The Center on Halstead, a major Chicago based LGBT center, released a statement today urging the American Academy of Pediatrics to provide intersex kids with same protections as LGBTQ youth! Center CFO Kim Fountain said, “We want to celebrate the doctors who care for our community and our children—not question whether their care is misleading us. The AAP should join the growing momentum to end these high-risk cosmetic operations on young kids—and uphold the right of everyone to make their own treatment decisions.”
Read and download the press release below.
