New York, NY: Reports that Mount Sinai may share transgender children’s medical records with the Trump administration are deeply alarming and clearly represent another escalation in a coordinated federal campaign to intimidate transgender youth, their families, and the healthcare providers who care for them.

Let us be clear: transgender children are not political targets. Their private medical information should be exactly that — private. It should never be treated as evidence in a politically driven investigation, and hospitals entrusted with their care have a crucial responsibility to protect their dignity, privacy, and safety. 

The same administration that has defied federal court orders 31 times for blatant corruption and illegal deportations in this term alone is now demanding healthcare records from hospitals providing life-saving care to vulnerable children and families already navigating profound fear and uncertainty. This is not about public safety. This is not about protecting children. It is about weaponizing the full force of the federal government to intimidate families out of seeking healthcare that is legal, protected, and life-saving. 

New York has made clear that gender-affirming care is legal, protected, and supported. Our hospitals, institutions, and public officials must meet this moment with courage, not compliance rooted in fear. 

To every transgender young person and every family watching this unfold: you are not alone. The LGBTQIA+ Caucus will continue to stand against any and every effort to turn healthcare into a weapon of surveillance, intimidation, or government persecution. Medical decisions must remain between patients, families, and trusted healthcare professionals. No politician should be allowed to turn a child’s healthcare into a weapon of fear. 

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