Judge temporarily blocks Florida ban on trans minor care, saying 'gender identity is real'

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A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law on Tuesday that bans transgender teens from receiving puberty blockers, arguing that 'gender identity is real.'

on Tuesday that bans transgender teens from receiving puberty blockers, arguing that"gender identity is real." , U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction that focuses on three transgender children whose parents requested immediate relief from the ban.

Addressing what he called"the elephant in the room," Hinkle countered hints and suggestions by the defendants"that transgender identity is not real, that it is made up." Hinkle also noted that the only defense expert who had actually treated a significant number of transgender patients agreed that gender identity exists."At least one defense expert also has admitted it," Hinkle wrote.

Appropriate treatment and care have been found for the children, Hinkle wrote. The overwhelming majority of medical clinicians are dedicated professionals whose first goal is the safe and effective treatment of their patients, and there is no reason to believe these doctors are motivated by anything else, he wrote.

Hinkle also found that the parents' motivation for the lawsuit stemmed from"love for their children and the desire to achieve the best possible treatment for them.

 

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