Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Monday, the 5th

of June, 2023.

Today, how a new law affects transgender health care in Florida, plus why some are worried

that the debt ceiling crisis set a new precedent in Washington, and we're learning more about

the devastating train crash in India.

A new law that presidential candidate and Governor Ron DeSantis signed last month in

Florida has made it difficult and in some cases impossible for transgender adults to receive

gender-affirming health care in the state.

A law that vans gender-affirming care for minors also mandates that adult patients seeking

trans health care sign an informed consent form, and it requires a physician to oversee

any health care related to transitioning and get people to see that doctor in person.

Another new law allows doctors and pharmacists to refuse to treat transgender people.

One Orlando area resident told the AP he lost access to his treatment when the clinic that

prescribed him hormone replacement therapy stopped providing gender-affirming care altogether.

The laws have made some trans Floridians rethink their futures in the state.

Florida has the second largest population of transgender adults in the U.S. according

to the William Institute at UCLA law.

That number is estimated at around 95,000 people.

The debt ceiling crisis is over for now.

President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday to lift the nation's debt ceiling and

avoid a potentially catastrophic default.

But not before weeks of wrangling from both sides of the political aisle and a number

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