Prevalence of suicidality, self-harm increased for children with gender dysphoria-related diagnoses in 2016, 2019
In April, Florida's governor and surgeon general issued nonbinding guidance to prevent gender-affirming medical care for under 18s
In a recent study, 98 percent continued with hormone treatment at follow-up
Providers are under threat for providing federally protected, evidence-based care
Sex-assigned-at-birth ratio of transgender, gender-diverse teens does not favor adolescents assigned female at birth
Transgender teens have seven times higher risk for suicide attempt compared with cisgender, heterosexual adolescents
Later cisgender identities more common among youth with initial social transition before age 6 years
On most measures in five domains of health, transgender adolescents reported differences from cisgender adolescents
Odds for depression, suicidality lower among transgender and nonbinary adolescents after one year of receiving gender-affirming care
Access to GAH during adolescence, adulthood linked to lower odds of past-year suicidal ideation versus desiring but not accessing GAH