This evening local leaders and TransYOUniting gathered outside of UPMC’s headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care complying with the Trump administration’s executive orders. Local trans leaders such as Dena Stanley, Kaiah Scott, Maria Montano and Jule Arney joined Mayor Ed Gainey and Rep. La’Tasha Mayes in delivering a letter to UPMC’s CEO and board of directors demanding that they deny President Trump’s orders and restore gender affirming care for all trans people in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh resident Cori Fraser told the story of how their child, Salem was denied gender affirming surgery since they are 18. The executive order states that surgeons can only operate if the patient is 19 years of age or older so Salem will have to wait three more months to have top surgery. Fraser said that “gender affirming health care is lifesaving health care,” and that “Salem can wait three months, but for some kids, it’s years.”
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People gather outside of UPMC’s headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Maria Montano speaks outside of UPMC on Apr. 3, 2025. -
Pittsburgh resident Cori Fraser tells the story of how their child, Salem was denied gender affirming surgery since they are 18. -
Eli B. holds LGBTQ and non-binary pride flags during a protest outside of UPMC on Apr. 3, 2025. -
People gather outside of UPMC’s headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Mayor Gainey arrives outside of UPMC headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
People gather outside of UPMC’s headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
People gather outside of UPMC’s headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Local trans leaders such as Dena Stanley, Kaiah Scott and Jule Arney joined Mayor Ed Gainey and Rep. La’Tasha Mayes in delivering a letter to UPMC’s CEO and board of directors demanding that they deny President Trump’s orders and restore gender affirming care for all trans people in Pittsburgh. -
People gather outside of UPMC’s headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
People gather outside of UPMC’s headquarters to protest the hospital for implementing restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Rep. La’Tasha Mayes and Lavier Pounds shout and raise their fists during a protest of UPMC’s implementation of restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Lavier Pounds shouts and raises their fist during a protest of UPMC’s implementation of restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Jule Arney speaks during a protest of UPMC’s implementation of restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Tanisha Long speaks during a protest of UPMC’s implementation of restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Mayor Ed Gainey speaks during a protest of UPMC’s implementation of restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Lavier Pounds shouts and raises their fist during a protest of UPMC’s implementation of restrictions on trans health care due to the Trump administration’s executive orders. -
Sarah McCafferty and Cam Lucas attend a protest outside of UPMC’s headquarters on Apr. 3, 2025. -
Local trans leaders such as Dena Stanley, Kaiah Scott and Jule Arney joined Mayor Ed Gainey and Rep. La’Tasha Mayes in delivering a letter to UPMC’s CEO and board of directors demanding that they deny President Trump’s orders and restore gender affirming care for all trans people in Pittsburgh. -
Local trans leaders such as Dena Stanley, Kaiah Scott and Jule Arney joined Mayor Ed Gainey and Rep. La’Tasha Mayes in delivering a letter to UPMC’s CEO and board of directors demanding that they deny President Trump’s orders and restore gender affirming care for all trans people in Pittsburgh.
