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Scott Olson/Getty ImagesFederal Judge Robert Hinkle on Thursday determined that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ repeated claims that doctors were mutilating children’s genitalia were false, the Associated Press reported. DeSantis’ false claims came as he was promoting a new law prohibting gender-affirming care for children. Hinkle is now presiding over a challenge to the law, which DeSantis billed as stopping child mutilation, when in reality it stands to stop children from receiving health care, the

DeSantis repeated his comments even though there’s been no documented cases of doctors castrating or mutilating children's genitals, according to the federal judge.

"This all started with the governor." said Thomas Redburn, a lawyer representing trans adults and the families of trans children.

A Florida mother tearfully testified that her family could be torn apart if the state's ban on trans health care for children is allowed to take effect

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a transgender girl sobbed in federal court Wednesday as she contemplated having to move away from her Navy officer husband to get health care for her 12-year-old if Florida’s ban on gender dysphoria treatments for minors is allowed to take affect. The woman, who testified as Jane Doe […]