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Judge Blocks FL’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Residents on Medicaid
The ban on gender-affirming care for trans Medicaid patients wasn't a “fair analysis of the evidence,” the judge said.
FL Org Gathers Signatures for Ballot Measure to Undo State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
The proposal would allow abortions up to the point of “fetal viability,” generally recognized as 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Survey: 61% of LGBTQ People Have Avoided a Public Space Due to Fear of Violence
Eighty-nine percent say federal protections are needed as anti-LGBTQ bills proliferate in red states.
Dead Fish, Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach Are Warnings From a Warming Ocean
As dead fish wash up in Texas, a massive “belt” of seaweed stretching across the Atlantic closes beaches in Florida.
Fed Judge Notes Transphobia as Factor in Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
The ban on gender-affirming treatments for trans youth in the state likely violates the Constitution, the judge wrote.
DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Unlimited, Nonrefundable Fees
The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said.
DeSantis Rakes in Big Donor Cash as 250,000 Floridians Get Kicked Off Medicaid
Forty-four percent of those who lost coverage were removed for procedural reasons like not returning paperwork on time.
Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did.
I share in the grief, determination and hope of all the LGBTQ+ people fleeing their homes due to legislative attacks.
Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Teacher Who Showed Disney Film
“The system is broken,” the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week.
Sarasota County Is Florida’s “Underground Lab” for Far Right Education Policies
Amid school board battles, book bans and “woke audits,” some students say they feel like “non-consenting lab rats.”