Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction, saying three transgender children can continue receiving treatment.
The lawsuit challenges the law Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed shortly before he announced a run for president.
The record makes this clear,” Hinkle said, adding that even a witness for the state agreed.
Transgender medical treatment for minors is increasingly under attack in many states and has been subject to restrictions or outright bans.
But it has been available in the United States for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations.
The lawsuit doesn’t address other language that makes it difficult to near impossible for adults to receive or continue gender-affirming care.
“The treatment will affect the patients themselves, nobody else, and will cause the defendants no harm,” Hinkle said. »