On the day after the election, therapist Margie Thomson had four new requests from patients asking for referrals for gender-affirming care — in case they lose access to it.
An American flag and LGBTQ + flag fly outside the Federal Building in downtown Juneau in June, 2023. Margie Thomson sat in her office, holding a heart made of clay in her hands. It’s painted the colors of the transgender pride flag – pink, white and blue. Thomson is a therapist here in Juneau , and she said she’s nervous to speak publicly about the risks to gender-affirming care in Alaska.
On the day after the election, Thomson had four new requests from patients asking for referrals for gender-affirming care — in case they lose access to it. “Right now, we have a strong community, and they’re hopefully going to get stronger and pull together,” she said. “Yet the fear is real and the risk is real.”
from Title X, the more than 50-year-old federal grant program that provides reproductive care across the nation. This made it harder for low-income patients to receive reproductive care from providers like Planned Parenthood. “I want them to know we will continue to provide as much care as we can in all the places, in ways that we can. Unless or until someone forces us to stop. We will not stop providing care,” they said.
Health care for transgender youth has become a hot-button issue for Republican politicians, but the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, and the World Health Organization allAidan Key is an educator who trains schools on how to accommodate trans and gender-expansive youth in Alaska. He said the incoming administration will be hard on all trans people, but he’s worried about youth especially.
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