“Ron DeSantis accidentally created the most powerful resistance that he could ever imagine because we’re angry and we’re connecting and we’re caring for each other.”
In mid-May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a flurry of bills targeting LGBTQ+ people in all aspects of public life, including banning gender-affirming care for trans youth and adult Medicaid recipients, restricting drag performances, criminalizing trans people for using bathrooms that align with their gender, and barring educators from teaching students about gender and sexuality.
Branca said the group wanted to create an inclusive and up-to-date “how-to” for trans youth and adults desperate to find appointments before it is too late. The guide also includes mental health resources, scholarships to cover health care and practical information like which pharmacies are trans-friendly and what are the estimated costs for hormones. More than 130 people have reached out to access the guide since they began distributing it last month. “We’re democratizing access,” Branca said.
Mariposa said that the day after DeSantis signed SB 254, which ended gender-affirming care for trans youth and adult Medicaid recipients, she met with her nurse practitioner, who told her they would no longer be able to prescribe her estrogen. Under the state’s new regulations, only doctors of medicine or osteopathic medicine will be able to prescribe hormone therapy. About 80% of trans adults in Florida get care from nurse practitioners.
Sage Rosenberg, a transmasculine nonbinary performer who uses the drag name King Femme, said they worry every day about their safety and that a new law attacking a part of their identity will be passed. But they said the joy and strength of their community helps them get up on stage.“It’s absolutely terrifying to go to a Pride event now, but it’s something where I don’t know if there’s anything else that could give me so much joy and healing,” Rosenberg said.
But Suazion, who is on the board of his local PFLAG chapter, an educational support group for LGBTQ people and their families, said he has also seen signs of positive change in his community.
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