In a sweeping and long-overdue review of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children, President Trump’s administration has blown the lid off the reckless medicalization of America’s youth. The 409-page Health and Human Services (HHS) report, released Thursday, exposes what conservatives have warned about for years: the medical establishment has been rushing vulnerable children into life-altering treatments without credible evidence these interventions do more good than harm.
The findings, initiated under a January executive order signed by President Trump, conclude that there is “deep uncertainty” about the benefits of transgender interventions for minors—while underscoring their potential for serious, long-term harm.
The review dismantles the shaky foundation propping up puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transgender surgeries for minors, concluding that the evidence behind them is “very low quality.” In other words, what the Biden-era health bureaucrats, Big Pharma, and radical activists have been pushing as “settled science” is nothing more than a house of cards.
“This indicates that the beneficial effects reported in the literature are likely to differ substantially from the true effects of the interventions,” the report warns.
Let that sink in: America’s children have been used as guinea pigs in an ideological experiment that has no meaningful scientific backing.
The HHS analysis draws on 17 systematic reviews of existing research, many of which found that the studies used to justify gender interventions were methodologically flawed, overly optimistic, and in many cases outright misleading. The report emphasized that these studies often failed to track long-term outcomes and typically focused on “high-functioning” patients who were hand-picked for success.
The so-called gold standard for pediatric gender treatment—the Dutch Protocol, developed in 2006—came in for special scrutiny. For years, left-wing politicians and gender clinics in the U.S. have pointed to the Dutch model as justification for pushing kids toward puberty blockers and hormones. But HHS researchers tore into the Dutch Protocol’s foundation, revealing that it relied on just 70 hand-selected patients from a group of 111—without randomized selection. That kind of cherry-picking would never pass muster in any other field of medicine.
Worse yet, the Dutch Protocol’s credibility is collapsing globally. European nations like the UK, Sweden, Norway, and Finland are already scaling back or halting transgender interventions for minors, citing the same concerns over weak evidence and long-term harm.
“There is currently no international consensus about best practices for the care of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria,” the HHS report states bluntly.
Meanwhile, radical gender ideologues here in America continue to push these irreversible treatments, pretending that opposition is rooted in “hate” rather than hard science.
The report couldn’t be more clear: the push to medicalize gender-confused children has always been rooted in activism, not evidence. And while liberal media outlets and progressive activists have spent years shaming any dissent, President Trump’s directive has finally turned the tide.
“This report shines a light on the dangers of fast-tracking vulnerable kids into permanent medical decisions based on junk science and political correctness,” said Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, chairman of Do No Harm, an organization fighting back against woke medicine. “It is clearer now, more than ever, that we must end this misguided practice and replace it with evidence-based treatment for gender-confused kids.”
Trump’s executive order doesn’t stop at a report. It also moves to cut off federal funding for any program that promotes child sex changes—sending a strong message that taxpayer dollars won’t be used to bankroll radical gender ideology.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, whose agency contributed to the study, echoed the president’s urgency. “Our duty is to protect our nation’s children—not expose them to unproven and irreversible medical interventions,” he said. “We must follow the gold standard of science, not activist agendas.”
The report also stressed the potential benefits of behavioral therapy—a much more cautious and commonsense approach to helping children work through gender confusion. While the evidence is still developing, psychotherapeutic interventions for depression and anxiety have long-standing credibility. Many believe these should be the first step—not puberty suppression or disfiguring surgery.
Yet predictably, the entrenched medical establishment is pushing back. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which has stubbornly supported “affirmative” transgender care, lashed out at the HHS report. Its president, Dr. Susan Kressly, called the findings “narrow” and accused the administration of misrepresenting the “current medical consensus.”
Translation: the woke gatekeepers don’t like their house of cards being exposed.
It’s worth noting that just 0.1% of 17-year-olds received hormonal treatment between 2018 and 2022—yet the psychological and political damage inflicted by transgender ideology far outweighs the numbers. With activists pushing gender education in schools, TikTok influencers grooming confused teens online, and medical professionals profiting off vulnerable kids, this ideology has infected nearly every corner of American culture.
According to the report, an estimated 3.3% of U.S. adolescents now consider themselves transgender. That figure has exploded in recent years, driven not by biology but by aggressive social engineering.
What’s at stake isn’t just the scientific integrity of American medicine—it’s the safety and future of our children.
For years, conservatives have sounded the alarm about radical gender ideology and the dangerous medical procedures it encourages. Now, thanks to President Trump’s leadership, the nation finally has a comprehensive, science-backed rebuke of these harmful practices.
The HHS report will undergo peer review, but its message is already resonating. Medical professionals, parents, and lawmakers who have been gaslit and bullied for expressing concern now have 409 pages of facts on their side.
This is not just a policy win—it’s a cultural turning point.
The truth is finally catching up with the trans agenda. And thanks to President Trump, the days of blindly affirming—and funding—irreversible procedures on confused kids may soon be over.
How should lawmakers respond to this new HHS report?
