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Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Medicaid Coverage for Gender Affirming Care
A federal court ruled that Florida's rule denying Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care violates the federal Medicaid statute, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Affordable Care Act, a victory Equality Florida said exposed the policy as politically motivated.
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Federal Court Halts Anti-Transgender Healthcare Ban, Protects Children’s Rights
US District Judge Robert Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction against Florida's rules and parts of SB 254 banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, allowing plaintiff families to access care while affirming transgender people's humanity.
Transgender
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Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Advocacy Group Joins Equality Florida In Issuing Updated Florida Travel Advisory
Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign issued an updated Florida travel advisory after the state's most anti-LGBTQ legislative session in history, joining similar warnings from the NAACP and LULAC about Florida's hostile climate.
Equality Florida LGBTQ
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Equality Florida Hosts Press Conference On DeSantis’ “Slate of Hate” Bills Signing
Gov. DeSantis signed four anti-LGBTQ bills into law, the Don't Say LGBTQ Expansion, Gender Affirming Care Ban, Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, and Anti-Drag Bill, the largest such slate in a single Florida legislative session in state history.
Equality Florida
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Resistance Report Week 9: Anti-LGBTQ Bills Fast-Tracked through the Legislature
Equality Florida's Week 9 Resistance Report marked the end of the 2023 legislative session, in which the GOP supermajority passed an unprecedented Slate of Hate including SB 254 and the Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill.
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Florida Legislature Passes Gender Affirming Care Ban
The Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 254, the Gender Affirming Care Ban, which outlaws care for transgender minors, criminalizes providers, and restricts care for adults. Advocates had narrowed it from a more extreme House version.
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Florida Legislature Passes Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
The Florida House passed HB 1521 by an 80-36 vote, sending the Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill to the governor. The bill prohibits gender-inclusive restrooms in schools, prisons, and government buildings, separating use by sex assigned at birth.
Nondiscrimination Transgender
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Florida Legislature Expands “Don’t Say LGBTQ” Law, Restricts Parental Rights
The Florida Senate passed HB 1069 by a 27-12 vote, expanding the Don't Say LGBTQ law through eighth grade, revoking parents' right to ensure correct pronoun use, and accelerating book bans by letting any person trigger a book's removal.
LGBTQ
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Resistance Report Week 8: Drag Queens And Allies Descend On The Capitol
Equality Florida's Week 8 Resistance Report covered hundreds of drag performers and allies descending on the Capitol to #DragDeSantis, and the advancement of the License to Discriminate in Healthcare bill, which passed the Senate 28-11.
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Equality Florida Denounces Governor DeSantis for Abusing Power to Silence Dissent
Equality Florida denounced Gov. DeSantis for threatening the licensure of Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna at the urging of Moms for Liberty, calling it targeted retaliation against a critic and an abuse of power.
Equality Florida