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‘Fear and anxiety:’ What Trump’s ban on federal support for gender-affirming care means for Philly transgender teens

The order, widely expected to be challenged in court, could block recipients from being able to receive the treatments and have a chilling effect on providers willing to offer care.

Wesley Hiester, 17, walks outside his West Chester home. Hiester is a senior at West Chester East High School who has had gender-affirming care and still takes testosterone.  Philadelphia-area gender clinics face new restrictions after Trump limits affirming care for minors.
Wesley Hiester, 17, walks outside his West Chester home. Hiester is a senior at West Chester East High School who has had gender-affirming care and still takes testosterone. Philadelphia-area gender clinics face new restrictions after Trump limits affirming care for minors.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer