NYU Langone Health has closed its Transgender Youth Health Program in Manhattan, citing the current regulatory environment and the departure of its medical director as factors, and is transitioning to a Gender & Sexuality Service page that continues to offer assessment and connections to medical and mental health services.

The program discontinuation was publicly announced, with the university noting that the regulatory climate played a primary role in the decision.

Advocates and supporters, including figures from the Stonewall Community Foundation, argue that gender-affirming care is endorsed by major medical associations and can be lifesaving for many transgender youths, urging city and state bodies to ensure continued access.

This development fits into broader national policy debates and could impact transgender patients seeking ongoing treatment in the New York City area.

Local critics, including City Councilmember Tiffany Cabán, say the move raises medical-ethics concerns and that gender-affirming care improves mental health and reduces risks of anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts among transgender youth.

The Transgender Youth Health Program page has been updated to a Gender & Sexuality Service page, which continues to provide assessment and connect patients to medical and mental health services.

The decision comes amid federal pressure, including 2025 proposals to block Medicaid funding for hospitals performing gender-transition procedures on minors and other executive actions targeting gender-affirming care.

A related New York legal case involving a woman awarded $1.6 million over alleged coercion into a double mastectomy as a minor is noted, though its impact on future transgender procedures remains unclear.

Some appointments related to transgender care had already been canceled after executive orders, and the full program shutdown has drawn backlash from advocacy groups and lawmakers.

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal said NYU Langone would halt hormone treatments and other gender-related care for transgender youth, expressing concern about patients' ability to find continued care.

The NYCLU warns that gender-affirming care can be lifesaving and will actively defend trans rights in New York amid these changes.

Prior to the shutdown, the hospital had stopped admitting new patients to the transgender youth program and cancelled puberty-blocking implant appointments following President Trump’s executive orders.