Transgender youth and LGBTQ+ rights face challenges in Florida and Texas.
Parents of three transgender children in Florida are seeking a federal judge to block a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, signed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis. The law prohibits the prescription of puberty-blocking, hormone and hormone antagonist therapies to treat gender dysphoria in minors, and also bans gender-affirming medical procedures or surgeries for minors. At least 17 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. The parents argue that they are being stripped of the right to make medical decisions for their children, and the law is discriminatory against transgender people.
- Parents of transgender kids seek to block DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for minors The Associated Press
- Anti-trans bills in Texas and Florida could have devastating consequences for LGBTQ teens Vox.com
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs 4 bills restricting LGBTQ+ rights NBC News
- Opinion: DeSantis' defunding of diversity programs threatens college life as we know it Los Angeles Times
- Florida: parents of trans children seek to block state ban on gender-affirming care The Guardian US
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