Florida’s Board of Medicine looks to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth
Florida’s Board of Medicine has voted to consider banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. Over the last couple of years, the state of Florida has been home to some of the United States’ most harmful anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
In 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis banned transgender girls and women from competing in school sports. His crusade against the LGBTQ+ community continued earlier this year when he signed the archaic ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law.
Now the state’s Board of Medicine has targeted trans youth and their health care. According to a report from The Independent, the governor-appointed board voted on 5 August to implement new rules that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for trans youth.
With the vote officially cast, the proposed guidelines would ban treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy while also forcibly detransitioning trans youth.
