US judge in Florida blocks enforcement of state ban on gender-affirming care

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A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday partially blocked the state from enforcing its recent ban on people under 18 receiving gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, allowing three transgender children to continue with their treatment while hearing a lawsuit by seven families who sued to challenge the law.

, from U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in Tallahassee, applies only to three transgender children in the lawsuit and their health care providers. It will remain in effect while the judge considers the lawsuit. The other four families did not join an emergency bid to block the law because they do not expect to need gender-affirming care in the immediate future.

The offices of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis did not immediately respond to requests for comment. passed by Florida and other states restricting many aspects of transgender people's lives, including medical care, participation in school sports and ability to change identifying documents.that the bans violated their right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution and parents' right to make medical decisions for their children.

 

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