George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽May 15, 2023

It's now legal in Florida to deny someone medical care or insurance coverage because you don't approve of their sexual or gender identity.

DeSantis is weaponizing religious beliefs into state sanctioned discrimination.

Show threadLouis Ingenthron
@georgetakei What's the context for this? Anyone have a link?
May 15, 2023 at 4:24pmWeb
Show threadSteve Randy WaldmanMay 15, 2023
@LouisIngenthron @georgetakei e.g. https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/11/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-sb-1580-medical-conscious-bill/70205359007/
DeSantis signs controversial medical conscience bill, touts Florida as 'Prescribe Freedom' state

Gov. Ron DeSantis in Destin to sign four bills, including controversial Protection of Conscience package sponsored by State Rep. Joel Rudman

Pensacola News Journal
Show threadSteve Randy WaldmanMay 15, 2023
@LouisIngenthron @georgetakei (for a moment i didn't notice your post "What's the context for this? Anyone have a link?" was attached to a thread to give it context, and i was very amused.)
Show threadKelvin n0mql EN35ldMay 16, 2023

@interfluidity @LouisIngenthron @georgetakei

That was, like, meta-out-of-context, amirite?

Show threadstephie May 15, 2023

@LouisIngenthron

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-bill-legalizing-anti-lgbtq-medical-discrimination/

@georgetakei

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill legalizing anti-LGBTQ+ medical discrimination - LGBTQ Nation

The law allows any medical provider or insurer to deny care based on "ethical, moral, or religious beliefs."

LGBTQ Nation