'You're basically being told that your child shouldn't be able to be who they are, and that it would be better if they didn't exist in the way that you, medical professionals, and the child who is thriving, feel is best for the child.'
that many of the members of the Board of Medicine who were appointed by Gov. DeSantis have contributed to his campaigns or political committee.Dr. Kristin Dayton, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Florida's Youth Gender Clinic, which has a long waiting list for appointments
Dayton's colleague, clinical psychologist Jennifer Evans, says she is"extremely concerned" about what the ban will mean for her patients' mental health. She cites Sandi says she's seen her son flourish in the past year since he started on puberty blockers."I have this glorious picture right after he got his first puberty blocker shot where he is literally, like, ear to ear smiling," she says."He's glowing. I felt like he could finally put his shoulders down, like, relax."
The relentless focus on trans kids is demoralizing for her, as well."There are some days that you look at everything going on and you are just paralyzed by fear of what's coming at your kid next," she says."But you can't show that to your beautiful, wonderful trans kid. And it's exhausting. You know, it's so exhausting."
"The fact that you have to consider re-homing your family to have access to health care in the United States in 2023 is ridiculous," she says."I just want my kid to be happy and healthy. And I just don't think that's a lot to ask."Nikole Parker, director of transgender equality for the LGBTQ civil rights group Equality Florida, has talked with a number of families who are actively planning to leave the state.
Trans advocates have vowed to fight Florida's new rules in court. Simone Chriss, director of the transgender rights initiative with the nonprofit public interest law firm Southern Legal Counsel in Gainesville, is among the lawyers who will lead that fight.An 11-year-old transgender client sent this letter to lawyer Simone Chriss, who helped the girl amend her birth certificate to reflect her gender identity."It's a reminder of who I'm fighting for," Chriss says.
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