This workshop will focus on unfair or deceptive trade practices in “gender-affirming care” for minors. Doctors, medical ethicists, whistleblowers, detransitioners, and parents of detransitioners will share perspectives grounded in research, expertise, and personal experience.

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act gives the FTC broad authority to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices. This authority could be implicated if there is evidence that medical professionals or others omitted warnings about the risks or made false or unsupported claims about the benefits and effectiveness of gender-affirming care for minors.

The workshop will help the FTC to understand whether consumers are being or have been exposed to false or unsupported claims about “gender-affirming care” and to gauge the harms consumers may be experiencing.

Attendance

The event will be livestreamed, with a link posted to this page and on social media. The livestream will be open to the public and does not require registration.

For the safety of participants, in-person attendance at the event will be invitation only. Members of the public or press wishing to attend in person should email healthcareworkshop@ftc.gov to indicate interest. To access the building, invited attendees should plan to arrive early and bring valid ID.