Petition: Restrict Florida Medical Boards from Being Able to Take Away Gender-Affirming Health Care for Children

The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine have banned gender-affirming care for kids.

Source: 10 Tampa Bay/YouTube

The two have officially banned the care for children despite the widespread agreement on the importance of gender-affirming healthcare access for trans and gender non-conforming children. LGBTQ+ youth should have a right to health care and we cannot let these two boards take that away from them.

Experts all over agree that gender-affirming care is crucial not only for children’s health and well-being but also for their mental health. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society, and the American Medical Association all agree that care is vital for protecting the health of young people who identify as LGBTQ+.

Even worse, these two boards are either partially or entirely appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Unfortunately, this move comes as no surprise given the latest transphobic and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the state of Florida. There is absolutely no reason that these medical boards should have the right to take away basic human health care for children.

Sign this petition to demand the Florida legislature pass a law to restrict medical boards’ ability to deny kids life-saving gender-affirming care!

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