Florida | August 24, 2021
The Secret Rise of Transgender Children: The New ‘Social Contagion’
Florida | August 24, 2021
In the midst of the isolation that ensued due to COVID-19 quarantines and school lockdowns, some parents have described how a new “social contagion” crept quietly into homes to infect and transform their children. It was given a name in a 2018 study: rapid-onset gender dysphoria. Now, parents are sounding the alarm. In September 2020, January Littlejohn of Tallahassee, Florida, was shocked when her 13-year-old daughter inadvertently revealed a secret. School officials wanted to know which bathroom she preferred to use “as a result of her requested name change.” More shocking was her discovery of a plan devised during a private meeting held with her daughter and school officials without her knowledge or consent. These kids claiming transgender identities out of the blue have no idea of the scope or scale of what they are saying, things they are asking for in terms of hormones and surgery. It’s like they’re asking to get a nose ring or their hair dyed or a piece of clothing they know their parents are going to reject. In many ways, this has become a new source of teenage rebellion, but the long-term consequences are much more severe.”… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Florida | June 1, 2021
Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports
Florida | June 1, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill into law Tuesday limiting transgender students’ participation in school sports.
The bill, deemed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” prohibits transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.
“Girls are going to play girl sports and boys are going to play boy sports,” DeSantis said during a news conference at Trinity Christian Academy Tuesday.
The bill “establishes that a statement of a student’s biological sex on the student’s official birth certificate is considered to have correctly stated the student’s biological sex if the statement was filed at or near the time of the student’s birth.”..
(Excerpts from WFTV 9)
Florida | April 15, 2021
Florida passed legislation prohibiting transgender athletes from playing girls’ sports
Florida | April 15, 2021
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 77-40 to pass legislation prohibiting transgender athletes from playing girls’ sports.
The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act will now head to the state Senate, which will need to offer final approval before it is sent to Governor Ron DeSantis.
All but one Democrat in the Republican-controlled House voted against the bill, which mandates that female sports teams in Florida are specifically for “biological” women and girls, according to Politico. The measure, which would apply to students in K-12 and higher education, also creates a path for handling gender disputes by requiring a medical professional to verify a student’s sex.