New Transgender Health Care Fight Focuses on Adults: Lisa Jarvis

Last year was crushing one for families with transgender adolescents, who have become the political punching bags of Republican lawmakers. 2024 does not appear to offer any solace. The reverse, in fact: Attacks on health care for trans kids seem poised to give way to attacks on all gender-affirming care, including for adults.

Ohio set the tone on Jan. 5, when Governor Mike DeWine laid out a new set of proposed rules for accessing gender-affirming treatment that defy evidence-backed practice for adult patients and could severely restrict their access to health care. The move overshadowed Ohio’s debate over restricting health ...