A federal judge blocked parts of a Florida law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Judge Robert Hinkle asserted, “Gender identity is real,” as he ruled in favor of the families of three transgender children, who will be allowed to obtain prescription puberty blockers. Other parts of the wide-ranging ban remain in place.

Meanwhile, Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature passed its own ban on gender-affirming care for most minors Tuesday, sending the bill to Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards’s desk. Though the governor has opposed the bill, a GOP supermajority could override his veto.