As hospitals make deals with Trump ending trans care, protesters warn NewYork-Presbyterian: Don’t follow them

Dozens of people picketed outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Thursday afternoon as part of a campaign challenging restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors at New York City hospitals.Protesters allege that the Manhattan-based hospital has stopped accepting new minor patients for gender-affirming care, mirroring restrictions at other health centers nationwide that cut youth off from gender-affirming care amid pressure from the Trump administration.“We’re at NewYork-Presbyterian because they have ended care for trans kids, capitulating to the Trump administration’s attacks,” said Eliel Cruz, deputy director of the Gender Liberation Movement, which organized the protest alongside ACT UP New York. “They can’t abandon trans kids without us pulling up.”Related: Protestors shame Mount Sinai for bowing to Trump by dropping trans youth care Actress and reality television personality Peppermint delivers remarks. Jack Walker/The Advocate NewYork-Presbyterian has been less public about the status of its gender-affirming care program than other hospitals in the city. The hospital has repeatedly declined to clarify whether minors can access the program and removed references to care for minors from its website last year.“We continue to comply with applicable state and federal laws and regulations,” the hospital said in a statement provided to The Advocate in September. It issued the same statement to the local news outlet Gothamist in June. “Our priority is to serve all our patients in a compassionate and responsible way.”A hospital representative declined to provide additional comment for this story. They did not address specific questions from The Advocate about whether minors can access gender-affirming care, whether the hospital would make a deal with the Trump administration to end its program, or how it responds to concerns from patients and their families.Hospitals across the country have been closing their gender-affirming care programs to