Friday, October 17, 2025

Fenway Healthcare in Boston will only provide trans healthcare to age 19+

"We didn’t think this would happen here. For years, Massachusetts has been the place families point to when they say, “at least we’re safe here.” But on October 13th, Fenway Health, one of the most trusted names in LGBTQ+ care, announced it could no longer provide medical gender-affirming care for anyone under nineteen." — Rebecca Minor, We Thought We Were Safe Here: What Fenway’s Decision Reveals About Bureaucratic Fear, Oct 14

Fenway Health Restricts Treatment for Patients Under 19 In Capitulation To Trump: “This is a fundamental betrayal to the core mission of Fenway and the patients they serve.” s. baum, Erin in the Morning, Oct 14, 2025

MassEquality responds (PDF). Oct 15, 2025.

Contact the Trans Youth Emergency Project if you need help. You can also try GLAD Law. If you're a parent in a court case or going to mediation with the other parent, please write a parenting plan and try to anticipate situations like this that may affect your child.

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What the heck was this email I received, then, post-Skrmetti?

Email with subject line: Trans Youth Deserve Care. We’re Not Backing Down. from Dallas Ducar, EVP Donor Engagement & External Relations. June 18, 2025
Email text: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s cruel and baseless ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth. This is a direct attack on young people’s health, safety, and dignity. The ruling ignores decades of medical evidence. It flies in the face of every leading medical and mental health organization. And it sends a terrifying message to families across the country: your child’s care is up for debate. At Fenway Health, we are heartbroken—but we are not shaken. We will never abandon the youth and families who are under attack. We remain steadfast in our mission to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to all who need it—regardless of where they live. But we cannot do this work alone. With your support, we can continue delivering affirming, life-saving care. We can advocate for policies rooted in science, dignity, and justice. And we can protect the rights of every person to access the health care they need.

"By cutting off the very trans youth who helped build its reputation today, Fenway is abandoning their mission. If the line isn’t drawn here, when it’s our lives on the chopping block, who will be left to draw it when it’s theirs?" — A Line Must Be Drawn: The Cowardice Of Historic LGBTQ+ Provider Fenway Health: Fenway Health must return to its roots and care for those the government casts aside. Erin Reed, Oct 22, 2025

Protect Trans Futures and ACT UP Disrupt Charity Gala at Fenway Health: The LGBTQ+ community health center recently announced they would no longer offer gender-affirming care to trans young people under the age of 19. Evan Urquhart, Assigned Media, Nov 14, 2025

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