Growing up transgender in DeSantis’ Florida: How this Broward County teen’s life was upended

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — When Daisy was 10, she stood in front of a microphone in a green dress, her long hair pulled back in a purple headband. “Living in Broward County has given me the sense of safety,” she said to the Broward County School Board members, who were honoring LGBTQ History Month, “knowing that the school board has my back.” Daisy, a transgender girl, seemed to be growing up in an era of unprecedented acceptance. That was 2017, two years before Gov. Ron DeSantis would take office. In a short time, she crossed a cultural chasm. Schools in Florida — and even Broward, the most Democr…

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