Is there a reason Trump's ghouls decided 19 would be the cutoff and not 18?
Like, yes, obviously either is egregious and it's terrible Mamdani is so weak on this issue, but I'm more curious if like, there's some buried legal reason why 18 year old adults would be excluded from coverage for a year?
Chris Franklin
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.