Pennsylvania, Texas lawmakers want insurers to cover detransition care

The hidden barriers to detransitioning

Starting transition was easy—reversing it was considered “medically unnecessary”

Pennsylvania, Texas lawmakers want insurers to cover detransition care

Lawmakers in some states are seeking to require Medicaid and private insurers to cover detransition procedures if they cover gender-affirming care for transgender people.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.LGBTQ+ advocates warn that such requirements would increase the costs for insurers and lead many to stop covering gender-affirming care. Detransitioning is extremely rare.Last week, …

Detransitioners Tell Their Stories – Family Council

A recent video from the Heritage Foundation highlights the regret that people often feel as a result of using puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries to transition from one gender to the other. Some years ago, medical experts at Johns Hopkins stopped performing gender-reassignment procedures after discovering they did not help individuals who identify as transgender. Since 2021, we have seen growing concerns about children and young …