The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas.
Juniper Danielson, a former Texas A&M student who received hormone replacement therapy through the university, recalled how easy the process was, especially after spending years on a waitlist for an endocrinologist in the Houston area, where she is from.
Transgender and queer students are skeptical of that explanation and believe the university acted in response to pressure from conservative groups. They say the move shows the university is not willing to support them equally. “Losing the care means that you have to look at yourself and see someone that you're not anytime you look in a mirror,” Danielson said. “It's hard to go back to after having access to just being yourself.”Hormone replacement therapy was a novel service for a university in 2012 when A&M started offering it.
“It just hurts,” Klatt said. “I'm stressed out about finding a new provider. And it's also just disappointing.” “The nutritional services, the physical therapy, not every student is in need of or want all of those,” Ahmend said. “But what if those were to get removed? It just happens that they choose this, which sucks.”Ashen, who is trans but is not receiving hormone replacement therapy, said A&M’s trans community feels targeted by the university's recent actions and other state efforts.
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