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Link below. From the article:
In the final days of 2024, a federal judge in Florida’s Northern District issued a ruling rejecting a preliminary injunction against a new Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) policy targeting transgender inmates. This policy, introduced on September 30, 2024, frames gender dysphoria as a “short-term delusion,” restricting access to gender-affirming care, permitting hormones only in “rare instances” deemed constitutionally necessary. The FDC bulletin also suggests psychotropic medications and psychotherapy as sufficient alternatives to medical transition, ignoring widely accepted medical guidelines.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), representing plaintiff Reiyn Keohane, challenged the policy, arguing it strips transgender inmates of essential care and dignity. Under the policy, trans women in Florida prisons are denied access to gender-aligned clothing and grooming standards, with confiscation of canteen items and head shaving mandated for non-compliance. According to the ACLU’s October 2024 complaint, inmates face invasive examinations to assess breast size for bra eligibility, subjecting them to dehumanizing treatment under the guise of policy enforcement. The ACLU sought immediate relief, filing for a preliminary injunction to halt these measures.
In his 23-page decision, Judge Allen Winsor, a Trump appointee with a record of anti-LGBTQ+ rulings, dismissed the injunction request. Winsor’s opinion misgendered Keohane, describing her as “a male who self-identifies as a woman.” He argued that the FDC’s policy does not constitute a blanket ban on hormone therapy, despite evidence showing the policy effectively forces the detransition of hundreds of inmates. Winsor claimed that Keohane, having navigated extensive bureaucratic hurdles to preserve her care, faced no “imminent injury” and therefore did not meet the criteria for emergency relief.
Regarding social accommodations, Winsor acknowledged the harm but dismissed its significance, arguing that denying long hair and gender-appropriate clothing does not rise to the level of “grossly incompetent” care or an Eighth Amendment violation. Misrepresenting the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) guidelines, Winsor claimed that social transition is not medically necessary and suggested psychotherapy as an adequate alternative. This echoes debunked “conversion therapy” approaches that lack scientific evidence and have been shown to increase risks of self-harm and suicide among transgender individuals.
Link:
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-court-rules-in-favor-of-forcibly

Demovictory9
(35,044 posts)City Lights
(25,577 posts)
Biophilic
(5,448 posts)ColinC
(11,098 posts)Think. Again.
(22,330 posts)....until the nazi administration burns itself down?
And how can we accomplish that?
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,291 posts)These warped minds want to experiment on human beings in
the cruelest way.
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)ananda
(31,431 posts)...
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)Arazi
(7,638 posts)Kill all the color blind folks? Banish those who can’t roll their tongue?
Are Jews next?
Feeling like the GOP is just getting started on eliminating anyone they designate as “unnatural” by some bullshit rules
#SlipperySlope
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)If white males are the permanent minority ruling party, they can shape the country anyway they want.
ananda
(31,431 posts)...
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)No longer any need for females.
ananda
(31,431 posts)Instead of breeder slaves.
the human race would then go extinct if men in their current guise had to nurture and deliver babies with their bodies.
ananda
(31,431 posts)Men are such sissies.
Well, maybe they would use incubators.
ananda
(31,431 posts)I guess physicality is just the next level.
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)Last edited Tue Jan 7, 2025, 04:25 PM - Edit history (1)
Hair extensions, plastic surgery, huge boobs, bizarre looking faces.
Forced to dress so they look mostly nude all the time.

Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)ananda
(31,431 posts)I like to laugh these days.
FullySupportDems
(310 posts)I remember public schools insisting on a real dress code for female students and teachers, except during winter. I remember because I was in grade school when it changed and my legs didn't have to freeze anymore. Cold weather in the Midwest doesn't respect what month it is.
I'm sure some maga miss those days fondly. And it would go well with their gender conformity agenda.
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)FullySupportDems
(310 posts)Yup, that's Taliban American style.
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)We do have that to look forward to. No windowless window lock up.
bucolic_frolic
(49,516 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(11,138 posts)Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)Walleye
(39,229 posts)Doesn’t seem like they have to have any gainful employment
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,567 posts)Hekate
(96,986 posts)And who are “them” experiencing a “brilliant” economy? And who are “they” who “don’t have to have any gainful employment” ?
Just expand on this and explain exactly who you mean and what you are talking about, because I for one would not want to misjudge you.
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)cause trouble. They don't think there are any other problems and are ignoring the real issues.
Hekate
(96,986 posts)If you get my drift
Irish_Dem
(67,214 posts)And the person who made the comment is a well known respected DUer.
Iris
(16,329 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(24,567 posts)/s
LeftInTX
(32,761 posts)Solly Mack
(94,606 posts)kerry-is-my-prez
(9,734 posts)This is similar to “there are immigrants eating people’s pets.” More ways of stirring up people to be angry about an issue that has no effect on them at all. Let’s rile up more hatred against the trans people.
Hekate
(96,986 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(7,545 posts)Beringia
(4,983 posts)bluestarone
(19,350 posts)
2naSalit
(96,267 posts)Florida has gone off the deep end. Is this what the Terry Schaivo case has wrought?
Nazi camps did experimental surgery on victims, horrific things.
I don't even want to know any more.
DingleBerryNW
(34 posts)This is another foundational chip against our personal freedoms and it will get worse unless we stand up and make our voices heard. I, for one, have joined forces with indivisible.org.
Zenlitened
(9,514 posts)This is just the latest in a long, long series of steps in the rightwing’s program of trans eliminationism. Not the beginning and sadly nowhere near the end.
UTUSN
(73,677 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(5,566 posts)Isn't it?
Johonny
(23,172 posts)And Democrats solve them. This is fucked up in so many sad ways. Sometime in the distant future it will be subject to movies and documentaries to enlighten how fucked up American values were in 2025
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JoseBalow
(7,117 posts)Sadists thinking up ways to make prison more painful.
ananda
(31,431 posts)At the beginning all the kids wore beige and
bounced basketballs at the same time.
This is bascially a metaphor for what Magas
want... everybody exactly the same in look,
belief, race, gender, sexuality, language, etc.
The whole world seems heading in that direction.
No diversity whatsoever.
johnnyfins
(1,899 posts)tried this in the 1930's?
ananda
(31,431 posts)When billionaire haters got a hold of ordinary
haters, the whole world starting changing
toward wanting everyone to be the same,
mainly because the oppression has become
so severe and the collective human psyche
just can't handle so many people with so
much mental stress.
johnnyfins
(1,899 posts)They were called NAZIs
Ilsa
(62,666 posts)They won't let them have lotions, soaps, etc? And forced exams for bra size? Head shaving? All of this is so cruel.
When did judges become psychiatrists?
iemanja
(55,753 posts)That was obviously a lie.
GoodRaisin
(10,045 posts)They are insane.
Marthe48
(20,362 posts)Once again, judges aren't doctors, psychologists or endocrinologists. I thought judges were supposed to be wise and discerning, but this one is neither, just a mean s.o.b.
Moostache
(10,410 posts)Even the fake ones that everyone KNOWS are full of shit when they throw "Praise Jesus" on everything.
Oopsie Daisy
(5,566 posts)Zenlitened
(9,514 posts)In fact they encourage it.
The trans community desperately needs cis allies to recognize this fact. The rightwing has been working for years to eliminate trans people entirely.
Working and, sadly, succeeding. Half the country is a no-go zone for us. And now they’re ready to wield the power of the federal government. It’s a catastrophe growing in scope and harm by the day.
See:
‘Post-Election 2024 Anti-Trans Risk Assessment Map‘
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/post-election-2024-anti-trans-risk