A federal judge in Florida has ruled that the state government's rules on transgender treatments for children are unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled against the state regulations in his 105-page decision, in which he asserted that restricting children's access to transgender procedures was an act of 'animus.' 'Gender identity is real,' Hinkle, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, wrote.
The bill was passed by both houses of the Florida state legislature prior to DeSantis's final approval. Jeremy Redfern, DeSantis’ press secretary, told Fox News Digital that the Florida government plans to appeal the decision. 'Through their elected representatives, the people of Florida acted to protect children in this state, and the Court was wrong to override their wishes.
Redfern continued, 'As we’ve seen here in Florida, the United Kingdom, and across Europe, there is no quality evidence to support the chemical and physical mutilation of children. These procedures do permanent, life-altering damage to children, and history will look back on this fad in horror.' He concluded, 'Under Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida will continue to fight to ensure children are not chemically or physically mutilated in the name of radical, new age 'gender ideology.