Biden Administration Opposes Surgery for Transgender Minors NYT: Science Roni Caryn RabinοΌ Teddy Rosenbluth and Noah Weiland 28 June 2024 at 21:59 The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors. Β© Howard Lipin/U-T San Diego/ZUMA Wire, via Alamy Live NewsA procedure called top surgery performed on a 14-year-old in California in 2015. Surgery for transgender minors remains exceedingly rare, studies have shown.