Trans Florida Update January 2024

Florida Congress is back in session, and attacks on trans people are once again at the forefront. On January 4, Florida’s <a href="https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/254" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">SB 254</a> officially went into effect, essentially creating a full restriction of transgender medical care. Since the summer, trans activists, citizens, and their allies have shown up to Board of Medicine (BoM) meetings to fight for the right to easy, seamless medical care. SB 254 mandates all medical providers go over a new informed consent form, created by Florida’s BoM, in order to begin or resume gender affirming care. All summer, the Board prolonged the creation of the form for as long as possible, keeping youth and adults from receiving medication refills, and added as many roadblocks and alternative solutions to life-saving gender affirming treatment (such as counseling aka conversion therapy). An explanation of the final version of the informed consent form and why it is ridiculous and unnecessary can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TZQSPpp5pzgN3lDuSlTGPPgzxnt6i8Xl4-S02eNT_x8/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://queeringthedots.medium.com/trans-florida-update-january-2024-89754668a194">Click Here</a>