Vanessa Sivadge is an American nurse and anti-transgender activist. Sivadge considers gender affirming care for minors “the greatest lie ever sold by the medical industrial complex to vulnerable parents and confused children.”
Background
Vanessa Sivadge graduated from University of Texas, then earned a nursing degree in 2015. In 2018, Sivadge began working as a nurse at Texas Childrenās Hospital in Houston, Texas. In 2021, Sivadge transferred to an outpatient multispecialty clinic, which included endocrinology. Trans and gender diverse patients of pediatric endocrinologist Richard Roberts were among those who interacted with Sivadge.
Anti-trans activism
In 2022, Sivadge wrote an article for The Washington Stand claiming that “the social contagion known as transgender ideology has swept across our nation” and that “the full power of the medical and pharmaceutical establishment is behind this pro-trans lunacy.”
In May 2023, Sivadge read an article by Christopher Rufo about a medical professional who obtained and anonymously leaked the medical records of trans and gender diverse children at Texas Childrenās Hospital. On June 18, Rufo published an article outlining Sivadge’s anonymous claims.
A few weeks later, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 14 into law, which effectively banned all gender affirming care for minors.
On July 24, 2023, two FBI agents came to Sivadge’s home, seeking to learn the leaker’s identity, but Sivadge did not know who it was. It was later determined the leaker was surgeon Eithan Haim.
Sivadge testified, “I was shocked when I discovered how Medicaid was being billed for cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers in direct violation of Texas law.” On August 16, 2024, Texas Childrenās Hospital fired Sivadge.
Sivadge then founded the group Protecting Texas Children.
In July 2025, Sivadge was a panelist at theĀ 2025 US Federal Trade Commission anti-trans workshop.
References
Rufo, Christopher F. (June 18, 2024). The Murky Business of Transgender Medicine. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-murky-business-of-transgender-medicine
Sivadge, Vanessa (August 15, 2022). What Happened to āDo No Harmā? A Nurseās Firsthand Look at the Transgender Craze. The Washington Stand https://washingtonstand.com/commentary/what-happened-to-do-no-harm-a-nurses-firsthand-look-at-the-transgender-craze-
Media
The Daily Signal (July 13, 2025). ‘RETALIATION:’ Whistleblower Who Exposed Transgender ‘Medicine’ Targeted by FBI, Lost Her Job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39nlsCQ59d4
Texas Public Policy Foundation (March 25, 2025). Whistleblower Exposes TX Hospitalās Secret Gender Procedures on Kids | Vanessa Sivadge Interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yClLKGjz06s
Family Policy Alliance (October 1, 2024). The Story of Texas Childrenās Hospital Whistleblower Vanessa Sivadge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if8Qd6SgPgc
Gender: A Wider Lens with Stella O’Malley and Sasha Ayad (September 27, 2024). Courage is Contagious, with Whistleblower Vanessa Sivadge | Episode 186. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldSVxb4iYtg
Glenn Beck (July 12, 2024). āI Knew They Were Lyingā: Childrenās Hospital Whistleblower Reveals FBIās Threats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnl4aoO3smY
Allie Beth Stuckey (July 2, 2024). This Hospital is Committing Medicaid Fraud for Puberty Blockers | Guest: Vanessa Sivadge | Ep 1029. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sJUZPB2yrI
Tony Perkins (June 27, 2024). Vanessa Sivadge Explains Why She Blew the Whistle on Gender Mutilation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yXX7I_jeYs
Resources
Protecting Texas Children (protectingtexaschildren.com)
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