Michigan state rep vows to help 'trans kids' get sex change drugs after hospital shutters gender clinic

After the University of Michigan announced that they would no longer perform sex changes on children, Rep. Carrie Rheingans, a Democrat state senator, said that she would facilitate the distribution of sex change drugs to Michigan children. This comes after the Trump administration threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that continue to provide drugs and surgeries to minors seeking to appear as the opposite sex.

"Hey," she said in her video, while wearing a "protect trans kids" hoodie, "State Rep. Carrie Rheingans here, and I am recording a video today to talk to you, trans kids here in Michigan. I want you to know that the care you might want for gender affirming care is legal in Michigan, and it's still continuing in a wide variety of places."
 

🏳️‍⚧️ #TransKids in #Michigan: we love you and want to see you grow and thrive here 🩵🤍🩷 #GenderAffirmingCare is still legal and safe here in Michigan, so contact us if you need to get connected: CarrieRheingans@house.mi.gov pic.twitter.com/VIuJWGMzYW

— Rep. Carrie Rheingans (@RepRheingans) August 26, 2025