Blue-state hospitals are folding on trans youth care. Parents are wondering why they moved.https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/blue-state-hospitals-are-folding-on-trans-youth-care-parents-are-wondering-why-they-moved/ 🔗Sophie Hurwitz (27 Sep 2026)
Last week, the Mount Sinai hospital system in New York—which sees about 6 million outpatient visits per year—announced that it had reached a settlement with the Department of Justice, agreeing to stop providing gender-affirming care to trans patients under 18.
That was disturbing news to Angelica Jadunandan, who moved to New York from Florida with her two young daughters three years ago. Her older daughter, who is eight, is transgender, and Angelica wanted to move them to a safe blue state—somewhere her family's medical care would not be called into question. New York is a self-declared "sanctuary state" for trans people. It seemed like a good option.
As hospitals continue to fold to Trump's Department of Justice, gender-affirming care for trans kids, even in blue states, is looking less secure. In 2026, major hospital systems in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Colorado have stopped offering transition-related care to patients under 18 as federal authorities threaten their funding.
Even before the latest settlement, transition-related care at Mount Sinai was difficult or even impossible for patients under 18 to secure, several speakers at the September 8 rally said. The process "has personally taken me years," Sam, a 17-year-old Mount Sinai patient, said. "And it's absolutely soul-crushing that my dream is just one reach of my hand away, yet because of what's happening with the DOJ and the potential settlement, Mount Sinai might agree to end it before it even started."--------------------
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