A Florida lawmaker filed a bill Monday that would force businesses that pay for employees to travel to other states for sex change surgeries to also pay for future transition reversal surgeries.
The “Reverse Woke Act” bill, sponsored by Senator Blaise Ingoglia from Spring Hill, will require employers to pay for reversal surgery if they helped cover the costs of the original sex change, regardless of whether the employee is still working for the company.
Ingoglia explained that woke companies “need to be held accountable when offering to pay for gender-affirming surgeries in other states, such as California because they are nothing more than political decisions masquerading as healthcare and human resource decisions.”
At least 27 companies have confirmed they will pay for travel and transitioning surgeries for Floridians in other states. Should the proposal become law, employers would become liable for damages if they agree to cover the costs of sex change surgeries but refuse to pay for the reverse operation.
“Floridians should not be used as political pawns to advance a leftist agenda for the Governor of California," he explained. "If these companies truly cared about their employees, this should be a no-brainer for them."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently pledged to work with state legislators to pass legislation preventing doctors from performing sex change surgeries on minors in the state.
“We actually have very, you know, young adults who went through this when they were minors, and they’re saying this was a huge mistake,” DeSantis said, adding that doctors could potentially lose their medical licenses.
The move comes as various Republican-controlled states take steps to prevent the explosion of transgenderism. Last month, The New York Times reported that at least 25 states have proposed or passed legislation aimed at stemming the rise of sex changes, particularly among young children, with more likely to follow in the coming months.
