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Florida lawmakers pass a ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors

Florida lawmakers passed a plan to prevent doctors from offering treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
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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 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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Florida travel advisory Last week, Equality Florida issued a travel advisory to people coming to Florida. It warns of the risks posed to the health, safety, and freedom of traveling or relocating to the state....
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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.
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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...

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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Proposed anti-trans bill may also affect cancer patients

Listen: A bill to ban gender-affirming care for children passed in a Florida House subcommittee Wednesday. However, the bill could also attack unintended targets — including cancer patients. House Bill 1421 would eliminate gender-affirming care...
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Florida rules on transgender treatments draw a court challenge

Four families filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging rules adopted by Florida medical boards that prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment to transgender children

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The Florida legislature stands ready to ban transgender medical care for minors and take kids away from their parents if the parents seek gender-affirming treatment for their children. The Republican legislature is planning to ban...
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How bad are things for transgender kids in Florida? This mother is moving her family out of state

A Tampa Bay area mother says she is moving out of Florida with her transgender daughter because of policies championed by Gov. DeSantis.
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A Florida Senate panel targets transgender medical treatments

A Florida Senate committee approved a bill that lets judges consider parents’ objections to medical treatments in custody agreements for transgender children.

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