10 Things to Know About the Florida governor United States
1. Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is asking state universities for the number and ages of their students who sought gender dysphoria treatment, including sex reassignment surgery and hormone prescriptions.
2. The reason for DeSantis conducting the survey is unclear.
3. LGBTQ advocates have criticised DeSantis for policies seen as discriminatory, including banning instruction on sexual and gender identity in early grades and making it easier for parents to remove books related to the topic in public schools.
4. The survey was released the same day university presidents voted to support DeSantis’ anti-woke agenda and to reject “the progressivist higher education indoctrination agenda”.
5. The university presidents committed to “removing all woke positions and ideologies by February 1, 2023”.
6. DeSantis has also proposed a bill that would ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
7. The bill would require athletes to compete in sports according to the gender listed on their birth certificate.
8. DeSantis has also proposed a bill that would make it illegal to provide gender dysphoria treatment to minors.
9. The bill would make it a felony to provide gender dysphoria treatment, including hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery, to anyone under 18.
10. DeSantis has also proposed a bill that would ban transgender students from using the restroom of their choice.
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