“Based on available information, several pediatric gender clinics in the United States have announced closures or significant reductions in services, primarily in 2025, often citing federal pressure from the Trump administration.
Below is a list of the clinics that have been reported as closing or winding down their gender-affirming care programs for minors:
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Center for Transyouth Health and Development): Announced closure effective July 22, 2025, following a legal and financial review amid federal administrative actions. This was the largest public provider of gender-transition care for youths in the U.S.
Children’s National Hospital (Washington, DC): Announced it will discontinue prescribing gender-affirming medications effective August 30, 2025, though mental health and other support services for LGBTQ patients will continue.
UChicago Medicine (University of Chicago): Announced the discontinuation of all gender-affirming pediatric care effective immediately on July 19, 2025, due to federal actions threatening funding.
Connecticut Children’s Hospital: Began “winding down” its youth gender program in 2025, with the closure process starting around July 23, 2025, in response to federal pressure.
Kaiser Permanente (national, surgery only): Announced the cessation of gender-affirming surgeries for minors as of July 23, 2025, though other services may continue. [NB: Kaiser Permanente er en kæmpemæssig hospitalskæde.]
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Tennessee): Ceased performing gender-transition procedures for minors following state legislation, with the closure noted in 2023.
University of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital: Ended gender-transition procedures for minors in response to state legislation, with the closure reported in 2023.
Genecis Clinic (Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas): Closed in late 2021 amid political pressure from the Texas governor’s office, though the official reason cited was to provide a “more private, insulated care experience.”
Additionally, the following clinics have been noted as potentially affected by state legislation or scaling back services, though explicit closure announcements may not be fully confirmed:
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt: Listed as “currently closed” in some sources, though specific details on the closure timeline are unclear.
University of Utah Transgender Health Program: Reduced transition procedures for minors due to state law, with a pathway for some to continue hormone therapy or puberty blockers if diagnosed before January 28, 2023.
Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital: Likely ceased transition procedures for minors due to Missouri state legislation.
University of Florida Health’s Youth Gender Program: Expected to halt transition procedures for minors due to Florida’s restrictive laws.
Indiana University Health: Likely ceased transition procedures for minors due to Indiana state legislation.
Medical University of South Carolina Pediatric Gender Clinic: Likely ceased transition procedures due to state law.
Essence Clinic at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital (Boise, Idaho): Likely ceased transition procedures following Idaho’s 2023 legislation banning such practices, effective in 2024.
West Virginia University Medicine (two clinics): Likely ceased transition procedures for minors due to state legislation.
University of Iowa Health Care (three clinics): Likely ceased transition procedures for minors due to Iowa state legislation.
Baylor College of Medicine (Texas): Likely ceased transition procedures for minors due to Texas state legislation.”
