gender identity

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to decide on a Florida law and regulations that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature made a priority in 2023 as judges were waiting on the high court to decide this case.

Changes to content policies allowi users to describe LGBTQ+ people as "mentally ill" or "abnormal," given political or religious discourse. That doesn't make it true or reflective of medical consensus.

With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from transgender inmates and compel them to cut their hair.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for people under age 18.

The plaintiffs are challenging restrictions on Medicaid coverage for hormone therapy and puberty blockers. The lawsuit claims the ban violates federal laws and the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Jan. 15 in a legal battle about restrictions on treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for people diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

The denial means the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for children with gender dysphoria will remain restricted while the federal appeals court considers an underlying case.

Spektrum Health was prepared to adjust how it provides care for when Florida’s ban on transgender therapies returned.

Tampa-based U.S. District Judge William Jung issued an injunction in July to halt the rule, which was designed to help prevent discrimination in health care programs that receive federal money.

The stay means the state's restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors with gender dysphoria can be in effect while the Atlanta-based court considers an underlying appeal.