USC Gender-Affirming Care Program Faces Funding Threats Under Trump's Second Term
What happened
The gender-affirming care program at USC continues to operate despite growing concerns over federal funding threats linked to Donald Trump's second term. While programs nationwide have closed due to increasing financial and political pressure, Dr. Laura Taylor, the medical director of the program, stated that care remains available at USC. The program offers primary, hormonal, and gynecologic care to mostly adults.
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Why it matters
The political environment under Donald Trump's second term is cited as a cause of funding threats directed at USC. This pressure affects the operational budget of the care program, which has been established and has earned LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader designations multiple times.
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Who's involved
- USCInstitution hosting the gender-affirming care program
- Laura TaylorMedical director of the gender-affirming care program at USC
- Donald TrumpPresident whose second term is cited as causing funding threats
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- USCSpeculative
USC might face pressure on its operational budget due to funding threats from Donald Trump's second term.
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The entities involved
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USC
clothing retailer that sells branded clothing across the United Kingdom
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Laura Taylor
successful doctoral candidate at the University of York
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)