Hayley

So basically, Ryan White funding was initiated in, I believe, the early 90s during the AIDS crisis and was a large government initiative. It's named after Ryan White, who was a patient who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion. So Ryan White funding right now is a major source for funding things like PrEP, which is medication for prevention for HIV, as well as direct HIV treatment.

I mean, I think it's terrifying. I think I'm more on the patient-facing side. So a lot of the conversations I've been having are just about the uncertainty. I'm a prescriber for a lot of trans youth, adolescents, and young adults. And so, moreover...

I mean, I think it's terrifying. I think I'm more on the patient-facing side. So a lot of the conversations I've been having are just about the uncertainty. I'm a prescriber for a lot of trans youth, adolescents, and young adults. And so, moreover...

I mean, I think it's terrifying. I think I'm more on the patient-facing side. So a lot of the conversations I've been having are just about the uncertainty. I'm a prescriber for a lot of trans youth, adolescents, and young adults. And so, moreover...

The uncertainty of just being able to get their medication, the stress of being publicly named and targeted in this culture war has just created a climate of fear. As my job, I want to be able to reassure patients that I am going to fight for them and do all that I can. But it's really scary. As Dan mentioned, a lot of our patients don't have financial safety net.

The uncertainty of just being able to get their medication, the stress of being publicly named and targeted in this culture war has just created a climate of fear. As my job, I want to be able to reassure patients that I am going to fight for them and do all that I can. But it's really scary. As Dan mentioned, a lot of our patients don't have financial safety net.

The uncertainty of just being able to get their medication, the stress of being publicly named and targeted in this culture war has just created a climate of fear. As my job, I want to be able to reassure patients that I am going to fight for them and do all that I can. But it's really scary. As Dan mentioned, a lot of our patients don't have financial safety net.

They don't have a medical safety net. we're really the one option for them. And if our clinic does not continue to offer this type of care, these are our kids who are going to go without hormones. I prescribe puberty blockers. My work as a gender affirming care provider isn't just blockers and hormones, but those are medications that we know are life-saving.

They don't have a medical safety net. we're really the one option for them. And if our clinic does not continue to offer this type of care, these are our kids who are going to go without hormones. I prescribe puberty blockers. My work as a gender affirming care provider isn't just blockers and hormones, but those are medications that we know are life-saving.

They don't have a medical safety net. we're really the one option for them. And if our clinic does not continue to offer this type of care, these are our kids who are going to go without hormones. I prescribe puberty blockers. My work as a gender affirming care provider isn't just blockers and hormones, but those are medications that we know are life-saving.

We know that unfortunately kids will suicide if they don't have access to those medications. And so I think talking about funding, talking about

We know that unfortunately kids will suicide if they don't have access to those medications. And so I think talking about funding, talking about

We know that unfortunately kids will suicide if they don't have access to those medications. And so I think talking about funding, talking about

And these bigger shifts politically, you know, are things that unfortunately a lot of the conversations I'm having are really coming just down to safety and safety planning and figuring out support networks and talking about creative ways to get hormones if we can't prescribe them.

And these bigger shifts politically, you know, are things that unfortunately a lot of the conversations I'm having are really coming just down to safety and safety planning and figuring out support networks and talking about creative ways to get hormones if we can't prescribe them.

And these bigger shifts politically, you know, are things that unfortunately a lot of the conversations I'm having are really coming just down to safety and safety planning and figuring out support networks and talking about creative ways to get hormones if we can't prescribe them.

So, yeah, I'll speak to that a little bit on the prescriber side, because I think, you know, having direct contact with someone who works in the administration is really the only way that I have really been able to get any updates. So as a health care provider, it's been utter chaos. Basically, every day we've gotten different messaging around whether or not appointments can be scheduled.

So, yeah, I'll speak to that a little bit on the prescriber side, because I think, you know, having direct contact with someone who works in the administration is really the only way that I have really been able to get any updates. So as a health care provider, it's been utter chaos. Basically, every day we've gotten different messaging around whether or not appointments can be scheduled.

So, yeah, I'll speak to that a little bit on the prescriber side, because I think, you know, having direct contact with someone who works in the administration is really the only way that I have really been able to get any updates. So as a health care provider, it's been utter chaos. Basically, every day we've gotten different messaging around whether or not appointments can be scheduled.

New patients can, you know, schedule intakes. whether or not we're able to prescribe these lifesaving medications. And no one knows exactly. Gender-affirming care is basically healthcare. There's nothing that separates it. There's no hard line. There's no clear distinction. It is... medically indicated evidence-based care.