patients and their families filed a federal class action lawsuit this week aimed at preventing hospitals from handing trans kids' medical records over to the Trump administration. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been fighting a nationwide campaign to acquire the medical records from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to trans youth.
"The Trump Administration has been clear that it will use every tool it has to harass and intimidate hospitals into shutting down necessary and, at times, lifesaving care for transgender youth," said Karen Loewy, Lambda Legal's Senior Counsel and Director of Constitutional Law Practice, in a statement. "But we will not allow the privacy rights of those youth and their families to be sacrificed as DOJ abuses its authority."
The lawsuit, brought by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) on behalf of five plaintiffs, is a response to the grand jury subpoena that was issued last month against NYU Langone Health, which has been ordered to turn over the personal information for trans youth who received gender-affirming care at the hospital from 2020 to 2026.
Of the five plaintiffs, three are the families of trans minors who received care before Langone suspended their program. The other two are young adults who received treatment when they were minors during those years and whose records would still be required by the DOJ's subpoena.
However, the lawsuit asks the court to recognize a class of plaintiffs that includes all minors who received gender-affirming care at any New York City hospital between 2020 and 2026. This means that any action would protect not only the plaintiffs, but also any other trans youth patients from these hospitals.