A ban on gender-affirming care has passed in Florida and is currently in effect. The 2023 law, SB254, prohibits gender-affirming care in Florida for people under the age of 18, including puberty blockers, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and surgery.
Youth who began receiving gender-affirming care prior to the law’s most recent effective date (August 26, 2024) can continue legally accessing gender-affirming care in Florida. We encourage you to reach out to your provider for the most accurate guidance on whether your child will be able to continue accessing care in Florida.
The law does not restrict or ban youth from accessing mental health care, and youth and their families would also be able to travel to access care in other states where gender-affirming care has not been restricted.
SB254 has additional components impacting trans adults, including a provision that requires hormone therapy to be prescribed by a physician, rather than a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or certified nurse midwife.
The Campaign for Southern Equality, Equality Florida, and Southern Legal Counsel are working with partners across Florida to provide resources and information to impacted families. Click here to learn more about the Trans Youth Emergency Project.
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Digital Toolkit to Spread the Word
It is critical that we get the word out to families and young people about resources that are available, including support identifying in-state and out-of-state care and emergency funding. Thank you for helping to share information with your networks. Please use these templates to share information with your email lists, social media networks, and in-person community spaces.
Emergency Grants & Patient Navigation for Impacted Families
The Trans Youth Emergency Project offers custom 1-on-1 conversations with the families of transgender youth impacted by the anti-transgender healthcare law in Florida – as well as rapid response emergency grants of $500 to help parents and caregivers to youth navigate this challenging time. Grants can be made to the parent/caregiver of an impacted youth. To learn more about these grants and to request one, fill out the form below. After filling out this form, a representative from the Trans Youth Emergency Project will reach out to you via email to begin assisting you.
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Your gift to the Trans Youth Emergency Project helps families of transgender youth in states across the country, including FL, navigate cruel bans on gender-affirming care. Every donation directly helps families through this crisis.
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