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Supporters of transgender youth hold a Transgender Pride flag as they demonstrate outside Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) on February 6, 2025 in the wake of US President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to pull federal funding from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to children. The hospital announced on February 4 it was pausing the initiation of hormonal therapy for "gender affirming care patients" under the age of 19 as they evaluate the Executive Order "to fully understand its implications." The announcement came after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 28 to restrict gender transition procedures for minors. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)