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Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes
Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities.
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Birth sex on IDs, insurance requirements in latest Florida trans bill proposal
A Florida House panel on Monday backed a measure that would require state-issued identification cards to reflect a person’s sex assigned at birth and impose requirements for insurers who cover gender-affirming care.
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What does Florida law say about transgender athletes and which other states have a similar stance
NBC6 breaks down exactly what Florida law says about transgender athletes and which other states have a similar stance.
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Show of support for transgender student athlete at Monarch High School
Some are showing support for a transgender athlete at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek.
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Transgender population in the U.S. ‘overrepresented' by estimates
Estimates often over-represent the population of transgender people, NBC6’s Steve Litz reports.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida's Ban on Medicaid Funding for Transgender Treatment
A federal judge has struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments. Judge Robert Hinkle wrote Wednesday that a health code rule and a new state law violate federal law. Hinkle said “gender identity is real” and treatments are backed by major medical associations. He accused the state of attacking funding of puberty...
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Florida medical board approves emergency rule on trans care for children, adults
The Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine on Tuesday approved an emergency rule that will allow transgender children and adults to continue obtaining gender-affirming treatments under certain conditions.
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Families Sue Florida Over Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Florida lawmakers passed a plan that would prevent doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports
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Florida Lawmakers Pass Treatment Ban for Transgender Minors
Teeing up the issue for Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a plan that would prevent doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
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Florida Restaurant Pulls Bud Light From Menu After Transgender Sponsorship
A restaurant in central Florida has joined the growing controversy over Bud Light and its partnership with a transgender influencer by pulling the beer from its menu.
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End of Medicaid Continuous Coverage
Millions of people across the U.S. and in Florida are at risk of losing Medicaid when coverage protections put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic come to an end.
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PolitiFact: Is All Gender-Affirming Care for Children ‘Experimental'? Experts Say No
Gender-affirming care refers to an individualized health care model that prioritizes encouraging and supporting a person’s gender identity.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Seeks Details on Transgender University Students
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking state universities for the number and ages of their transgender students who sought the schools’ help with hormones or sex reassignment surgery, according to a survey released Wednesday. Why he’s conducting the survey isn’t completely clear. DeSantis has been criticized by LGTBQ advocates for policies seen as discriminatory. The survey is being sent...
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Florida to Ban Transgender Health Care Treatments for Minors
Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria, under a rule approved by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Over 200,000 Trans People Could Face Voting Restrictions Because of State ID Laws
Transgender people often have to vote with IDs that don’t represent who they are or not vote at all while they navigate the complicated process to update their IDs.
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Florida Medical Board Votes to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
The Florida Board of Medicine voted to start drafting a rule that will ban puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries for trans youths under 18.