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Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) has reintroduced The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, one of his signature pieces of legislation, as the 119th Congress commences. The bill would ensure that female athletes in federally funded athletic programs compete strictly against fellow biological females and prohibit biological males, thereby complying with Title IX's recognition […]
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing on gender-affirming care for minors with former Division I swimmer Paula Scanlan, detransitioner and activist Chloe Cole, and civil rights attorney Shannon Minter. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) focused primarily on questioning Minter and a law passed in April by the state of Washington allowing runaway minors to receive gender-affirming […]
During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, multiple Democrats walked out in protest when Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) made the case for prohibiting taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery for minors. Rep. Cammack discussed the hearing in a recent appearance on Fox and Friends, saying their refusal to listen proves Republicans' point on the nature of reassignment […]
TALLAHASSEE — Amid a series of legal and political battles in Florida about transgender people, a federal judge Tuesday heard opening arguments in a challenge to a state decision to prevent Medicaid coverage for treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, an attorney for plaintiffs challenging the decision, told U.S. District Judge […]
During recent hearings on Florida House Bill 1421, which would ban sex reassignment surgery for minors, Representative Webster Barnaby (R) had strong words against transgender people, saying he feels like he is watching "an X-Men movie," since "it's like we have mutants living among us" and flat out refers to those testifying in opposition to […]
With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signaling support for SB 254, which would ban gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy for minors, transgender activists spoke their piece against the bill this week during the 2023 legislative session. One individual accused the Governor of "genocide" and "wanting trans people dead" during the hearing, while another […]
The controversial bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girl’s sports that passed in the Florida Legislature has received an unexpected show of support for one of most prolific athletes in U.S. history — Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner.