Trans youth in New York are asking a federal judge to block NYU Langone Health from sharing their sensitive health information with the Trump administration.
NYU Langone was one of the several healthcare institutions subpoenaed last month as part of a federal grand jury spearheaded by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The subpoena demanded access to sensitive health information related to minors who received gender-affirming care between 2020 and 2026.
The subpoena also asked for the names of NYU Langone providers and others who were involved—including parents—in facilitating gender-affirming care to patients under the age of 18.
Lambda Legal, the ACLU and NYCLU brought the class-action lawsuit on behalf of three families with trans kids under the age of 18 as well as two trans adults, all of whom received care at NYU Langone during that period.
The suit was filed against the NYU hospital system and the U.S. Department of Justice and alleges that the subpoena violates patients’ constitutional rights to privacy and protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. The suit also argues that if NYU Langone complied with the DOJ in handing over that health data, it would breach physician-patient confidentiality under New York law.
According to the subpoena, the DOJ gave NYU Langone until June 10 to produce 17 categories of records related to gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormones and what the DOJ calls “sex-rejecting procedures.” The subpoena also demanded any relevant insurance claims, patient communications and even personnel files for anyone authorized to provide or bill for gender-affirming care.
And let’s be clear. Trans kids should have access to life-saving care and not have to worry that their sensitive health information could no longer be private. This is an attempt by the Trump administration to use prosecutorial powers to further its anti-trans agenda, and trans kids are bearing the brunt of that.
The suit is asking for a temporary restraining order blocking the subpoena from being enforced before the June 10 deadline.
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