The Protocol

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A six-part podcast exploring the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the United States.

EPISÓDIO 1

The Beginning

The story of youth gender medicine starts in The Netherlands, with a clinical psychologist and a 16 year-old who was determined to go through life as the gender he long felt he was.

43min
EPISÓDIO 2

The Gender Kids

The new treatment is codified into a protocol, and the Dutch publish a landmark study that launches the field of youth gender medicine. A former patient describes the benefit of early treatment in a society that is still hostile to trans people.

35min
EPISÓDIO 3

The American Approach

In Boston, a psychologist helps set up the first youth gender clinic in the U.S., adapting the Dutch approach. Across the country, a rising star in the field questions their methods. Meanwhile, demand increases worldwide as the types of patients seeking care change.

41min
EPISÓDIO 4

The Whistleblower

A small Midwestern gender clinic gets consumed by a growing political fight when a whistleblower goes public. She had begun to see the treatments as harmful, and decided the political route was the only way to fix it.

43min
EPISÓDIO 5

The Review

The heated debate is not limited to the U.S. In England, a pediatrician tasked with figuring out how the country’s health care system should provide the care finds that the evidence is “remarkably weak.” One major medical group argues that’s missing the point — and repeating history.

46min
EPISÓDIO 6

The Now

State bans are enacted. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in. President Trump declares that there are only two genders and threatens to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide pediatric gender treatments. We hear from kids, parents and providers caught in the middle about the complicated decisions they are making.

51min
TRAILER DA TEMPORADA 1

Introducing ‘The Protocol’

Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in. “The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicine — where it came from, who it was meant to help, and what may come next in the legal and political fights over its future.

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TRAILER

Introducing ‘The Protocol’

Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in. “The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicine — where it came from, who it was meant to help, and what may come next in the legal and political fights over its future.

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Important story, well told

25/12/2025

skepticatt

How can our society effectively support transgender individuals and also protect vulnerable adolescents who feel social pressure to make irreversible changes to their bodies? Blanket bans on medical interventions are certainly not the answer, and neither is rushing treatment and refusing to discuss potential issues. This podcast contributes to the nuanced dialogue we sorely need.
Episode 4

20/10/2025

goooookjgfdc

Jaime should go ahead and lick a boot. Her hypocrisy is showing
Biased and inaccurate

21/11/2025

Relationscapes

It's clear the reporter went into this podcast with the same trans-skeptic stance the NYT has increasingly bolstered over the past decade. If you're interested in the latest and best biology and psychology regarding gender identity you won't find it here. Ironically, many reviewers here seem to think this show is supportive of trans identities. I think they must not have listened very carefully.
Excellent balanced journalism

05/08/2025

JinPortugal

I’m about to write a piece about gender affirming care under Trump and listened to the series as part of my research. I found myself changing my personal views throughout the episodes, which I consider a good thing. A good piece of journalism makes the reader/listener think. This is especially true of this subject. Kudos to the editing team, too.

A six-part podcast exploring the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fights that could end it in the United States.