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The governor says the presidential election could determine whether the state鈥檚 ban on gender-affirming care for minors stays in place.
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Florida can enforce its law banning gender-affirming care for minors and restrictions on adults pending appeal of a federal court ruling that the ban is unconstitutional.
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The law that was revived prohibits transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents鈥 permission.
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Attorneys for the state filed a 36-page motion at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking a stay of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle that blocked restrictions Florida imposed last year on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.
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Florida has appealed a federal judge鈥檚 ruling that blocked state restrictions on treatment for people with gender dysphoria and wants the ruling put on hold while the appeal plays out.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit challenging new federal rules that clash with the state's attempts to restrict the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.
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PolitiFact FL: DeSantis鈥 claim that Sweden 鈥榮hut down鈥 gender-affirming surgical care is 'Half True'Swedish health officials in 2022 issued guidelines limiting the use of puberty blockers, hormones and mastectomies for minors to "exceptional cases." These are recommendations, not law.
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The Human Rights Campaign surveyed more than 14,000 people nationally. In Florida, the majority have thought about or made plans to leave the state.
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In the political debate around gender-affirming care for youth, discussion of puberty blockers is often saturated with rhetoric, creating confusion and generating misinformation. PolitiFact answers some of the big questions around the drugs.
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Citing a 鈥渃risis of availability鈥 of care, transgender people are asking a federal judge to block a new state law making it more difficult for trans adults to access hormone-replacement therapy and surgery.
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These six new forms for minors and adults go over possible risks of treatment.
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Thousands of transgender adults are grappling with Florida鈥檚 new health landscape after a state board issued new rules for care at the end of June.