Federal judge blocks Florida ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans minors.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against a recently-passed Florida law that made it illegal for doctors to provide gender-affirming healthcare to minors. The ruling concerns puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy for three families with transgender children. The judge accused the defense of enforcing the legislation for political purposes and eschewing medical consensus, saying "gender identity is real." The defendants argued that such medications are unsafe because they lack FDA approval for treating gender dysphoria. The injunction will end once a ruling is issued for the lawsuit.