LGBTQ

LGBTQ community leaders are calling an emergency town hall in Wilton Manors on Thursday night to try to curb the spread.

Groups criticized a report that the Agency for Health Care Administration is using as a basis for the expected effort to deny Medicaid coverage for the treatments.

The state news release said “current evidence does not support the use of puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgical procedures for children and adolescents.”

Six men in the county have been diagnosed with meningitis this year, and three men in their 30s have died from the illness. It's the most cases the area has seen in five years.

Rep. Randy Fine says his bill would prohibit anyone under 18 from medically transitioning through the use of drugs or gender-affirmation surgery.

A parental rights bill seeks to keep parents in the loop if anything changes at school regarding their child’s mental, emotional, or physical well-being.

The results of a nationwide blood study that is taking place in Orlando and seven other cities across the country could make it easier for gay and bisexual men to donate blood.

Current guidelines say that men who have sex with men must wait three months before they can donate blood.

The governments and groups have filed requests to submit briefs in support of Palm Beach County and Boca Raton, which sought a rehearing after a ruling by a federal appeals court panel.

The city and county filed a petition asking for a rehearing by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or by a panel that ruled local ordinances banning the therapy violated the First Amendment.