On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that most of Florida’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors was unconstitutional.

As the Daily Wire reports, Judge Robert Hinkle, a Clinton appointee, falsely declared in his ruling that  “gender identity is real,” and that there is a “widely accepted standard of care,” which includes puberty blockers and hormone treatment.

“The state of Florida can regulate as needed but cannot flatly deny transgender individuals safe and effective medical treatment,” Hinkle continued. “Treatment with medications routinely provided to others with the state’s full approval so long as the purpose is not to support the patient’s transgender identity.”

Hinkle also struck down the provision of the law which required that adult patients see a doctor in-person before taking cross-gender hormones; the law had declared that hormone treatments for adults “may not be prescribed, administered, or performed except by a physician.”

The law was first enacted in May of 2023, and subsequently faced legal challenges from far-left LGBT groups who claimed that the law denied parents’ the “right” to make medical decisions on behalf of their children.

“We disagree with the court’s erroneous rulings on the law, on the facts, and on the science,” said Deputy Press Secretary Julia Friedland in response to the ruling. “As we’ve seen here in Florida, the United Kingdom, and across Europe, there is no quality evidence to support the chemical and physical mutilation of children. These procedures do permanent, life-altering damage to children, and history will look back on this fad in horror.”

Friedland was referencing a number of European countries that have shifted against transgenderism and enacted bans on various aspects of the practice, particularly with regards to minors. Among these countries are England, Scotland, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden. Similar anti-trans laws have been passed in various other states across the country.