Abdul Lateef A. Hussein

“The state is not only saying I am criminal for prescribing those medications, but it’s saying that my organization of thousands of physicians, pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists are maybe partners in that criminal enterprise.”

“And now that they are, we’re hitting them back with legal action.”

“They always existed, but they often did not have the feeling of empowerment to come out, or come out to their physicians.”

“Trans kids became more visible and there was a greater openness in the state for them to come out.”

“The difficult decision of leaving their church family or being viewed less worthy.”