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Federal judge rejects a challenge to Florida’s controversial law on transgender athletes
A federal judge has rejected a challenge to a Florida law banning transgender female students from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams.
MidPoint: LGBTQ and Trans Voices from the Capitol Protest
The Florida legislature stands ready to ban transgender medical care for minors and take kids away from their parents if the parents seek gender-affirming treatment for their children. The Republican legislature is planning to ban...
Medical panel signs off on draft rule restricting some transgender medical treatments in Florida
A key Florida medical panel has signed off on a draft rule that would restrict Florida doctors from treating transgender people under age 18.
Judge refuses to halt Florida’s transgender treatment rule
A federal judge on refused to block a new Florida rule preventing Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming treatments for trans people.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill banning transgender girls from Florida school sports into law Tuesday, the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month. Protests and promises of legal challenges swiftly followed the signing. LISTEN:...
Legislature revives, passes trans girl sports ban prompting fierce backlash
Florida’s ban on transgender girls participating on girl’s teams died in the senate two weeks ago, but was revived and passed by both chambers late Wednesday as an amendment to a different bill. Members of...
Bills limiting the participation of transgender girls in school sports are being criticized for lacking scientific basis. And they look a lot like model legislation that’s already been struck down by federal courts in other...
LGBT Leader Wonders What’s Next After Trump Tweets Transgender Ban
Radioactivity Thursday 8 3 17 Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—President Trump issued three tweets last week calling for a ban on transgender people in the military. Since then there’s been...
