Dozens of demonstrators protested in front of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Thursday evening after the hospital paused gender affirming care for people under the age of 19. CHLA paused hormone therapies for all young patients after President Trump signed an executive order threatening to pull funding from healthcare providers who offer this care.

Supporters protested outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after it announced it would pause gender-affirming care for new patients under the age of 19. The hospital said the decision resulted from President Trump’s executive orders.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced that it is pausing the start of transgender hormonal therapy for patients under the age of 19. In a statement issued Tuesday, hospital officials said they