Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark prevailed recently in a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration over a rule that would have restricted gender-affirming care for minors.

In December, Vermont Health Commissioner Rick Hildebrant, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine, reaffirmed the state’s commitment to providing safe, effective, and protected gender-affirming care, writing: “We will continue to support providers and work to preserve access to care for vulnerable Vermont communities, regardless of any potential federal changes.”

With both legal protections and robust infrastructure in place to provide gender-affirming care, Vermont is positioned to become a haven for those seeking such care, particularly at the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Transgender Youth Program, according to the Valley News.

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