{"id":275361,"date":"2026-06-23T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/275361\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:36:09","slug":"nyc-pride-urged-to-ban-hospitals-that-stopped-care-for-trans-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/275361\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Pride urged to ban hospitals that stopped care for trans kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Participants at New York City pride (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Grand marshals past and present have signed a letter demanding that New York City<\/a> Pride bans hospitals that stopped providing healthcare for trans kids<\/a> from participating in the event.<\/p>\n

Trans advocacy group Gender Liberation Movement published the letter, which was addressed to NYC Pride\u2019s Board of Directors and Leadership, on 22 June.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe write as LGBTQ+ organisations, advocates, community leaders, allies, and New Yorkers who believe that Pride must remain rooted in solidarity with those most under attack,\u201d the letter begins.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcross the country, transgender youth and their families are facing an unprecedented assault on their rights, dignity, and access to healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter praises institutions that have \u201ccourageously defended trans youth\u201d despite pressure from the Trump administration. However, it also criticises hospitals that have caved to government attacks and specifically calls out three by name.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral New York City hospital systems, including NYU Langone, Mt. Sinai, and New York Presbyterian, have instead chosen to preemptively end gender-affirming care for young people, capitulating to the attacks by the Trump Administration,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n

The organisation goes on to say that ending access to gender-affirming care \u201cputs trans youth at risk\u201d and has had \u201cdevastating consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFamilies have been forced to seek care elsewhere, endure significant disruptions to treatment, and confront uncertainty about their children\u2019s futures,\u201d the statement continues, as per The Advocate<\/a>. \u201cAt a moment when trans youth need institutions to stand firm, these hospitals chose cowardice over courage.\u201d<\/p>\n

It then calls on NYC Pride to ban the named hospitals from participating in current and future marches and festivals surrounding Pride in the city, \u201cunless and until they restore the care and publicly commit to protecting trans youth and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BowenBowen Yang. (Getty)<\/p>\n

\u201cInstitutions cannot claim solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities one day a year while abandoning trans youth when political pressure mounts,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a historical moment where, as a community, we must be unequivocal about our support for the next generations. Trans youth are not expendable or political pawns. They deserve access to healthcare that allows them to have a future worth living.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the group, 2026 NYC Pride grand marshals Bowen Yang, Dominique Jackson, Peppermint and Jay Walks from Gays Against Guns have all signed the letter.<\/p>\n

Former grand marshals, including Michelle Visage, TS Madison, Jazz Jennings, Cayenne Doroshow and Raquel Willis, have all also backed the statement.<\/p>\n

The letter is also supported by a number of other LGBTQ+ community members, trans children and their families, LGBTQ+ advocacy organisations and queer leaders. It concludes with an invitation for others to support the cause via the GLM website.<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts!\u00a0Let us know in the comments below, and remember to keep the conversation respectful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Participants at New York City pride (Getty Images) Grand marshals past and present have signed a letter demanding…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275362,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,24,55,54,79468,56],"class_list":["post-275361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-new-york-city-pride","tag-ny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}