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Florida families face confusion after gender-affirming care ban temporarily blocked

Trans-rights supporters filled a meeting of Florida's medical boards on Feb. 10, 2023 in Tallahassee. The boards voted to approve rules banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, rules later codified by the state legislature. Melissa Block/NPR hide caption

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Florida families face confusion after gender-affirming care ban temporarily blocked

This week, a judge temporarily blocked Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for kids. It's seen as a win for trans rights but a chilling effect has left some providers and families confused on care.

Florida families face confusion after gender-affirming care ban temporarily blocked

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Law

Judge's blistering ruling halts Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

In a strongly worded ruling, a federal judge said that minors who filed suit against Florida's gender-affirming care bans would "suffer irreparable harm." An appeal to the injunction is expected.

Judge's blistering ruling halts Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

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Heads up! Stunning birds are all around us, even in dense cities

Tykee James, president of the DC Audubon Society, and Erin Connelly, holding her 10-month-old son, Louis, search in the treetops in Fort Slocum Park in Washington, D.C. Melissa Block/NPR hide caption

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Heads up! Stunning birds are all around us, even in dense cities

If you pay attention, you can see or hear a wide variety of birds, especially in migration season.

Heads up! Stunning birds are all around us, even in dense cities

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3 generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed
Parker Andrews, Debra Hopkins, and Kaleb Hobson-Garcia.

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3 generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed

Trans people in the U.S. have gained more rights in recent years, yet in many states those same rights are under attack. Now they are grappling with their newfound visibility – and vulnerability.

3 generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed

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She ripped up her manicured lawn and challenged the norms of gardening stories

Camille Dungy leaves the dead stalks of her sunflowers standing for winter interest and the occasional bird visitor. Mickey Capper for NPR hide caption

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Environment

She ripped up her manicured lawn and challenged the norms of gardening stories

In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille Dungy describes her years-long project to transform her weed-filled, water-hogging, monochromatic lawn into a pollinator's paradise.

She ripped up her manicured lawn and challenged the norms of gardening stories

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Politics

A few Republicans spoke up and stopped abortion bans in their states

NPR's Melissa Block talks with South Carolina Sen. Sandy Senn, who was one of six Republican state senators who helped block a near-total abortion ban from advancing.

A few Republicans spoke up and stopped abortion bans in their states

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Culture

For this poet, working on her garden is exploring history, race and sustainability

Poet Camille Dungy made her lawn into an eco-friendly pollinator's paradise of native plants. Her memoir links diversifying the landscape and diversifying the voices who write about the natural world.

For this poet, working on her garden is exploring history, race and sustainability

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Business

Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis

NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.

Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis

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Photographer's decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book

Professor emerita Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne), a pioneer in Native American studies, received a National Humanities Medal from President Biden in 2021. The White House citation honors Mann "for dedicating her life to strengthening and developing Native American education." Matika Wilbur hide caption

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Photographer's decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book

Matika Wilbur was tired of seeing one-dimensional, insipid, degrading depictions of Native Americans in mainstream media and popular culture. So she did something about it.

Photographer's decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book

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World

51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.

51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre

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Television

'Dead Ringers' shows pregnancy's beauty, horrors as Rachel Weisz plays Mantle twins

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with actress Rachel Weisz and screenwriter Alice Birch about the new series Dead Ringers, about a pair of celebrity OB/GYN twins in New York.

'Dead Ringers' shows pregnancy's beauty, horrors as Rachel Weisz plays Mantle twins

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Politics

Transgender lawmaker speaks out on her banishment from Montana House floor

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Rep. Zooey Zephyr about her ban from attending or speaking in the Montana State House for the rest of the year.

Transgender lawmaker speaks out on her banishment from Montana House floor

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Coordinator for the American Rescue Plan weighs in on Republicans' debt ceiling bill

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Gene Sperling, coordinator for the American Rescue Plan, about Republicans' debt ceiling bill that would slash federal spending and undo some of Biden's domestic agenda.

Coordinator for the American Rescue Plan weighs in on Republicans' debt ceiling bill

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