The NY Sun published a story today about a lawsuit filed by a psychologist who was fired by Boston Children’s Hospital. The lawsuit alleges that over several years the hospital cut the phycological inquiry required to receive “gender affirming care” from around 20 hours down to two.
Amy Tishelman, 68, has accused Boston Children’s Hospital of age- and gender-based discrimination and of retaliation. The hospital terminated her in 2021, alleging she violated a patient-privacy law; she had filed her initial discrimination suit against the institution the year prior.
Dr. Tishelman, who is widely recognized as a leader in pediatric gender medicine, on Thursday testified that when she began working for Boston Children’s gender clinic in 2013, administrators allotted her 20 hours, and sometimes longer, to assess whether a child should be referred for gender…
