A federal judge in Tallahassee, Florida, has issued a ruling declaring that the state's transgender health care ban discriminates against state employees and infringes upon their civil rights. The ban, which prohibits coverage for gender reassignment or modification services or supplies, was found to be in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The lawsuit, filed in 2020 by three current and former state employees against the Florida Department of Management Services, challenged the denial of medically necessary treatment for gender dysphoria. The plaintiffs argued that the state's exclusion of coverage for such treatments was discriminatory and unjust.
