Boston Children’s Hospital, which calls itself “home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States,” says it has faced a “large volume” of threats of violence for offering that kind of care.
Boston Children's Hospital, which calls itself"home to the first pediatric and adolescent transgender health program in the United States," says it has faced a"large volume" of threats of violence for offering that kind of care.
The hospital said in an emailed statement Wednesday that its clinicians and staff have been harassed by phone, email and social media, receiving multiple threats of violence. Gender-affirming care, a 'crucial' process for thousands of young people in AmericaThe threats picked up after misinformation spread online that suggested the hospital performed gender-affirming genital surgeries on young children.
"And it hurts, because I'm a father of two young kids, and I'm a pediatrician," Hadland said."I think it's important to advocate for a lot of things. It's important for us to advocate for the safety of our colleagues, for the health and well-being of young people and their families, and for thoughtful policies for LGBTQ people, and I won't back down from that," he said.
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