Pediatricians Group Releases New Guidelines for Treating Transgender Youth

According to a study released earlier this year, up to 3 percent of the nation’s youth identify as transgender. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first-ever policy statement on supporting transgender youth. Jennifer Leininger, program manager for the Gender and Sex Development Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago weighs in during a recent panel on WTTW. Watch here.