By — John Yang John Yang By — Claire Mufson Claire Mufson By — Kaisha Young Kaisha Young Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/study-finds-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-is-very-rare-refuting-political-narrative Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads, much of it focused on gender-affirming care for minors. Despite the attention, a new study finds that gender-affirming medications are very rarely prescribed to adolescents. John Yang speaks with KFF’s Lindsey Dawson to learn more. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Jan 26, 2025 By — John Yang John Yang John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country. @johnyangtv By — Claire Mufson Claire Mufson Claire Mufson is a journalist and general assignment producer at PBS News Weekend. She produces stories on a wide range of topics including breaking news, health care, culture, disability and the environment. Before joining PBS News, she worked in Paris for French public broadcasting channel France 24 and for The New York Times. By — Kaisha Young Kaisha Young Kaisha Young is a general assignment producer at PBS News Weekend.