Gimelshteyn: The unraveling medical crisis that Colorado parents must pay attention to
By Lori Gimelshteyn | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Just a few years ago, parents were assured that “gender-affirming care” was lifesaving, compassionate, and backed by science. Affirmation, puberty blockers, hormones, and ultimately surgery were sold as the only path forward for a child questioning whether they were “born in the wrong body.”
But the cracks in this narrative are widening—and behind them lies a deeply troubling truth: children have been swept into a medical experiment that ignores mental health, underlying trauma, and long-term consequences.
Families across Colorado have shared heartbreaking stories of what happened when they trusted this system.
Many parents believed they were doing the right thing—only to realize that the affirmative model...