Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on clinicians treating trans minors
Dr. Molly McClain treats many out-of-state patients at her New Mexico clinic, though she said around 1 in 5 find the cost too prohibitive. Nina Robinson for NBC News Dr. Kade Goepferd has received death threats for their work treating transgender youths at Children’s Minnesota Hospital, but Goepferd said the harassment isn’t the most worrying part of the job. “The waitlist is what keeps me up at night,” said Goepferd, who uses they/them pronouns. “It has grown every year, and it got particularly long after the bans went into effect.” Goepferd is the medical director of the hospital’s Gender Health Program, […]