On Tuesday, trans rights protesters threw underwear onto the Florida House floor to protest the proposed legislation.
across the U.S. have launched a campaign against children being present at drag events, which they argue is age inappropriate or even"grooming."
Like the first bill, SB 254 has also been approved by the state Senate, though it will have to go back to the upper chamber if approved by the House on Wednesday due to amendments. This law prohibits"sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age," granting state courts"emergency jurisdiction" over any child who has"been subjected" to this treatment.
Under the terms of HB 1521,"restrooms & changing facilities" would be required to divide by gender, with the only exceptions being for"individuals born with certain genetically or biochemically verifiable disorder of sex development."of the House whilst this legislation was being debated, in an act of protest.
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