Gender-Affirming Care

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 restrictions on treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy can be in effect while the Atlanta-based court considers an underlying appeal of Hinkle’s ruling, which argued for access to these treatments.

The decision could be important for a legal battle over a Florida law that prevents minors from receiving hormone therapy and puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria.

The governor says the presidential election could determine whether the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors stays in place.

A district judge had blocked Florida's law restricting access to gender-affirming care earlier this year. Lawyers for trans plaintiffs and their families say even a temporary rollback on that decision is "devastating."

The decision handed down on Monday cleared the way for Florida to prohibit transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission.

The law that was revived prohibits transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission.

Attorneys for both sides filed a court document dismissing the case, which the pediatricians group filed last year after House Health & Human Services Chair Randy Fine subpoenaed documents.

Attorneys for a transgender man and parents of trans children urged a federal appeals court Monday to reject a request that would allow Florida to restrict treatments for gender dysphoria while a legal battle continues.

The dispute centers on the Health & Human Services panel's demand for internal info on standards of care for kids with gender dysphoria from the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The rejection comes without public notice or new law — even when all other government-issued identification reflects their current gender identity.

Attorneys for the state filed a 36-page motion at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking a stay of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle that blocked restrictions Florida imposed last year on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.