Arm Twisting!

You can really blame them, lose of federal funding can make the difference between a hospital staying open or closing. The law firm that caved in; yeah, I can blame them but not the hospitals. The hospitals are vital for a community, it is not just us that will be affected by the extortion (It is extortion pure and simple.) but everyone who lives in the area.

What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens

NPR News

By Kristen Schorsch

March 25, 2025

He's 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a play at his high school. He takes competitive AP courses and is working on his Eagle Scout project.

And he's been on a journey for four years.

But then along came Trump on his pogrom to erase us!

His mom, Jane, waited for a call to schedule the surgery at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. Then, she received a voicemail from the hospital. Before she even listened to it, she knew what they would say — the surgery wouldn't happen.

They are extorting medical facilities with the loss of funding and the medical centers are running scared!

"We are being threatened," she said. "The trans community is being threatened and parents are being threatened. … We will do what we need to do to take care of our children."

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These families fear that they eventually could lose access to all gender-affirming care, such as therapy, puberty blockers and hormones. They've also questioned why Illinois state officials who have vowed to protect transgender rights have been quiet on what's happening at Lurie and elsewhere. Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago has also stopped surgeries for minors, families tell NPR.

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The Times Union from Albany NY writes,

Many transgender and gender-expansive New Yorkers rely on Medicaid for lifesaving care, including hormone therapy and surgery. These services are not optional; they are essential: They help trans individuals live authentically and reduce their risk of suicide, depression and other mental health challenges. And yet gender-affirming care is directly in the crosshairs of a right-wing agenda determined to erase protections for transgender people.

A federal Medicaid ban on gender affirming care would disproportionately harm a community already facing higher rates of HIV, homelessness and discrimination. It would also undermine decades of progress in public health and LGBTQ+ rights.

The Republicans don't care who they hurt as they push their political agenda on us!

Creating an alternative funding pool to cover gender-affirming care, strengthening shield laws, and expanding the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund are not just the right things to do; they will save lives and reaffirm our state’s leadership in the fight for equality.

There is a program in Connecticut that I'm trying to find more about that pays for those who come out of state for trans healthcare will get reimbursed for their motel bills.

It is not just our healthcare being affected but also research as AP News writes...

A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.

Last week the U.S. government terminated at least 68 grants to 46 institutions totaling nearly $40 million when awarded, according to a government website. Some of the grant money has already been spent, but at least $1.36 million in future support was yanked as a result of the cuts, a significant undercount because estimates were available for less than a third of grants.

Most were in some way related to sexual minorities, including research focused on HIV prevention. Other canceled studies centered on cancer, youth suicide and bone health.

Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew Nixon said the agency is “dedicated to restoring our agencies to their tradition of upholding gold-standard, evidence-based science.” The grants were awarded by the National Institutes of Health, an agency under HHS.

That is Nineteen Eighty-Four "Newspeak" is that we cut all funding to anything LGBTQ+ including research for communicable diseases!