Aggie students FIGHT back
Texas A&M students protest service cuts at clinic Students push back with campaign and rally after TAMU cuts gender-affirming care CAROLINE SAVOIE | Contributing Writercarolinesavoie@gmail.com For more than a decade, Texas A&M University provided gender-affirming care to students through its Beutel Health Center, offering critical support to the transgender community on campus.
But on July 1 this year, students were notified via patient portal notification that these services would end on Aug. 1. The announcement was met with significant concern, as gender-affirming care had been offered at the university’s medical services since 2012.
The email left many students scrambling to find alternative healthcare providers in a state where options are dwindling due to legislative pressure. The end of gender-affirming careThe Texas Tribune reported that Tiffany Skaggs, a senior director with Texas A&M’s health services, advised students in need of transition-related care to contact her department for help finding off-campus providers.
But for many, that was little comfort. Transitioning to new care, often more expensive without university subsidies, posed a significant challenge for students already balancing the financial and emotional toll of their healthcare needs.
