Category: Florida
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Federal judge blocks Florida ban on Medicaid funds for transgender treatment
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for potentially thousands of transgender people. Rating: Transneutral, CBS, June 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Ron DeSantis loses again in court on anti-transgender health law
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations in Florida that banned government healthcare programs from paying for treatments like puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy for transgender people. Rating: Transneutral, Business Insider, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Legal document)
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Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine OKs continuation rule on transgender care
Rating: Transneutral, WUSF, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via Politico, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via NBC, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via WMUR, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Transgender care bans cause families to flee to other states
‘I’ve kept her safe’: Families flee states with transgender care bans to protect their children Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions
OPINION: The gender experimentation offered by the cosplay community must be preserved as conservatives continue on their mission to destroy gender nonconformity Rating: Transsupportive, Xtra, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Fund The Fight To Stop Republicans From Defunding Libraries Now!
Despite their significant importance, states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Idaho are working to pass legislation that will do everything from limiting access to books and resources, to reducing staff, forcing libraries to cut programs and services or outright close. Rating: Transsupportive, National Campaign for Justice, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)