A new Florida law banning gender-affirming care for minors is getting a lot of attention nationally as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president, but it's also impacting transgender adults.

The new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking trans health care sign an informed consent form. It also requires a physician to oversee any health care related to transitioning, and for people to see that doctor in person. Those rules have proven particularly onerous because many people received care from nurse practitioners and used telehealth. The law also made it a crime to violate the new requirements.

Another new law that allows doctors and pharmacists to refuse to treat transgender people further limits their options.

  • TwoGems@lemmy.worldEnglish
    263·
    2 years ago

    I don’t feel comfortable allowing everyone to transition.

    Oh, wonderful to hear! Good thing it’s not up to you.

    • happy_camper@lemmy.world
      322·
      2 years ago

      Very constructive. That’ll show me!

      What is the end goal of this reply? You aren’t getting upvotes because this isn’t reddit, you’re not broadening my horizons with the hostility. Why bother posting in the first place if all you can do is feign niceness while still managing to be a dick?