The Federal Trade Commission on Monday launched a public inquiry into the impact of “false or unsupported claims” of gender transition procedures with the opening of a 60-day window inviting input from consumers.

In a release, the FTC said it’s seeking “to better understand how consumers may have been exposed to false or unsupported claims about ‘gender-affirming care’ (GAC), especially as it relates to minors, and to gauge the harms consumers may be experiencing.”

“Proponents of GAC, including healthcare and medical institutions, have long touted the benefits of this type of care, including for minors,” the FTC wrote in its public request, adding that “over time,” reports have surfaced that the institutions “promoting these practices have revealed potential deceptive or unfair practices involved in this type of medical care.”

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