Michael Haller, a professor and chief of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida, has experience in working around threats to gender-affirming health care. He has been advocating for trans youth as Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18 and its new restrictions for adults makes its way through litigation. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In August, the Human Rights Campaign reported there were 26 states with a ban or policy against gender-affirming care for minors and that 39% of transgender youth lived in states that have passed bans on gender-affirming care.