Gov. Ron DeSantis is severely limiting access to transgender healthcare for kids and adults in his state.
The DeSantis administration made twin proposals Thursday to not only to stop minors from accessing gender-affirming care, but also prevent trans adults on Medicaid from doing the same.
The moves would severely limit access to care for transgender youth and adults, which are recommended by major medical groups such as the American Medical Association and American Academy of Pediatrics as key to improving quality of life and mental health for a group already more susceptible to depression and self-harm as a result of discrimination and alienation in society.
Despite claims dismissing the quality of the studies, the report references “rapid-onset gender dysphoria,” which was coined in a 2018 study by a Brown University researcher which has been the subject of intense criticismof both its methods and findings ever since.
In the detailed Medicaid coverage policy, they cite heavily to the debunked pseudoscience of ROGD. pic.twitter.com/BhSwOv1wzk
— Alejandra Caraballo 🏳️⚧️🇵🇷 (@Esqueer_) June 2, 2022
The American Medical Association and American Academy of Pediatricshave repeatedly defended the use of gender-affirming care to treat transgender patients.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d3mz8/florida-desantis-transgender-healthcare-gender-affirming-care