/tags/gender-affirming-care gender-affirming care en-US WLRN Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-08-30/desantis-says-election-could-decide-future-of-floridas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care The governor says the presidential election could determine whether the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors stays in place. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-08-30/desantis-says-election-could-decide-future-of-floridas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care Danielle Prieur /law-justice/2024-08-29/appellate-court-allows-florida-to-enforce-gender-affirming-care-ban 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. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:05:58 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-29/appellate-court-allows-florida-to-enforce-gender-affirming-care-ban Jackie Llanos | Florida Phoenix/The 19th /health/2024-08-27/appeals-court-clears-way-for-florida-ban-on-transgender-care-for-minors The law that was revived prohibits transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:02:15 GMT /health/2024-08-27/appeals-court-clears-way-for-florida-ban-on-transgender-care-for-minors Associated Press /law-justice/2024-07-19/florida-seeks-go-ahead-to-pass-trans-treatment-restrictions 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. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-19/florida-seeks-go-ahead-to-pass-trans-treatment-restrictions Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /health/2024-06-20/florida-appeals-federal-judges-rule-blocking-its-restrictions-on-trans-treatments Florida has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that blocked state restrictions on treatment for people with gender dysphoria and wants the ruling put on hold while the appeal plays out. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:02:28 GMT /health/2024-06-20/florida-appeals-federal-judges-rule-blocking-its-restrictions-on-trans-treatments Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /law-justice/2024-05-08/florida-gender-affirming-care 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. Wed, 08 May 2024 13:52:19 GMT /law-justice/2024-05-08/florida-gender-affirming-care Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-12-27/ron-desantis-sweden-gender-affirming-care 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. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:30:16 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-27/ron-desantis-sweden-gender-affirming-care Grace Abels | PolitiFact /health/2023-09-05/trans-nonbinary-floridians-leaving-survey 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. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:17:52 GMT /health/2023-09-05/trans-nonbinary-floridians-leaving-survey Daylina Miller /health/2023-08-30/puberty-blocker-gender-affirming-care 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. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:35:06 GMT /health/2023-08-30/puberty-blocker-gender-affirming-care PolitiFact /health/2023-07-26/trans-adults-gender-care-law Citing a “crisis of availability” 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. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:00:00 GMT /health/2023-07-26/trans-adults-gender-care-law Dara Kam | News Service Florida