1. Have you or a family member ever visited a medical professional or other organization that recommended gender-affirming care (“GAC”)? If so, describe your experience, including the following (if applicable):
- a. What led to their recommendation?
- b. What specific treatments did they recommend?
- c. Did the GAC practitioner describe the benefits or effectiveness of GAC?
- d. If you answered yes to 1.c, how did they describe the benefits or effectiveness?
- e. Did they provide to you any materials from what they claimed were authoritative sources that described the benefits or effectiveness of undergoing GAC?
- f. Did they provide you with any materials from other sources describing the benefits oreffectiveness of undergoing GAC?
- g. Did they describe the risks, side effects, or other harms that could come about because of undergoing GAC?
- h. If you answered yes to 1.g, how did they describe those risks, side effects, or other harms?
- i. Did they provide to you any materials from what they claimed were authoritative sources that described the risks, side effects, or other harms that could come about because of undergoing GAC?
- j. Did they provide you with any materials from other sources describing the risks, side effects, or other harms that could come about because of undergoing GAC?
- k. Did the GAC practitioner alert you to any professional or political controversy surrounding the existing debate on the science of GAC?
- l. Did the GAC practitioner inform you that some states have prohibited GAC for minors?
- m. Did the GAC practitioner attempt to persuade you or a family member to undergoGAC? Please be specific.
2. Have you or a family member ever undergone GAC? If so, describe your experience,including the following (if applicable):
- a. What specific treatments did you or your family member undergo?
- b. Have you or your family member experienced harms or adverse effects resulting from the GAC procedures?
- c. Have you or your family member experienced any benefits resulting from the GAC procedures?
- d. If you answered yes to 2.b, what harms or adverse effects did you or your famil ymember experience resulting from the GAC procedures?
- e. If you answered yes to 2.b, was the risk of these harms or adverse effects explained or disclosed prior to undergoing GAC procedures?
- f. If you answered yes to 2.b and 2.c, did the harms or adverse effects resulting from the GAC procedures outweigh any benefits, or vice versa?
3. Are you aware of any practitioners, entities, or institutions providing GAC that have made false representations regarding the benefits or effectiveness of GAC? If so, describe, including the following:
- a. What practitioners, entities, or institutions?
- b. What were the false representations?
- c. How were the false representations made (e.g., in-person, conference, social media posts, websites)?
4. Are you aware of any individuals, entities, or institutions that have promoted, advertised, or otherwise made public representations about GAC procedures or GAC-related products? If so, describe, including the following:
- a. What entities, individuals, or institutions?
- b. What were the representations?
- c. Where did the representations appear (e.g., in-person, conferences, social media posts, websites)?
- d. Did any of the representations tout the effectiveness or benefits of GAC procedures or related products?
- e. Did any of the representations discuss the risks, side effects, or other harms of GAC procedures or related products?
- f. If any of these representations were made in social media posts made by influencers, did the posts indicate if there was any material connection between the influencer and any provider of GAC procedures or maker of any GAC-related product?