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Judge Won't Block Florida's Restrictions on Care for Trans Adults

The same judge has blocked restrictions affecting trans youth.

Florida's Medicaid Ban for Gender-Affirming Care Struck Down by Judge

"Gender identity is real," Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in finding the ban violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

Florida Families Seek to Block 'Don't Say Gay' Law

The families are plantiffs in one of the two lawsuits that have been brought against the Florida law.

LGBTQ+ Groups & Florida Families Sue Over “Don’t Say Gay” Law

Lambda Legal, Southern Poverty Law Center, and others filed a suit against what they say is Florida's harmful anti-LGBTQ+ law.

Judge Dismisses Suit Against 'Don't Say Gay,' Scoffs at Bullying

Trump-appointed Judge Wendy Berger, in dismissing the suit brought by several Florida families, says bullying "is simply a fact of life."

Florida Trans Youth Health Care Ban Takes Effect; Parents Plan Lawsuit

Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that would create a ban even stricter than the one adopted by medical boards.

Families Seek to Block Florida's New Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

Some families had already sued over medical boards' rules against the care, and now those rules have been written into state law.

Families ask appellate court to overturn Florida's youth trans care ban

“As a parent, it is heartbreaking to see my right to make healthcare decisions for my child taken away by political bullies, and the hurt and harm that has caused my child,” one parent of a trans youth said in a new legal brief.

Judge Tears Into Florida's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

The judge partially stopped the law from being enforced.

Florida is allowed to restrict transgender health care, appeals court rules

A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.

Trans Floridians Take More Action Against Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions

A judge has already temporarily blocked the ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and now trans adults are seeking to block restrictions affecting them.

Suit Challenges Florida Medicaid's Exclusion of Gender-Affirming Care

Failure to cover such care is unconstitutional, says a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Florida denied trans employees' right to gender-affirming care, rules federal judge

In recent years, Florida has stepped up efforts to limit access to transgender health care for adults and children, but frequently run into skepticism in the courts.

Judge says Florida can't enforce trans care restrictions while appealing his ruling

The state had asked Judge Robert Hinkle to put his June ruling against the restrictions on hold, but he said no.

Federal court permanently blocks Florida's law against trans health care

The state had banned the care for minors and restricted it for adults.

Florida Eliminates Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care

The new rules go into effect later this month.

Florida is quietly denying transgender residents updated birth certificates

This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years.

Unfilled prescriptions, missed checkups, loneliness: States' anti-LGBTQ+ moves affect health

Most of the extreme bills have failed to pass, but trans adults are watching statehouses with heightened anxiety.

Kim Davis's Attorneys Don't Like Being Called 'Hate Group'

The attorneys who are defending the embattled antigay clerk are shaking in their boots over an accurate report by the largest and oldest newsgathering agency in the U.S. 

Far-Right Legal Orgs Object to 'Hate Group' Label, But It Fits

The Southern Poverty Law Center is standing by its designation of the Alliance Defending Freedom and Liberty Counsel as "hate groups."