On Wednesday, plenty of transgender and nonbinary Residents and supporters are expected to move through the state capital in Tallahassee in protest of years-long legislative initiatives aimed at gender- different areas.
Let our social voice sound as we march through the streets of Florida, according to Cielo Sunsarae, senior director of the Queer Trans Project.” We will not be erased, legislated against, or hushed,” said Sunsarae.
Remember that our existence is non-negotiable, our power invincible, and our unity immovable, Sunsarae continued.
The” Let’s Live March” is occurring as Florida House lawmakers work on legislation to require transgender people to have their gender identity on their driver’s licenses and ID cards instead of their gender identity listed.
Individuals protesting the governor of Florida In Wilton Manors, Florida, Ron DeSantis and the politicians from Florida that passed anti-LGBT rules pose for photos during the Stonewall Pride festival on June 17, 2023.
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The costs would also mandate that health plans pay for” change therapy,” as the phrase” therapeutic services to address a person’s understanding that their sexual is inconsistent with such child’s sex at birth by affirming the insured’s sex” is being used in the text of the expenses.
Additionally, the act would require “detransition” procedures from health plans that offer gender-affirming treatment.
According to regional news channel Bay News 9, Rep. Douglas Bankson, the bill’s sponsor, “it removes it from that personal problem that is going on politically to something concrete medically.” It’s crucial for first responders to understand the underlying characteristics of their biology when they are incapacitated or unable to speak when seconds matter.
Critics claim that the restriction on gender markers may cause confusion, abuse, and discrimination against trans people. It might be difficult to identify a trans person if records list a gender they do n’t live by, for instance.
Political activists are forcing people to choose between their gender identity and driving freely, according to Kara Gross, the ACLU of Florida’s senior policy counsel and legislative director.
On May 7, 2021, Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott, Broward County Supervisor of Elections, and Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones hold a press event at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office in Lauderhill, Florida.
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In Wednesday’s protest and march, state senators State Senator Shevrin Jones and House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell did both voice their opposition to the state’s activities.
In a statement released in May 2023 on anti-LGBT laws in the state, Jones said,” True leaders look out for the health and well-being of ALL people, not just some.” Instead of division and assaults on our freedoms, the citizens of Florida are demanding results and behavior from their elected officials.
62 % of those surveyed in a 2022 ABC News/Ipsos surveys said they were against “legislation that would prevent classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary school.”
Before the South Carolina national primary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on January 20, 2024, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addresses a battle team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Gov. In the president’s self-proclaimed war against “woke” values, Ron DeSantis and other state authorities have consistently implemented regulations and guidelines that effect the LGBTQ community.
This includes the transgender youth health care restrictions, the transgender bath ban, and more.
DeSantis signed the legislation that would help “kids to become children.”
There is a lot of nonsense that gets circulated as government, as well as as a father of a 6, a 5, and a 3-year-old. And what we’ve said in Florida is that we’re going to be a city of normalcy and a protection of sanity,” DeSantis said.
