A Santa Clara County clinic is facing scrutiny after a graduate student reported Aug. 31 that children as young as 11 are being offered gender-transition resources — including chest binders — without parental consent.
Naomi Epps Best, a former Marriage and Family Therapy student at Santa Clara University and intern in the county’s mental health program, detailed her experience in a Substack post. During a phone call to the county’s Gender Affirming Care Clinic (GACC), Best posed as a mentor to an 11-year-old distressed by early breast development.
When she mentioned that the child’s mother had reservations about chest binders due to known health risks, a clinic worker reportedly told her the child could receive a free binder and fitting, with no parental involvement needed.
The clinic, which opened in December 2023, offers “outpatient behavioral health services to transgender and gender-diverse individuals age 5 and older.” It also offers therapy, peer support, and assistance with pursuing so-called “gender-affirming” interventions — including referrals for medical procedures.
The clinic also maintains a library, including a dedicated children’s section, stocked with materials that support its gender ideology.
Santa Clara University actively supports the clinic, placing Marriage and Family Therapy trainees there for fieldwork. The university described the partnership as “a significant step forward for the highlighting of gender care in graduate counseling psychology...
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