Following President Trump's January 28 executive order labeling gender transition care for minors as a "dangerous trend," physicians specializing in gender-affirming care report a significant rise in threats and violence. These professionals state they have to take safety measures, such as installing panic buttons and conducting active shooter drills, due to fears exacerbated by the executive order and protests, some of which have turned violent. Many providers are now so fearful that they require anonymity to challenge the order legally, fearing potential loss of licenses or criminal prosecution.
"I am scared, not just for myself, but for my family," one Seattle-based physician and professor wrote in court documents. "It is a terrifying time to be a doctor providing gender-affirming care."
Providers in those Democratic-led states remain so afraid, many agreed to file affidavits challenging the order only if they could do so anonymously.
Now doctors say threats of violence are rising - along with fears of legal action - in the wake of Trump's Jan. 28 executive order that labeled gender transition care for minors a "dangerous trend".
Panic buttons, security cameras and active-shooter drills: Those are some of the ways doctors who treat transgender children have armed themselves when facing violent threats over the years.
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