gender-affirming care

Although the injunction only applies to the families involved in the suit, lawyers call it an “important initial step” to get the ban overturned.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they're being denied access to medically necessary treatments. They expect the judge will rule on this case and another suit challenging the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors at the same time.

The parents of three transgender children filed the suit. They did not appear during the hearing.

A federal judge heard opening arguments in a challenge to a state decision to prevent Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans people in Florida.

The Republican-controlled House Health & Human Services Committee voted along party lines to allow Chairman Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, to subpoena records from the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Florida Psychiatric Society.

Josie felt like Florida lawmakers were threatening her health care and ability to live authentically at school. So she left. Many families of trans youth are plotting their exits as well.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking a federal appeals court to shield Jason Weida, Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) secretary, from having to testify in a legal challenge to a rule prohibiting Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender people.

One Tampa Bay area mom says she's preparing to move her family out of state if lawmakers make it harder for her daughter to access health care. But she also wants to fight for the families who can't.

Florida doctors could lose their medical licenses if they order puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgery for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria, under a Florida Board of Medicine rule that took effect.

Later this week, a Florida Board of Medicine rule that bans gender affirming care, such as puberty blockers, for most transgender kids goes into effect. Monday, a bill that codifies those rules got its first committee hearing.

Transgender youth and the health workers who treat them were already concerned about restrictions state medical boards prepare to implement. Now there are more threats to access.

Florida lawmakers heard from a one-sided panel of medical professionals and advocates as they argued against gender affirming care for kids.