TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has cleared the way for transgender Florida prison inmates to pursue a class-action lawsuit alleging they were improperly denied accommodations as part of treating gender dysphoria.

Chief U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor last week certified a class action on the accommodations issue, which stems from state corrections officials denying transgender inmates access to certain clothing and grooming, such as makeup. Winsor, however, rejected certifying a class action on other allegations about inmates potentially being denied hormone therapy.

The 13-page ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed in October 2024 after the state revamped policies about transgender inmates. That included barring clothing and grooming accommodations for inmates with gender dysphoria and

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