Tag : LGBTQ+

Florida Board of Medicine blocks treatment for transgender minors | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Doctors will no longer be allowed to provide treatments such as puberty-blocking medications, hormone therapy and surgery…

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Florida judge refuses to block state’s rule barring gender-affirming care under Medicaid | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Zackary Drucker / The Gender Spectrum Collection A transgender woman in a hospital gown being…

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Prosecutor suspended by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for refusal to enforce abortion ban will have case heard by judge | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney…

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‘Don’t Say Gay’ opponents ask judge for ability to gather information as law is implemented in Florida schools | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Plaintiffs challenging a Florida law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools are asking…

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis counts up school board wins in ongoing war against educators | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Office of the Governor Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unusual step this year of campaigning…

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Florida rule barring transgender care under Medicaid faces lawsuit | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Zackary Drucker / The Gender Spectrum Collection Alt: A transgender woman in a hospital gown…

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Florida Board of Education to review all LGBTQ support guides in state schools | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo courtesy State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr./Facebook Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. on Wednesday gave his…

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GLAAD’s ‘Back to School’ video shows life under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

As the school year starts, LGBTQ+ groups want queer students to know they're not alone. LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization GLAAD,…

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Florida moves to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Amid an outcry from the LGBTQ community and harsh criticism from a host of physicians and health-care…

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15 states, DC join lawsuit challenging Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Aileen Perilla Orlando Come Out With Pride festivities in 2016 Saying the law will “stigmatize…

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