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Florida lawmakers pass a bill forbidding transgender individuals to use their appropriate bathrooms

Florida lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at requiring people to use bathrooms that line up with their sex assigned at birth.
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Florida legislators support a “Bathroom Bill” as Drag Queens march to the Capitol

A Senate committee approved a proposal to require transgender men and women to use restrooms that line up with their sex assigned at birth, as protesters marched to the Florida Capitol to speak out against...
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The First Amendment Fundamental Freedoms

The basic freedoms under the first amendment to the U.S. constitution is explored across a multiplicity of quality of life issues. Patró Mabíli substitutes, taking calls and reading listener emails as Tampa votes in a...
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Florida bill targeting drag shows heads to Governor Ron DeSantis

The Florida House gave final approval to a controversial bill aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows and 2 other trans-related measures that also drew fierce debate.
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Bills targeting the LGBTQ community are ready for a vote in the Florida House

Listen: On Tuesday, two bills targeting the LGBTQ community were cleared for a vote by the full Florida House. The first bill, referred to as the “bathroom bill,” requires transgender people to use bathrooms that...
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Florida House to take up transgender treatments and other bills targeting the LGBTQ community

This week the Florida House could forbid doctors from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.

LGBTQ advocacy group issues travel advisory for Florida

This week, Equality Florida issued a travel advisory to those coming to Florida, WMNF's Chris Young reports.
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The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, April 14th, 2023

The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, April 14th, 2023
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AHCA chief to testify in Medicaid fight over gender-affirming care for transgender individuals

A federal judge has rejected a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to shield a top health official from testifying in a lawsuit challenging the state’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender...

MidPoint: Mental Health Help for the Trans & LGBTQ+ Community

MidPoint hosts local licensed psychologists Dr. Dani Rosenkrantz and Dr. Darleen Gracia, both of whom specialize in LGBTQ+ and trans-affirming mental health care for Jews and the BIPOC community while supporting diversity across the...
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Florida House backs expansion of “Don’t Say Gay” education law

By Ryan Dailey ©2023 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Friday took a step toward expanding a controversial 2022 law that prevents instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in...

Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in state Senate

Listen: A state senate subcommittee advanced a bill that requires transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond to their assigned gender at birth. This bill makes it a crime for transgender adults and a violation...

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