i would also very much like to add (for clarity) that new york doesnt even have a law against providing gender affirming care to people under 19 or anything. in fact we have amazing protections for this. (ag.ny.gov/resources/in...)
there is, quite literally, no excuse for this
When the city announced it would open its first-ever direct-care clinic for trans people, it seemed like Mamdani was finally delivering on his campaign promises for trans youth. It isn’t. The clinic will deny care to anyone under 19 — adopting the exact age cutoff from Trump’s anti-trans EOs.
A planned New York City clinic for trans patients adopts an age limit used in Trump’s anti-trans executive orders.