Transgender

These rules have been in place at public schools in the state since July 1st under the Safety in Private Spaces Act.

Under the new law, patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria are required to sign informed-consent forms crafted by state medical boards. Also, only physicians are allowed to order hormone therapy.

The state recently posted an updated "Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida" on the Florida Department of Education website.

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.

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.

These six new forms for minors and adults go over possible risks of treatment.

Thousands of transgender adults are grappling with Florida’s new health landscape after a state board issued new rules for care at the end of June.

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Six weeks after Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that places heavy restrictions and outright bans on gender-affirming care in Florida, many transgender Floridians feel uncertainty and dread about their future in the state. Senate Bill 254, signed into law on May 17th, has been criticized for its broad restrictions on healthcare for the estimated 94,900 transgender people who live in Florida.

The state is appealing two rulings this month by a federal judge that rejected efforts to limit treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.

A federal judge has struck down Florida’s prohibition against Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, calling the policy 'invidious discrimination."

Physicians will be able to renew orders for puberty blockers and hormone therapy for children and adults as long as no changes are made to the prescriptions.