Federal Judge blocks trans care ban; says "Gender Identity is Real."

[TLK Valentine]

Federal judge blocks DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

Court order eviscerates Florida administration’s arguments: ‘Dog whistles ought not be tolerated’

www.independent.co.uk

The ruling from US District Court Judge Robert Hinkle on 6 June grants a preliminary injunction that blocks enforcement of a law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis and rules that prevent a group of trans youth who sued the state from accessing widely accepted care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy, as their legal challenge plays out.

A decision from Judge Hinkle, who was appointed by then-President Bill Clinton, follows a lawsuit against the state’s surgeon general from a group of Florida families with trans children, who argued that the state could not “demonstrate any rational basis, much less an important or compelling one, for the transgender medical bans which prevent transgender adolescents from getting safe and effective medically necessary healthcare.”

Score one for common sense.

Thoughts?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Score one for human rights.

 

[Viker]

Good!

 

[tytlyf]

Red states are always less free. The excuse is usually 'states rights.'

 

[Heyo]

Federal judge blocks DeSantis ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

Court order eviscerates Florida administration’s arguments: ‘Dog whistles ought not be tolerated’

www.independent.co.uk

Score one for common sense.

Thoughts?

Good but too little too late.
DeSantis has already virtue signaled to his base that he is willing to "own the libs" and drawn the Overton window even further towards fascism. A wack-a-mole game through the courts will not stop him as he and his cronies can pass unconstitutional laws faster than they can be struck down.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

Nice to have some good news.

 

[Father Heathen]

Red states are always less free. The excuse is usually 'states rights.'

Of course that doesn't apply to blue states, such as when they restrict plastic waste, as an example.

 

[F1fan]

This judge will make the far right's hit list. Why? Because the far right is so moral and just.

Seriously, these judges are very courageous to rule against any far right legislation. The prosecutors and investigators who are working to bring Trump to justice have had many death threats and had to increase security. The far right really does pose a threat to America these days.

 

[crossfire]

Good.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Good but too little too late.
DeSantis has already virtue signaled to his base that he is willing to "own the libs" and drawn the Overton window even further towards fascism. A wack-a-mole game through the courts will not stop him as he and his cronies can pass unconstitutional laws faster than they can be struck down.

Yup. Add in the imlicit bias in letting the president appointment the judges, it's only a matter of time an unPopular EConly wins that will have this judge replaced by ones who rule like they do over Texas.
I do fear America has hit a point of no turning back on this slide towards fascism. Like DeSantis. Anyone of reasonable mind can see clearly he doesn't stamd at chance at winning an endorsement from the People. But that doesn't matter. He just has gain the blessing of the EC to actually win. Amd that's very doable.