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.

    • MinusPi (she/they)@pawb.socialEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Your perception of them doesn’t matter. The fact is in the vast majority of cases, trans people are mentally healthier after acquiring hrt, which usually leads to being physically healthier as well.

        • MinusPi (she/they)@pawb.socialEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Ignoring the fact that you just compared hrt to self-harm, yes, gender dysphoria is an illness, one that needs to be treated. The only treatment known to cause more good than harm is transition, social, hormonal, and if necessary, surgical. Ping me again when you’ve found a better one.