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Hey, good morning. Patricia Murphy here. It's Saturday. This is Seattle now. Today we're

bringing you the best from the K-U-O-W newsroom. First, the Trump administration's effort to end

trans youth's access to gender-related medical care and how that's showing up here

in western Washington. Some families left their homes and moved here for their kids' treatments,

but now families and advocates say access to gender-related care for transgender young people

seems to be threatened even in the Puget Sound area.

Elish O'Neill has more.

15-year-old Rebecca lives with her parents and two siblings in Tacoma.

A pride flag hangs outside their house, and their dog Hercules greets visitors loudly

from his big crate in the living room.

Hey, Hercules.

Mom, where did you say those words?

Rebecca is her middle name.

She asked us not to publish her full name because of safety concerns.

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