Lawsuits challenge Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Four anonymous transgender minors and their parents sued Florida over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing the bans violate the US Constitution. The two new rules from Florida’s Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine prohibit medical professionals in the state from providing gender-affirming care to minors in the state with gender dysphoria. LGBTQ advocates and many physicians regard gender-affirming care as medically necessary, evidence-based care that uses a multidisciplinary approach to help a person transition from their assigned gender to their affirmed gender. Lawmakers in Florida are currently considering legislation that would codify the rules that are now being challenged in court.