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Thomas S's avatar

Beautiful! This gives me so much hope. I’m really happy to see this push back on the rhetoric of the Trump admin, and hopeful this won’t only stay here in CO, but become the national norm— in time. ❤️

The Queer Curmudgeon's avatar

Good! 🏳️‍⚧️

Sarah Ditzler's avatar

I’m so grateful to read that there is a little candle of light in the sea of darkness that trans folks and their loved ones live in. I hope it spreads like wildfire!!!

Ju's avatar

Good news!!! I love to see states stand up to the bully. Like it was said, this is the whole reason why we have protected classes. Minority groups are never going to win a numbers game. Way to go Colorado! 👏🏻

Marina Capri's avatar

Thank you for the wonderful news.

Desdaemonia's avatar

Man, I'll take any win we can get at this point.

sara sunland's avatar

As usual Great work Alex Sandra

RT Watkins's avatar

So CHC is ordered to provide care and then they lose all federal funding. They cannot function without federal funding. Can’t the state sue to defend the protected status??? Not sure this is a good thing

Aleksandra Vaca's avatar

CHC has been told that it can't violate state law because federal funding conditions do not supercede state law. If the federal government is making them violate state law, what they need to do is sue over that and do so on the grounds that the funding condition is making them violate state law. It's not a 'reasonable' funding condition (South Dakota v. Dole, 1996), it's a 'gun to the head' (NFIB v. Sebelius, 2012). Especially given that CHC now has a mandate from the Colorado Supreme Court.

So far, it's just been easier for providers to acquiesce. This decision will likely change that. Honestly, I don't think the Trump admin will cut CHC's funding because I don't think they'll push their luck.

RT Watkins's avatar

Thank you for clarifying! I’m a retired clinical and school psychologist in Colorado. State has some good protections for trans students, but pediatric providers here are worried. CHC receives a lot of research funding from NIH as well.

It’s definitely a moral victory, but this admin doesn’t care about morals so much, eh?

Cassie Autumn's avatar

@transitics So, in your opinion, did Colorado just become the safest refuge state in the U.S. for trans minors? (Asking seriously...)

Aleksandra Vaca's avatar

Yes. Colorado already earns a perfect score on my tracker so that coupled with this and the legislative efforts to circumvent the conversion therapy ruling means that Colorado, as of now, is the safest state for trans kids in the US.

Cassie Autumn's avatar

Thank you. Would you, in your expert opinion, say the same is true for trans ADULTS in the U.S.? Or are there other "guardian" states which are also equally good for us older transgender folks?

Aleksandra Vaca's avatar

I think a lot of states and legal orgs would be much more willing to defend/expedient in defending care for adults than they are for kids. Many states have protections for it, and although Trump may want to push up the minimum age for adults (as the right has indicated and I’ve reported previously), it’ll be much more difficult to get hospitals to comply than it has been for kids.