June 18, 2025
Having access to gender-affirming care earlier matters. It shapes opportunities for transgender youth and adults to grow into individuals who are comfortable in their own skin — in their own bodies. It minimizes discrimination, harassment and violence. Ultimately, it keeps many trans people alive.
— Angela Perone, Assistant Professor, quoted in UC Berkeley News, "UC Berkeley experts react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on medical care for trans minors".
UC Berkeley News