In two years, St. Pete's Queer Expression has created a fiercely safe place to be nonbinary

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In just two years, the tenacious organizers of Queer Expression St. Pete have created a fiercely safe place to be nonbinary in the Bay area.

Defiantly not nonprofit (the grassroots organization believes that 501c3s neutralize radical practices in exchange for mass palatability), Queer Expressions is entirely volunteer-run and leans the work of students and working class people in its mission to introduce community “to the restorative effects of contemplative and creative practices.”....MORE

Federal appeal court to consider Florida’s Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care

Nearly 17 months after a federal judge struck down Florida’s ban on Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming care, the case is going to be heard by a federal appeals court.....MORE

Ruling on gender-affirming care is 'cruel' to the transgender community, advocates say

The fight over transgender health care in Florida is far from over after an appeals court ruled to allow the state to resume restrictions on gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy.....MORE

Florida Appeals Court To Consider Reinstatement Of Transgender Treatment Restrictions

Florida has filed a motion with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to reinstate restrictions on transgender treatments while a legal battle continues.....MORE

Federal judge rules that Florida's trans healthcare ban and restrictions are unconstitutional

Florida’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors and restrictions for adults are both unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.....Read More

Transgender Hillsborough teacher can use preferred pronouns, federal judge says

In April, a federal judge ruled that a transgender Hillsborough County teacher can use her preferred pronouns. The teacher considers this a win in a state that some may consider hostile to LGBTQ educators.

Video and article HERE

New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word

A new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states.....Read More

A federal judge blocks a Florida law that restricts teachers from using some pronouns saying it violates the First Amendment

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Florida education officials from enforcing a law requiring a transgender teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth, saying the law violated her First Amendment rights.....Read More

New Florida ban escalates the attacks on trans rights — what’s next?

Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles recently released a new policy banning transgender people from changing the gender listed on their driver’s license or ID card.....Read More

Someone please tell Ron DeSantis that ‘trans’ is not a verb

I would quote the complete article here if there was room but instead, I recommend you read it HERE, if you are not too quick to anger.

A judge will rule “as quick as I can” on healthcare restrictions for transgender Floridians

Focusing on what has become one of the most emotionally charged issues in the state and nation, a trial ended Thursday in a constitutional challenge to Florida restrictions on medical care for transgender children and adults.

The challenge centers on a 2023 law and rules approved by state medical boards prohibiting the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy to treat children for gender dysphoria. The restrictions also made it harder for transgender adults to receive hormones and surgical procedures and required signing lengthy informed-consent forms with warnings about the use of puberty blockers and hormones.

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Judge: DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban, restrictions

A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly spread false information about doctors mutilating children’s genitals even though there’s been no such documented cases.....Read More

Teachers challenge a new Florida law restricting the use of pronouns in schools

Three teachers on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging a new state law restricting titles and pronouns at schools unconstitutionally discriminates against transgender and nonbinary educators.....Read More

Trial Starts In Battle Over Transgender Treatments In Florida

With the mother of a transgender girl testifying that it would be “devastating” if the child could not get treatment, a federal judge Wednesday began a trial in a constitutional challenge to Florida restrictions on such things as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.....Read More

Class Action Granted In Florida Trans Treatment Case

A federal judge said on Wednesday that a lawsuit challenging new Florida restrictions on treatments for transgender people will move forward as a class action.....Read More

Transgender and nonbinary people sue Florida over its “discriminatory” bathroom law

A group of transgender and nonbinary people on Friday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Florida law requiring people to use public restrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth, asking a judge to block enforcement before an upcoming march in Orlando.

The lawsuit, filed in the federal Middle District of Florida, alleged that the restroom restrictions are discriminatory and violate free-speech rights.

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Polk leaders consider removing sexual orientation, gender identity wording from new policy

Stephanie Yocum, President of the Polk Teachers Association said she believes schools and teachers are being put in a bad spot.

“Instead of worrying about making sure all people are included and educated and feel welcome, our school boards are having to respond to this hateful rhetoric coming from our state,” Yocum said.

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Judge refuses to block Florida’s law making it more difficult for transgender individuals to access medical treatments

Pointing to a recent appellate-court ruling in an Alabama case, a federal judge on Monday issued an order refusing to block a new Florida law making it more difficult for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and surgeries.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued the order after indicating during a Sept. 1 hearing that he would not issue a preliminary injunction against the law, passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature this spring and championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Florida medical boards issue new rules for trans health care

Transgender people in Florida are facing more restrictions to their medical care, even after two recent court rulings lambasted the state's approach to gender-affirming health care regulation.....MORE

Alabama Ruling Could Bolster Florida Trans Law

Florida is urging a federal appeals court to clear the way for a new law preventing transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy, citing a decision last month in a “virtually identical case” from Alabama.....MORE