In a move that goes against federal guidance, the Florida Department of Health recently released guidelines that advise no treatment of gender dysphoria for children and teenagers outside of counseling.
that advise no treatment of gender dysphoria for children and teenagers outside of counseling.
Gender dysphoria is the stress an individual feels when their gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. Guidance issued by the Office of Population Affairs, which falls under the Department of Health and Human Services, says research shows that gender-affirming care like social transitions and hormone therapy can improve the mental health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary children and adolescents.the federal Health and Human Services guidance and the studies they use.
Florida is not the first state to roll back gender-affirming care for transgender children. For instance, in Texas, Gov. Greg AbbottOn Monday, a group of doctors in Alabama filed a lawsuit against the state government seeking to overturn new legislation that bans gender-affirming care for children.
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