https://simplecast.com The Protocol A six-part podcast exploring the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the United States. 2025 The New York Times Company en Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:25:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:32:03 +0000 https://the-protocol.simplecast.com The Protocol https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4105a47a-42e5-4ccc-887a-832af7989986/d782620c-7899-4cea-90a1-cba011fa7eb8/3000x3000/nyt-theprotocol-albumart-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-protocol.simplecast.com serial A six-part podcast exploring the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the United States. The New York Times false https://feeds.simplecast.com/CnNx__EM new york times, the protocol The New York Times theprotocol@nytimes.com de6e31f2-249c-4d53-b040-b6a6c5176f0a The Now State bans are enacted. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in. President Trump declares that there are only two genders and threatens to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide pediatric gender treatments. We hear from kids, parents and providers caught in the middle about the complicated decisions they are making.


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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:25:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/the-now-Iu9ioO30 State bans are enacted. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in. President Trump declares that there are only two genders and threatens to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide pediatric gender treatments. We hear from kids, parents and providers caught in the middle about the complicated decisions they are making.


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]]> The Now The New York Times 00:51:18 State bans are enacted. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in. President Trump declares that there are only two genders and threatens to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide pediatric gender treatments. We hear from kids, parents and providers caught in the middle about the complicated decisions they are making. State bans are enacted. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in. President Trump declares that there are only two genders and threatens to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide pediatric gender treatments. We hear from kids, parents and providers caught in the middle about the complicated decisions they are making. false full 6 1 c33c18a8-1f84-40df-bffd-a11258790293 The Review The heated debate is not limited to the U.S. In England, a pediatrician tasked with figuring out how the country’s health care system should provide the care finds that the evidence is “remarkably weak.” One major medical group argues that’s missing the point — and repeating history.


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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:20:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/the-review-nYh5sNLi The heated debate is not limited to the U.S. In England, a pediatrician tasked with figuring out how the country’s health care system should provide the care finds that the evidence is “remarkably weak.” One major medical group argues that’s missing the point — and repeating history.


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]]> The Review The New York Times 00:46:07 The heated debate is not limited to the U.S. In England, a pediatrician tasked with figuring out how the country’s health care system should provide the care finds that the evidence is “remarkably weak.” One major medical group argues that’s missing the point — and repeating history. The heated debate is not limited to the U.S. In England, a pediatrician tasked with figuring out how the country’s health care system should provide the care finds that the evidence is “remarkably weak.” One major medical group argues that’s missing the point — and repeating history. false full 5 1 006b334d-af98-44fa-897b-2b7049768e5d The Whistleblower A small Midwestern gender clinic gets consumed by a growing political fight when a whistleblower goes public. She had begun to see the treatments as harmful, and decided the political route was the only way to fix it.


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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/the-whistleblower-WLPKldn8 A small Midwestern gender clinic gets consumed by a growing political fight when a whistleblower goes public. She had begun to see the treatments as harmful, and decided the political route was the only way to fix it.


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]]> The Whistleblower The New York Times 00:42:45 A small Midwestern gender clinic gets consumed by a growing political fight when a whistleblower goes public. She had begun to see the treatments as harmful, and decided the political route was the only way to fix it. A small Midwestern gender clinic gets consumed by a growing political fight when a whistleblower goes public. She had begun to see the treatments as harmful, and decided the political route was the only way to fix it. true full 4 1 d4fcf330-2e19-464c-ba79-e08444222a54 The American Approach In Boston, a psychologist helps set up the first youth gender clinic in the U.S., adapting the Dutch approach. Across the country, a rising star in the field questions their methods. Meanwhile, demand increases worldwide as the types of patients seeking care change.


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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:10:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/the-american-approach-_kvsKewE In Boston, a psychologist helps set up the first youth gender clinic in the U.S., adapting the Dutch approach. Across the country, a rising star in the field questions their methods. Meanwhile, demand increases worldwide as the types of patients seeking care change.


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]]> The American Approach The New York Times 00:41:08 In Boston, a psychologist helps set up the first youth gender clinic in the U.S., adapting the Dutch approach. Across the country, a rising star in the field questions their methods. Meanwhile, demand increases worldwide as the types of patients seeking care change. In Boston, a psychologist helps set up the first youth gender clinic in the U.S., adapting the Dutch approach. Across the country, a rising star in the field questions their methods. Meanwhile, demand increases worldwide as the types of patients seeking care change. false full 3 1 5519ef4c-fcd5-4df3-8cb5-18c5399315af The Gender Kids The new treatment is codified into a protocol, and the Dutch publish a landmark study that launches the field of youth gender medicine. A former patient describes the benefit of early treatment in a society that is still hostile to trans people.


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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:05:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/the-beginning-uY1xsN9X The new treatment is codified into a protocol, and the Dutch publish a landmark study that launches the field of youth gender medicine. A former patient describes the benefit of early treatment in a society that is still hostile to trans people.


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]]> The Gender Kids The New York Times 00:35:14 The new treatment is codified into a protocol, and the Dutch publish a landmark study that launches the field of youth gender medicine. A former patient describes the benefit of early treatment in a society that is still hostile to trans people. The new treatment is codified into a protocol, and the Dutch publish a landmark study that launches the field of youth gender medicine. A former patient describes the benefit of early treatment in a society that is still hostile to trans people. true full 2 1 0f02eab4-5b25-4e3f-8c5f-180cff91144d The Beginning The story of youth gender medicine starts in The Netherlands, with a clinical psychologist and a 16 year-old who was determined to go through life as the gender he long felt he was. 


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]]> Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-one-the-beginning-PGZDJMWG The story of youth gender medicine starts in The Netherlands, with a clinical psychologist and a 16 year-old who was determined to go through life as the gender he long felt he was. 


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]]> The Beginning The New York Times 00:43:07 The story of youth gender medicine starts in The Netherlands, with a clinical psychologist and a 16 year-old who was determined to go through life as the gender he long felt he was. The story of youth gender medicine starts in The Netherlands, with a clinical psychologist and a 16 year-old who was determined to go through life as the gender he long felt he was. true full 1 1 a896ecf7-3e05-4d7e-9f8f-6aee860b1fc5 Introducing ‘The Protocol’ Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in.

“The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicine — where it came from, who it was meant to help, and what may come next in the legal and political fights over its future.


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]]> Fri, 30 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 theprotocol@nytimes.com (The New York Times) https://the-protocol.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-the-protocol-99yrGGLT Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in.

“The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicine — where it came from, who it was meant to help, and what may come next in the legal and political fights over its future.


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]]> Introducing ‘The Protocol’ The New York Times 00:04:13 Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in. “The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicine — where it came from, who it was meant to help, and what may come next in the legal and political fights over its future. Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in. “The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicine — where it came from, who it was meant to help, and what may come next in the legal and political fights over its future. false trailer 1