Chloe Cole

I'm here because I know what happens when big institutions like Home Depot value outside corporate pressure and ratings over the safety and well-being of children and their families.

Thank you.

Thanks for having me.

So I am an advocate for the protection of children in the medical realm, especially from underage transgender procedures.

And a lot of my own passion on this issue comes from my experience of going through this so-called treatment, this so-called healthcare to attempt to become a boy.

between the ages of 12 to 16, coming out of it with regret, with damage done to my body.

After going through puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and a double mastectomy at 15 years old, I've learned that this is not healthcare.

This is medical abuse, and it needs to be stopped in its tracks.

Yeah, so I gave them a prerecorded statement, not just talking about my own experience with the firsthand consequences of these treatments, but I also raised the alarm in the fact that their employee plan actively covers these treatments for dependents, including minor children, which Home Depot is a company that a lot of families rely on to build their homes.

So for them to go in the face of that, to be a part of funding these treatments,

is a slap in the face of not just their investors, but also the customers who rely on them.

Well, not only are there a lot of companies cutting ties with the HRC, there's also a lot of cultural movement in regards to this issue, especially when it comes to the protection of children.

I have personally filed a lawsuit against my doctors with Kaiser Permanente, and I know a few dozen other detransitioners who are as well, including my friend Soren Aldaco, who is suing her doctors as well.

And her mother's employee plan actually covered these treatments for her as a child.

And we've seen six countries so far very publicly move away from these treatments for children, including our own HHS.

And we have 26 states that have moved to protect children from these procedures.

I think it's very clear now just how unpopular this issue is.

Well, I think that when you hear stories like mine, they are not just to be taken as stories of tragedy.

They are also stories of hope and triumph against very real institutional evil.

Because I...