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Broward organization celebrates judge striking down Florida law blocking gender-affirming care

MARGATE, Fla. ā€“ The McKenzie Project in Broward County helps transgender adults and children and their families find access to health care.

Tuesday, a federal judge struck down a 2023 Florida law blocking gender-affirming care for transgender children and restricting treatment for adult trans men and women.

The decision is one local transgender activist Camille Lewis had been waiting and hoping for.

ā€œAccess to gender-affirming care for me means life,ā€ said Lewis. ā€œIt took someone to be bold enough and brazen enough to stand up and do what needs to be done.ā€

The judge said the state went too far, barring transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parentsā€™ permission.

DeSantisā€™ office fired back at the judgeā€™s decision Tuesday, saying:

ā€œThrough their elected representatives, the people of Florida acted to protect children in this state, and the Court was wrong to override their wishes. We disagree with the Courtā€™s erroneous rulings on the law, on the facts, and on the science. As weā€™ve seen here in Florida, the United Kingdom, and across Europe, there is no quality evidence to support the chemical and physical mutilation of children. These procedures do permanent, life-altering damage to children, and history will look back on this fad in horror.ā€

The controversial law once bolstered DeSantisā€™ failed campaign for president.

The governorā€™s claims on the science have been disputed by organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, which support gender-affirming care for children.


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