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2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Banning ‘Trans’ Drugs, Surgeries for Children. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill which bars the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and so-called “gender-reassignment” surgeries “for the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex. The law takes effect September. 1. Read more here.
Alabama Bans Biological Male Athletes From Women’s College Sports. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation that prohibits biological males who identify as female from participating on female sports teams in college, expanding on the current K-12 ban. Read more here.
Johns Hopkins Staff Given ‘Pronoun Usage Guide.’ Employees at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Maryland were given a new pronoun usage guide that lists dozens of pronouns including “aerself” and “faerself” that employees can use in the workplace. Read more here.
‘Misgendering’ Is ‘Act of Violence,’ Colorado University Says. The University of Colorado Boulder’s “Pride Office” argues on the university’s website that deliberately ignoring someone’s pronouns can be an oppressive and even violent act. Read more here.
Nevada Lawmakers Vote to Fine Schools for Not Allowing Boys in Girls’ Sports. Nevada lawmakers passed an amendment to penalize school boards that prevent biological males who identify as female from using women’s locker rooms and competing on girls’ sports teams. Read more here.
‘Gender Transition’ Book Available to Kindergarten Students in Minnesota. The book Call me Max, which teaches children about what it means to “be transgender,” is reportedly available to kindergarten students in a Minnesota school district. Read more here.
New Jersey Female Inmate Details Alleged Assault From Biological Male Transfer. A New Jersey woman incarcerated at a state women’s correctional facility alleges a male transfer who identifies as female assaulted her after several instances of sexual harassment. Read more here.
Man in a Dress Welcoming Children to Disneyland Princess Boutique Sparks Outrage. A video clip of a man in a dress welcoming small children into a Disneyland boutique full of princess costumes has gone viral on social media. Read more here.
Belk Selling ‘Transgender Pride’ Shirts for Toddlers, Young Children. The website of department store chain Belk was selling a boys’ T-shirt that displayed the words, “So happy to be me” and featured a blue, pink and white happy face – the colors of the “transgender pride” flag. Read more here.
British Cycling to Ban Biological Males From Female Competition. British Cycling will ban biological males who identify as female from the female category of its competitions following a nine-month review and consultation. Read more here.
UK Transgender Lobby Group Helped NHS Plan Treatment for Children. Transgender lobby group Mermaids reportedly helped draft NHS plans for treating children who were questioning their gender. Read more here.
Texas Children’s Hospital Ends Gender Procedures. Texas Children’s Hospital CEO Mark Wallace announced plans to discontinue the hospital’s gender treatment program for minors to comply with a new bill passed by the state legislature banning such treatments. Read more here.
Lone Louisiana Republican Blocks Bill Banning Transgender Surgeries on Children. A Republican state senator in Louisiana joined Democrats on a vote to kill a bill that would ban transgender surgeries on children in the state. Read more here.
Gender Dysphoria Social Contagion Study Retracted From Journal After Activist Backlash. A study exploring whether gender dysphoria is a social contagion among children and young adults was recently retracted by a major journal after transgender activists threatened to cease working for the journal. Read more here.
North Dakota District Will Conceal Students’ Gender Identities From Parents Despite State Law Prohibiting It. A school district in Fargo, North Dakota will conceal the gender identities of students from parents despite a state law prohibiting the policy. Read more here.
New Whistleblower Describes ‘Culture of Fear’ Around Gender Treatment at Texas Hospital. A second whistleblower has come out describing “activist” doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital and the “culture of fear” around gender treatments for children. Read more here.
Arizona Gov Vetoes Bill Banning Student Pronoun Changes Without Parental Consent. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have prohibited educators from using pronouns that don’t correspond with a student’s biological sex. Read more here.
Bill Sponsor Says NC Fairness in Women’s Sports Act to Include Colleges. North Carolina legislation to protect the integrity of women’s sports will likely include college athletics and could clear the General Assembly as soon as this week, according to a bill sponsor. Read more here.
Man Takes Drugs to Produce Milk in the Hopes of Breastfeeding a Child. A man who identifies as female has bragged to viewers on TikTok that, after ingesting a cocktail of drugs, he has successfully begun producing a milk-like substance from his breasts and that he hopes someday he will be “breastfeeding [his] youngest child.” Read more here.
Montana Gov Signs Law Defining ‘Sex’ as Only Male or Female. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female, joining Kansas and Tennessee, which have similar laws. Read more here.
Biden Title IX Transgender Sports Rule Brings in 156K Comments. The Department of Education’s proposed Title IX athletics rule that could strip federal funding from schools that don’t allow athletes to compete based on their gender identity received more than 156,000 statements during the 30-day public comment period. Read more here.
Leaked Fox News Handbook Accommodates Gender Identity, Transitions, Pronouns. A leaked copy of a handbook reportedly allows Fox News employees to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity rather than biological sex. Read more here.
NJ Judge Blocks Policy Requiring Parental Notification of Student’s Gender Identity. A New Jersey Superior Court temporarily blocked a school policy requiring staff to notify parents about circumstances impacting their child’s physical or mental well-being if gender expression or “transitioning” is involved. Read more here.
UK Medics Who Uphold Biological Sex Accused of Practicing ‘Conversion Therapy.’ UK medics who do not immediately affirm a gender-confused patient’s gender identity are being accused of practicing so-called “conversion therapy.” Read more here.
U.S. State Dept Offers Counseling to ‘Misgendered’ Employees. The State Department will offer counseling to any employee “who feels hurt or upset” by a system-wide email glitch that temporarily assigned random and often incorrect gender pronouns to staff. Read more here.
Mexico Offers ‘Non-Binary’ Option on Passports. Mexicans applying for a passport can now avoid having to check the box for male or female under a newly announced travel document policy. Read more here.
Indiana School Counselor Sues After Being Fired for Refusing ‘Gender Support Plan.’ An Indiana counselor is suing a school district after being fired for refusing to honor the district’s “Gender Support Plan” which required district employees to use the preferred names and pronouns of students. Read more here.
Biological Male Sues NYC Yoga Studio After Being Told to Leave Women’s Locker Room. A biological male who identifies as female sued a New York City yoga studio after being asked to exit the women’s locker room at the studio and instead use the men’s facilities. Read more here.
Florida Gov Signs Series of Bills Related to Transgender Ideology. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a series of bills intended “to protect Florida’s children” from radical gender ideology, including bills banning “gender-affirming care” for minors and governing bathroom and pronoun use in schools. Read more here.
Texas AG Investigates Children’s Hospital for Unlawfully Performing ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital over reports that it has been unlawfully providing children with “gender transition” treatments. Read more here.
Oklahoma Agrees to Not Enforce ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Ban While Court Order Sought. Oklahoma has agreed to not enforce its ban on “gender-affirming” medical care for minors while opponents of the law seek a temporary court order to block it. Read more here.
Texas Legislature Passes Ban on ‘Gender Transitions’ for Minors. The Texas legislature has sent a bill limiting “gender transition” treatments for minors to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it. Read more here.
Target Sells ‘Tuck-Friendly’ Children’s Bathing Suit. Target is selling a “tuck-friendly” bathing suit as part of its massive “pride” collection, which has already made waves for its overt marketing to children. Read more here.
Parents of Trans-Identifying Kids Seek to Block Florida Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The parents of three transgender-identifying children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to block a new law that bans so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
Nearly a Third of Patients on Cross-Sex Hormones Stop Taking Them, Study Finds. Nearly one-third of patients who received so-called “gender-affirming” hormones had stopped taking them within four years, according to a study of children and spouses of soldiers who received treatment through the U.S. Military Healthcare System. Read more here.
Adidas ‘Pride 2023’ Ad Features Man in Women’s Bathing Suit. The new Adidas “Pride 2023” ad campaign features a man wearing a women’s one-piece bathing suit, perpetuating an ongoing corporate trend featuring men in women’s clothing. Read more here.
Bill to Force Schools to Inform Parents About Student’s Gender Identity Fails in NH. A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated in the New Hampshire House. Read more here.
AP Reporter Spars With U.S. State Dept Official Over ‘Mandatory’ Pronoun Use in Emails. State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel was pressed by a reporter in a contentious exchange over the department’s new policy that reportedly mandates the use of pronouns in all State Department emails. Read more here.
Biden’s Ed Sec Says Boys Must Be Allowed in Girls’ Sports to Protect Them. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that expansions to Title IX to permit male athletes in female sports are necessary to protect kids from “elected bullies.” Read more here.
Florida Gov Signs Bill Banning Gender Treatments for Minors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a statewide ban on gender surgeries or prescription hormone treatments as part of so-called “gender-affirming” care for minors. Read more here.
Wisconsin District Charges Extreme Sum for Records of Male Showering in Front of Four Girls. A Wisconsin school district is charging a law firm over $11,000 for records related to an incident at a local high school where a transgender-identifying male showered naked in front of four female students. Read more here.
Missouri Ends Rule Limiting ‘Gender Transition’ Treatments for Minors, Some Adults. Missouri’s emergency rule limiting gender transition treatments for minors and some adults abruptly ended, reportedly because the legislature passed a bill banning “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
Archie Comics to Transform Classic Character Into Trans-Identifying Woman. A character in the Archie Comics universe is being rebranded as transgender as part of an effort to make the series “a little bit more queer.” Read more here.
Director of Oregon Child Gender Clinic Took Thousands From Puberty Blocker Developer. The director of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland received thousands of dollars in 2018 from a pharmaceutical company that produces puberty blockers. Read more here.
Maryland Health Facility’s ‘Trans-Friendly’ Policy Could Require Minors to Room With Opposite Sex. A mental health clinic at a Maryland hospital has instituted a policy by which minor patients who identify as transgender could be roomed with other minor patients of the opposite biological sex. Read more here.
Office of Naval Intelligence Hosted Event on ‘Inclusive’ Language for Transgender Individuals. The Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence hosted an Intelligence Community “Pride Ally Engagement” event on using inclusive language to “reflect the existence of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.” Read more here.
L.A. Dodgers Nix Award to Anti-Catholic ‘Transgender Drag Nuns’ After Backlash. A California-based drag show group that uses Catholic and Christian imagery in sexualized contexts will no longer be honored by the Los Angeles Dodgers on the team’s planned “Pride Night.” Read more here.
‘Transformers’ Show Promotes Transgenderism to Children. An episode of “Transformer: EarthSpark” created controversy by introducing a non-binary robot character and a discussion on pronouns to its young audience. Read more here.
Texas House Passes Bill Banning Child Gender Modification Procedures. The Texas House passed a bill which would prohibit procedures and treatments for “gender transitioning” from being performed on minors suffering from gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Polish Draft Bill Would Ban ‘Sex-Change’ Surgery for Children. Poland may soon consider legislation that would ban “sex change” operations for children and see any doctor involved in such an operation subject to a three-year prison sentence. Read more here.
UK Parliamentary Staff Urged to Police Pronouns and ‘Identify Transphobia.’ UK Parliament authorities have drawn up gender identity guidance for hundreds of staffers, urging them to police gender pronouns and report “negative behaviors.” Read more here.
ROGD Researcher Under Investigation for Publishing Study Related to Social Contagion. Springer Nature is investigating a study published by gender dysphoria researcher Kenneth Zucker based on suspected cases of rapid-onset gender dysphoria in nearly 1,700 children. Read more here.
UK PM Defends the Importance of Protecting Women’s Spaces. Protecting single-sex spaces is not a “niche issue,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, but a significant matter that should be addressed at the highest levels of government. Read more here.
Ohio School District Punishes Students for ‘Misgendering’ Peers, Even Off-Campus. Olentangy Local School District in Ohio allegedly has a policy that punishes students for “misgendering” their peers, even in off-campus communications. Read more here.
Closure of Controversial UK Tavistock Gender Clinic for Children Delayed. The closure of a controversial NHS gender clinic for children has been delayed for a year, according to reports, though the reason for the delay is unknown. Read more here.
Children as Young as 12 Can Have Puberty Blockers, Scottish Watchdog Says. Children as young as 12 can consent to “gender-affirming” medical interventions, Scotland’s social care watchdog said in new guidance. Read more here.
Levi’s CEO Expresses Support for Expanding ‘Gender-Neutral Line.’ Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh doubled down on the clothing company’s efforts to expand a “gender-neutral” collection in response to demand for clothing which “conforms to neither male nor female identities.” Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Demand Answers From NIH on Transgender Youth Study That Left Two Dead. Fifteen Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health demanding answers about a study on experimental medical interventions for youth who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Pharma Giant Bankrolled Doctors Pushing Transgender Procedures. Allergan Aesthetics, a pharmaceutical company that produces Botox injections and breast implants, funded doctors who promote cosmetic procedures as medically necessary for transgender-identifying people. Read more here.
Missouri Lawmakers Bar Biological Males in Women’s Sports, Gender Treatments for Minors. The Missouri legislature approved measures to bar transgender-identifying male athletes from women’s sports and to halt “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
North Carolina Health Centers Push Back on ‘Gender Affirmation’ Allegations. Following fierce backlash online, three major health care systems in North Carolina are pushing back against allegations each is “transitioning” young children through “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
Montana Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors Challenged in Court. Two transgender-identifying children, their parents and two healthcare providers filed a lawsuit arguing that a Montana law that would ban “gender-affirming care” for youth is unconstitutional. Read more here.
Top Spanish Court Considers Challenge to Transgender Law. Spain’s Constitutional Court has agreed to consider a legal challenge against a new law allowing any Spanish citizen over 16 years old to change their legally registered gender without medical supervision. Read more here.
Florida Legislature Passes Bill Penalizing Doctors for Performing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ on Minors. Florida’s legislature passed a bill which would punish doctors who perform “gender transition” surgeries and related procedures on minors. Read more here.
North Dakota Gov Signs Bill Regulating Transgender Issues in Schools. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that requires teachers to tell a parent if a student identifies as transgender, requires students to have parental consent before using the bathroom of their choice, and prohibits teachers from being compelled to use a student’s preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Texas AG Launches Probe Into Medical Center Over Potential ‘Illegal’ Transgender Procedures on Minors. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Austin-based Dell Children’s Medical Center after an undercover video allegedly showed staff at the facility saying that they had patients “transitioning” as young as 8 years old. Read more here.
Transsexual Cleared of Exposing Male Genitals to Women at Ohio YMCA. A biological male who identifies as female was cleared of three counts of indecent exposure for exposing his genitals to women and children in a female locker room because the judge determined the genital area was covered by body fat and not visible. Read more here.
NYC Catholic Church Hosts ‘God Is Trans’ Exhibit. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Manhattan is hosting an art exhibit titled “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey.” Read more here.
Male Pedophile Who Viciously Abused Daughter Housed in Women’s Prison After ‘Transitioning.’ A 34-year-old man convicted for torturing and filming pornographic videos with his 7-year-old daughter is serving his sentence in a New Jersey women’s prison after claiming to identify as transgender. Read more here.
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Transgender Ideology. A majority of Americans reject the idea that a person’s gender can be different from their sex at birth, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Read more here.
Florida Advances Bill to Keep Biological Men Out of Women’s Restrooms. The Florida legislature passed a bill that would make it a trespassing misdemeanor for those over 18 to use some bathrooms that do not align with their biological sex. Read more here.
Oregon House Passes Bill Expanding Insurance Coverage for ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The Oregon House passed a bill which would allow minors of any age to receive abortions without parental consent and expands insurance coverage for “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
Study: ‘Transgender Women’ Face Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer Going Undiagnosed. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that biological men who identify as transgender women are at increased risk of prostate cancer going undiagnosed. Read more here.
Portland College Offers Treats, Coloring to LGBT Advocates Upset Over ‘Anti-Trans Bills.’ The Portland State University president wrote a campus memo bemoaning “anti-trans bills” and offering upset students use of the “Queer Resource Center” where cotton candy and coloring would be available. Read more here.
California Students Blast Admin for Ignoring Assault by Trans-Identifying Male Student. Megan Simpkins, a senior at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, denounced her school board for permitting biological men to enter a women’s locker room after videos went viral showing a transgender-identifying male at her school viciously assaulting female students. Read more here.
German Ministers Present Gender Self-ID Draft Law. The German government has presented a draft law allowing people to change their legal gender based on self-identification. Children under 18 would need parental consent. Read more here.
Australian PM Angers Transgender Advocates for Defining Woman as ‘Adult Female.’ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently angered LGBTQ advocates by defining the term “woman” according to the traditional biological understanding of the concept. Read more here.
Cycling’s Governing Body Reconsiders Allowing Biological Males to Compete With Women. The Union Cycliste Internationale, cycling’s world governing body, appears to be reconsidering its position regarding transgender-identifying athletes following a biological male’s dominant win in a UCI women’s stage race. Read more here.
Top U.S. Medical Programs Exposed for Providing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ to Toddlers. Medical programs at Duke University, the University of North Carolina and East Carolina University are offering “gender transition” resources to children as young as two years old, according to a new report. Read more here.
Oklahoma Gov Makes Performing Irreversible Gender Surgeries on Children a Felony. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has banned all “sex reassignment” procedures for minors in the state, including irreversible “gender transition” surgeries and hormone therapies. Read more here.
Biden Admin Offers Grant to Teachers in Pakistan With Transgender-Identifying Students. The U.S. State Department has allocated $500,000 in grant money to teachers who provide English-language instruction to transgender-identifying students in Pakistan. Read more here.
Missouri’s Expansive Gender Treatment Ban Delayed by Court. A Missouri court blocked the effort of state Attorney General Andrew Bailey to issue emergency regulations for gender-related procedures. Read more here.
Court Rules Male Who Identifies as Female Not Guilty of Indecent Exposure After Using Women’s Locker Room. A biological male who identifies as a woman was found not guilty of three counts of indecent exposure after exposing his genitals while using the women’s locker room at a YMCA in Xenia, Ohio. Read more here.
Oklahoma Families, Doctor Challenge State Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Five Oklahoma families with transgender-identifying children and a doctor who treats youth with gender dysphoria are challenging the state’s recently enacted ban on “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
Florida Female Lifeguard Applicant Who Identifies as Male Exposes Bare Breasts to Children. A female lifeguard applicant who identifies as male reportedly exposed bare breasts in front of “several dozen children” at a pool in Jacksonville, Florida. Read more here.
Ivy League Professor Says It’s ‘Bad Science’ to Define Human Sex as Binary. Princeton University professor Agustín Fuentes wrote an opinion piece for Scientific American contending that it is “bad science” to suggest that human sex is a binary biological concept based on whether an individual produces male of female gametes. Read more here.
Canadian Powerlifting Group Reaffirms Policy Allowing Men to Compete as Women. The Canadian Powerlifting Union is refusing to drop its existing transgender-inclusion policy after multiple female athletes railed against the unfair competition they faced from biological men in their division. Read more here.
Montana Gov Signs Bill Banning ‘Sex Change’ Procedures for Minors. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law banning “sex change” procedures and treatments for minors. Read more here.
Hospital Video Series for Kids Features Discussions on Transgenderism, ‘Exploring’ Bodies. The Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago created a video series in which adults discussed transgenderism and other sexual topics with children as young as nine. Read more here.
UK University Blocked Transgender Sports Research After Proposal Mentioned Term ‘Male.’ An ethics board at Kings College London rejected research on transgenderism in sports because the proposal mentioned the world “male,” which constituted “misgendering.” Read more here.
Emerson College to Provide Menstrual Products in Men’s Bathrooms. Emerson College will provide menstrual products in all men’s bathrooms after years of lobbying from student activist group Emerson Flows, which claims to “fight for menstruation equality” on campus. Read more here.
Documents Reveal How Seattle Hospital Pushes Medical ‘Transitions’ on Children. Seattle Children’s Hospital encourages doctors to offer swift biomedical interventions as the default treatment for minors with gender dysphoria and largely avoids recommending mental health services, according to hospital documents. Read more here.
Top Swedish Doctors Blow Whistle on Puberty-Suppressing Drugs Affecting Children’s Bones. Swedish doctors at a top medical school released a systemic review of available medical literature on providing puberty blockers to children and said its use for treating gender dysphoria should be considered “experimental.” Read more here.
Kansas Legislature Overrides Veto of Sex-Segregated Bathroom Bill. Kansas lawmakers obtained the necessary two-thirds supermajority needed to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that requires Kansans to use public restrooms that correspond to their biological sex. Read more here.
North Dakota Sends Preferred Pronoun Bill to Governor. Public school teachers and other government employees in North Dakota would not be compelled to use a student’s or co-worker’s preferred pronouns under a bill that the legislature passed with a veto-proof majority. Read more here.
CA Teachers Sue School District Over Policy of Hiding Children’s ‘Transitions’ From Parents. Teachers from a California middle school sued their school district and the state education board over policies that they say require them to hide students’ intentions to “change” genders from their parents. Read more here.
Judge Blocks Missouri Rule Limiting ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ A Missouri judge temporarily blocked a first-of-its-kind rule restricting access to “gender-affirming health care” for kids and adults with gender dysphoria, just hours before it was set to take effect. Read more here.
Japan’s Highest Court to Rule on Use of Restrooms by Transgender-Identifying Individuals. Japan’s Supreme Court set a date for oral arguments in a case that could potentially overturn a 2021 ruling which allowed a government ministry to limit restroom use by a transgender-identifying official. Read more here.
Tennessee Officials Sued by Biden Hit Back With Promise to Fight Child ‘Sex Change’ Push. Tennessee officials responded to the Biden administration’s lawsuit against the state over its law banning transgender hormone treatments and surgeries for minors, promising to fight to uphold the law and stand up for children. Read more here.
Biological Male Runner Who Won London Marathon Women’s Race Offers to Return Medal. Glenique Frank, a biological male who identifies as female and ran the London Marathon in the female category, offered to give the medal back after controversy stirred when Frank beat out about 14,000 women in the race. Read more here.
Teen Died From Vaginoplasty Complications During Top Study on Child ‘Sex Changes.’ A transgender-identifying teenager died from vaginoplasty complications during the main Dutch study cited to support child “sex changes.” Read more here.
North Dakota Bill Limits Bathroom Use for Transgender-Identifying People. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill that requires access to bathrooms, locker rooms and shower rooms be based on biological sex in several government facilities. Read more here.
Indiana Bill Requiring Schools to Inform Parents of Child’s Pronoun Changes Heads to Gov. A bill requiring schools to inform parents if their child requests to change their name or pronouns is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Indiana legislature. Read more here.
U.S. DOJ Challenges Tennessee Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint challenging a new Tennessee law that bans doctors from providing “gender-affirming” medical treatment such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery to minors with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Florida House Subpoenas Medical Orgs That Endorse ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The Florida House’s Health and Human Services committee voted to issue subpoenas to two medical organizations in an investigation on whether adopting and endorsing “gender-affirming care” as the standard of care for minors suffering from gender dysphoria is medically justified. Read more here.
Missouri School District Putting ‘They/Them’ Pronouns in Math Class. A Missouri school district is making its math curriculum more “gender inclusive,” updating word problems and other language-based math equations with “they/them” pronouns. Read more here.
Wyoming Parents Sue School for Allegedly ‘Transitioning’ Daughter Behind Their Backs. Parents from Rock Springs, Wyoming are suing the Sweetwater County School District for allegedly “transitioning” their daughter to a boy behind their backs. Read more here.
Wisconsin Law Group Demands Answers After Trans-Identifying Male Student Showered in Front of Four Girls. A Wisconsin-based law firm is demanding communication records from a local school district that allegedly allowed an 18-year-old transgender-identifying male to shower naked in the girls’ locker room in front of four female students. Read more here.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Look to Investigate Gender Clinic’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars. Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a gender clinic that used thousands of taxpayer dollars to train mental health providers on how to “affirm” transgender-identifying clients. Read more here.
Indiana Bill on Trans-Identifying Student Name Changes Goes to Governor. Indiana schools would be required to notify parents if their child requests a name or pronoun change at school under a bill approved by the state legislature. Read more here.
Poland and Hungary Break EU Position in General Assembly Debate on Definition of ‘Gender.’ Poland and Hungary broke ranks with the European Union on how to define the term “gender” during a closed-door debate on a new treaty on crimes against humanity. Read more here.
State AGs Support Florida Ban on Medicaid Payments for ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures. Seventeen attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting a Florida regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for “gender transitioning” procedures. Read more here.
ACLU Sues to Block Missouri Rule on Transgender Health Care. The Missouri ACLU sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking “gender-affirming health care,” which are set to kick in on Thursday. Read more here.
Biological Male Exposed Himself to Four Wisconsin High School Girls, Letter to District Claims. An 18-year-old male student at a Wisconsin high school who identifies as female entered the girls’ locker room and began showering naked with four 14-year-old girls, a legal organization said. Read more here.
U.S. House Passes Bill to Protect Women’s Sports. The House passed a bill seeking to ban biological male athletes from participating on girls’ high school sports teams that align with their gender identity rather than their biological sex. Read more here.
U.S. NIH to Study ‘Unknown’ Side Effects of Testical Removal for Gender Dysphoria. The National Institutes of Health is funding a study via a women’s health grant that is recruiting people as young as 18 to uncover the “unknown” cardiovascular effects of surgically removing testicles on patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Wisconsin Court to Rule on Whether School District Can Allow ‘Transitions’ Without Parental OK. A Wisconsin state court heard oral arguments in a case challenging a Kettle Moraine School District policy that requires schools to allow students to undergo a social “gender transition” even if the child’s parent objects. Read more here.
Minnesota Senate Protects Abortion, ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ Bans ‘Conversion Therapy.’ The Minnesota Senate passed bills protecting access to abortion and “gender-affirming care” for youth and banning so-called “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ youth. Read more here.
Kansas Gov Vetoes Four Bills on Transgender Issues. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a set of bills on transgender issues, including a ban on “gender-affirming care” for minors, but the legislature appears to have the votes to override most of her actions. Read more here.
North Dakota Gov Signs Law Restricting ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that makes it a crime to give so-called “gender-affirming care” to minors. Read more here.
Families of Transgender-Identifying Children Sue Tennessee Over Care Ban. The parents of three transgender-identifying children have sued the state of Tennessee over a new law that bans “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
CVS Issues ‘Gender Transition’ Guide for Employees. CVS Health’s “gender transition” guide for employees requires workers to address people by their preferred pronouns and names and allows them to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity. Read more here.
Canadian Man Claiming to Be Female Arrested for Alleged Assault in Women’s Shelter. A Windsor, Ontario man who identifies as a woman was arrested by police in relation to an alleged sexual assault that took place at a women’s shelter in the border city. Read more here.
Undercover Video Shows Docs Routinely Approve Puberty Blockers for Young Kids. An undercover video revealed that doctors in Texas and New York are routinely prescribing puberty blockers to children as young as eight years old, in some cases after just one appointment. Read more here.
Texas Med School Teaches Gender Is Independent of Chromosomes. University of Texas Southwestern medical students are being taught that gender is independent of physical structure, chromosomes, or genes. Read more here.
UK PM: Biological Sex Is Fundamentally Important. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has emphasized that biological sex is “fundamentally important” in protecting single-sex spaces, women’s sports, and female health. Read more here.
U.S. Ed Secretary Refuses to Define ‘Woman’ in Congressional Hearing. During a committee hearing, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to define “woman” or definitively explain the extent of “equal access” for transgender-identifying students under the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules. Read more here.
Parents Sue Arizona Over Law to Protect Women’s Sports. The parents of two transgender-identifying students in Arizona have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on biological males participating in female sports. Read more here.
CHOP Scrubs ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Info From Website After Backlash. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia purged its website of numerous videos and documents related to its pediatric gender clinic following public outrage over “gender transition” procedures being offered to minors there. Read more here.
French Experts Denounce ‘Unscientific’ Gender Campaign. A group of French researchers, philosophers, doctors and sociologists are warning against a progressive education campaign that claims that sex is a spectrum, not something fixed. Read more here.
U of Pittsburgh LGBTQ Task Force Demands ‘Trans-Inclusive’ Healthcare and Housing. The University of Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ task force posted several demands for the university to implement, including expanding housing and healthcare to transgender-identifying students. Read more here.
Male Athlete Barred From Competing in Australian Women’s Basketball League. Lexi Rodgers, a biological male athlete who identifies as transgender and wished to compete in Australia’s semi-professional women’s basketball league, was barred entry based on an expert panel’s ruling. Read more here.
Twitter Lifts Ban on ‘Misgendering’ and ‘Deadnaming’ Transgender-Identifying People. Twitter altered its “hateful conduct policy” to lift its ban on “misgendering” and “deadnaming” transgender-identifying people. Read more here.
Investigation Reveals Abuse of Biological Women by Trans-Identifying Inmates in Washington. An investigative journalist released a video in which two female inmates at the Washington State Correctional Center for Women discuss male inmates allegedly gaming the system by claiming to be transgender and then abusing female prisoners. Read more here.
UK Schools May Soon Be Forced to Tell Parents If Pupils Change Gender Identity. Under proposed government guidance, schools in the UK will be told to inform parents if students change their gender identity, and changing facilities will be separated by biological sex. Read more here.
Scottish Transgender-Identifying Murderer Wants Gender Surgery Paid by NHS. A biological male convicted of murder who identifies as female and is being held at a women’s jail unit in Scotland wants to become the first prisoner in Britain to have “gender reassignment” surgery paid for by the National Health Service. Read more here.
WPATH Could ‘Come Crashing Down’ as Judge Demands Internal Documents. Opponents of radical gender ideology say the World Professional Association of Transgender Health may soon be exposed as a fraud after an Alabama judge subpoenaed documents from the organization as part of an ongoing lawsuit. Read more here.
Virginia School District to Make Bathrooms Co-Ed to Accommodate Trans-Identifying Students. Loudoun County, Virginia’s public schools are spending nearly $11 million to renovate the bathrooms at two high schools to make them co-ed in an attempt to stop transgender-identifying students from feeling left out. Read more here.
NJ Gov Uses Federal Funds to Launch Transgender Resources Website. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reportedly used federal pandemic relief funds to launch a website for non-binary and transgender-identifying state residents. Read more here.
UK Teacher Forced to Apologize for ‘Misgendering’ Students at All-Girls School. A teacher in the UK was reportedly pressured by students at a Girls’ Day School to apologize after she “misgendered” those who do not identify as female. Read more here.
Alaska Considers Measure to Protect Women’s Sports. The Alaska Schools Activities Association is gathering public comments before voting on a policy that would ban biological males from competing on female sports teams. Read more here.
PA Gender Clinic Used Thousands of Tax Dollars to Train Mental Health Providers. A Pennsylvania gender clinic that gives puberty blockers to kids as young as 8 years old used taxpayer dollars to train mental health providers on how to “affirm” transgender-identifying clients, according to documents obtained through a public records request. Read more here.
UK Health Secretary Urges Watchdog Not to ‘Scrub Language of Biological Sex.’ The Health Secretary has told the UK’s healthcare watchdog that it must not erase women by using and promoting “gender neutral” language. Read more here.
Washington House Passes Bill Allowing No Parental Notification of Runaways Seeking ‘Sex Changes,’ Abortions. The Washington House has passed a bill that would allow shelters that take in runaway children to not notify the parents if the child is seeking “sex change” procedures or an abortion. Read more here.
Two ‘Transgender Rights’ Cases Will Be Heard by Full U.S. Appeals Court. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it would convene as a full court to consider a pair of so-called “transgender rights” cases from West Virginia and North Carolina. Read more here.
Block on Scottish Gender Reforms to Be Challenged in Court. The Scottish government announced they will launch a legal challenge to Westminster’s block on its controversial gender self-identification reforms. Read more here.
U.S. NIH Guide Warns Against Describing Pronouns as ‘Chosen.’ An office within the National Institutes of Health published a guideline that outlines how professionals should use gendered pronouns to “affirm gender identity” and provides more than 40 different pronoun examples. Read more here.
Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose Male Athletes Competing in Female Sports, Puberty Blockers for Kids. Approximately 55 percent of Americans oppose male athletes competing in female sports while 53 percent oppose giving puberty blockers to children, a new YouGov survey revealed. Read more here.
University Sexuality Program Hosts ‘Playdate’ to Help Kids Explore Their ‘Gender Identity.’ The University of Pennsylvania’s Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies program is hosting a “radical playdate” for 5- through 9-year-olds to explore their “gender identity.” Read more here.
Australian Bank Gives Employees Six Weeks Paid Leave for ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ An Australian bank is now offering six weeks of paid leave to employees who want to change their legal sex or receive so-called “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
Luxury Lingerie Brand Defends Using ‘Non-Binary’ Biological Male Model. The luxury lingerie brand Honey Birdette, which uses the tagline “by women, for women,” is defending its use of a biological male model to show off its merchandise. Read more here.
LGBTQ Group Study Finds That Kids Who ‘Come Out’ Younger Are at Greater Suicide Risk. LGBT advocacy group The Trevor Project released a study that found kids who “come out” as transgender or non-binary at a younger age are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts or actions. Read more here.
North Dakota Gov Signs Bill Protecting Women’s Sports. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed into law two bills that ban biological men who identify as women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college. Read more here.
Decision on Scottish Gender Reform Legal Battle ‘Imminent.’ The Scottish first minister has said he will “very imminently” confirm if he will launch a legal battle with the UK government over a bill which will make it easier to change legal gender. Read more here.
California Mom Confronts School District After Child ‘Changed Genders’ Without Her Knowledge. A California mom is outraged after her daughter’s school district upheld a “parental secrecy policy” allowing school officials to offer gender counseling without informing parents. Read more here.
North Carolina Clinic Reportedly Performed Gender Surgery on 14-Year-Old Girl. The Cosmetic Concierge, a plastic surgery clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina, reportedly performed elective double mastectomies on teen patients, including at least one 14-year-old girl. Read more here.
CA Bill Requiring Schools to Inform Parents of ‘Gender Transitions’ Dies. A bill that would have required California school officials to alert parents if their child identified as gender-nonconforming or transgender won’t get a committee hearing, effectively killing the legislation. Read more here.
Goldman Sachs Encourages Employees to Use ‘Gender-Neutral’ Pronouns. Goldman Sachs is distributing a pamphlet to employees that was drafted by the investment bank’s internal LGBT group and encourages staff to use recently developed gender-neutral pronouns, including “Ze” and “Zir.” Read more here.
Missouri AG Questions DOD on Support of Child Transgenderism. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Gen. Lloyd Austin, inquiring about support for transgender medical interventions among doctors associated with the Department of Defense. Read more here.
EHRC Advises UK Govt to Adopt Biological Definition of Sex. “Sex” should be clearly defined as biological sex under the Equality Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has told the UK government. Read more here.
CA Bill Would Require Schools to Notify Parents If a Child Wants to ‘Change Gender.’ A California bill would require employees of a school to notify parents within three days in the event their child requests to be called by a name normally used by the opposite sex or different personal pronouns or begins using a bathroom or locker room designated for the opposite sex. Read more here.
Almost Half of Scottish Voters Oppose ‘Gender Self-ID’ Bill. Nearly half of Scots believe the Scottish government should “completely drop” its radical gender self-ID bill, new polling has revealed. Read more here.
Biden Admin Proposes Title IX Change to Prohibit Total Bans on Transgender-Identifying Athletes. The Biden administration unveiled a proposal that would prohibit schools from instituting policies that “categorically ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.” Read more here.
Nevada Bill Proposes Protections for Doctors Performing ‘Gender Transition’ Surgeries on Minors. The Nevada legislature is considering a bill which would prevent healthcare licensing boards from disqualifying or disciplining doctors who perform “gender transition” surgeries on minors. Read more here.
White House Announces ‘Crisis Hotline’ for LGBT-Identifying Kids. The Biden administration is highlighting a “crisis hotline” for children to call if they feel at risk following a sweep of bills blocking so-called “gender-affirming” procedures for children nationwide. Read more here.
Parents Felt Pressure From Gender Clinics to ‘Transition’ Children, Study Finds. A newly released study found that parents who took their adolescent children to gender clinics said they experienced pressure to agree to the “transition” process and that their children’s well-being was worse, not better, afterward. Read more here.
CA School Board Votes to Uphold ‘Parental Secrecy Policy’ for Transgender-Identifying Students. The Chico Unified School Board in California voted to uphold its so-called “parental secrecy policy,” which says that school staff should not reveal a student’s gender identity to their parents without the child’s permission. Read more here.
SCOTUS Sides With Transgender-Identifying Student While Lawsuit Against WV Continues. The Supreme Court sided with a middle school boy who identifies as a girl against West Virginia to allow the teenager to participate in girls’ sports while the lawsuit against the transgender sports law continues. Read more here.
Colorado District Docs Reveal System to Deceive Parents on In-School ‘Social Transitions.’ Jeffco Public School District in Colorado reportedly has a methodical system in place to keep parents in the dark on their child’s “gender transition” in schools. Read more here.
Idaho Gov Signs Bill Banning So-Called ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, making Idaho the 12th state to ban puberty blockers and “gender-affirming” surgeries for youth struggling with their sexual identities. Read more here.
New UK Study Challenges Supposed Benefits of ‘Social Transition’ for Kids. A new UK study found no significant difference in mental health outcomes between gender dysphoric children who did and did not undergo “social transition,” the process of changing one’s name and pronouns to present as the opposite sex. Read more here.
Kansas Lawmakers Vote to Protect Women’s Sports. The Kansas legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s third veto in three years of a bill to ban biological males from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. Read more here.
Kansas, Arkansas State Lawmakers Pass Transgender Bathroom Bills. State legislatures in Kansas and Arkansas both approved separate legislation to ensure that people are only allowed to use public restrooms that correspond with their biological sex. Read more here.
U.S. Ed Dept Acts to Advance Transgender, Non-Binary Inclusion in Youth Sports. The Biden administration is quietly making headway on its promise to protect non-binary and transgender-identifying student athlete eligibility on college and K-12 sports teams through the rule-making process. Read more here.
Maine Mom Sues School Board for Hiding Child’s ‘Gender Transition.’ A Maine mom is suing her local school board after a school counselor encouraged her 13-year-old daughter to “transition” genders and kept it a secret from the mother. Read more here.
Indiana Gov Signs Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation essentially banning puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and “top and bottom” surgeries for minors. Read more here.
ACLU Sues Indiana Over Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against Indiana for its law that bans “gender-affirming care” for minors, saying the statute violates patient rights. Read more here.
UK PM Considering Law Change to Define Sex as ‘Biological.’ UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering official advice that says amending the definition of sex in law to specify “biological sex” would create greater “clarity” around women-only spaces and access to sports. Read more here.
White House Says Lawmakers Shouldn’t Decide ‘Appropriate’ Age for ‘Sex Changes.’ President Joe Biden believes that lawmakers should leave it up to parents and children to decide what age is “appropriate” for a child to undergo “sex changes,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Read more here.
Florida Senate Passes Bill Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The Florida Senate passed a bill banning minors from undergoing “sex-reassignment” surgeries or taking “cross-sex” hormones to treat gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Veto Stands: Preferred Pronouns OK in North Dakota Schools. Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender-identifying students by their preferred pronouns after lawmakers failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill banning the practice. Read more here.
Report: Gender Dysphoria Most Common Among Teenage Girls With High Intelligence. A new report reveals that gender dysphoria has the highest prevalence among youth of European descent, with discomfort with one’s gender most common among children, especially girls with “exceptionally high intelligence” and a history of mental health issues. Read more here.
New ‘Barbie’ Film Will Feature Transgender-Identifying Actor. The new Barbie film will feature transgender-identifying actor Hari Nef, according to reports. Read more here.
Missouri Gender Clinic Reportedly Refused to Remove Child’s Puberty Blocker Implant. The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital reportedly pressured a 14-year-old boy’s mother to consent to a puberty blocker implant and, when his mental health drastically declined, refused to take it out. Read more here.
Pennsylvania Gender Clinic Offered Puberty Blockers to Kids as Young as 8, Records Show. The Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania Gender and Sexuality Development Program reportedly offers medical interventions to children as young as eight as part of the “medical transition” process. Read more here.
White House Hosts Roundtable on ‘Affirming Transgender Kids.’ Senior officials in the Biden administration hosted a roundtable at the White House about “affirming transgender kids” on “Transgender Day of Visibility.” Read more here.
Boston Children’s Director Calls for Drastic Increase in Capacity for Gender Surgeries for Minors. Boston Children’s Hospital co-director at its Center for Gender Surgery called for a drastic increase in capacity for “gender-affirming care” as states enact bans on the practice. Read more here.
New Study Supports Social Contagion Theory of Gender Dysphoria Among Teen Girls. A new study titled “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1655 Possible Cases” suggests that gender dysphoria among teen girls could be the result of environmental conditions. Read more here.
‘Non-Binary’ Teacher Sues Missouri School District Claiming Job Was Denied for Using Genderless Pronouns. A former teacher’s federal lawsuit filed against Missouri’s Fort Osage School District alleges she was punished and denied a job opportunity for using gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom. Read more here.
Florida House Passes Bill Defining ‘Sex’ as ‘Immutable Biological Trait.’ The Florida House passed a measure defining “sex” as an “immutable biological trait” and making it clear that any attempt to ascribe pronouns indicating the contrary is false. Read more here.
Swim England Announces Transgender Policy With ‘Open’ Category. Swim England has announced a new transgender policy with “open” and “female” categories for all its licensed events after arguing that “fair competition” must be the backbone of its approach. Read more here.
Pennsylvania District to Exclude Parents From ‘Gender Transition Plans.’ Greater Johnstown School District in Pennsylvania will keep parents in the dark when it creates a “gender transition plan” and a “gender support plan” for students. Read more here.
Cartoon Network Demands Preferred Pronoun Compliance. The kid-friendly Cartoon Network is urging viewers to address transgender and “gender non-conforming” individuals by their preferred pronouns, saying it “shows that you respect them as their authentic self!” Read more here.
Biden OPM: U.S. Federal Agencies Must Detail Plans for Supporting ‘Gender Transition’ in the Workplace. The Office of Personnel Management told federal agencies to establish policies that explain how federal workers will be allowed to “transition” to another gender in the workplace in ways that guarantee their privacy and support. Read more here.
Dutch TV Show Presents Naked Transgender-Identifying Adults to Children. The Dutch television “Simply Naked,” which displays nude adults in front of 10- to 12-year-old children and allows them to ask questions, recently focused an episode on people who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Alabama Judge Asks WPATH to Disclose Docs Regarding ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Kids. A federal judge has asked the World Professional Association for Transgender Health to supply documents pertaining to its guidance on transgender-identifying youth. Read more here.
Kentucky, West Virginia Enact Bans on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Kentucky and neighboring West Virginia became the latest states to enact laws restricting individuals under the age of 18 from accessing transgender medical treatments. Read more here.
U.S. Activists Cancel ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ Protest. Transgender activists have canceled the “trans day of vengeance” protest days after previously saying the protest would continue as planned in the wake of the Nashville mass shooting by a transgender-identifying individual. Read more here.
Biden Proclamation Condemns States With Laws ‘Targeting Transgender Youth.’ President Joe Biden condemned laws in Republican-led states that seek to crack down on so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
Members File Lawsuit Against U of Wyoming Sorority for Admitting Biological Male. Several current and former members of the University of Wyoming’s Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority are suing it for allowing a “peeping” biological male identifying as a woman to join. Read more here.
Kentucky Becomes 12th State to Ban ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Lawmakers in Kentucky voted overwhelmingly to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill restricting “gender-affirming health care” for minors and banning students from using bathrooms matching their gender identity and not their biological sex. Read more here.
Idaho Senate Passes Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The Idaho Senate passed a bill barring children with gender dysphoria from receiving hormones, puberty blockers, or body-altering surgery as treatment. Read more here.
Conservative States Side With Parents in Lawsuit Against School That ‘Shut Parents Out’ of Kids’ ‘Gender Transitions.’ Nineteen state attorneys general are siding with parents in a lawsuit against a Massachusetts school district that encouraged their children’s “gender transitions” and shut the parents out of the decision. Read more here.
Belgium to Permit Multiple Gender ID Changes. Belgium’s Minister of Justice announced that people will be allowed to change their legal gender and their first name multiple times. Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Push ‘Transgender Rights’ in Military so People Can Serve ‘Authentically.’ Nearly two dozen House Democrats proposed legislation that would prohibit the Department of Defense from discriminating against transgender-identifying people who want to serve in the military. Read more here.
New Scottish Minister Vows to Push Through Blocked ‘Sex-Swap’ Bill. Scotland’s newly elected First Minister Humza Yousaf stated his intention to push for approval of a bill that allows 16-year-olds to change their legal sex by self-declaration. Read more here.
Germany to Simplify Legal Change of Gender. The government of Germany has agreed to introduce a new law that would make it easier to change legal gender, including giving authority over the decision to the court instead of parents. Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Push to Ban Secret Student Pronoun Changes. A U.S. lawmaker introduced legislation to Congress that would withhold federal funding from schools if they do not implement policies that require parental permission before a student can change their name or pronouns at school. Read more here.
NPR Issues Correction After Claiming There’s ‘Limited Scientific Evidence’ Men Have Physical Advantage in Sports. National Public Radio issued a correction to its tweet claiming there is “limited scientific evidence” men have athletic advantages over women. Read more here.
More Than 60 Percent of Scotland’s Trans-Identifying Prisoners Began ‘Transitioning’ After Conviction. More than 60 percent of transgender-identifying prisoners behind bars in Scotland reportedly only began “transitioning” after they were locked up. Read more here.
Florida University Hosts ‘Gender-Affirming Clothes Swap.’ A transgender student group at the University of South Florida hosted a “gender-affirming clothes swap” aimed at allowing students to explore “gender expression.” Read more here.
Iowa Gov Signs Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a ban on so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, or care which seeks to affirm a minor’s gender identity perception. Read more here.
Missouri AG Issues Emergency Regulation, Tip Line to Report Transgender Procedures on Minors. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued an emergency regulation regarding gender transition interventions on minors and launched a website to report allegations of malpractice at gender clinics in the state. Read more here.
Wyoming Bans Biological Males From Girls’ Sports Teams. Wyoming has become the 19th state to ban biological male athletes from playing on girls’ or women’s sports teams after Gov. Mark Gordon opted not to veto the legislation. Read more here.
Arkansas Gov Signs School Bathroom Bill. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation that will prohibit students in public schools from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity and not their biological sex. Read more here.
U.S. Bishops Ban ‘Sex Reassignment,’ Say No One Is Born in ‘Wrong Body.’ The United States Catholic Bishops have issued guidelines banning surgical and chemical intervention aimed at exchanging “the sex characteristics of a patient’s body for those of the opposite sex.” Read more here.
Georgia Gov Signs Bill Banning ‘Gender-Affirming’ Procedures for Minors. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill banning most so-called “gender-affirming” procedures and hormone therapies for children who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Kentucky Gov Vetoes Sweeping Transgender Bill. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill which would have restricted “gender-affirming care” for minors and regulated bathroom and pronoun use in schools. Read more here.
Pentagon Doctors Back Child ‘Sex Changes.’ In a major medical journal article, several U.S. Defense Department doctors defended “sex-change” procedures for minors and took aim at conservative states who have banned the life-altering procedures for children. Read more here.
Minnesota Advances Bill to Make State a ‘Trans Refuge.’ Minnesota lawmakers advanced legislation that would establish the state as a “trans refuge” for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be denied “gender-affirming care” in other states. Read more here.
World Athletics to Exclude Biological Male Athletes From Women’s Events. World Athletics will exclude biological male athletes who identify as female but have gone through male puberty from female events in an effort to preserve fairness and integrity in women’s sports, the organization announced. Read more here.
Idaho Gov Signs School Bathroom Bill. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill requiring schools to maintain bathrooms and changing rooms on the basis of biological sex or face possible civil fines. Read more here.
Alaska Ed Board Urges State to Keep Biological Male Athletes Out of Girls’ Sports. The Alaska State Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution urging the state to only allow biological girls to participate in girls’ sports, recommending a separate league for athletes who don’t identify with their birth sex. Read more here.
Male Athlete Wins Women’s Cycling Race in NYC. A biological male who identifies as female secured first place at an amateur woman’s cycling event in New York City. Read more here.
Florida Ban on ‘Gender Transitioning’ for Minors Now in Effect. The Florida Board of Medicine’s measure prohibiting the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapies or surgeries to treat gender dysphoria for anyone under the age of 18 has now taken effect. Read more here.
Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Child ‘Sex Changes.’ A Kentucky bill banning child “sex changes” passed the legislature after being combined with a bill prohibiting schools from requiring that teachers use “preferred pronouns” and requiring parental notification of a child’s gender “transition.” Read more here.
MA High School Wins State Girls Track Title With Help From Biological Male. Brookline High School in Massachusetts won a state championship in girls indoor track and field with the help of a biological male student-athlete who identifies as female. Read more here.
Netflix Cancels Animated Show for Preschoolers With ‘Gender Non-Binary’ Character. Netflix has canceled the animated preschooler series “Ridley Jones,” which features a young female bison who identifies as “gender non-binary” in its fifth and final season. Read more here.
Iowa Lawmakers Send School Bathroom Bill to Governor. The Iowa legislature passed a bill requiring school students to use the restroom that corresponds to their biological sex and not their gender identity. Read more here.
Biden Requests Billions to Advance Gender Agenda Worldwide. President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget proposal requests billions of dollars to advance his gender and sexuality agenda around the world, allocating far more taxpayer dollars to that than dozens of other spending priorities. Read more here.
New Hampshire Senate Passes Parental Rights Bill on Gender. A parents’ bill of rights which requires school officials, when asked by parents, to disclose that a child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender, has passed the New Hampshire Senate. Read more here.
Kansas Gov Vetoes Bill to Protect Women’s Sports. A Kansas bill banning biological male athletes from girls’ and women’s sports was vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly for the third year in a row, setting up a battle in the Republican-controlled legislature to override her. Read more here.
Montana Bill Defines ‘Sex’ as Determined by Biology. A Montana bill seeks to define “sex” under the law as the biological indication of being male or female at birth according to chromosomes and genitalia, disregarding personal experience or gender identity. Read more here.
Arkansas Bill Would Prohibit Schools From Forcing Teachers to Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns. A new bill in Arkansas would prohibit schools from forcing teachers to address students by their preferred pronouns, or the pronouns that align with their gender identity instead of their biological sex. Read more here.
CA Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Law Prohibiting Teachers From Disclosing Student Gender Identities. California Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would require school districts to alert parents if their child identifies as transgender or “non-binary” after a state high school fired one of its teachers for violating a state anti-discrimination law that prohibits such interactions. Read more here.
Major Medical Journal Says Medical Establishment’s Transgender Guidance Not Backed by Evidence. A peer-reviewed medical journal published by the British Medical Association published an article arguing that the evidence behind major medical associations’ endorsement of transgender treatments for children is minimal. Read more here.
UK School’s Unisex Restroom Policy Results in Boy Taking Picture of Girl in Stall. A UK secondary school has been criticized over its unisex restroom policy after a teenage girl was injured when a male classmate allegedly kicked down a stall door to photograph her. Read more here.
Tennessee Senate Passes Bill to Stop the Changing of Legal Sex on Govt IDs. The Tennessee Senate passed a bill that could block transgender-identifying people from changing their listed sex on government-issued documents, including driver’s licenses and birth certificates. Read more here.
Netflix Show for Pre-Schoolers Draws Backlash Over ‘Non-Binary’ Character ‘Coming Out.’ A new episode of a Netflix Jr. cartoon for preschoolers is drawing backlash for teaching children they can identify as “non-binary” and use “they/them” pronouns. Read more here.
Biden Claims It’s ‘Close to Sinful’ to Block Minors’ Access to ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ President Joe Biden claimed it was “close to sinful” for states to block minors’ access to “gender-affirming care” and suggested that federal legislation may be needed to stop state action on the issue. Read more here.
Poll: Most U.S. Voters Concerned About Efforts to Expose Kids to Transgender Movement. A majority of general election voters are worried about efforts to expose children to the transgender movement through avenues like school curriculums, social media and drag queen shows, according to a new poll. Read more here.
Wellesley College Rejects Transgender Admissions Policy Pushed by Students. The administration of Wellesley College in Massachusetts says the all-women’s college has no intention of admitting biological females that identify as men despite a vote by the student body endorsing the proposition. Read more here.
Vermont Girls’ Basketball Team Barred From Future Competition for Refusing to Play Against Male Athlete. A Vermont Christian School has been excluded from competing in future tournaments sanctioned by the Vermont Principals’ Association after its girls’ basketball team forfeited a match against an opposing team that includes a male player who identifies as a girl. Read more here.
Canadian Cancer Society Provides Guidance for Biological Males Seeking Cervical Cancer Screenings. The website for the Canadian Cancer Society features an entry providing advice to biological males who identify as female on getting a screening for cervical cancer if they have a “neo-cervix.” Read more here.
Huge Proportion of Children Pursuing ‘Gender Transitions’ Are Actually Autistic, Experts Believe. Children with autism make up an outsized proportion of the transgender-identified population, and autism spectrum traits make them particularly vulnerable to pursuing “gender transitions,” according to research and medical professionals. Read more here.
Pope Francis Calls Gender Ideology ‘Extremely Dangerous.’ Pope Francis said in an interview that the idea of gender ideology is “extremely dangerous” because it blurs the differences between men and women. Read more here.
Kansas Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Women’s Sports. Both chambers of the Kansas legislature have passed a bill to ban biological men who identify as women from playing in women’s sports. The legislation now goes to Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk. Read more here.
Indiana Student Counselor Fired for Condemning School District’s Hidden Transgender Policy. An Indiana school district fired a student counselor for confirming and condemning the existence of a secret transgender policy that keeps parents in the dark about their children’s “gender transitions.” Read more here.
WV Legislature Agrees to ‘Mental Health’ Exception in ‘Sex Change’ Treatment Ban for Minors. The West Virginia legislature passed a ban on “sex change” surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers for minors, with exceptions for patients at significant “suicide risk.” Read more here.
Norway Medical Watchdog: Transgender Drugs for Kids Should Be Considered Experimental. The Norwegian Healthcare Investigation Board has ruled that “not enough research” has been done on the safety of “gender-affirming” drugs and surgery for children and that such treatments should be regarded as experimental. Read more here.
Arizona HS Policy Tells Girls to Leave Locker Room If Uncomfortable With Trans-Identifying Students. Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona reportedly has a policy allowing transgender-identifying students to change in their preferred locker rooms and telling female students to use alternate facilities if they are uncomfortable. Read more here.
State Consultant: CA Gender Identity Prison Placement Law Discriminates Against Women. California’s gender identity law for prison placement has not only disfavored female inmates in its implementation but inherently denies them the privileges granted to male inmates who identify as women, according to a correctional consulting firm report. Read more here.
First-Year Med Students Exposed to ‘Sex and Gender Primer’ Lesson. Students at the Indiana University School of Medicine received a “sex and gender primer” lesson that includes instruction on gender being a “social construct,” that sex and gender are not the same thing, and on how to be a “more inclusive” health care professional when it comes to “gender diverse patients.” Read more here.
NHS Urged to Stop Erasing Women From Cancer and Pregnancy Guidance. More than 1,000 clinicians have urged the UK NHS to restore the word “woman” in online guidance on pregnancy and cancer. Read more here.
Michigan Supreme Court Considers Forcing Judges to Use Preferred Pronouns for Attorneys, Litigants. The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a rule change that would require judges to refer to attorneys and litigants by their preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Minnesota Gov Signs Order Making State a ‘Refuge’ for Those Seeking ‘Gender Transitions.’ Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order making his state a “refuge” for persons seeking “transgender” surgeries and drugs and the doctors willing to prescribe them. Read more here.
Millions of U.S. Children Attend Public Schools That Conceal Students’ Gender Identities From Parents. According to a recent investigation, more than 3.2 million American children attend public schools that have policies in place to conceal students’ gender identities from parents. Read more here.
B.C. Moves to Stop Requiring Sex Markers on Birth Certificates. The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada has introduced a bill that, if passed, would make it possible for people in B.C. to request a birth certificate without a sex marker. Read more here.
‘Genderqueer Shapeshifter’ Provides Colorado Teachers With Training on ‘Transitioning.’ A “genderqueer shapeshifter” provided professional development training to teachers at a Colorado school district and offered instruction on the difference between gender identity, expression and “sex assigned at birth.” Read more here.
West Virginia Asks SCOTUS to Allow Transgender Sports Ban. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce a ban on transgender-identifying athletes participating in girls’ sports. Read more here.
Indiana AG Sends Questions About ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ to Health Providers. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to medical providers, asking administrators to provide information on whether they have provided “gender-affirming care” to minors. Read more here.
U.S. Court Looks Set to Revive Challenge to School District’s Gender Identity Policy. A panel of U.S. appeals court judges appear poised to revive a lawsuit challenging a Maryland school district’s policy of not disclosing a student’s gender identity to their parents. Read more here.
California AG Sued Over Law Deeming State a ‘Sanctuary’ for Minors Seeking Gender Procedures. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is being sued in federal court for a law declaring California a “sanctuary state” for minors seeking transgender medical procedures. Read more here.
Arizona Principal’s Email About Pronouns Outlines What ‘Can and Can’t Be Shared With Families.’ Emails obtained via records requests show a Catalina Foothills School District principal emailing teachers and staff a list of students with preferred pronouns, with instructions on which needed to be kept from parents. Read more here.
Iowa Senate Passes Bill to Prohibit Men From Using Women’s Restrooms. The Iowa Senate passed legislation that would bar students from using bathrooms and changing rooms that don’t correspond with their biological sex. Read more here.
Biden Admin Gives ‘Int’l Women of Courage Award’ to Biological Man. The Biden administration gave an award for courage in honor of International Women’s Day to a biological man who identifies as a woman during a ceremony at the White House. Read more here.
USA Powerlifting Weighs Appeal After Trans-Identifying Athlete Wins Discrimination Case. USA Powerlifting is weighing an appeal after a state court ruled that prohibiting biological male athlete JayCee Cooper from competing in women’s competitions was discriminatory. Read more here.
Colorado School’s Emails Show Secret Plans to Defy Parents’ Wishes on ‘Transitioning’ Their Child. School officials in Colorado’s Poudre School District discussed in emails how to address a student whose parents instructed school staff to not use the student’s preferred gender pronouns, eventually deciding to defy the parents’ wishes and help the student “transition.” Read more here.
U.S. House Panel Takes Up Federal Ban on Biological Males Competing in Female Sports. The House Education and Workforce Committee will be reviewing a bill that would prohibit biological males from competing in women’s sports programs. Read more here.
Finland to Allow Changing of Legal Gender Without Sterilization. Finland will allow transgender-identifying people to change their legal gender at their own request and without undergoing sterilization, new legislation signed by the Finnish President confirmed. Read more here.
Florida University Reported Massive Increase in Transgender-Identifying Students. University of Florida health centers reported an increase in “sex change” treatments including puberty blocker prescriptions, hormone therapy, surgery, and behavioral services at its various clinics since 2018, according to reports. Read more here.
British 14-Year-Old Says Transgender Ideology Has Taken Over Her School. A 14-year-old girl in southeast England says transgender ideology has taken over at her school, with at least 10 percent of students claiming to be transgender or “non-binary.” Read more here.
Missouri Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatments for Minors. Missouri lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to ban experimental genital surgeries and cross-sex hormones for minors throughout the state. Read more here.
UK Student Protests Take Aim at Unisex Toilet Policy. Protests took place throughout the UK as students expressed their discomfort at having to use unisex bathrooms. Read more here.
Tavistock Gender Clinic Still Assessing Irish Kids. The notorious London gender clinic found to be “unsafe” by a high-profile NHS investigation is still involved in treating Irish children and young people experiencing gender confusion, it has been confirmed. Read more here.
Tennessee Bans ‘Gender-Affirming’ Procedures for Minors. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation that will ban minors from accessing so-called “gender-affirming” surgeries and hormone therapy. Read more here.
Florida Court Orders Healthcare Orgs to Explain Their Guidance on ‘Sex Changes’ for Kids. A District Court ruled that certain healthcare organizations must comply with subpoenas from the state of Florida and have representatives sit for depositions regarding their gender dysphoria guidance. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Weightlifter Wins Discrimination Lawsuit Against USA Powerlifting. A Minnesota court ruled that USA Powerlifting violated the rights of JayCee Cooper, a transgender-identifying powerlifter born a male, by barring him from competing as a woman. Read more here.
Transsexual Canadian Teacher Put on Leave for Failing to Put Interests of Students First. Kids at a Halton District high school outside Toronto, Canada no longer have to navigate around the transsexual teacher notorious for wearing massive fake breasts to class, as he has been placed on paid leave. Read more here.
Hershey’s Features Man Who Identifies as Woman in Int’l Women’s Day Campaign. The hashtag “BoycottHersheys” was trending on Twitter after the chocolate manufacturer included a man who identifies as transgender as part of its International Women’s Day promotion. Read more here.
Georgia Considers Banning Child ‘Sex Changes.’ Georgia representatives proposed a bill banning child “sex change” procedures including surgeries, hormones and puberty blockers, while a similar proposal by state senators excluded puberty blockers from the ban. Read more here.
Smithsonian Women’s History Museum to Include Biological Males. Interim director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Lisa Sasaki plans to include biological men who identify as women in future exhibits, according to the New York Times. Read more here.
Mississippi Gov Signs Bill Banning ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures for Minors. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law a bill banning “gender transition” procedures for minors, including surgery, puberty blockers, and hormone replacements. Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Give Minors Harmed by ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures Legal Recourse. Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation that would provide legal recourse to minors harmed by “gender transition” procedures and prevent medical practitioners from being forced to offer such procedures. Read more here.
Kansas School District Says Gender Identity Can Be Kept From Parents. The Wichita Public School District published a gender support plan that appears to show that a student’s gender identity can be hidden from their parents, and teachers are told that avoiding the use of preferred names and pronouns can lead to a student’s death. Read more here.
UK Students Stage Protests Against Unisex Restrooms. Students at schools across England have been protesting their institutions’ restroom policies, where any student can use any restroom regardless of biological sex. Read more here.
Lawsuit Alleges NY Teacher Manipulated Child to Change Name, Pronouns. A New York transgender-identifying teacher manipulated a fifth-grade girl to adopt a male name and pronouns, which caused the child to have suicidal thoughts, a new lawsuit alleges. Read more here.
Rhode Island Kids’ Club Asks 9-Year-Olds If They Are ‘Trans or Non-Binary.’ The Warwick, Rhode Island chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of America asks 9-year-olds if they are “transgender or non-binary” in a survey that requires the children to enter their name, birthday and club ID number. Read more here.
Developer Launches Game Where First-Person Shooter Kills ‘Anti-Trans’ Villains. A transgender-identifying video game developer launched a game where players can hunt down critics of transgenderism, like “anti-trans feminists” and Catholic priests, and kill them in a bloody, first-person shooter action. Read more here.
California, Washington Bills Would Allow Sealing of Name Change Records. Legislators in California and Washington are considering bills which would allow transgender-identifying people to keep documentation of a name change out of public record. Read more here.
England Bans Violent Transgender-Identifying Inmates From Women’s Prisons. Violent male criminals who claim to identify as women will be banned from female prisons in England and Wales, Britain’s Justice Secretary has said. Read more here.
Detransitioner Takes First Legal Action in Spain Against Provider That Helped Her ‘Transition.’ A detransitioned woman is taking the first legal action in Spain against the healthcare provider that prescribed her hormones as a teenager and later removed her uterus as a young adult. Read more here.
Colorado District Revises Transgender Student Policy in Face of Parent Opposition. The Cañon City school district in Colorado has agreed to stop concealing the gender identity of students from parents unless it deems the child to be facing a “safety threat.” Read more here.
Vermont HS Forfeits Girls’ State Basketball Tournament Over Biological Male Opponent. A Christian high school in Vermont forfeited a girls’ basketball match and withdrew from the state championship tournament because a player on the opposing team was a biological male who identifies as female. Read more here.
Transsexuals Pen Letter Asking U.S. Medical Orgs to Favor Evidence Over Ideology. In an open letter to 29 major medical organizations based in the U.S., a group of transsexuals called for a shift toward evidence-based care and a rejection of ideologically and politically driven narratives. Read more here.
Study: Transgender-Identifying People on Hormones Face Higher Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack. A new study has found that cross-sex hormones used by transgender-identifying people to treat gender dysphoria are correlated with dramatically increased risks of stroke, heart attack, and blood clots. Read more here.
Tennessee Bill to Ban ‘Sex Changes’ for Minors Advances to Governor’s Desk. A bill to ban cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and “sex-change” procedures for minors in Tennessee passed the state House and will go to the desk of Gov. Bill Lee. Read more here.
Kansas Senate Passes Bill to Define ‘Woman’ as a Biological Female. The Kansas Senate passed a bill to define a “woman” as a biological female for legal purposes within the state, but the bill faces an uphill battle to override a likely veto from the Democratic governor. Read more here.
Gender Ideology Instruction Having Measurable Impact on U.S. Students, Study Finds. Radical gender ideology is widespread in American schools and is measurably shifting students’ views to be accepting of the topic, according to a Manhattan Institute report. Read more here.
Detransitioner Chloe Cole Announces Official Lawsuit Against Kaiser for ‘Medical Negligence.’ Chloe Cole, a detransitioned 18-year-old woman, announced the first official lawsuit in the U.S. against the hospital and affiliated medical group that facilitated her medical “transition” as a minor. Read more here.
Number of Gen Z People Identifying as Transgender Twice That of Millennials. The number of Gen Zers identifying as transgender is almost double the number of millennials who identify as transgender, according to a survey by Gallup. Read more here.
L.A. Prosecutor Suspended for ‘Misgendering’ Child Molester Accused of Murder. A Los Angeles prosecutor has been suspended for “misgendering” and “deadnaming” a biological male convicted child molester now accused of murder who identifies as female. Read more here.
California Democrats Want Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Mandatory in All K-12 Schools. A California state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require all K-12 public and charter schools to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom for student use. Read more here.
U.S. DOJ Training Law Enforcement to Improve Relationships With Transgender Communities. The Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service will host more than ten self-paced online trainings to help U.S. law enforcement officers “build better relationships” with transgender communities. Read more here.
Irish Teacher’s Union Defends Use of Video Encouraging Kids to Switch Genders. The Irish National Teachers’ Organization defended its use of a cartoon video encouraging young kids to “swap genders,” saying the material was not intended for students. Read more here.
Detransitioned California Man Recounts How ‘Transition’ Made Problems Worse. A California man who recounted having serious drug- and sex-related issues said that, in hindsight, he felt goaded into “gender transition,” which he said made the problems he was grappling with in life much worse. Read more here.
Missouri AG Investigates St. Louis Gender Clinic, School as ‘Pipeline.’ Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is launching a “comprehensive” investigation into a St. Louis gender clinic accused of, among other things, using local schools as a pipeline to induce young children into the clinic. Read more here.
Report: U.S. Schools Require Parental Consent for OTC Meds but Not Pronouns. Over three million K-12 students in 25 districts across the country are required to get permission from their parents to take over-the-counter medication while at school but not to change their names or pronouns, according to a report. Read more here.
Detransitioner Files First Lawsuit in Canada Against Medical Providers. A woman in Ontario who identified as transgender and underwent hormone therapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and a hysterectomy filed the first lawsuit in Canada against her healthcare providers for facilitating her “transition.” Read more here.
Mississippi Bill Banning Transgender Procedures for Minors Heads to Gov. A Mississippi bill that would ban minors from accessing “gender transition” surgeries and hormone therapy passed the state Senate and is headed to the governor’s desk. Read more here.
‘Respect Pronouns’ Bill at U of Houston Challenged on First Amendment Grounds. Student senator Mike Abel at the University of Houston successfully challenged the Student Government Association’s “Respect for Pronouns” bill that would have mandated the use of other members’ preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Coalition Urges Biden Admin to Drop Proposal That Could Allow Male Students Into Female Bathrooms, Locker Rooms. A coalition of 28 organizations sent a public letter the Department of Education demanding they abandon a plan to protect transgender-identifying students under federal law by revising Title IX. Read more here.
Minnesota School District Policy Requires Affirmation of Student Gender Identities. A Saint Paul Public Schools policy requires teachers to use a student’s preferred name and pronouns regardless of parental knowledge or consent. Read more here.
Dozens of Picture Books Target Children With Transgender Ideology. A report by a group campaigning for science-based teaching in schools has revealed that there are now at least 60 picture books that teach children it is possible to be a member of the opposite sex. Read more here.
North Dakota House Passes Bill Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The North Dakota House passed gender-related bills that would omit transgender identity from state data collection and prohibit health care providers from providing “gender-affirming care” to minors. Read more here.
Florida Introduces Legislation Forcing Employers to Cover Detransition Care. Proposed legislation in Florida would hold businesses responsible for the cost of detransition care if they offer coverage for chemical and surgical “sex change” treatments. Read more here.
West Virginia Transgender Sports Ban Halted During Appeal. Biological male athletes who identify as female in West Virginia can compete in female school sports while an appeal is heard on a state law banning their participation, a divided federal appeals panel ruled. Read more here.
Bulgaria High Court Ruling Bans Any Legal Change of a Person’s Gender. The civil college of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has ruled that the country’s current legislation did not allow courts to admit proceedings for the legal change of a person’s gender in government-issued documents. Read more here.
U.S. Filmmaker Anonymously Condemns ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ A San Francisco-based filmmaker anonymously condemned “gender-affirming care” after seeing what happened to her own son and urged others not to allow kids’ transgender identities to go unquestioned. Read more here.
Vimeo Deplatforms Another Documentary Critical of ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Video hosting platform Vimeo has removed another documentary critical of “gender-affirming care” less than a month after deplatforming “Dead Name,” a film told from the perspectives of three parents whose children were introduced to transgender ideology. Read more here.
CA District Celebrates ‘Day of Reading’ by Affirming ‘Transgender and Non-Binary Youth.’ To celebrate the “National Day of Reading,” the Los Angeles Unified School District hosted a read aloud event for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students to affirm “transgender and non-binary youth.” Read more here.
Poll: Most Americans Support State Laws Banning ‘Sex Change’ Surgeries for Minors. Most Americans support laws banning “gender transition” surgeries for minors as the number of states with such prohibitions continues to increase, a new poll suggests. Read more here.
Parents Demand Answers as Biological Male Plays Cricket Against Girls as Young as 12. Concerned coaches and parents in the UK are raising alarm after a middle-aged biological male who identifies as a woman was allowed to compete in cricket against girls as young as 12. Read more here.
American Activist Publishes Guide for Lawmakers on Dealing With Gender Ideology in Schools. American Activist Christopher Rufo released a guide he developed for state legislatures on how they could “curb the excesses of radical gender theory in public schools.” Read more here.
San Diego Schools Push Race, Gender Theory During Black History Month. San Diego Unified School District is combining Critical Race Theory and radical gender theory in a document discussing the “queering” of black history. Read more here.
Catholic Illinois University Says Biological Sex Messaging Doesn’t Align With School’s Mission. Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana reportedly denied the foundation of a Turning Point USA chapter because the group’s messaging on the reality of biological sex does “not align” with the Catholic college’s mission. Read more here.
UK Pediatric Gender Clinic Accused of Peddling Unscientific Information to Patients. The NHS’s Tavistock pediatric gender clinic reportedly displays “The Genderbread Person” posters in its waiting room and directs minors to a transgender activist group for resources. Read more here.
Study Shows 9 in 10 Male Canadian Prisoners Who Identify as Women Are Violent Offenders. A new Canadian study found that 9 in 10 male inmates who identify as female were incarcerated for violent offenses and nearly half were sexual offenders. Read more here.
Stonewall’s Taxpayer Funding Sees Sharp Drop. Taxpayer funding for UK transgender lobby group Stonewall appears to have fallen rapidly, latest figures have revealed. Read more here.
Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital Hires Gender Clinic Social Worker for ‘Revenue.’ Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital reportedly cited “potential revenue” as a reason for hiring a gender clinic social worker in 2018. Read more here.
Spain Gives Final Approval to Law Making It Easier to Change Legal Gender. Spain’s parliament has given final approval to a law allowing people over age 16 to change their legally recognized gender without medical evaluation. Read more here.
Missouri Gender Clinic Said Fifth Graders Should Be Encouraged to ‘Transition.’ A St. Louis-area gender clinic reportedly told an elementary school teacher concerned about the social contagion of transgenderism that a group of fifth graders who all claimed to be transgender should be accommodated. Read more here.
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Allowing Teachers to Decide Whether to Use ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ The Kentucky Senate passed a bill allowing teachers to decide whether to refer to transgender-identifying students by their “preferred pronouns.” Read more here.
NYT Exec Warns Staff Against Protesting Colleagues Opposing Transgender Procedures for Minors. Joe Kahn, the executive editor of The New York Times, sent a memo to employees warning staffers against protesting the newspaper’s articles critical of transgender surgeries for minors. Read more here.
PA Student Govt Sets Aside Thousands to Fund Transgender Name Changes. Pennsylvania State University student leaders voted to set aside $3,000 for transgender-identifying students to legally change their names, the student newspaper reported. Read more here.
Almost 900 People Have Changed Legal Gender in Ireland Since Law Change. Since the Gender Recognition Act was passed in 2015, almost 900 people in Ireland have changed their legal gender and been issued a new birth certificate. Read more here.
Idaho House Passes Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The Idaho House passed a bill to ban physicians from providing puberty blockers, hormone treatments, or “gender-affirming surgeries” to youth under 18 years of age. Read more here.
Convicted Child Rapist Housed in Canadian Women’s Prison After Identifying as Transgender. A male convicted child sex offender in Canada who raped an infant boy has been transferred to a women’s correctional facility near a Mother-Child Program after the inmate began identifying as transgender. Read more here.
Tennessee Senate Approves Measure Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Youth. The Tennessee Senate passed a bill prohibiting medical providers from offering puberty blockers, hormone treatments and “gender-transitioning” surgeries to minors. Read more here.
Ontario School Board Trustee Barred From Meetings After Questioning Gender Policy. An Ontario school trustee has been barred from attending board meetings in part because she publicly questioned the district’s stated policy of accommodating a student’s decision to “switch genders” while keeping it a secret from their parents. Read more here.
Scottish Leader Resigns Following Criticism of Transgender Agenda. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is resigning from her role as the nation’s leader in the wake of controversy and criticism over her support of transgender policies and gender identification reforms. Read more here.
CA Teacher Loses Job After Refusing to Deceive Parents on Kids’ Gender Transitions. A California teacher who lost her job after refusing to comply with the district’s gender policies is blowing the whistle on the expectations she felt as a teacher to not only hide students’ “gender transitions” from parents, but also to keep them in the dark through lying. Read more here.
Canadian, U.S. Scientists Seek to Cut ‘Male/Female’ From Scientific Language. Some U.S. and Canadian scientists have officially proposed that the scientific community phase out the terms “male” and “female” from scientific language in order to avoid “emphasizing hetero-normative views.” Read more here.
Scottish Gender Clinic Closes to New Patients. Scotland’s only clinic that helps young people “transition” genders has closed to new patients due to “significant pressure” on the service and possible funding cuts. Read more here.
UK Gender Clinic Ignored Autism Connection in Teens Seeking ‘Sex Changes,’ Book Claims. The UK’s Tavistock Clinic has been accused in a new book of medicalizing teens with comorbidities like “moderate to severe” autism, treating children who might not have been transgender as “collateral damage” in order to push their agenda. Read more here.
NYT Writers Condemn Newspaper for Publishing Pieces Critical of ‘Gender Transitions’ for Minors. A group of 200 New York Times journalists and contributors published an open letter to the newspaper opposing the decision to run articles that criticized “sex-change” treatments and procedures for children. Read more here.
South Dakota Gov Signs Bill Restricting ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures for Minors. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation that will restrict access to puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and “gender transition” surgeries for people younger than 18. Read more here.
Multiple U.S. States Considering Bills to Block Pediatric ‘Gender Transitions.’ Dozens of bills that aim to ban or prohibit access to gender transition surgeries, hormone therapy, or puberty blockers for minors are being considered in several state legislatures. Read more here.
Pediatric Docs at Missouri Transgender Clinic Could Lose Licenses in Wake of Whistleblower Testimony. Doctors and nurses at a Midwestern medical center that diagnoses children with gender dysphoria and prescribes experimental drugs and surgeries may lose their medical licenses in the wake of a whistleblower’s damning testimony. Read more here.
Black Lives Matter at School Brings ‘Trans Affirmation’ to Elementary Classrooms. Black Lives Matter at School is using Black History Month to teach children topics such as “trans affirmation” and “queer affirmation.” Read more here.
Prisons Push Back Against Scotland’s Gender Self-ID Plan. Male prisoners who claim to identify as women will initially be placed in a men’s jail pending a long-term assessment, the Scottish Prison Service has announced. Read more here.
Court to Reconsider Connecticut Rule Allowing Biological Males in Girls’ Sports. A federal appeals court agreed to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Connecticut policy allowing transgender-identifying students to compete in girls’ high school sports. Read more here.
New Hampshire Students Walk Out in Protest of District Gender Policies. Students at Milford High School in New Hampshire conducted a walk out to protest a school board policy that bans urinals over “gender identity” concerns. Read more here.
Brazil’s Top Court Approves Using Grammatically Incorrect ‘Gender Neutral’ Language in Schools. Brazil’s top court, the Supreme Federal Tribunal, overturned a local law in the state of Rondônia that prohibited the use of “gender neutral” language in the region’s public or private schools and other local educational institutions. Read more here.
Whistleblower Exposes ‘Appalling’ Practices Inside Missouri Pediatric Gender Clinic. Jamie Reed, a former case manager at a transgender medical care center, has spoken out against “gender-affirming care” for kids and revealed key details about the “morally and medically appalling” practices in the industry. Read more here.
Florida Doctors’ Board Tightens Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ A prohibition against puberty blocking hormones and “gender-affirming” surgeries for minors in Florida was tightened further after the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine eliminated an exception for clinical trials. Read more here.
Missouri AG Launches Investigation Into Children’s Hospital’s Gender Clinic. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has launched a multi-agency investigation into the Washington University Pediatric Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after a whistleblower went public and accused the hospital of lying to parents. Read more here.
South Dakota Legislature Passes Bill to Ban ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The South Dakota legislature passed a bill to ban puberty blockers and hormone treatments and limit the other “gender-affirming care” that doctors can provide to patients younger than 18. Read more here.
Mexican Court Rules Against Pro-Family Leader Who ‘Misgendered’ Legislator. A Mexican court has ruled that National Front for the Family president Rodrigo Iván Cortés “committed political violence” by “misgendering” a biological male legislator who identifies as female. Read more here.
Wyoming Senate Passes Legislation Banning Child Gender Surgeries, Hormone Treatment. Wyoming’s state Senate has passed a bill that would ban child “sex-change surgeries,” along with the use of hormonal therapy and puberty blockers on children. Read more here.
Montana Lawmakers Amend Proposed ‘Transgender Harassment’ Bill. Montana lawmakers amended a proposed bill regarding students who ‘misgender’ or ‘deadname’ their classmates, allowing for the discipline of those who refer to transgender-identifying students by their birth name or birth gender when such behavior rises to the level of bullying. Read more here.
U.S. Swimmer Calls for Separate Locker Rooms After Seeing Genitalia of Trans-Identifying Competitor. Former championship swimmer and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines said she saw Lia Thomas’s “male genitalia” while being forced to share a locker room last year with the biologically male swimmer who identifies as female. Read more here.
Welsh Govt ‘Trampling Women’s Rights’ With Call to Loosen Legal Gender Laws. The Welsh Labour government has been accused of “trampling over women’s rights” by asking to introduce Scottish-style laws making it easier for people to change their legal gender. Read more here.
Virginia House Passes Bill Banning Teachers From Hiding Student Gender Identities From Parents. The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill known as “Sage’s Law” that would put an end to public school districts deliberately keeping parents in the dark about students’ “gender transitions.” Read more here.
Canadian HS Student Arrested After Suspension for Opposing Transgender Ideology. A Catholic high school student in Canada was reportedly arrested after being suspended for protesting the use of female restrooms by biological males, and decision he’s appealing to Ontario’s human rights tribunal. Read more here.
Idaho Schools Instructed to Keep Parents in Dark About Students’ ‘Gender Transitions.’ Idaho public school districts are being told by the Idaho School Boards Association to adopt policies preventing employees from disclosing a student’s “gender transition” to parents unless first obtaining the student’s consent. Read more here.
Maine Mother Demands Investigation Into School District Who Hid Daughter’s ‘Transition.’ A mom is demanding an investigation into a Maine school district that allegedly hid her daughter’s “gender transition” and provided the 13-year-old girl with multiple chest binders. Read more here.
Finland’s Leading Gender Dysphoria Expert Says 4 out of 5 Children Grow Out of Gender Confusion. Dr. Riittakerttu Kaltiala, Finland’s leading expert on pediatric gender medicine, says it is common for children to strongly identify with the opposite sex at some point in their lives, but four out of five children who identify as transgender will grow out of it during puberty. Read more here.
Hong Kong Court Issues Ruling Easing Requirements to Change Legal Gender. Hong Kong’s top court ruled that the policy of barring transgender-identifying people from changing their gender shown on ID cards unless they undergo full “sex reassignment” surgery violates their rights and is unconstitutional. Read more here.
UK Parental Rights Ignored by Schools Socially ‘Transitioning’ Children. A parental support group in the UK has been contacted by more than 850 parents, many of whom complain that schools are helping to socially “transition” their children without their knowledge. Read more here.
Oklahoma Transgender Bill That Caused Uproar Will Be Revised. After “transgender rights” advocates occupied the Oklahoma Capitol to protest legislation seeking to ban “gender transition” surgeries, the author of the bill that sought to limit anyone under the age of 26 from undergoing such procedures is shifting course. Read more here.
Canadian University Adds Tampon Dispensers in Men’s Bathrooms. Western University in London, Ontario, Canada is installing 150 machines to dispense free menstrual products, including in men’s bathrooms, as part of an initiative to support “students who menstruate.” Read more here.
UK Teachers Feel ‘Abandoned’ by DfE on Transgender Issues. Teachers who want their schools to uphold the reality of biological sex are being put under pressure by schools to keep quiet in the absence of clear guidance from the Department for Education, a senior Minister has said. Read more here.
Canadian School Suspends Teen for Protesting Transgender Bathroom Policies. A student has reportedly been suspended by St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Renfrew, Ontario for the remainder of the school year for protesting against biological male students using girls’ bathrooms. Read more here.
Idaho Satanists Plan ‘Gender Affirmation Ritual’ to Protest Ban on Surgeries for Children. Members of The Satanic Temple plan to oppose a proposed Idaho bill that would prohibit “gender-reassignment” surgery and drugs for minors by holding a “gender affirmation ritual” on the grounds of the state Capitol. Read more here.
Minnesota Rep Proposes Bill to Make State a ‘Trans Refuge’ for Children. State representative Leigh Finke introduced a bill before the Minnesota legislature that would turn the state into a “trans refuge” for children seeking “gender-reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
Surfer Speaks Out Against New Rule Allowing Biological Males to Compete With Females. Surfer and author Bethany Hamilton is speaking out against the World Surf League’s newly announced policy that would allow biological males to compete against women at the highest level in professional surfing. Read more here.
Scottish City Council Asks Children About Their Gender Identity. In a sex and wellbeing survey distributed by Aberdeen City Council to 59 primary schools, seven- to nine-year-olds were asked if they identified as “male, female, non-binary, transgender or other.” Read more here.
DC Comics Reveals New ‘Trans, Non-Binary’ Superhero. DC Comics recently revealed a new “trans, non-binary” superhero named “Circuit Breaker,” whose own comic book series will debut this Valentine’s Day. Read more here.
North Carolina Bill Would Ban ‘Gender-Affirming’ Medical Procedures for Minors. The North Carolina legislature is considering a bill that would ban hormone treatments and “gender-affirming” surgeries for people younger than 18. Read more here.
UK Science Museum Axes Display Promoting Breast-Binders to Kids. The Science Museum in London has removed a display promoting breast-binders and cross-sex hormones following complaints it was promoting “not science, but propaganda.” Read more here.
Queensland Govt Considers Bill Allowing Minors to Change Legal Gender. Under proposed legislation, children as young as 12 in Queensland, Australia will be able to change their legal sex without their parent’s permission, if they obtain a court order. Read more here.
Ohio Transsexual Charged With Indecent Exposure After Being Nude in Front of Girls. An Ohio man identifying as a woman in a YMCA women’s locker room has been charged with indecent exposure after multiple complaints that he exposed himself in front of women and girls. Read more here.
Gamers, Parents Shocked After Video Game Promotes New ‘Top Surgery Scar’ Update. “The Sims 4,” a video game series marketed to children, is coming under attack for its recent update allowing characters to have double mastectomy scars and chest binders. Read more here.
U.S. Plastic Surgeons Assoc Fought to Stop Bills Banning Child ‘Sex Changes.’ The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has been fighting against legislation banning child “sex change” surgeries performed by plastic surgeons, according to a recent investigation. Read more here.
NHS Should Be ‘Cautious’ About Gender Decisions of Minors, UK Minister Says. Providers need to be “cautious” about decisions children make with regard to their gender, according to UK Health Secretary Steve Barclay, who called for “greater transparency” during the process. Read more here.
Arkansas Considers Bill Requiring Students to Use Restroom According to Biological Sex. The Arkansas legislature is considering a bill which would require students to use the restroom of their biological sex and not their gender identity. Read more here.
Finland Ends Infertility Requirement for Those Wishing to Change Legal Sex. Lawmakers in Finland approved amendments that will make it easier for people to change their legally recognized gender, including abolishing an infertility requirement. Read more here.
Arizona School Board Member Leaks Science Curriculum That States Sex Isn’t Binary. An Arizona school board member alerted parents to a radical science curriculum being considered in the Peoria Unified School District which states that biological sex is not binary. Read more here.
Italian Psychological Assoc Expressed ‘Great Concern’ Over Puberty Blockers. The Italian Psychoanalytic Society penned a letter to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, expressing “great concern” over the “ongoing experimentation” of drugs meant to stop puberty in children and urging “rigorous scientific discussion.” Read more here.
U.S. House Speaker Pushes Back Against Biden Allowing Biological Males in Female Sports. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy addressed the rising concern over biological men competing in women’s sports during a Girls and Women in Sports Day event. Read more here.
Florida Gov to Work With Legislature on Stopping ‘Sex Changes’ on Minors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his administration will work with the legislature to bring forth accountability to those performing “sex change” procedures on minors. Read more here.
Finland’s Top Expert on Pediatric Gender Medicine Dismantles Child ‘Transition’ Obsession. Finland’s leading expert on pediatric gender medicine is sounding an alarm against a push to “transition” children with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Utah Gov Signs Bill Banning ‘Gender Transition’ Treatment for Minors. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law a measure banning “gender transition” surgery for minors and indefinitely prohibiting hormone treatments for young people, with some exceptions. Read more here.
Scotland Changes Policy on Sending Biological Male Inmates to All-Female Prison. The Scottish government has decided to stop transferring biological male inmates who identify as female and have a history of violence against women to its all-female prison, according to reports. Read more here.
Texas Professor Says He Can’t Give a ‘Biological’ Definition of a Woman. A biology professor at Texas Christian University told students that he could not give them “a biological answer” when a student asked what a woman is during his biology class. Read more here.
Florida Orders Pediatric Group to Provide Reasons Behind Support for Child ‘Sex Changes.’ The American Academy of Pediatrics must provide the state of Florida with documentation on why it supports “gender transitions” for minors, a District Court ruled. Read more here.
UK NHS ‘Maternity Gender Inclusion Program’ Scrapped. NHS England has withdrawn plans to implement a “Maternity Gender Inclusion Program,” which critics say was based on bogus research and lacked solid evidence. Read more here.
Medical Watchdog Unveils Model Law for States to Protect Children From Transgender Procedures. The medical watchdog organization Do No Harm has unveiled model legislation designed to stop minors from undergoing “sex-change” procedures, including taking cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers. Read more here.
CA ‘Non-Binary’ Teacher Boasts of Changing Students’ Gender Identities Without Parents Knowing. A “non-binary” California teacher named Olivia Garrison bragged in an interview about helping students hide their social “gender transitions” from parents. Read more here.
Proposed New York Law Could Put Criminally Insane Male Inmates in Women’s Prisons. A proposed law in New York could allow mentally ill male inmates to assume a non-male identity and be granted access to women’s prisons, according to a women’s advocacy group. Read more here.
University in Wisconsin Funds Vocal Training for ‘Trans and Non-Binary Voices.’ The University of Wisconsin-Madison funded vocal training for “trans and non-binary voices” in a workshop scheduled to be held early next month, according to the event’s flyer. Read more here.
President of Transgender Medical Org Says Peer Pressure Can Lead Kids to ‘Transition.’ Marci Bowers, president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, acknowledged that peer influence or social contagion plays a role in children adopting transgender identities. Read more here.
North Carolina Teachers Assoc Instructs Kindergarteners in Radical Gender Theory. The North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children is providing resources to local schools and daycares on introducing radical gender theory to young children. Read more here.
Scottish Minister ‘Trusts’ Decision to Send Biological Male Rapist to Women’s Jail. Scotland’s Justice Secretary expressed faith in the Scottish Prison Service’s decision to place in a women’s prison a transgender-identifying biological male convicted of raping two women. Read more here.
Wisconsin School District Changes Gender Guidelines to Emphasize Parental Rights. The School District of Waukesha in Wisconsin adopted new guidelines for parental rights, stating any student questions about gender identity and sexuality are private and shouldn’t be addressed by staff. Read more here.
World Track Org Proposes No Ban on Transgender-Identifying Athletes. Track and field’s governing body is facing renewed criticism for a proposal to allow transgender-identifying athletes to continue competing in top female events, although with stricter rules. Read more here.
Lawyer Defends North Carolina’s Transgender Health Care Exclusions. A lawyer representing the leaders of North Carolina’s state employee health plan defended its exclusion of “gender-affirming treatments” before a federal appeals court, facing a barrage of criticisms from its chief judge. Read more here.
Drag Queens Speak Against Missouri Bills on Transgender Issues. Dozens of advocates, including drag queens in full makeup, rallied at Missouri’s Capitol against bills banning biological male athletes from participating on girls’ sports teams, “gender-affirming treatment” for minors, and public drag shows. Read more here.
U.S. Attorneys Sound Off on Teachers ‘Transitioning’ Kids Without Parental Consent. Lawyers from around the country are wading into the debate about parental consent in conversations between children and teachers on gender identity, offering a variety of legal opinions on the contentious topic. Read more here.
Report: Even Liberal U.S. Parents Feel ‘Villainized’ by Schools Socially Transitioning Their Kids Without Consent. A New York Times report shows both liberal and conservative parents said they felt “villainized” by their child’s school after educators “socially transitioned” their child’s gender without their consent. Read more here.
Another Florida School Board Reverses Bathroom Gender Identity Policy. Florida’s Leon County School Board changed its policy on bathroom and locker room usage and now requires students to use facilities that correspond with their biological sex in response to a ruling from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more here.
Transgender Bathroom Question Likely Heading to SCOTUS. The Supreme Court will likely consider whether schools can require students who identify as transgender to use the restroom of their birth sex rather than their gender identity, according to The New York Times. Read more here.
Animal Study Found Puberty Blockers May Cause Depression. A 2020 study done to examine the potential neurological and psychiatric effects of puberty-blocking drugs found that treatment with leuprolide had “profound effects” of increased depression in female mice. Read more here.
Legislation Over Gender Identity and Pronoun Notifications to be Heard in Virginia. A bill known as “Sage’s Law” has been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly which would require schools to tell parents if a student self-identifies as a gender different from the student’s biological sex. Read more here.
Bill to Prohibit ‘Gender Transitioning’ of Children Introduced in South Dakota. A South Dakota state representative introduced a bill to prosecute medical professionals who attempt to “transition” children struggling with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Court Challenge to Indiana Transgender Sports Law Dropped. A lawsuit challenging an Indiana law that prohibits biological male students from competing in girls’ school sports has been dropped just weeks before it was to be heard by a federal appeals court. Read more here.
Minnesota Lawmaker Pushes for Tampons in Boys’ School Restrooms. Minnesota lawmakers are pushing legislation requiring public and charter schools to make menstrual products available for students of both sexes in school bathrooms. Read more here.
Former Judge: Scotland Likely to Lose Court Challenge to Gender Self-ID Law. The Scottish government’s chances of winning a legal challenge over the gender reform law are “very low,” a former Supreme Court judge has said. Read more here.
Facebook, Instagram to Allow Topless Photos for ‘Trans, Non-Binary’ Users. A U.S.-based couple identifying as “transgender and non-binary” won an appeal against Facebook and Instagram, which restores two posts that exposed their bare breasts, after an oversight board overturned a previous decision to remove the content. Read more here.
Scottish Minister Says Gender Reform Battle Will Go to Court. The political battle over Scotland’s legislation allowing people to change their legal sex by self-identification will “inevitably” end up in court, according to Nicola Sturgeon. Read more here.
At Least Six Percent of Students Identify as Transgender in One CA School District. About six percent of students in California’s Davis Joint Unified School District middle and high schools identified as transgender or “non-binary” during the 2020-2021 school district, according to survey data. Read more here.
PA Children’s Hospital Gender Program Navigator Advocates for Uterine Transplants. The community navigator for a youth gender program at the University of Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital is under fire after advocating for helping biological males who identify as female get pregnant by giving them reproductive organs from live donors. Read more here.
Iowa Catholic Diocese Bans Preferred Pronouns, Mandates Bathroom Use Based on Biological Sex. The Diocese of Des Moines in Iowa is being lauded after it banned the use of preferred pronouns in schools and churches and mandated that worshipers must use the bathrooms affiliated with their biological sex. Read more here.
South Dakota Lawmakers Introduce Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. A group of South Dakota lawmakers introduced a bill to outlaw so-called “gender-affirming health care” for youth who identify as transgender. Read more here.
America’s Largest School Districts Explicitly Hiding Students’ ‘Gender Transitions’ From Parents. The nation’s largest school districts are implementing policies that require educators to keep students’ “gender transitions” a secret from their parents. Read more here.
Texas State Reps Demand Review of ‘Radically Pro-Transgender’ State School Board Guidance. Four Texas state representatives asked state Attorney General Ken Paxton to review new transgender policies for public school students. Read more here.
Over Half of Male ‘Gender Transition’ Patients Suffer Extreme Pain. A new study revealed that 55 percent of men experienced extreme post-op pain after “gender transition surgery,” with a lower percentage reporting bleeding, sexual problems, and trouble urinating. Read more here.
Virginia Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Minors to Consent to ‘Gender Transitions.’ Five Virginia lawmakers introduced a bill allowing minors to consent to medical procedures and allowing doctors to hide medical records from parents, including those related to “gender transitions.” Read more here.
Massachusetts City Plans to Hold Youth Sports Event for Elementary School ‘Girlx.’ The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts is hosting a youth sports event for “girlx,” meaning anyone who identifies “as a girl or with girlhood.” Read more here.
U.S. Army Releases Policy on Integrating Transgender-Identifying Soldiers. The U.S. Army has prepared extensive guidance for how to integrate transgender-identifying soldiers into its ranks, including instructions for group showers and how to respond to pregnant men, newly revealed training documents show. Read more here.
UK Govt Blocks Scotland’s New Gender Recognition Law. The UK government has blocked a new law intended to allow transgender-identifying people in Scotland to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis. Read more here.
Teen at California YMCA Claims She Encountered Naked Male in Girls’ Locker Room. A teenage girl at a YMCA in Santee, California asserted that she encountered a biological male who identifies as female naked in the female locker room. Read more here.
America ‘Most Permissive Country’ for ‘Sex Change’ Surgeries, Study Shows. America makes so-called “sex change” surgeries and treatments more easily accessible than any European country, according to a new study by Do No Harm. Read more here.
UK Govt Considers Outlawing ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Transgender-Identifying Individuals. Britain’s Conservative (Tory) Party is planning to make it illegal to provide “conversion therapy” for individuals who identify as transgender, reports suggest. Read more here.
Oregon Middle Schoolers Allowed to Skip Class to Watch Transgender Show. Students at Twality Middle School in Oregon’s Tigard-Tualatin School District were allowed to skip class to watch “First Day,” a TV series about a 12-year-old boy who identifies as a girl. Read more here.
U.S. Doctors Advocate for Loosening Restrictions on ‘Sex Change’ Operations. An academic article was printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association advocating for an end to mental health assessments as a requirement for sex change operations. Read more here.
SCOTUS to Hear Immigration Case Brought by Transgender-Identifying Guatemalan. The Supreme Court will hear the case of a Guatemalan man who identifies as female and is seeking to avoid deportation from the U.S., claiming persecution in their country of origin. Read more here.
Famous Dutch Studies Cited to Support Child ‘Sex Changes’ Had Severe Flaws, New Research Shows. A new study found that even the “best” evidence for child “sex changes” is of extremely low quality and should not be relied upon as justification for medically “transitioning” minors. Read more here.
New Lawsuit Accuses California District of Unconstitutional Policy on ‘Gender Transitions.’ A California mother filed a lawsuit against the Chico Unified School District, alleging they pressured her daughter to adopt a transgender identity and conceal it from her. Read more here.
Sunak ‘Concerned’ About Impact of Scotland’s Gender Laws. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he is “concerned” about the impact Scotland’s gender recognition laws could have across Britain. Read more here.
‘Sex Change’ Patients Reported Serious Health Problems After Surgeries, Study Finds. A new study examining transgender-identifying patients’ stressors revealed widespread unhappiness with the outcomes of various “cross-sex” medical procedures, along with serious complications and negative side effects from surgeries and medications. Read more here.
Iowa Reps Introduce Bill Requiring Teachers to Tell Parents About Student’s Gender Identity. Several Iowa state representatives have introduced a bill that would require teachers to inform and work with parents any time a student expresses a gender identity that doesn’t align with their biological sex. Read more here.
Welsh Minister Praises Scottish Gender Self-ID Law. Wales should have a gender self-identification system similar to the one approved in Scotland, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. Read more here.
Women’s Advocacy Group Delivers Demand Letter to NCAA on Fairness in Women’s Sports. A group of current and former collegiate female athletes delivered a demand letter to the NCAA, calling on them to end the practice of allowing biological male athletes to compete in female competitions. Read more here.
CA Parents Rally Against High School That Hosted Lecture on ‘Raising Transgender Kids.’ About 30 parents rallied against gender ideology after a California school district partnered with a parental group to put on a lecture on how to raise transgender children. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Teacher Forces Canadian School Board to Demand Dress Code Changes. A biologically male Ontario high school teacher who wears giant prosthetic breasts, which some have deemed to be obscene, may be causing a new dress code policy change for more professional attire. Read more here.
Former Advocate General Says UK Govt Must Block Holyrood’s Gender Self-ID Law. A former Advocate General for Scotland said Westminster should block the Scottish government’s gender self-ID bill because of its impact on the rest of the UK. Read more here.
Harvard Medical School Offers Class on Transgender Medicine. Harvard Medical School students will administer “LGBTQIA+ care” for people of all ages “from infants to older adults” as part of a clinical course run by an LGBT activist. Read more here.
Idaho School Board Meeting Ends in Chaos Over Gender Policy. A Caldwell School District board meeting erupted in chaos and ended early after passions ran high over a proposed gender policy that would require staff to conceal a student’s new gender identity from parents. Read more here.
Indiana Lawmaker Introduces Bill Banning Child ‘Sex Changes.’ Indiana Rep. Lorissa Sweet introduced legislation that would block medical professionals from subjecting minors to health care that changes or affirms a child’s gender identity when that identity is different from his or her biological sex. Read more here.
Norwegian Parliament Says No to Third Gender. A majority of Norwegian lawmakers are declining to approve a third legal gender while a government investigation on the matter is pending. Read more here.
Federal Bathroom Ruling Could Also Apply to Women’s Sports, U.S. Experts Say. A federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Florida school district’s policy of separating restrooms by biological sex could be used to bar men from joining women’s sports teams, legal experts have said. Read more here.
Dad in Ecuador Legally Changes Gender Identity in Bid to Win Custody of Children. A dad in Ecuador who is dealing with an acrimonious split from his wife legally changed his gender to help him win custody of his two daughters. Read more here.
Convicted Male Sex Offender Identifies as Intersex Female, Petitions for Transfer to Women’s Prison. A convicted sex offender with a history of sex crimes against minors petitioned to be transferred from a Connecticut men’s prison to a women’s prison because the individual now identifies as an intersex female. Read more here.
Online Community Encourages ‘Gender Transitions’ for ‘Involuntarily Celibate’ Men. A community of men who consider themselves “involuntarily celibate” are reportedly “transitioning” to the opposite sex to escape sexual rejection and improve their lives. Read more here.
Oklahoma Moves to Ban ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Those 26 and Under. The Oklahoma legislature is moving to ban so-called “gender-affirming care” for those under the age of 26 via a bill dubbed the “Millstone Act.” Read more here.
Federal Judge Upholds West Virginia ‘Save Women’s Sports’ Law. A federal judge in West Virginia has upheld a state law that prohibits biological male student athletes who identify as female from playing on girls’ school sports teams. Read more here.
Report: Maker of Puberty Blockers Funded Original Study That Led to ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ A Dutch investigative report has revealed that the 2006 study upon which the entire medical experiment of child “sex changes” is based was funded by a maker of puberty blockers. Read more here.
Oregon DOE Releases School Guidance for Supporting ‘Gender Expansive’ Students. The Oregon Department of Education released a document providing guidance to schools on how to support “gender expansive” students. Read more here.
Florida School District Will Require Students to Use Bathroom of Biological Sex. The superintendent of Pasco County Schools in Florida announced a new policy requiring students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their biological sex. Read more here.
No Biological Evidence Exists for ‘Gender Identity,’ Researchers Say. According to an international group of researchers, there is currently no biological evidence for “gender identity” and no laboratory test that can distinguish a transgender-identified person from a non-transgender-identified person. Read more here.
Hong Kong Top Court Hears Argument for Changing Legal Sex Without Requiring Surgery. Hong Kong’s top court has heard an appeal against a decision which bars transgender-identifying people from changing the sex indicated on their identity cards if they have not undergone full “sex reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Worker Sues U.S. Employer for Denying ‘Gender-Affirming’ Health Coverage. A biological male who identifies as female filed a discrimination complaint against his employer for denying health care coverage for “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
2022
Biden Official Criticized for Demanding Censorship of ‘Misinformation’ on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine has been criticized for calling on Big Tech companies to censor “misinformation” about “gender-affirming care” for kids on the internet. Read more here.
CDC Promotes New Tool to Increase Schools’ Acceptance of Gender Ideology. The Centers for Disease Control is promoting a self-assessment tool meant to encourage schools across the U.S. to embrace gender ideology to increase “inclusivity.” Read more here.
Sweden Urges Caution on Puberty Blockers, Gender Surgeries in Updated Health Guidance. A Swedish health board’s updated treatment guidelines for gender dysphoric youth emphasize a more cautious approach to treating minors with the condition. Read more here.
Switzerland Rejects Gender Ideology in New Ruling. The Swiss government has rejected the idea of introducing a “third gender” or “no gender” option for official records, and Swiss residents will continue to be entered into the nation’s civil registry as male or female, with no exceptions. Read more here.
Data Show More Than 8,000 Teens Await Gender Clinic Services in UK. New numbers from the UK’s Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service show thousands of teens waiting in line for “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
Arizona Bill Would Require Teachers Get Parent Permission to Use ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ Arizona State Senator John Kavanagh has introduced a bill that would prohibit teachers from referring to students by their “preferred pronouns” without a parent’s consent. Read more here.
Transgender Boxing Category to Be Introduced in 2023. World Boxing Council officials said in a report that the international professional prizefighting organization would create a new category for transgender-identifying fighters in 2023. Read more here.
Scotland Passes Gender Self-Identification Bill. Scotland’s parliament approved reforms that make it easier for transgender-identifying people to change their legal gender, including removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and lowering the minimum age from 18 to 16. Read more here.
Federal Judge Tosses Parent Lawsuit Against School District for Hiding ‘Gender Transitions.’ A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Massachusetts parents who accused public school officials of hiding their children’s “gender transitions” from them. Read more here.
Spain Passes Law Allowing Minors Over 16 to Self-Identify Their Legal Gender. Lawmakers in Spain have approved a bill allowing people over 16 years of age to change their legally registered gender without any medical or parental supervision. Read more here.
Medical Establishment Downplays Risk of Regretting ‘Sex Changes,’ Researchers Say. Medical professionals and advocates for “cross-sex” medical procedures downplay the risk of regret by ignoring or minimizing the existence of “detransitioners,” researchers told Reuters. Read more here.
Ohio School Board Says Its Gender Identity Policy Follows Federal Law After Former Teacher Files Lawsuit. Jackson Local School Board in Ohio said its stance on gender identity follows federal law in its first meeting after a lawsuit was filed regarding the policy. Read more here.
Three Princeton Diversity Admins Resign Over Alleged ‘Macro-Aggressive Environment.’ Three Princeton administrators working in the university’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office have resigned over an alleged lack of support for implementing “trans-inclusionary” policies. Read more here.
Indiana School Board Refuses to Explain Secret Transgender Policy to Parents. The school board and superintendent of an Indiana school district refused to comment on a transgender policy for students that keeps parents in the dark, nearly two weeks after a public meeting at which parents demanded that officials explain why they’re hiding information. Read more here.
‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Part of Biden Admin’s Strategy to Help Homeless People. The Biden administration released a plan to counter homelessness that promotes “gender-affirming care” as an inclusive element of caring for homeless people. Read more here.
MSPs Debating Changes to Gender Reforms. MSPs are debating final changes to controversial gender recognition reforms which will allow people in Scotland to change their legal sex based on self-identification. Read more here.
Olympic Committee Announces New Rules for Transgender-Identifying Athletes. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is encouraging individual sports to consider “open” categories to ensure that transgender-identifying athletes will have events to participate in once they reach puberty. Read more here.
Virginia Lawmakers Fight to Abolish Single-Sex Bathrooms in Public Schools. Virginia Democrats are fighting to abolish single-sex bathrooms in public schools and keep parents in the dark when their children assume different genders at school. Read more here.
Poll: Americans Think Tweets Encouraging Child ‘Sex Changes’ Should Be Banned. Tweets encouraging children to change their gender through medical “transitioning” should be banned from Twitter, a Harvard CAPS-Harris poll revealed. Read more here.
UK University’s Screening of Documentary on Biological Sex Shut Down by LGBT Activists. A University of Edinburgh screening of a documentary upholding the reality of biological sex has been shut down by LGBT activist protestors. Read more here.
Conservative Groups Urge SD Gov to Launch Investigation Into Transgender Health Summit. Leaders at 11 different national and state organizations sent a letter to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, urging her to launch an investigation into state funds being used on a summit promoting controversial medical interventions for gender dysphoria. Read more here.
New Study Finds Psychotherapy Improved Mental Health of Autistic Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria. A new pilot study conducted in the Netherlands found that psychotherapy without medical intervention improved the mental health of autistic adolescents with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Man Who Repeatedly Raped Teenage Girl Transferred to Women’s Prison. A man sentenced to serve decades in prison for horrific sexual assaults against a 13-year-old girl has reportedly been transferred to a women’s prison after he began “sometimes” identifying as transgender. Read more here.
South Dakota Health Secretary Fired After Gov Discovers Transgender Group’s Contract. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced the retirement of her state health secretary days after the governor discovered that the state Health Department had contracted with a transgender activist group that will host a “gender summit.” Read more here.
‘Detransitioning’ Becomes Growing Choice Among Young Americans. A growing number of young adults in the U.S. are choosing to “detransition” after feeling they were rushed into chemical or surgical “gender transitions.” Read more here.
South Carolina Group Forces Pediatric Gender Clinic to Shut Down. A pediatric gender clinic has ceased operations after the South Carolina Freedom Caucus submitted a Freedom of Information Act request and proposed legislation combatting “sex-change” surgeries. Read more here.
Mom Says Maine Social Worker Began Secret ‘Gender Transition’ for 13-Year-Old Girl. A Maine mother demanded the resignation of several public school officials following her discovery that a school social worker had begun secretly “transitioning” her 13-year-old daughter’s gender. Read more here.
Court Upholds Connecticut’s Transgender Athlete Policy. A federal appeals court dismissed a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing biological males who identify as female to compete in girls’ high school sports. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Student Charged for Violent Assault of Two Girls in School Bathroom. A transgender-identifying high school student has been charged after allegedly assaulting two female students in the girls’ bathroom at an Oklahoma high school, leaving them with injuries. Read more here.
U.S. TSA Spends Millions on ‘Non-Binary Screening Systems.’ The Transportation Security Administration has been spending $18.6 million it received in funding in order to develop, test and deploy “non-binary screening systems,” according to a new report. Read more here.
Ohio’s Bid to Protect Women’s Sports Fails. The Ohio House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would have banned transgender-identifying athletes from competing in sports outside of their biological gender. Read more here.
Oregon Govt Student Health Survey Asks 11-Year-Olds If They Are Transgender. The Oregon Department of Education is administering a student health survey that asks students as young as 11 years old to identify their gender identity from a list of about ten options. Read more here.
Ohio Board of Ed Passes Resolution Opposing Biden’s Changes to Title IX. After months of debate, Ohio’s State Board of Education voted to push back against the Biden Administration’s plan to add gender identity as a protected class under Title IX. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Toddler Is Hero of UK Children’s Book. A fictional transgender-identifying toddler who ignores their parents’ wishes is a hero of Stonewall’s new children’s reading list. Read more here.
Norwegian Filmmaker Faces Up to Three Years in Prison for Affirming Biological Sex. A Norwegian filmmaker and actress is facing up to three years in prison on criminal hate speech charges after saying that a man cannot become a lesbian. Read more here.
Biden Denounces States That Limit Child Gender Surgeries. During his speech at the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act, President Joe Biden said it’s time to “challenge the hundreds of callous, cynical laws introduced in the states targeting transgender children.” Read more here.
Philadelphia Schools Reviewing Policy to Allow Biological Males to Compete in Girls’ Sports. A Philadelphia school district is planning to review language in its existing policy for transgender-identifying student participation on single-sex sports teams. Read more here.
U.S. Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Parents Who Refuse to ‘Transition’ Their Child’s Gender. Rep. Virginia Foxx introduced a bill that would protect parents from losing custody of a child if they refuse to allow the child to undergo social or medical “gender transitions.” Read more here.
Three Sue to Strike Georgia Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Two state employees and a public school media clerk are suing the state of Georgia, saying state health insurance illegally discriminates by refusing to pay for “gender transition” health care. Read more here.
Studies on Transgender Medicine for Kids Compromised by ‘Placebo Effect,’ Researcher Argues. Studies that purport to find health benefits for children who undergo so-called “gender-affirming” medical interventions are compromised by the placebo effect, according to a recent peer-reviewed analysis. Read more here.
Woman Reportedly Left Concussed as Biological Male Player Slams Her During Hockey Game. A biological female athlete was left concussed after a biological male pushed her to the ground during a National Hockey League-sponsored “All-Trans Draft Tournament” in Wisconsin. Read more here.
UK Journalist Quits Guardian Over ‘Trans Gagging Order.’ After 22 years reporting for The Guardian, columnist Hadley Freeman resigned in protest over what she described as “bias in the progressive media on transgender ideology.” Read more here.
Detransitioning Woman Speaks Out About Struggles After Irreversible Surgery. After beginning her “gender transition” as a young girl and undergoing a double mastectomy at 18 years old, now 24-year-old Prisha Mosley is detransitioning and speaking out about her struggles. Read more here.
Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Teacher Fired for Refusing to Use Preferred Pronouns. An Ohio middle school teacher sued her school district, accusing them of violating her First Amendment rights after she was abruptly fired for refusing to affirm students’ stated gender identities or use their preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Cambridge Dictionary Adds ‘Transgender-Inclusive’ Definition of ‘Woman.’ The Cambridge Dictionary has added a supplementary definition of “woman” that includes an adult “who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.” Read more here.
Cross-Dressing Book Given to Pre-K Students Forces Kansas District to Revamp Vetting Process. A school district in Kansas City that gave preschoolers a book on cross-dressing has changed its procedures for giving out books after news of the incident surfaced. Read more here.
San Francisco Public Schools Partnered With Local Children’s Hospital for Transgender Trainings. The University of California, San Francisco’s Benioff Children’s Hospital has provided trainings to the staff of the San Francisco Unified School District on responding to transgender-identifying students and their parents’ concerns, new internal documents shows. Read more here.
UK Govt Could Challenge Scottish Gender Change Law. Downing Street has not ruled out mounting a court challenge to a law set to be passed later this month by the Scottish Parliament, which will allow people to change their legal gender based on self-identification. Read more here.
Biden Admin May Charge Transgender Ideology Critics as International Criminals. In a recently released memorandum, the Biden White House opened the door to charge foreign opponents of transgender ideology with crimes against humanity. Read more here.
Pennsylvania Bans Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Expression. Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved a change to the state’s nondiscrimination policy, redefining sex to include “sex assigned at birth” and gender identity or expression. Read more here.
Multiple U.S. States Crack Down on ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatments for Minors. More than half of states in the U.S. have either passed or attempted to pass bills restricting access to so-called “gender-affirming” treatments for minors amid a growing legal debate on the topic. Read more here.
California Math Professor Under Investigation for Opposing ‘Gender-Affirming’ Procedures on Children. Sacramento City College launched a full investigation of a math professor who argued against pushing “gender-affirming” surgeries and hormone blockers on children. Read more here.
UN Agencies Say Self-Identification Sufficient for ‘Sex Change’ in Prison. Several UN agencies have issued a brief stating that a man who self-identifies as a woman must be treated as a woman, even in prison, regardless of legal identification or biological characteristics. Read more here.
American Girl Stands Firm on Gender Ideology in Body Image Guidebook Amid Heavy Criticism. Despite receiving fierce backlash, American Girl is standing by the content of a new guidebook that pushes children struggling with body image issues to ask their doctors for transgender support. Read more here.
California Community Petitions to Remove School Board Member Opposed to Transgenderism. Residents of Paso Robles, California are petitioning for a special election to replace a school board member who rejected transgender ideology in a Facebook post. Read more here.
Gender Neutral Bathrooms to Be Required in West Hollywood. The West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved a measure requiring that all multi-stall restrooms in new construction or significant renovations to businesses be gender neutral. Read more here.
NC School Board Held Closed Door Presentation on Hiding ‘Gender Transitions’ From Parents. A North Carolina school board held a presentation detailing the district’s transgender policy, stating that the school has no obligation to report a student’s change in gender identity to their parents. Read more here.
Champions of Gender Self-ID Bill Bankrolled by Scottish Govt. The Scottish government is reportedly giving significant funding to vocal supporters of its gender self-identification bill. Read more here.
New Clinical Guidance Offers Therapeutic Alternative to ‘Affirming’ Gender Dysphoric Youth. A network of mental health professionals wrote a new clinical guide for adolescents struggling with gender dysphoria, offering an alternative to “affirming” a minor’s transgender identity. Read more here.
American Girl Book Tells Young Girls They Can Change Gender. Popular doll brand American Girl is being slammed for a new book that trumpets how prepubescent girls can change their gender. Read more here.
Louisiana Teacher Posts on Social Media That Confusing Students About Gender Identity is ‘Enjoyable.’ A transgender-identifying Louisiana teacher posted on Facebook how confusing students about gender identity was “enjoyable.” Read more here.
Minnesota Teacher Asks Students What Pronouns to Use When Speaking to Parents. A middle school teacher from Minneapolis, Minnesota gave her class a survey about their names and preferred pronouns, including a question on which pronoun should be used when talking to a student’s parents. Read more here.
Oklahoma Legislator Moves to Ban ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures for Anyone Under 21. An Oklahoma state legislator introduced a bill which would ban “gender transition” procedures from being provided to anyone under the age of 21. Read more here.
Memphis Hospital Says Halt to Transgender Procedures Is Temporary. A Memphis hospital says it has paused, not stopped, its “gender-affirming” services in response to possible legal action by civil rights advocates who argue the hospital’s move is illegal and discriminatory. Read more here.
Biden Official Calls on Doctors to Become ‘Ambassadors’ to Normalize Transgenderism. The Biden Administration’s Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine called on doctors to serve as “ambassadors” in the attempt to normalize transgenderism. Read more here.
Biden Official Says Taxpayer Money Should Pay for ‘Gender Transition’ Surgeries for Kids. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said that the Biden administration supports using taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of “gender transition” surgeries for minors. Read more here.
Sturgeon Dismisses UN Warning on Scotland’s Gender Reform as ‘Not Well-Founded.’ Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed calls to suspend her radical overhaul to gender laws in Scotland and branded warnings from a United Nations human rights expert as “not well-founded.” Read more here.
UK Govt Watchdog Launches Formal Investigation Into Transgender Activist Group. The UK Charity Commission launched a full statutory inquiry into the transgender advocacy group Mermaids after identifying concerns about its governance and management. Read more here.
Boston Children’s Admits Teens Are Pursuing ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery. A psychologist at the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Multispeciality Clinic admitted that children as young as 14 years old start pursuing surgeries to “transition” genders. Read more here.
Wisconsin Children’s Hospital Slammed for Hiring Transgender Activist as a Chaplain. Children’s Wisconsin hospital, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has engendered anger after hiring a transgender activist as a chaplain. Read more here.
Cambridge Professor Says It’s ‘Legitimate’ to Believe Jesus Had a ‘Trans Body.’ The dean of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom is under fire for defending a sermon by a graduate student that said Jesus Christ had a “trans body.” Read more here.
Irish Parliament Installs Feminine Hygiene Products in Men’s Bathroom. A vending machine distributing free tampons has been installed in at least one men’s bathroom in Ireland’s parliament building. Read more here.
SNP Urged to ‘Suspend’ Gender Recognition Plans After UN Concerns. The Scottish Conservatives have renewed their call for gender recognition proposals to be put on hold, pointing to a United Nations official raising concerns about the plans. Read more here.
Scotland’s Gender Reform Bill Moves to Final Stage of Holyrood Scrutiny. The gender self-identification policy in Scotland has moved on to the final stage of parliamentary scrutiny before becoming law. Read more here.
Oregon School District Moves Meetings Online as Parents Air Concerns About Gender Ideology. Parents in Oregon’s North Clackamas School District are outraged over the board’s decision to go virtual amid community outrage over radical gender ideology taught in area schools. Read more here.
Ohio School District Sued for Transgender Bathroom Policy. An Ohio school district is facing a lawsuit from a group of Muslim and Christian parents after allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding to their stated gender identity rather than their biological sex. Read more here.
Psychologist Files Brief Against Maryland School District Hiding ‘Transitions’ From Parents. A transgender-identifying clinical psychologist has joined the legal fight against a Maryland school district over its policy that permits teachers to hide a student’s gender identity from parents. Read more here.
Gender Identity School Policy Leads to Recall Elections for Maine School Board Members. Two school board members from Maine’s Oxford Hills School District are facing recall elections over their support for a controversial gender identity school policy. Read more here.
UN Says Scotland’s Gender Reforms Could ‘Open Door’ for Abuse of Women. The United Nations has criticized Nicola Sturgeon over Scotland’s gender self-identification reform plans for teenagers, saying they could put the safety of women at risk. Read more here.
Activist Groups Urge Ed Dept to Investigate Schools ‘Targeting’ Transgender-Identifying Students. A coalition of seven civil rights groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education accusing two school districts in Texas of discriminating against transgender and “gender non-conforming” students. Read more here.
Cypress House Considers Gender Identity Bill. Cyprus Justice Minister Stephie Dracou presented a “groundbreaking” bill which will allow individuals to change their legal gender based on self-identification. Read more here.
Report Shows Gender Imbalance Emerging Among Transgender-Identifying Teens. Biological female adolescents account for a significant majority of minors receiving “gender-affirming care,” fueling debate about the influence of peer groups and social media. Read more here.
U.S. Professor Sues University of Louisville for Alleged Termination Due to His Views on Gender. Professor Allan Josephson has sued the University of Louisville for wrongful termination after he was allegedly fired for participating in a panel discussion on gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Rhode Island School Official Declares That Using the Wrong Pronoun Is an ‘Act of Psychological Violence.’ A Rhode Island elected school board official came under fire for claiming that intentionally “misgendering” someone is an “act of violence” that “needs to be dealt with accordingly.” Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying U.S. Official Sought Justification for Performing ‘Sex Changes’ on Children. A top Biden healthcare official sought out justification for performing “sex change” operations on children during the official’s previous role leading a state health agency, according to newly obtained emails. Read more here.
Report Highlights Growing Trend of Gender Dysphoric Patients Seeking ‘Bigenital Anatomy.’ A new report highlights a growing trend of transgender-identifying and “non-binary” individuals undergoing surgeries to have both male and female genitalia. Read more here.
Washington Biological Male Runner Dominates Competition in Female Category. A year after finishing in 72nd place as a freshman in a boy’s cross-country race, the now-sophomore transgender-identifying student is running in female races and dominating the new competition. Read more here.
U.S. Teacher’s Union Authored Pronoun Guide for Using ‘Ze’ and ‘Zir.’ The National Education Association has authored a guide for union members on how to properly use pronouns in an “affirming” manner, including the pronouns “ze” and “zir.” Read more here.
San Francisco Launches Program to Pay Transgender-Identifying Residents Monthly Stipend. San Francisco has launched the “Guaranteed Income for Trans People” program which provides a monthly payment to transgender-identifying residents. Read more here.
NHS Scotland Report Recommends ‘Removing Barriers’ to ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ NHS Scotland is planning to fast-track gender-confused people into irreversible cross-sex hormones and surgeries by “removing barriers” to the drugs and procedures. Read more here.
Wisconsin Teacher Sues School District After Being Fired for Speaking Out Against Gender Ideology. Wisconsin public school counselor Marissa Darlingh is suing Milwaukee Public Schools for firing her after she denounced gender ideology at a public rally in April. Read more here.
EHRC Recommends Excluding Minors From Gender Self-ID Plans. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has urged the Scottish government to exclude 16- and 17-year-olds from its radical plans to make changing legal sex easier. Read more here.
Detransitioner Announces Lawsuit Against Oregon Gender Clinics for Expediting Surgery. Detransitioner Camille Kiefel is suing a social worker, therapist, and their respective clinics in Oregon for overlooking her mental health challenges and fast-tracking her “non-binary” double mastectomy surgery. Read more here.
Ticketing Site Wages ‘Campaign of Cancellation’ Against Gender-Critical Events. Ticketing website Eventbrite has been accused of conducting a “campaign of cancellation” after pulling tickets for multiple events critical of transgender ideology over fears they could spread “hateful” views. Read more here.
Scotland NHS Proposes Moving Away From ‘Gendered Healthcare.’ A report proposing new NHS treatment guidelines in Scotland suggests “a general move away from gendered healthcare” and warns that transgender-identifying people may avoid attending clinics if they are targeted as a certain sex. Read more here.
Virginia Lawmaker Introduces Transgender Sports Law. A Virginia legislator has introduced a measure to bar transgender-identifying athletes in the state from competing on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Read more here.
Court Won’t Reconsider Block of Arkansas Transgender Health Care Law. The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it won’t reconsider its ruling temporarily blocking Arkansas from enforcing its ban on “gender-affirming care” for children. Read more here.
Texas Bills Seek to Add Criminal Penalties to ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ Drag Performances. Texas lawmakers pre-filed several bills aiming to ban “gender-affirming health care” for youth and subject drag performances to the same rigorous standards as nightclubs and bars. Read more here.
New York Gov Announces ‘Transgender Awareness Month.’ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proclaimed November to be Transgender Awareness Month “to celebrate the trans community in New York State and across the country.” Read more here.
Texas School Board Votes to Make Students Use Bathroom of Biological Sex. The Frisco Independent School District in Texas unanimously voted to adopt a policy that would see students use bathrooms and changing facilities according to their biological sex. Read more here.
Disney Hosts ‘She-They,’ ‘Merperson’ Drag Queen Lecture for Employees. Disney reportedly hosted an employee event that featured a “Two-Spirt,” “She-They,” “Merperson” Drag Queen lecturing about their conundrum of an identity. Read more here.
Medical Professionals Admit Puberty Blockers for Kids May Cause Long-Term Harm. A growing number of medical professionals are questioning the safety and reversibility of puberty blockers when taken by young children, according to a recent analysis commissioned by the New York Times. Read more here.
U.S. Federal Judge Rules That Forcing Doctors to Treat Patients Based on Gender Identity is Unlawful. A federal judge issued a decision declaring that the Biden Administration’s directive requiring doctors to provide transgender medical services is unlawful. Read more here.
Tennessee Legislature Introduces ‘Protecting Children From Gender Mutilation Act.’ Tennessee legislators introduced a bill that would ban any medical treatment which enables a minor to “identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex.” Read more here.
Stonewall Urges UK Employers to Give Staff Two Email Addresses So They Can Swap Gender Identities. LGBT activist group Stonewall is urging employers to let transgender-identifying staff have two email addresses to swap gender identities on different days. Read more here.
Gettysburg College Postpones Event for People Tired of ‘White Cis Men.’ Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania has postponed a painting and writing event hosted by its Gender Sexuality and Resource Center for people who are “Tired of White cis men.” Read more here.
Biological Male Crushes Female Competition in Elite Women’s Cycling Event. A biological male who reportedly began “the physical process of gender transition” in 2019 placed first in a female category at the Union Cycliste Internationale’s Verge Northampton International Cyclocross. Read more here.
Pro-Transgender Film for Children Sponsored by Pharmaceutical Company That Creates Feminizing Drug. A pro-transgender propaganda film for children called “Mama Has a Mustache” was sponsored by Bayer, a pharmaceutical company that produces drugs that are used to feminize men who identify as transgender. Read more here.
New Data Emerge of 1,100 Adolescent ‘Gender-Affirming’ Mastectomies in U.S. A new study of nationwide hospital databases found that at least 1,130 adolescents between 2016 and 2019 received “gender-affirming” chest surgeries in the U.S. Read more here.
Detransitioner Announces Lawsuit Against Hospital That Performed ‘Gender Transition’ Surgery. Detransitioner Chloe Cole, now 18 years old, announced that she would be filing a lawsuit against the hospital and affiliated medical group that facilitated her hormone therapy and gender surgery as a minor. Read more here.
Ontario School Board Concludes It Can’t Implement Dress Code After Male Teacher Wears Giant Fake Breasts. Ontario’s Halton District School Board has decided that a male shop teacher can continue wearing enormous breast prosthetics while teaching children following an uproar from parents and students. Read more here.
Scottish Govt Back in Court Over Definition of ‘Woman.’ A campaign group has taken the Scottish government back to court over its definition of “woman” in legislation promoting gender balance on boards. Read more here.
Doc Who Favors Pediatric ‘Gender Transitions’ Called Out for False Claims. A key witness who testified on behalf of pediatric “gender-affirming” care to the Florida joint medical board committee made a series of false and misleading claims, according to the Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine. Read more here.
Biological Male Teen Wins Beauty Pageant Sponsored by Miss America. A transgender-identifying male beauty pageant contestant took home the title of Miss Greater Derry 2023 in New Hampshire. Read more here.
Elementary School Bans Teachers From Telling Parents About Child’s Gender Identity. The Upper Moreland School District in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania “Code of Conduct” tells elementary school teachers that they should not share a student’s change in gender identity with their parents unless instructed by the student to do so. Read more here.
Tennessee Introduces Legislation to Ban Transgender Treatments for Minors. Tennessee lawmakers filed a bill which would effectively bar doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones or performing gender-related surgeries on minors for the purpose of medical “transition.” Read more here.
UK NHS Staff Trained on Gender Identity Spectrum. NHS staff have been pushed to affirm the so-called gender identity of those who claim to be “demigender” and “femme-butch,” leaked training materials have revealed. Read more here.
Colorado Archdiocese Advises Catholic Schools Against Enrolling Transgender-Identifying Students. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver has issued guidance to Catholic schools advising them against enrolling students who desire to be affirmed in the opposite sex. Read more here.
Michigan, Vermont Ballot Measures May Push Transgenderism for Kids, Critics Warn. Hidden in the language of proposed state constitutional amendments in Michigan and Vermont is a “right” to transgender medical interventions that would undermine parental rights and make children vulnerable to “gender-affirming treatments.” Read more here.
Canadian Political Party Leader Denounces Gender Ideology. People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier has emphatically stated that there are two genders and two sexes, and that basic reality should not be so controversial. Read more here.
Chicago Tech Company Mandates Employee Training in Transgender Ideology. A Chicago-based AdTech company is requiring all employees to attend training sessions on transgender ideology in order to become a “trans ally.” Read more here.
Florida Bans Puberty Blockers and ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery for Minors. The Florida Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted to ban puberty blockers and “gender reassignment” surgery as treatments for transgender-identifying minors in the state. Read more here.
Colorado Elementary School Officials Hid Student ‘Transition’ From Parents, Emails Show. Officials at an elementary school in Fort Collins, Colorado discussed how to defy the wishes of parents who did not want the school to accommodate their child’s request to “transition” to a different gender socially. Read more here.
Spanish Socialists Seek to Amend Transgender Bill. The Spanish ruling socialist party PSOE wants to amend the so-called “Trans Law” by requiring minors under 16 to appear before a judge before changing their legal sex. Read more here.
U.S. Beauty Pageant Has Right to Bar Transgender-Identifying Participants, Judge Rules. The operator of the beauty pageant Miss United States of America cannot be forced to include biological men who identify as women in their competition, a federal court ruled. Read more here.
Staff at Scottish Gender Clinic Tried for Years to Raise Safety Concerns. Staff at Scotland’s under-fire Sandyford clinic have tried to raise concerns about treatment there for five years, according to newly released documents. Read more here.
Virginia Teacher Asks Court to Restore Suit on Student Pronouns. Lawyers for a high school French teacher who was fired after he refused to use a student’s preferred pronouns argued before the Supreme Court of Virginia that the school violated his constitutional right to speak freely and exercise his religion. Read more here.
Scotland Transgender Activists Accused of Promoting Chest Binders to Girls. The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is looking into LGBT Youth Scotland after it emerged that one of its advisers allegedly shared information on chest binding with a child. Read more here.
Poll: Large Majority of Americans Oppose Candidates Who Support Transgender Procedures for Youth. A new poll found that more than 70 percent of American voters in the 2022 midterm elections are not likely to vote for a candidate who supports allowing minors to undergo “gender transition” procedures. Read more here.
Pennsylvania Spends Millions on ‘Sex-Change’ Services for Children. The state of Pennsylvania has spent $16.7 million in taxpayer money on “sex-change” surgeries and other “gender transition” services for children since 2015, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Family Council. Read more here.
Children as Young as Nine Prescribed Puberty Blockers at Scottish Gender Clinic. A report into Scotland’s national gender identity service found that 79 children between nine and 18 years old were referred for puberty-suppressing drugs. Read more here.
Coach Suspended for ‘Misgendering’ Student Files Lawsuit. A Vermont middle school coach and his daughter have filed a lawsuit after school officials suspended them for allegedly targeting and “misgendering” a transgender-identified student who entered the girl’s locker room. Read more here.
Dutch Increasingly Critical About Transgender Law. Dutch citizens have become more critical of a proposal that would make it easier for transgender-identifying people to change their gender on birth certificates and identity papers. Read more here.
American Nurses Assoc Opposes Laws Criminalizing ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The American Nurses Association issued a statement opposing laws or policies that place restrictions on transgender health care or criminalize “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
UK Teacher Fired for Opposing Transgender Policies Can’t Seek Judicial Review. A High Court judge in the UK refused permission for a judicial review sought by a primary school teacher fired after voicing safeguarding concerns about her school’s affirmation of an 8-year-old transgender-identified student. Read more here.
Some Virginia School Boards Opposing New Transgender Policies. Some school boards in Virginia are formally expressing their opposition to new transgender guidelines from the Virginia Department of Education which would put more authority in the hands of parents and alter rules for bathrooms and locker rooms. Read more here.
Florida Board of Medicine Votes to Ban Pediatric ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine Joint Rules/Legislative Committee voted to prohibit minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and “gender-affirming” surgeries. Read more here.
‘Gender-Affirming’ Psychiatrist’s Popular Article Updated After Fact-Check Reveals Misleading Claims. A popular article by Dr. Jack Turban claiming to show mental health benefits from “gender-affirming care” has been updated by the publisher after it was shown to contain distortions and misleading information. Read more here.
Public Comments Flood Virginia Over Plan to Acknowledge Students’ Biological Sex Over Gender Identity. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed reversal of his predecessor’s transgender policies, which let students use restrooms and participate in sports based on their gender identity, garnered nearly 72,000 comments during the public comment period. Read more here.
Scottish Govt’s Gender Self-ID Bill Passes First Stage. The Scottish government’s bill to allow people as young as 16 to choose their own legal sex has passed its stage one debate in Holyrood. Read more here.
West Virginia to Allow Birth Certificate Gender Marker Changes Without Court Order. West Virginia has agreed to amend its policies to allow transgender-identified individuals to more easily change the gender marker on their birth certificates as part of a legal settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union. Read more here.
Mainline Protestant Church Adds ‘Non-Binary/Genderqueer’ to Official Membership Statistics. The Office of General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA recently announced that it will be adding a “nonbinary/genderqueer” category to its annual report regarding church demographics. Read more here.
UK Teacher’s Union Claims Challenging Radical Gender Ideology Is ‘Transphobic.’ The UK’s largest teaching union has proposed that discussing the importance of single-sex spaces with gender-confused staff and students should be shut down as “transphobic.” Read more here.
Man Crowned Glamour Brazil’s ‘Woman of the Year.’ Glamour Magazine Brazil announced the winners of their Generation Glamour awards, and the honorees featured two biological men, including an influencer named Linn da Quebrada, who brought home “Woman of the Year.” Read more here.
Transgender Activist Buys Miss Universe Organization. A transgender business owner and activist from Thailand has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million. Read more here.
Study: Children’s ‘Sex-Change’ Chest Reconstructions Up Nearly 400 Percent in U.S. The number of surgical “sex-change” chest reconstructions on transgender-identifying minors has drastically increased in recent years, according to a research study. Read more here.
Cambridge Draws Criticism for Gender-Neutral German Curriculum. The University of Cambridge in the UK has encouraged students to implement “inclusive language” and “to use gender- and non-binary-inclusive language” when addressing students and colleagues, both in writing and in speech in English and in German. Read more here.
Indiana Parents Lose Custody After Refusing to ‘Affirm’ Child’s Gender Identity. The Court of Appeals in Indiana upheld a trial court’s decision to remove a child from their family’s home because the parents did not acknowledge the child’s transgender identity. Read more here.
Spanish Medical Societies Revolt Against Proposed Transgender Law. Leading medical institutions in Spain are speaking out against the newly proposed “Trans Law” that would allow minors to self-declare as transgender and access irreversible medical transition procedures. Read more here.
Scottish Govt Org Reported to Regulator for Breast Binding Advice to Children. A charity that is funded to support LGBT young people in Scotland is being investigated for promoting the controversial practice of breast binding. Read more here.
New Irish Law Will Criminalize ‘Incitement to Hatred’ Against Transgender-Identifying People. A new Irish law will add gender identity to a list of characteristics protected from discrimination, thereby criminalizing “incitement to hatred” against transgender-identifying people. Read more here.
UK Olympians: ‘Whole Generation’ of Girls to Lose Out on Medals Due to Transgender Policies. Women’s sports “no longer exist” in the UK, and a generation of girls could miss out on medals thanks to “ludicrous” transgender policies, Olympians have warned. Read more here.
NPR Claims Transgender-Identifying Inmates Need Access to ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care. Taxpayer-funded media organization NPR argued that transgender-identifying inmates deserve access to “gender-affirming” health care while behind bars. Read more here.
UK Doctors Receive Training in Gender Identities. Doctors in the National Health Service of England are receiving training about “gender unicorns” and learning about gender identities such as neutrois, polygender, and demigender. Read more here.
NHS England Abandons ‘Gender-Affirming’ Model of Care. England’s National Health Service has proposed new guidelines for treating transgender-identifying youth, abandoning their previous endorsement of the “gender-affirming” model of care for a more cautious approach. Read more here.
Biden Says He’s in Favor of Minors Getting Irreversible ‘Sex-Change’ Treatment. President Joe Biden said he opposes states restricting access to irreversible “sex-change” treatment for minors, saying states that are putting forth restrictions are “outrageous” and “immoral.” Read more here.
Tennessee State Police Estimate Up to 3,000 Attended ‘Rally to End Child Mutilation.’ Tennessee state police estimate that the crowd at Daily Wire host Matt Walsh’s “Rally to End Child Mutilation” drew up to 3,000 people in attendance, overwhelmingly supporting the cause. Read more here.
UK Transgender-Identifying Comedian Strips Naked on Live TV. A British comedian who identifies as transgender recently went on live television where he sang, stripped naked, and played a keyboard with his bare male genitalia. Read more here.
Poll: Nearly 80 Percent of American Voters Oppose Transgender Procedures on Minors. A new poll found that nearly 80 percent of voters believe that minors should be required to wait until they are adults to pursue transgender “sex-change” procedures. Read more here.
Hundreds of U.S. Health Workers, Parents Sign Declaration Condemning Leading Transgender Group. Hundreds of medical professionals and concerned parents signed a declaration condemning the World Professional Association for Transgender Health over concerns about ethics, child safeguarding and the mischaracterization of scientific data. Read more here.
SSA Allows People to Choose Their Own Gender on Forms. The Social Security Administration announced that Americans can now select the gender they identify with, rather than their biological sex, when filling out records. Read more here.
Tennessee Officials Disavow State-Created Task Force Over ‘Extreme’ Transgender Activism. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and other officials disavowed a state-created HIV task force that was designed to help transgender-identifying individuals but has since expanded in scope to promote transgender surgeries and abortion. Read more here.
D.C. Preschool Sends Home Talking Points Following Transgender-Identifying Teacher’s Pregnancy. A Washington, D.C. private preschool offered pointers to parents on discussing transgenderism following the announcement that a biologically female teacher who identifies as male is pregnant. Read more here.
Vermont District Suspends Soccer Coach for ‘Misgendering’ Student. A Vermont school district under fire for allowing a biological male student to use the girls’ locker room has suspended a father from his position as soccer coach for using male pronouns to refer to the transgender-identifying student. Read more here.
Poll Finds Strong Opposition to Scottish Gender Self-ID Plans. A Sunday Times poll has revealed widespread opposition to Scottish legislation that will make it easier and quicker for people to change their legal gender. Read more here.
Florida Board of Ed Adopts Transgender Restroom Policy. The Florida Board of Education approved a rule preventing public and charter schools in the state from allowing students to use the restroom or locker room consistent with their gender identity without first alerting district parents. Read more here.
PA Middle School Tells Teachers to Hide Students’ Preferred Pronouns From Parents. Teachers at a Pennsylvania middle school have been instructed to address their students by their preferred names and pronouns but to not inform students’ parents about any gender identity changes, according to an internal email. Read more here.
Georgetown Med School Pushes Hormone Therapy for Minors. Georgetown University’s School of Medicine is teaching its students to administer puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors, falsely claiming that puberty blockers are “fully reversible.” Read more here.
NHS England Drafts New Guidelines for Treating Children With Gender Dysphoria. NHS England drafted new guidelines for treating children with gender dysphoria which would see local authorities alerted in cases where young people obtain hormone therapies or puberty blockers on the private market. Read more here.
Female High School Volleyball Player Suffers Severe Injuries Playing Against Transgender-Identifying Opponent. A female high school volleyball player in North Carolina recently suffered severe injuries to her head and neck after a biological male opponent who identifies as female spiked a ball into her face. Read more here.
Ulta Beauty Podcast on Girlhood Features Two Biological Males, No Women. Ulta Beauty sparked controversy by inviting transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, a biological male who identifies as female, as a podcast guest for the episode “The Beauty of … Girlhood.” Read more here.
Wyoming Sorority Accepts Biological Male Into Sisterhood. The University of Wyoming’s chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority became the first in school history to accept a biological male who identifies as female into its sisterhood. Read more here.
Court to Decide Whether Arkansas Can Ban ‘Gender-Affirming’ Procedures for Minors. The first-ever trial over a state ban on “gender-affirming” procedures for minors is underway in Arkansas after families of four transgender-identifying youth and two doctors sued to challenge the law. Read more here.
UN Rejects Stonewall’s Bid to Downgrade Britain’s Equality Watchdog. The Equality and Human Rights Commission will retain its A-status after the United Nations rejected a bid led by Stonewall to downgrade them for allegedly failing to protect “transgender rights.” Read more here.
NHS Scotland Still Sending Children to Transgender Activists Despite Safeguarding Concerns. Vulnerable children are being referred to Mermaids by the Scottish NHS and police despite the transgender charity being under investigation over safeguarding concerns. Read more here.
UK Teacher Fired for Refusing to Call Girl by Boy’s Name Launches Judicial Review. A UK primary school teacher who lost her job after she refused to address an eight-year-old female pupil with a male name and pronouns has launched legal action against the school’s governors and the local council. Read more here.
Massive Florida Medical Center Boasted of Helping Minor Get ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery. UF Health, a medical network affiliated with the University of Florida, boasted about helping a child with gender dysphoria undergo hormone blockers and surgeries in a testimonial on their website. Read more here.
U.S. Hospitals Caught Providing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ to Minors Hide Actions by Deleting Websites. Hospitals and medical centers exposed for performing questionable treatments on gender-confused minors, including “sex change” surgeries and chemical castration, consistently rushed to delete publicly available information from their websites. Read more here.
UK LGA Withdraws ‘Inclusive Language’ Guide. An “inclusive language” guide drawn up by the Local Government Association and sent to councils across England and Wales has been withdrawn amid a storm of protest. Read more here.
U.S. Hospital Assigned ‘Trans Buddies’ to Pressure Doctors Into Affirming Children’s Gender Identity. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center matched transgender-identifying patients, including children, with transgender patient advocates to help them through the medical process as part of its “Trans Buddy” program. Read more here.
Parents Stand Up to Virginia School Board Over Transgender Student Policy. Parents attended a Loudoun County school board meeting to demand schools comply with new guidelines which say parents must sign off on changes to their child’s gender identity. Read more here.
Researcher Debunks Claim Youth’s Mental Health Improves With ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Claims that scientific studies show clear mental health benefits of “gender-affirming” medical treatments for transgender-identifying youth are exaggerated and misleading, according to a new analysis. Read more here.
Biological Male Prisoners Should No Longer Be Held in Women’s Prisons, UK Justice Secretary Announces. Transgender-identifying prisoners “with male genitalia” should no longer be held in women’s prisons, Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has announced. Read more here.
Chile Issues First Identity Document to Person Who Identifies as ‘Non-Binary.’ Chile’s Civil Registry has delivered the first identity card to a person who identifies as “non-binary” following a ruling by the Court of Appeals in his favor. Read more here.
UK EHRC Demands Clarity Over Impact of Scotland’s Gender Self-ID Plans. The Scottish government’s plans to allow people as young as 16 to choose their own legal sex could impact the rest of Great Britain, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned. Read more here.
U.S. Transgender Activists Train Doctors How to Break Down Parental Resistance to Child ‘Sex Changes.’ A pro-transgender medical organization provided a guide to health professionals teaching them how to pressure parents to accept their child’s transgender identity. Read more here.
Pennsylvania School District Sued for ‘Hostile’ Policies Toward Transgender-Identifying Students. The Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint accusing the state’s fourth-largest school district of illegal discrimination against transgender-identifying students. Read more here.
Ohio State School Board Schedules Vote Opposing Biden Title IX Regulations. The Ohio Board of Education has set up a vote on a resolution condemning the Biden administration’s planned expansion of Title IX to include gender identity and sexual orientation as protected classes. Read more here.
Nearly Half of Surveyed Students in Maryland District Identified as ‘Non-Binary.’ Survey data from Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools show that 45 percent of student respondents identify as “non-binary.” Read more here.
Pediatric Gender Clinic Guide to ‘Safe Tucking’ Distributed at ‘Pride Parade.’ A guide to “safe tucking,” a practice used by males who identify as transgender that “makes the genital area look smoother and flatter,” was passed out at the Burbank “Pride Parade.” Read more here.
Michigan Bill Seeks to Define ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors as Child Abuse. State Republican lawmakers in Michigan have introduced a bill that would amend the state’s penal code to classify “gender-affirming health care” for youth as first-degree child abuse. Read more here.
State AGs Warn DOJ Not to Prosecute Dissenting Voices on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Thirteen state attorneys general delivered a letter to Merrick Garland demanding that the Department of Justice refrain from prosecuting individuals who question the wisdom of providing “gender-affirming care” to minors. Read more here.
Portuguese Children Can Choose Their Gender Under Proposed Law. A Portuguese draft law allows children as young as six years old to choose their own gender and allows school restroom use to correspond to a child’s chosen gender identity. Read more here.
Parents Lead Protests Against ‘Medical Transition’ of Minors Outside CA Pediatrics Convention. A parent-led group organized a protest outside the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Southern California to object to the “medical transition” of transgender-identifying minors. Read more here.
U.S. Senators Warn Against Criminalizing Discourse on Gender Theory. A group of senators has responded to medical organizations urging the investigation of alleged “disinformation” on “gender-affirming care,” warning that such investigations would criminalize civil discourse. Read more here.
Federal Judge Rules Biden Admin’s LGBT Employee Protections Go Too Far. A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Biden administration overstepped in issuing protections for employees by allowing them to use bathrooms and pronouns based on their gender identity. Read more here.
U.S. State Dept Will Consider ‘Gender Transition Care’ for Workers Overseas. The U.S. State Department is pledging to “access resources for gender dysphoria and gender transition care” for its employees who are stationed in foreign countries and their families. Read more here.
Director of Boston Children’s Gender Clinic Says Puberty Blockers Are Given Out ‘Like Candy.’ Puberty blockers can cause infertility, yet they are given out to children “like candy,” a director of the Boston Children’s Hospital gender clinic admitted in an October 2020 presentation. Read more here.
Idaho DHW Denied Transgender-Identified Individuals From Receiving ‘Sex Change’ Procedures, Lawsuit Alleges. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare allegedly blocked two individuals from receiving Medicaid coverage for their “gender reconstruction” surgery, according to a lawsuit. Read more here.
UK Transgender Schools Guidance Says Discussing Women’s Rights Could Be Offensive. Teachers who discuss sex-based women’s rights with transgender-identifying colleagues would be considered “transphobic” under a policy proposed by members of Britain’s largest teaching union. Read more here.
Biological Males Who Identify as Female Must Sign Up for U.S. Military Draft. A Selective Service policy requires all males between the ages of 18 and 25 to register for the military draft and explicitly includes men who identify as women. Read more here.
Vanderbilt Pediatric Gender Clinic Pauses ‘Gender Transition’ Surgeries on Minors. The Vanderbilt Pediatric Gender Clinic has agreed to pause all “gender transition” surgeries on minors, according to a letter from the clinic to a Tennessee lawmaker. Read more here.
Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses for U.S. Children Soared 70 Percent in 2021. Childhood gender dysphoria diagnoses soared 70 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to medical records of 330 million Americans analyzed by Komodo Health, Inc. Read more here.
U.S. Puberty Blocking Drug Companies Refuse to Conduct Safety Trials. Manufacturers that dominate the U.S. market for puberty blockers have repeatedly declined to conduct safety tests on the puberty blocking drug Lupron, according to a new report by Reuters. Read more here.
PA Biology Teacher Suspended for Violating Pronoun Policy Reinstated After Backlash. A school district near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania reversed course after receiving backlash for suspending a high school biology and anatomy teacher who reportedly refused to comply with the school’s preferred pronoun policy. Read more here.
U.S. State Lawmakers Warn Medical Facilities Performing Child ‘Sex Changes’ Face ‘Repercussions.’ Lawmakers across seven states signaled in a letter that they would inflict repercussions on medical facilities that perform so-called “gender-affirming care” on children. Read more here.
Holyrood Committee Approves Govt Plans for Gender Self-ID. A parliamentary committee has backed controversial Scottish government plans to allow people as young as 16 to choose their own legal sex, despite significant opposition. Read more here.
Boston Children’s Hospital Says Children Can Know They’re Transgender ‘From the Womb.’ Boston Children’s Hospital posted a video on their YouTube channel where a psychologist explains that “a good portion” of children she sees at the hospital’s gender clinic know their gender identity “from the womb.” Read more here.
Pennsylvania School District Sued for Discrimination Against ‘Gender-Nonconforming’ Students. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the Central Bucks School District, alleging they created a hostile environment by “deadnaming” and “misgendering” transgender-identifying students. Read more here.
Detransitioners Argue for ‘Medical Safeguarding’ of Kids in Letter to U.S. AG. A group of individuals – previously identified as transgender and desisted from their perceived identity – submitted a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the end of “gender-affirming” care for minors. Read more here.
Chicago Marathon Adds ‘Non-Binary’ Category for Runners. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will feature “non-binary” runners in a category of their own for the first time. Read more here.
Medical Associations Ask Biden DOJ to Investigate Individuals Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Three of the nation’s leading medical associations asked the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute journalists and parents who are concerned with hospitals and physicians who provide “gender-affirming” surgeries to minors. Read more here.
Transgender Surgery Poised to Become a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry. A recent report from Grand View Research suggests that the industry surrounding transgender surgeries is expected to reach $5 billion by the end of the decade. Read more here.
Oklahoma Gov Bars Child ‘Gender Transitions’ at OU and Calls for Statewide Ban. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law preventing the University of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital from providing “gender transition” services to minors and called on the state legislature to pass a statewide ban. Read more here.
Maine Children’s Hospital Offers ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ to Children. The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at the Maine Medical Center has a gender clinic that offers “gender-affirming hormone therapy” and other medical interventions to children to prevent natural biological development. Read more here.
UK Transgender Charity Trustee Quits Over Pedophile Group Link. A trustee of the UK transgender charity Mermaids has resigned after reports he spoke at a conference organized by a group that promotes support for pedophiles. Read more here.
U of VA Gender Clinic Offers Chemical Castration and Mastectomy Referrals for Minors. The University of Virginia Children’s Hospital features an adolescent “sex change” track that includes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and double mastectomy referrals. Read more here.
LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Asks HHS to Bolster Protections for ‘Transgender Health Care.’ The Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus’ Transgender Equality Task Force has voiced their support for proposed changes to a section of the Affordable Care Act that would bolster protections for “gender-affirming health care.” Read more here.
Virginia Transgender Activists Plan to ‘Rehome’ Gender-Confused Kids to ‘Queer-Friendly’ Guardians. The Pride Liberation Project, a Virginia transgender activist group, says it will help gender-confused students leave their families and “rehome” them with new “queer-friendly” guardians. Read more here.
LGBT Organizations in Spain Pressure Govt to Pass Gender Self-ID Law. Three LGBT organizations have met with the Spanish Socialist Workers Party seeking passage of a new gender self-identification law before the close of the legislature. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Inmate Who Sued Idaho Gets Millions in Legal Fees. A federal judge has ordered Idaho and its prison medical care provider to pay over two million in legal fees to a transgender-identifying inmate who sued after being denied “gender confirmation surgery.” Read more here.
Pediatric Gender Clinics Opening Across the U.S. As many as 300 new pediatric gender clinics have opened in the U.S. over the past few decades amid soaring rates of transgender identity among adolescents, according to the Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine. Read more here.
Seattle Children’s Promises to Keep Operating on Children With Gender Dysphoria. Seattle Children’s Hospital has doubled down on its “mission” to operate on children with sexuality and gender identity issues, even as pressure mounts on health systems to quit pushing irreversible surgeries on adolescent patients. Read more here.
California Becomes Sanctuary for Child ‘Gender Transitions’ Without Parental Consent. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making California a sanctuary state for out-of-state children to receive so-called “gender-affirming” surgery and hormone therapy without the knowledge or consent of their parents. Read more here.
San Francisco Schools Promoted ‘Guidebook’ to Help Teachers Hide Students’ ‘Gender Transitions.’ San Francisco Unified School District used a guidebook to advise educators on how to avoid outing students’ gender “transitions” to their parents by concealing their gender identity at school, according to school documents. Read more here.
New Data Show ‘Skyrocketing’ Gender Clinic Referrals in UK. The Gender Identity Development Service at the UK’s Tavistock Centre estimates that over 5,000 children and adolescents sought gender-related services in 2021-2022, a 112% increase from 2020-2021. Read more here.
VT Female Athletes Banned From Locker Room for Refusing to Change in Front of Biological Male. A high school in Vermont banned girls on its volleyball team from their own locker room after they expressed discomfort with changing in front of a male who identifies as female. Read more here.
PA Teachers Refuse to Follow Policy That Requires Use of Students’ Birth Names on Official Records. Teachers from a Pennsylvania school district are refusing to follow a district policy which requires educators to call students by the name and pronouns on their official records. Read more here.
UK Transgender Charity to Be Investigated by Charity Commission. Transgender charity Mermaids is being investigated by the UK Charity Commission after “red flags” were revealed in its dealings with children. Read more here.
‘Gender-Affirming’ Pediatric Hospitals in U.S. Remove Evidence of Services After Scrutiny. Hospitals that offer “gender-affirming” treatment to minors, from puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to surgery, are taking down evidence of their procedures and related materials in response to public scrutiny. Read more here.
Parent Group Challenges Michigan School District’s ‘Transgender Awareness Week.’ A Michigan parental rights group is considering legal action against Bloomfield Hill School District which plans to host a transgender awareness week in November. Read more here.
Date Set for Gender Recognition Reform Debate in Scottish Parliament. On October 27, the Scottish parliament will begin debating a bill to make it easier for people who identify as transgender to change the legal sex on their birth certificate. Read more here.
CBS News Ripped for Promoting Study Saying Gender Surgery Improves Lives of Youth. CBS News is being criticized for touting a study which claims that transgender-identifying people between the ages of 14 and 24 have better lives after undergoing “top surgery.” Read more here.
Connecticut Athletes ‘Optimistic’ That Court Will Move Case Forward Addressing Transgender Policies. Female track athletes are “optimistic” that a judge will move their court case forward that challenges a policy in Connecticut allowing biological male athletes who identify as female to compete in women’s sports. Read more here.
U.S. School Clubs Encourage Teen Girls to ‘Bind’ Their Breasts, Despite Health Risks. “Gender and Sexuality Alliance” clubs at public and private schools nationwide encourage teen girls with gender dysphoria to “bind” their breasts, according to GSA resources. Read more here.
OK Children’s Hospital to Halt Some Gender Services After State Restricts Funding. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital plans to halt “certain gender medicine services” as the legislature moves to cut funding for those services. Read more here.
TN Lawmakers Formally Request Vanderbilt Halt Gender Surgeries on Minors. Dozens of Tennessee state representatives formally requested that Vanderbilt University Medical Center immediately halt gender surgeries on children. Read more here.
U.S. Schools Stock Up on ‘Gender-Affirming’ Gear. K-12 school districts are creating “gender-affirming closets” which provide access to chest binders, stand-to-pee devices and other products intended to help students mimic the opposite gender. Read more here.
UK Police Criticized After Ordering Public to Not ‘Misgender’ Pedophile. The central UK government got involved after a regional police force attracted attention for demanding the public not “misgender” a transgender-identifying pedophile convicted of abusing of seven children. Read more here.
Maryland School Will Enforce Preferred Pronoun and Restroom Policies. A Maryland school district settled with a transgender-identifying teacher and has agreed to enforce policies on preferred pronouns and restroom use based on gender identity. Read more here.
Salvadoran Ed Ministry Dismisses Official Who Endorsed Kids’ Show With Gender Ideology. El Salvador’s Ministry of Education has dismissed the official responsible for allowing a children’s program with gender ideology to be broadcast on national public television. Read more here.
Virginia Gov Defends Policies on Transgender-Identifying Students. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin defended his administration’s model policies on transgender-identifying students, saying the goal is to protect the rights of parents and maintain their role as the primary decision-makers in their children’s lives. Read more here.
UK Transgender Group Gives Breast Binders to Children Without Parental Consent. UK transgender activist group Mermaids is giving potentially dangerous chest-flattening devices to 14-year-olds against their parents’ wishes, an investigation has found. Read more here.
Virgin Atlantic Airline Cuts Gendered Attire, Debuts Pronoun Pins. UK-based airline Virgin Atlantic rolled out a new gender policy that introduces pronoun pins and allows flight crews to wear the uniform that matches their gender identity. Read more here.
U.S. Senator Challenges Ed Dept Over Missing Title IX Comments. Sen. Roger Marshall is challenging Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on his agency’s “missing” public comments on the proposed changes to Title IX that would redefine “sex” to include gender identity. Read more here.
Tennessee Looking at Child ‘Gender Transition’ Legislation After Vanderbilt Videos Released. Tennessee lawmakers are revisiting the possibility of legislation to crack down on child “gender transitions” after the release of multiple videos related to Vanderbilt Medical Center’s so-called “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
UK Parents Win Govt Commitment to Reform School Guidance on Transgender-Identified Students. Parents in the UK who pulled their children out of a school due to its guidance on transgender-identified students have been awarded legal fees and a commitment from the British government to reform “transgender-affirming” policies in schools. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Deputy Suing Georgia County Goes to Trial. A Georgia sheriff’s deputy returned to court for a civil trial seeking monetary damages after a federal judge ruled the county illegally denied the deputy health coverage for “gender-reassignment surgery.” Read more here.
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets Told to Stop Using ‘Gendered Terms.’ A diversity and inclusion training by the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado instructs cadets to use “gender-neutral language” when describing individuals. Read more here.
U.S. Senators Press FDA on Puberty Blocker Risks. Two U.S. senators are pressing the Food and Drug Administration to provide data on the effects of a puberty-inhibiting drug recently warned about by some medical experts. Read more here.
WPATH Explains Why They Removed Minimum Age Guidelines for Children to Access ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The World Professional Association for Transgender Health revealed that they removed the minimum age recommendations for minors to receive “gender-affirming” surgeries so that doctors wouldn’t face malpractice lawsuits. Read more here.
Survey: More Brits Oppose Option to Change Legal Sex. The 2021 British Social Attitudes survey shows that public opposition has grown to allowing those who claim to be the opposite sex to change the sex on their birth certificate. Read more here.
Senators Ask Biden Admin to Expand Access to ‘Gender-Affirming’ Medical Care. Two senators from Massachusetts are calling on the Biden administration to deschedule testosterone from a Schedule III controlled substance to improve access to the hormone for transgender-identifying people. Read more here.
UK Serial Male Sex Offender Sentenced to Women’s Prison. A male child sex offender who claims to be female has been sentenced to a minimum of 12 years in a UK women’s prison. Read more here.
Stonewall Tells Oxford to ‘Expand the Definition of Mother.’ LGBT lobby group Stonewall has told Oxford University to “expand the definition of ‘mother’” and avoid using “she” in order to “drive forward LGBT inclusion.” Read more here.
Report: Puberty Blockers Proven to Have Devastating, Irreversible Effects. A study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy explained that puberty blockers are not just impairing sexual function, but they also deplete patients’ bone density, hamper their cognitive development, and produce a myriad of emotional effects. Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Accuse State Dept of ‘Radical Gender Imperialism.’ Republican lawmakers are accusing the U.S. State Department of “radical gender imperialism” and of seeking to push other nations to “normalize and encourage transgenderism among youth.” Read more here.
Author of New WPATH Guidelines Recommends Threatening Parents With Call to CPS. An author of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines for adolescents promotes calling Child Protective Services as a “resource” for clinicians to “enforce the need for affirmation by parents.” Read more here.
PayPal Removes ‘Gender-Critical’ Orgs From Platforms, Citing Hate Speech. PayPal removed multiple “gender-critical” organizations from its platforms on the grounds that they engaged in hate speech by being critical of transgender activism. Read more here.
Video Reveals Vanderbilt’s Shocking View of ‘Gender Care’ as ‘Huge Money Maker.’ Video and archived webpages from Vanderbilt University Medical Center detail the promotion of “big money maker” transgender therapies and surgeries, as well as apparent threats against medical professionals who object for religious reasons. Read more here.
Tennessee Gov Calls for Investigation Into Vanderbilt Gender Clinic’s Pediatric Practices. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called for an investigation into Vanderbilt University Medical Center over the organization’s reported involvement in performing irreversible “gender-affirming” surgeries on minors. Read more here.
Virginia School Districts Defiant After Gov Proposes Transgender Student Policy. School districts in Northern Virginia are expressing hostility to a policy proposed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin that requires schools to address students based on their biological sex unless a parent gives written approval otherwise. Read more here.
U.S. Childhood Development Org Holds Virtual Conference Discussing ‘Healthy Gender Identity’ in Young Children. The taxpayer-funded early childhood development organization Zero to Three held a conference where discussions included how educators and parents can recognize the “emergence of a transgender identity” in 2- to 3-year-old children. Read more here.
Dutch Human Rights College Calls on Parliament to Accept Transgender Bill. The College for Human Rights in the Netherlands is encouraging MPs to vote in favor of a bill which removes certain requirements before someone can change their legal gender. Read more here.
U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Withhold Funding From Schools With ‘Secretive’ Gender Transitions. Sen. Tim Scott introduced a bill to “combat indoctrination in schools” by cutting off federal funds from public elementary and middle schools whose staff addresses a student by a different pronoun or name without parental consent. Read more here.
Texas Appeals Ruling That Blocked Investigations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. A Texas judge expanded her existing order protecting the families of youth who have undergone “gender-affirming” medical care from child abuse investigations, but a subsequent appeal from the state means the inquiries can continue. Read more here.
Denver to Dole Out Money, Phones to Homeless Who Identify as Transgender, Non-Binary. Denver, Colorado plans to dole out free phones and thousands of dollars apiece to 140 homeless residents who are women or identify as transgender and “non-binary.” Read more here.
Montana Judge Rules Transgender Sports Law Unconstitutional. A Montana state judge has determined that a law seeking to ban biological males from participating on female collegiate sports teams is unconstitutional. Read more here.
Proposed Title IX Changes Violate Arkansas Law, Says Gov. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said a proposed change to Title IX would interfere with a law he signed in 2021 that prohibited biological males from competing in girls’ sports. Read more here.
Montana to Allow Transgender-Identifying People to Change Birth Record. After being rebuked by a judge for their defiance, Montana’s health department said it will follow the judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender-identifying people to change the gender on their birth certificates. Read more here.
Canadian School ‘Standing Behind’ Transgender-Identifying Teacher Wearing Large Prosthetic Breasts. A video of a transgender-identifying teacher in Canada wearing enormous prosthetic breasts while teaching has gone viral, resulting in school officials implementing a “safety plan” for possible protests. Read more here.
Montana Ban on Changing Gender on Birth Certificates Blocked by Judge, State to Defy Order. A Montana judge blocked the state from enforcing a new rule that prohibited transgender-identifying people from changing their gender on their birth certificate, but the Montana Department of Health and Welfare indicated it would defy the order. Read more here.
Report: Michigan Ed Dept Pushed Transgender Agenda in Teacher Trainings. The Michigan Department of Education’s training program for public school employees includes an expansive program on gender and sexual identities along with instructions for facilitating student gender “transitions” without parental notice. Read more here.
Leading Transgender Org Removes Age Minimum in New Guidelines. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health has released new guidelines which have removed minimum age recommendations for minors to obtain puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries. Read more here.
Ohio Board of Ed Introduces Resolution to Oppose Biden Title IX Changes. Ohio’s State Board of Education has proposed a resolution that seeks to reject “coercive” and “burdensome” federal education policies proposed by the Biden administration that would prevent discrimination based on a student’s declared gender identity. Read more here.
Gender Counselors Hired in Japan to Convince Female Students to Accept Transgender-Identifying Males. Female students at Japan Women’s University are being asked to speak with “gender-specialist counselors” in order to convince them that male students who identify as transgender are female. Read more here.
Virginia Ed Dept Releases New Policy Requiring Parent Permission to Treat Students as Transgender. The Virginia Department of Education released new guidelines requiring that teachers obtain written permission from parents before beginning to treat students as transgender. Read more here.
Westminster to Examine Implications of Scottish Govt Gender Self-ID Bill. Legal advice is being sought by Westminster over Scottish government plans to allow people to choose their own legal sex, the UK Cabinet Office has revealed. Read more here.
Cyprus Bill to Allow Change in Legal Gender Goes Before Parliament. The Cyprus council of ministers has approved a law allowing anyone over age 16 to legally have their gender changed on official documents without having undergone “gender reassignment” surgery, and the bill now heads to parliament for official approval. Read more here.
Ohio School Board Meeting Gets Heated Over Policy to Hide Student ‘Gender Changes.’ An Ohio school board meeting got heated over an email of the district informing teachers they have no obligation to notify parents if a student as young as 11 requests to be called by a different name or pronoun. Read more here.
Report: Harvard Students Could Be Punished for Not Using Preferred Pronouns. A Title IX training at Harvard University reportedly told students that failing to use a person’s preferred pronouns could be a violation of university policy. Read more here.
Detransitioners Share Regrets, Speak Out Against Body Mutilation in New Documentary. A new documentary is examining the consequences of body-disfiguring transgender surgeries and highlights the stories of people who underwent experimental medicalization. Read more here.
London Marathon to Include Non-Binary Option. All potential runners in next year’s London Marathon will have a “non-binary” gender option for the first time when registering, organizers have confirmed. Read more here.
Dutch Org Blocked by Banks for Critique of Transgender Bill. The Dutch feminist organization Voorzij has been blocked from its bank account after criticizing plans for new transgender legislation in the Netherlands. Read more here.
Malta MP Criticizes Plans for Free ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery. MP Alex Borg has come under criticism after he argued that Prime Minister Robert Abela’s promise to provide free “gender reassignment” surgery was a “populist” move. Read more here.
Miami Surgeon Uses TikTok to Promote Sex Change Procedures to Teens. A Miami-based plastic surgeon is advertising the “gender-affirming” surgeries she performs on adolescents on the youth-dominated social media app TikTok. Read more here.
Biden Ed Dept Declines to Explain 160,000 ‘Missing’ Public Comments on Redefining ‘Sex’ in Title IX. The Biden administration has provided no explanation as to why over 160,000 public comments regarding changing the definition of “sex” in Title IX were removed from the record. Read more here.
CA Mom Accuses Educators, Therapist of Driving Her Gender-Confused Child to ‘Catastrophic Ruin.’ After educators and a therapist drove her high-functioning autistic, gender-confused daughter to a mental breakdown, a California mother is speaking out about the trauma that gender ideology has caused her family. Read more here.
Montana Adopts Permanent Block on Birth Certificate Changes. Montana health officials made permanent a rule that blocks transgender-identifying people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo “gender-confirmation” surgery. Read more here.
State Public Health Depts Opt for ‘Birth Parent’ in Place of ‘Mother’ on Medical Forms. Numerous Departments of Public Health across the United States are opting to replace “mother” and “father” with “birth parent” and “non-birth parent.” Read more here.
Wisconsin School District Sued for Violating Parents’ Rights With Gender Identity Policy. A lawsuit has been filed against the Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin over the school’s Gender Identity Policy and gender identity trainings, which allow teachers and school staff to hide student gender transitions from their parents. Read more here.
Irish Teacher Imprisoned for Continuing to Teach After Being Suspended for Refusing to Use ‘Gender Neutral’ Pronouns. An Irish teacher was put in prison after continuing to come to work despite being suspended for refusing to use a student’s “gender neutral” pronouns. Read more here.
Michigan Public School Appears to Hide ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents. A public school district outside Flint, Michigan appears to instruct adult educators and administrators to hide gender-related issues from the parents of students, according to a document titled “Confidential Gender Support Plan.” Read more here.
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Oklahoma Bathroom Law. Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender-identifying Oklahoma schoolchildren, arguing the state’s new law requiring students use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate is unconstitutional. Read more here.
Florida Medicaid Beneficiaries Sue State Over ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Coverage Limits. Four Florida Medicaid beneficiaries are suing the state over coverage limits for “gender-affirming care,” claiming the rule change was unconstitutional. Read more here.
Private NYC Schools’ Reading Lists Focus on Gender Ideology. Posh private schools in New York City curated reading lists that promote radical gender ideology to kindergartners, according to reading lists compiled by National Review. Read more here.
Chicago Hospital Works With Schools to Push Radical Gender Theory on Students. A children’s hospital in Chicago, Illinois is collaborating with schools to push radical gender theory, providing school administrators with training documents, policy guides, and resources for students. Read more here.
Former Kansas Teacher to Receive Settlement From District That Disciplined Her for Refusing to Use Preferred Pronouns. A former Kansas middle school math teacher will soon receive a settlement after a school district attempted to force her to call students by their preferred names and pronouns and then withhold those names and pronouns from parents. Read more here.
Professor Files Lawsuit Against SUU Over Required Use of Student Preferred Pronouns. A tenured professor at Southern Utah University filed a lawsuit against university leaders after they demanded he use “they/them” pronouns when referring to a “non-binary” student in his class. Read more here.
California Doctor Admits to Performing ‘Affirming Surgeries’ on Children as Young as 13. A California doctor told a conference that no child is too young to consider for “gender-affirming” operations and said he has performed them on kids as young as 13. Read more here.
Australian Woman Sues Over Irreversible ‘Sex-Change’ Surgery. An Australian woman is suing her psychiatrist for setting her on the pathway of “transitioning” genders when he was aware of her history of “significant social phobia and depression.” Read more here.
VA School District’s Orientation Instructs Students on Gender Identity ‘Non-Disclosure.’ Middle and high school students in Fairfax County Public Schools were subjected to an orientation presentation informing them that they had a “right” of “non-disclosure” for their gender identity and sexual orientation. Read more here.
FL Doctors Complain It’s Becoming Harder for Minors to Undergo ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Medical professionals and some parents are complaining that the highly controversial treatment of children with gender dysphoria is becoming increasingly harder to perform in the state of Florida. Read more here.
CA Assembly Passes Bill to Become ‘Refuge State’ for Transgender-Identifying Kids. The California State Assembly passed a bill that would establish the state as a “refuge” for children who identify as transgender and their families. Read more here.
Virginia School District Approves New Bathroom Policy Based on Gender Identity. A school board in Virginia approved a policy requiring students who identify as transgender to submit a request to use the restrooms that align with their “gender identity” instead of their biological sex. Read more here.
Dutch Campaign Warns Society of New Transgender Law. Dutch citizens have created a billboard campaign to educate and warn the public about a new gender self-identification law being considered in parliament. Read more here.
U.S. Catholic University Criticized for New ‘Gender Inclusive Guide.’ Villanova University rolled out a new guideline for faculty and staff on creating a more “gender inclusive” campus, “especially for those who identify within transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and/or gender questioning communities.” Read more here.
Scientific American Magazine Claims Western Science Made Up Two Sexes. Scientific American magazine claimed on Twitter that Western science created the “two-sex model” to reinforce gender and racial divisions. Read more here.
U.S. University Hid Concerns Over Puberty Blockers in Study, Leaked Emails Show. Internal emails from the University of Washington reveal that the institution stayed quiet regarding concerning data in a study detailing the supposed benefits of experimental “gender-affirming care” for youth. Read more here.
Court Rules Arkansas Can’t Enforce Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. A federal appeals court said Arkansas cannot enforce its ban on “gender-affirming” medical treatments for minors while awaiting a trial on the matter later this year. Read more here.
Over a Dozen U.S. Hospitals Reportedly Perform ‘Gender Transition’ Surgeries on Minors. According to research, at least 13 hospitals – mostly children’s hospitals – in the United States perform “gender transition” surgeries on minors. Read more here.
D.C. Hospital Offered ‘Gender-Affirming’ Hysterectomies on Girls Under 16. Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. offered “gender-affirming” hysterectomies for kids between the ages of 0-21, a recently deleted webpage shows. Read more here.
Dozens of UK NHS Trusts Use ‘Gender-Neutral’ Language to Appease Transgender Activists. Over 40 NHS Trusts in England now refer to maternity patients using “gender-neutral” language, a newspaper investigation has revealed. Read more here.
Virginia Teachers Trained to ‘Transition’ Children’s Genders Without Parental Approval. Fairfax County Public Schools in northern Virginia are requiring all teachers to complete a training program that says parental permission is not required for students who seek to be addressed by different names or pronouns. Read more here.
Bioethicist Says Refusing Puberty Blockers Is Psychological Abuse. A bioethicist affiliated with Children’s Mercy Hospital claimed that not giving children puberty blockers is a form of psychological abuse and implied that parents who refuse the treatment should be held criminally liable. Read more here.
Challenges to Transgender Ideology ‘Unwelcome’ at NI Human Rights Commission. Northern Ireland’s human rights chief remarked that she was “uncomfortable” with views advocating the reality of biological sex. Read more here.
Utah Judge Pauses Ban on Biological Males Competing Against Girls in Sports. A Utah judge issued a preliminary injunction reversing a state ban on biological males who identify as females competing on girls’ sports teams. Read more here.
Maryland Judge Rules Guidelines About Student Gender Don’t Violate Parental Rights. A judge dismissed a complaint against Maryland’s Montgomery County school board by parents who alleged that the system’s student gender identity guidelines violated their constitutional rights. Read more here.
Australian Parents Battle to Protect Kids From Gender Ideology in Face of Prosecution Threats. Six months after a conversion therapy ban came into effect in the Australian state of Victoria, parents say they feel powerless to step in while their children are subjected to radical transgender ideology encouraged by elected officials. Read more here.
U.S. Congresswoman to Introduce Bill Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will introduce a new bill that would criminalize puberty blockers and “gender-changing surgery” on children. Read more here.
Yale Gender Program Said to Help ‘Gender-Expansive’ People Aged 3 to 25. In an online video, Yale Pediatric Gender Program Director Christy Olezeski noted that the program involves “working with gender-expansive” people aged 3 to 25, as well as their families. Read more here.
Japanese Court Rules on Parental Claims of Transgender-Identifying Person Who Froze Sperm Prior to ‘Transition.’ A biological male who “transitioned” to female cannot be a legal parent to a child conceived with sperm frozen prior to their “transition,” a Japanese court ruled. Read more here.
Judge Rules ADA Protects Transgender-Identifying People. Transgender-identifying people are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal court of appeals judge ruled. Read more here.
California DOE Advertises ‘Sex Change’ Operations to Students. The California Department of Education prepared a resource list intended for students, teachers, and families that included multiple clinics that offer “sex change” surgeries and other medical interventions for those who identify as transgender. Read more here.
AP Stylebook Clarifies When to Use ‘Pregnant People’ Instead of ‘Pregnant Women.’ Months after updating its style guide to include phrases such as “pregnant people” and “people seeking abortions,” the AP has attempted to clarify the context in which such phrases should be used. Read more here.
Canadian Govt to Provide Federal Employees With Coverage for ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ The Trudeau government has reached a deal with unions to add up to $75,000 in coverage for “gender-affirming care” to the Public Service Health Care Plan. Read more here.
Biden Admin Divided on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. As medical authorities worldwide warn against rushing gender-confused youth into puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, the U.S. is divided not only between state and federal governments but among the feds themselves. Read more here.
World Triathlon Policy Allows Men to Compete Against Women. Biological males who identify as female will be allowed to compete against women in international triathlon events under the new transgender policy issued by the discipline’s global governing body. Read more here.
Boston Children’s Hospital Under Fire Again for Having Gender Clinic Patients as Young as Two Years Old. A psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Multispecialty Clinic confirmed in a video that they see children as young as two years old to begin discussing development according to their gender identity with their parents. Read more here.
Infamous British Gender Clinic Will Be Sued by 1,000 Families. On the heels of the ordered closure of the Tavistock gender clinic in London, roughly 1,000 families will reportedly file a medical negligence lawsuit against the clinic. Read more here.
Florida Will Bar Medicaid Coverage for ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgeries, Hormones. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration finalized a rule which prohibits Medicaid coverage for various “gender reassignment” measures such as surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormones. Read more here.
Puberty Blocker Manufacturers Are Funding Gender Activist Doctors. Puberty blocker manufacturers are reportedly behind much of the push to normalize child “sex-change” attempts, funding doctors at pediatric transgender clinics and activist groups that promote the practice. Read more here.
California DOE Advocates Books Promoting Gender Ideology to Kindergartners. The California Department of Education’s recommended reading list promotes books for kindergartners about students “transitioning” genders. Read more here.
Parents of Transgender-Identifying Children Urge Alabama Court to Ensure Access to ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Parents of transgender-identifying children in Alabama filed a brief urging the state court of appeals to uphold an injunction that is currently blocking state officials from enforcing a law that criminalizes the providing of “gender-affirming healthcare” to minors. Read more here.
U.S. Pediatricians Privately Slam AAP for Pushing Puberty Blockers to Teens. Newly revealed documents show that pediatricians have slammed the American Academy of Pediatrics for pushing puberty-blocking drugs for teens who identify as a different gender. Read more here.
Boston Children’s Hospital Offering ‘Gender-Affirming Hysterectomies’ to Minors. Boston Children’s Hospital is offering “gender-affirming hysterectomies” to children, a procedure that is irreversible and will render the patient permanently unable to bear children. Read more here.
Gender Activists Call on Biden Admin to Update Title IX Rules to Support Transgender-Identifying Athletes. More than 50 organizations are calling on the Biden administration to release a Title IX athletics rule that allows student athletes to compete on sports teams that align with their gender identity. Read more here.
U.S. Teacher’s Union Promoted Method for Teachers to Help Kids Change Pronouns. The American Federation of Teachers promoted the use of a pronoun card on which students could specify their chosen pronouns and whether their parents should know about their pronouns. Read more here.
UK AG: Schools Forcing Transgenderism on Children Face Legal Reckoning. Schools in Britain that are forcing transgender policies onto their students are running the risk of being sued, the UK Attorney General has warned. Read more here.
San Diego Schools Train Teachers to ‘Break the Gender Binary.’ San Diego Unified School District in California is instructing teachers to “dismantle ‘heteronormativity’ and break the ‘gender binary’” in their classrooms, according to newly revealed training documents. Read more here.
FDA Puts Warning on Puberty Blockers. Puberty blockers earned a warning label from the Food and Drug Administration after six minors experienced severe symptoms. Read more here.
Judge Won’t Toss Lawsuit Against Utah Transgender Sports Law. A judge rejected the request of Utah officials to throw out a lawsuit challenging a state law requiring kids to compete in youth sports based on their biological sex. Read more here.
UK RCOG Issues Draft Guidance on ‘Chestfeeding.’ Draft guidance published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on healthcare provisions for transgender-identifying patients includes proposals on conceiving, childbirth, ‘chestfeeding,’ and hysterectomies. Read more here.
Virginia School District Moves to Restrict Bathroom, Locker Room Access for Transgender-Identifying Students. A policy under consideration in a central Virginia school district would require transgender-identifying students to obtain written permission from the school principal to use facilities like restrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. Read more here.
Campaigners Demand ‘Scottish Tavistock’ Be Shut Down. Campaigners are calling for the closure of NHS Scotland’s gender clinic for children following the announcement that the UK’s Tavistock gender clinic will close next year. Read more here.
Tennessee Private Girls School to Admit Boys Who Identify as Girls. A prestigious, formerly all-girls school outside Nashville, Tennessee has announced they will be accepting boys who identify as girls. Read more here.
Pennsylvania Parents Rip State’s Pronoun Guidance. Pennsylvania parents are speaking out against the state Department of Education’s new gender identity page, which lists “ne, ve, ze/zie and xe” as suggested alternative pronouns for students. Read more here.
Same-Sex Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Over Alleged Wrong-Sex Embryo Implant. The couple’s legal complaint, among other things, includes breach of contract, medical malpractice, negligence and fraudulent concealment because their hopes of having a son were hampered after a female embryo was wrongly implanted in their surrogate and they had a daughter instead of a son. Read more here.
ACLU, NEA Claim Children Are ‘Never’ Too Young to Undergo ‘Sex Change.’ A document put out by the ACLU and the National Education Association on gender policy in K-12 schools claims that students are “never” too young to “change” their sex. Read more here.
Oregon Mom Challenges State Law Requiring Tampons in Boys’ Bathrooms. An Oregon mom is challenging a state law requiring schools to provide free tampons in all bathrooms regardless of gender by 2023. Read more here.
Detransitioner Backs Florida Ban on Medicaid Funding for ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ A California teen who once identified as transgender spoke out in favor of a Florida rule blocking Medicaid funds from paying for “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
Biden Admin Spends Millions on ‘Transgender Programming’ for Inmates. The Department of Justice entered into a contract with a private company to develop a “transgender programming curriculum” to be used in prisons across the United States. Read more here.
OK Agencies Blame Bureaucracy for Including ‘Non-Binary’ Option for Pre-K Students. A pair of Oklahoma agencies are blaming bureaucratic oversight for the inclusion of a “non-binary” gender option for preschoolers looking to transfer schools. Read more here.
Church of England Claims ‘No Official Definition’ of Woman. The Church of England claimed in a recent statement that there is “no official definition” of a woman within the church. Read more here.
WI Court Upholds District Policy Preventing Staff From ‘Outing’ Gender Identity of Students. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Madison Metropolitan School District may continue enforcing its policy which prevents school officials from disclosing a student’s gender identity to their parents without the student’s permission. Read more here.
VA Teacher Training: Kids Don’t Need Permission to Change Names, Pronouns. A Virginia school district training told educators that students do not need permission from parents to change their name, pronouns or gender identity. Read more here.
Wisconsin Court Rules Against Transgender-Identifying Sex Offender. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a biological male who identifies as female cannot change his name because the law does not allow people on the sex offender registry to do so. Read more here.
Tribunal Rules UK Woman Was Discriminated Against Over Gender-Critical Beliefs. A researcher who lost her job after tweeting that transgender-identifying people could not change their biological sex has won her claim that she was unfairly discriminated against. Read more here.
CA Bars State-Funded Travel to Indiana Over Law Protecting Women’s Sports. The state of California has banned state-funded travel to Indiana over a law that bars biological male athletes from competing against women and girls. Read more here.
U.S. Army Training Says Soldiers Must Shower With Transgender-Identifying Persons of Opposite Sex. An Army training slide reportedly instructs soldiers to shower with transgender-identifying members of the opposite sex, even if they have not undergone a surgical transition. Read more here.
UK GP Suspended for Just Two Months After Endangering Gender-Confused Children. A UK general practitioner who ran an unlicensed gender clinic for children has been found guilty of “serious misconduct” but only suspended from practice for two months. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Athletes to Compete in ‘Open’ Category Under New British Triathlon Policy. British triathlon has banned biological males who identify as female from competing in the female category at the elite and grassroots levels, instead allowing them to participate in an “open” category. Read more here.
Rule Changes Allow Hundreds to Update Their Legal Gender in Nova Scotia. The government of Nova Scotia announced that residents can now change their legal gender on birth certificates, driver’s licenses, health cards and photo ID cards. Read more here.
Virginia School District Sued for ‘Moral Corruption of Children.’ Parents have filed a lawsuit against Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia for the district’s “moral corruption of children” through the promotion of radical gender ideology. Read more here.
Germany Unveils Plans for Simpler Legal Gender Change Process. The German government unveiled plans for a “self-determination” law to make it easier for transgender-identifying people to change their legal gender. Read more here.
Ohio Summer Camp Bunking Teens Based on Gender Identity. Camp Akita in Ohio is allowing teenagers to bunk with others based on their gender identity without notifying parents that their child may be rooming with someone of a different biological sex. Read more here.
U.S. Teacher’s Union to Vote on Rejecting Words ‘Mother’ and ‘Father.’ At their annual conference, members of the National Education Association will vote on a policy to replace the terms “mother” and “father” with “LGBTQIA+ inclusive” language. Read more here.
U.S. Private Schools Partner With Org That Promotes Radical Gender Ideology. The National Association of Independent Schools hosted a professional development conference in partnership with Gender Spectrum, which promotes radical gender ideology. Read more here.
Canada’s Public Broadcasting Service Promotes Biological Males in Women’s Sports to Kids. CBC Kids News released a video which supports athletes competing on teams according to their gender identity. Read more here.
Alabama Argues for Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors, Citing Dobbs Ruling. Alabama’s attorney general is defending the state’s ban on “gender-affirming care” for minors by citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Read more here.
Match.com Provides Over Two Dozen Gender Options. The popular online dating website Match.com lists over two dozen gender options, including “polygender,” “gender questioning,” “pangender,” and “neutrois.” Read more here.
Restrictions on Transgender-Identifying Athletes Violate Olympic Charter, Says FIMS Chief. Restrictions on transgender-identifying athletes do not respect the principles of the Olympic Charter, the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) president said. Read more here.
Guatemala Labeled Human Rights Abuser for Failing to Promote Transgender Ideology. Guatemala’s president accused the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of “extortion” after his nation was labeled a human rights abuser for failing to promote abortion and transgender ideology. Read more here.
French Judges to Decide Whether Biological Women Who Identify as Male Eligible for Artificial Insemination. The French Constitutional Council is expected to rule on whether a biological female who identifies as male will be eligible for artificial insemination. Read more here.
UK PM Backs Int’l Ban on Biological Men in Women’s Swimming Events. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has supported the decision of the International Swimming Federation to keep biological males out of women’s competitions. Read more here.
UK Royal College ‘Inclusivity Memo’ on Birth Sex Sparks Fury. UK midwives are denouncing claims by the Royal College of Midwives that they “assign” the sex of children at birth. Read more here.
Canadian Police Missing Person Poster Puts ID Politics Over Safety, Critics Say. Toronto Police are searching for a missing biological male who identifies as female, but critics say the use of a female name and pronouns is misleading and confusing to the public. Read more here.
Bill Could Make California a Sanctuary State for ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. A California legislative committee is considering a bill that would make California a sanctuary state for children seeking “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
Spain Moves Forward With Allowing Teens to Change Legal Gender. The Spanish Cabinet passed a draft bill that seeks approval from parliament to allow transgender-identifying people over age 16 to change their name and gender without requiring a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Read more here.
U.S. Senate Dems Block Proposal to Tell Military Parents If Their Children Want to ‘Transition.’ Senate Democrats recently voted down an amendment aimed at notifying parents at Department of Defense schools if their children want to “transition genders.” Read more here.
Poll: Increasing Number of Americans Believe Gender Cannot Be Different From Biological Sex. A new Pew Research survey found that 60 percent of Americans believe gender “is determined by their sex assigned at birth.” Read more here.
U.S. House Democrats Introduce ‘Transgender Bill of Rights.’ House Democrats introduced a bill to “protect and codify the rights of transgender and non-binary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.” Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Sound Off Against Biden’s Proposed Title IX Changes. Republican lawmakers are warning of the consequences that will result from President Biden’s proposal to include gender identity as a protected class under Title IX. Read more here.
Study: Transgender-Identifying Youth Nearly Doubled in U.S. The number of America’s young people identifying as transgender has almost doubled recently, with citizens ages 13 to 25 accounting for a disproportionate number of that population. Read more here.
California Lawsuit Claims Allowing Inmates to Choose Gender Puts Women at Risk of Sexual Abuse. A lawsuit challenging a California law that allows convicted criminals to choose their gender for prison housing claims that biological male inmates are halting hormone treatments to resume sex with female prisoners. Read more here.
Poland’s Leader Rejects Western Views on Transgender Issues. Poland’s conservative ruling party leader is pushing back against what he described as Western views on LGBTQ rights and gender ideology. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Contestant to Compete in Miss France 2023. The Miss Ile-de-Franc Committee announced that Andrea Furet, a biological male who identifies as female, will be one of the contestants competing for the title of Miss France 2023. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Skateboarder Beats Young Teenage Girl for Title. A 29-year-old biological male who identifies as female beat out a 13-year-old girl for first place in a New York City skateboarding tournament. Read more here.
British Man Suing Over ‘Sex Change’ Says ‘Avalanche’ of ‘Detransitioners’ Looms. A British man who intends to sue the National Health Service for greenlighting “sex-change surgery” while he battled mental illness has warned that many other “detransitioners” may take similar action in the future. Read more here.
Biden Officially Proposes Extending Title IX to Transgender-Identifying Students. The Biden administration officially proposed extending Title IX protections to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Read more here.
Czech Court Won’t Let ‘Non-Binary’ Person Change ID Number. The Czech Constitutional Court rejected a complaint filed by a biological male who identifies as “non-binary” and wanted to change their legal gender distinction. Read more here.
U.S. Congressmen Introduce ‘Protecting Minors From Medical Malpractice Act.’ Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Jim Banks are introducing legislation that would allow adults to sue doctors who performed “gender transition” procedures on them up to 30 years after they turn 18. Read more here.
Judge Rules Texas AG Can’t Intervene in ‘Puberty Blockers’ Lawsuit. A Dallas County judge has ruled that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has no authority to intervene in a lawsuit involving a Dallas hospital’s ability to provide “gender transition” services for youth. Read more here.
Int’l Rugby League Bans Biological Males From Women’s Sports. The International Rugby League has banned biological male athletes from participating in women’s sporting events. Read more here.
Indiana AG Pushes Enforcement of Law Banning Biological Males From Girls’ Sports. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a brief in federal court hoping to secure enforcement of a law banning biological males from girls’ sports teams in the state. Read more here.
World Athletics President Says They’ll Consider Transgender Restrictions. World Athletics, the international governing body which supervises events such as track and field, is considering restrictions to protect female athletes from competing against biological men. Read more here.
Whistleblower Alleges NHS Trust Awards Contracts Based on Stonewall Score. A major NHS trust is awarding contracts based on points for adopting Stonewall’s radical gender ideology, a whistleblower has reported. Read more here.
Int’l Swimming Federation Bans Some Biological Male Athletes From Women’s Competitions. The international swimming federation FINA announced a new policy to ban biological male athletes who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s competitions. Read more here.
U.S. DOJ to Spend $1M to Create Center for ‘Two-Spirit’ Youth. A branch of the U.S. Department of Justice plans to spend $1 million to create a National Resource Center for Justice-Involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Youth. Read more here.
Michigan Middle School Hides Student’s Gender Identity From Parents. A Michigan public school is hiding the gender identity of a student from his parents, directing teachers not to inform the student’s mother about his “transition.” Read more here.
FIFA Considers Dropping Testosterone Requirements for Transgender-Identifying Athletes. FIFA, the world’s largest soccer association, is considering a plan that would drop the measurement of testosterone among biological men who identify as women to participate in women’s soccer. Read more here.
U.S. Navy Issues Instructional Video on How to Use Correct Pronouns. The U.S. Navy has issued an instructional video on how to use the “right” pronouns and what to do after “misgendering” someone. Read more here.
Male Blood Donor in UK Required to State on Form If He’s Pregnant. A 66-year-old man in the UK who’s been donating blood for nearly 50 years was turned away from a clinic because he wouldn’t answer a new question that asks if the prospective blood donor is pregnant. Read more here.
New U.S. Guidelines Lower Minimum Age for Starting ‘Gender Transitions.’ A leading transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting “gender transition” treatment, including sex hormones and surgeries. Read more here.
Florida Gov Moves Ahead With Denying Medicaid Coverage for ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is moving forward with a proposal that would deny Medicaid coverage for “gender-affirming” treatments. Read more here.
VA Parents Angered as School Board Approves Suspensions for ‘Misgendering.’ Parents in Fairfax County, Virginia are upset after the local school board approved suspension as a potential punishment for students who “maliciously misgender” their classmates. Read more here.
Canadian Govt Formalizes Policy Allowing Biological Male Inmates to Serve Sentences in Women’s Prisons. The Correctional Service of Canada adopted a policy allowing biological males who identify as female to transfer into women’s correctional institutions. Read more here.
UK DfE Reviews Advice That ‘Erased Girls’ After Backlash. The UK Department for Education’s advice on free sanitary products for “students who menstruate” has been changed after a backlash from women. Read more here.
Biden Directs HHS to Expand Access to ‘Sex-Change’ Surgeries. President Biden will sign an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the ability of Americans who identify as transgender to obtain “sex-change” surgeries. Read more here.
Poll: Most Americans Opposed to Biological Men in Women’s Sports. A majority of Americans are opposed to biological males competing against females in high school, college, and professional sports, a recent poll found. Read more here.
Workers Complain Starbucks Is Trying to Take Away ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Starbucks employees across the United States are claiming that the restaurant chain is threatening to strip them of “gender-affirming health care” if they unionize. Read more here.
Scottish Expert Says People Should Be Allowed to Change Gender Multiple Times. Scots should be able to alter their legal sex unlimited times throughout their lives because some people repeatedly “change their minds” about whether they are male or female, an expert has said. Read more here.
Hundreds of Transgender-Identifying California Inmates Request Transfer to Women’s Facility. California’s prison population includes 1,115 biological males who say they identify as women, one-third of whom have requested transfers to women’s prisons. Read more here.
Minnesota Inmate Sues After Being Refused ‘Sex Reassignment Surgery.’ A Minnesota transgender-identifying inmate filed a lawsuit against the Department of Corrections in part because it is deferring “sex reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
English School Bans Skirts to Be ‘More Gender-Neutral.’ Tiverton High School in Devon, England is banning skirts and moving to a “trousers-only” uniform policy to be “more gender-neutral.” Read more here.
Program Providing ‘Gender-Affirming Gear’ to Expand in Nova Scotia. A program providing “gender-affirming gear” to people on Nova Scotia’s south shore has plans to expand after receiving new funding. Read more here.
Texas Judge Suspends Gov’s Order to Investigate Transgender Procedures. A Texas judge temporarily blocked Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that child protective services investigate medical providers or parents over “gender transition” treatments for minors. Read more here.
Families of Transgender-Identifying Kids Sue to Block Texas Investigations. Three families of transgender-identifying children in Texas have filed a lawsuit to try to block state investigations into them for alleged child abuse. Read more here.
Judge Rules Georgia County Can’t Deny Insurance for Transgender-Identifying Cop. A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s office in Georgia cannot deny insurance coverage to one of its officers for “gender reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
UK Civil Service Tells Staff There Are ‘More Than 100 Genders.’ An investigation has revealed that the UK Civil Service is promoting radical gender ideology to its staff, including telling them there are over 100 gender identities. Read more here.
Quebec Adopts Family Law Reform With Changes for ‘Non-Binary’ People. People who identify as “non-binary” will now be able to legally select an “X” gender designation on official documents provided by the Quebec government. Read more here.
Survey: Five Percent of Young Adult Americans Identify Differently Than Birth Gender. More than five percent of Americans under age 30 say they identify as transgender or “non-binary,” according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Read more here.
New Pronoun Policy Announced Affecting 64 New York Colleges. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that students at all 64 campuses of the State University of New York can now select “X” as a gender marker and have their chosen names appear on diplomas and campus profiles. Read more here.
U.S. Court Rules Against Employer That Denied Transgender Health Care Coverage. A federal court in Georgia has ruled against an employer that excluded “gender-affirming” medical care from health insurance coverage. Read more here.
Louisiana Gov Allows Transgender Sports Bill to Become Law. Biological males will not be allowed to compete on girls’ and women’s sports teams in Louisiana after the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act became law. Read more here.
UK NHS Drops ‘Women’ From Internet Guidance on Ovarian and Cervical Cancers. The NHS has removed the word “women” from its main online health advice for those being treated for cervical, womb and ovarian cancers. Read more here.
Judge Throws Out Award for Transgender-Identifying Student in Missouri. A judge has thrown out the jury award in a lawsuit filed by a biological female student in the Blue Springs School District who was denied access to male locker rooms and bathrooms. Read more here.
Parents, Teachers Sue to Stop Virginia School District’s Transgender Pronoun Policy. A group of parents and teachers have sued a Virginia school district over a policy requiring teachers to use the preferred pronouns of transgender-identifying students. Read more here.
Wisconsin School District Closes Title IX Case Against Boys Who Used Wrong Pronouns. The Wisconsin school district that opened a Title IX investigation against three middle-school boys accused of sexual harassment for using the wrong pronouns with another student has closed the case. Read more here.
Majority of Scottish Public Opposes Gender Self-ID Plans. According to a review of public comments on the matter, a majority of the Scottish public opposes the government’s plans to allow people to choose their own legal sex. Read more here.
NFL Team Adds Transgender-Identifying Cheerleader to Roster. A biological male cheerleader who identifies as female has been added to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers cheerleading squad. Read more here.
Florida Medicaid Deems ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Insufficiently Safe for Coverage. A new report from Florida Medicaid finds that hormones and surgical procedures used to treat gender dysphoria “do not conform” to generally accepted professional medical standards. Read more here.
Florida Gov Moves to Ban ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration has asked the Florida Board of Medicine to essentially ban “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
BBC Altered Alleged Rape Victim’s Account to Avoid ‘Misgendering’ Attacker. The British Broadcasting Company is under fire after staff complained that the news agency altered a rape victim’s quotes to avoid “misgendering” her attacker. Read more here.
South Dakota Gov Vows to Defend Girls’ Sports as Biden Threatens Funding for Schools. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem vowed to fight the Biden administration’s threats to defund lunch programs for schools that do not adopt the president’s interpretation of Title IX policies. Read more here.
Poll: Majority of Americans Believe Children Should Not Be Allowed to Choose Pronouns. A Harvard-Harris poll found that 59 percent of respondents said children should be referred to by their biologically correct pronouns. Read more here.
Report Alleges Rights of Transgender-Identifying Rapists Prioritized Over Victims in UK. The rights of transgender-identifying individuals accused and convicted of rape are being prioritized over female victims of sexual assault in the UK, a report has claimed. Read more here.
UK Doctor Suspended for Prescribing Hormones Without Properly Assessing Patients. A UK doctor has had his license suspended over allegations that he prescribed cross-sex hormones to patients without adequately assessing them beforehand. Read more here.
‘Transsexual’ Activist Slams Transgender Indoctrination of Children. A “transsexual” activist said in an interview that children are now facing inappropriate “indoctrination” from transgender activists. Read more here.
Detroit Tigers Donate Money for ‘Gender-Affirming Surgeries’ for Minors. Detroit Tiger fans who purchase tickets for “Pride Night” will have the option to support local groups which help provide “gender-affirming surgery” to minors. Read more here.
Hungarian Minister Says ‘Gender Madness’ Will Not Be Allowed in Schools. Hungary’s Minister of Justice has said that Western Europe has been gripped by “madness” on gender identity, but her country will not allow such ideas to be taught to children. Read more here.
Biden Threatens to Withhold School Lunch Funding Over Transgender Restrooms. The Biden administration will require schools that receive federal funding for lunches to enforce its ban on gender identity discrimination and let biological males into girls’ bathrooms. Read more here.
Montana Replaces ‘Gender’ Category on Birth Certificates With ‘Biological Sex.’ Montana’s Department of Health and Human Services announced it will replace “gender” on birth certificates with “biological sex.” Read more here.
Ohio District’s Guidelines Instruct Teachers to Socially ‘Transition’ Students Without Parental Consent. Recently developed K-12 transgender guidelines in one Ohio school district instruct teachers to begin the social “transitioning” of “non-gender conforming” students without parental consent. Read more here.
Backlash Prompts State Farm to End Program Donating Gender Identity Books to Schools. Insurance company State Farm is discontinuing its support for the GenderCool Project amid backlash following reports that the company was donating books about transgender issues to schools. Read more here.
Indiana Legislature Overrides Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. The Indiana Legislature voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that bans biological males from participating in girls’ sports in K-12 schools. Read more here.
Oklahoma Gov Signs Law Requiring Students Use Bathrooms According to Biological Sex. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a measure that requires students in public schools to use bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex. Read more here.
U.S. Ed Secretary Refuses to Say If Schools Should Tell Parents About Gender ‘Transitions.’ U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona refused to say during congressional testimony that parents should be informed if their child is undergoing a gender “transition” at school. Read more here.
Gender-Neutral Designation Will Soon Be Available for New York Residents. New York residents will soon have the option to select a gender-neutral gender marker on their driver’s licenses, birth certificates or other identification documents. Read more here.
UK NHS Creates New Service Offering FTM Surgery for Free. A leading hospital in London, England has been commissioned by the country’s health service to provide “female-to-male surgery” at no cost to patients with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
San Francisco Proposes Budget to End Homelessness for Transgender-Identifying People. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a plan to end homelessness for transgender-identifying individuals in five years. Read more here.
Transgender Activists Urge Scottish Govt to Lower Age for Gender Self-Identification. The Scottish Trans Alliance has called on the government to allow children under age 16 to change their legal sex by self-identification. Read more here.
U.S. Congressmen Submit Bill to Define the Word ‘Woman.’ Republicans in Congress have introduced a bill to define what a woman is, noting that establishing a standard for identifying people on the basis of their sex is crucial to societal stability. Read more here.
Biological Female Identifying as Male Convicted of Assault in UK for Using Prosthetic Device During Sex. A biological female who identifies as male was convicted of assault by penetration for having sexual relationships with three women who did not know a prosthetic device was being used. Read more here.
Mattel Releases First ‘Transgender’ Barbie. Mattel’s latest Tribute Collection Barbie doll is the first to be modeled after a transgender-identifying person. Read more here.
State Farm Launches Program to Distribute LGBTQ Books to Children. Insurance company State Farm has launched a program that would enlist hundreds of staff volunteers across the U.S. to distribute LGBTQ-themed books to teachers, community centers, and libraries. Read more here.
Canadian Children Given Puberty Blockers Prior to Seeing a Doctor. A new directive from the Children’s Hospital in London, Ontario instructs doctors that, due to high demand, puberty blockers may be prescribed to children prior to even being seen by a doctor. Read more here.
Biological Male Trounces Female Competitors in Australian Surfing Contest. Surfer Sasha Jane Lowerson, a biological male who identifies as female, recently defeated female competitors by a large margin at a competition in Australia. Read more here.
Male Murder Suspect ‘Transitions’ to Female in NYC Jail. A biological male suspected of murder who was previously accused of sexually molesting a child has “transitioned” to female while being held at Rikers Island jail in New York City. Read more here.
Ontario Hospital Will Only Ask About Biological Sex When ‘Relevant,’ Following Complaints. Staff at the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada will only ask patients who identify as transgender about their biological sex when it’s relevant to the care they’re seeking. Read more here.
UK MPs to Debate ‘Non-Binary’ Gender Petition After Thousands Sign. The UK government will debate whether to make “non-binary” an officially recognized gender after 140,000 people signed a petition calling for the recognition. Read more here.
Female UK Student Leaves School After Being Harassed for Questioning Transgender Ideology. An 18-year-old female student in the UK has left school after reportedly being harassed and bullied for questioning transgender ideology. Read more here.
Gender-Neutral Restrooms Near UK Children’s Play Area Raise Safety Concerns. Local residents have criticized Brentwood Borough Council for forcing boys and girls to share the same restroom facilities in a £7 million upgrade at a local park. Read more here.
South Carolina Bans Biological Males From Women’s Sports. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed legislation which requires that students participate in sports that align with the biological sex on their birth certificate. Read more here.
Philadelphia Schools Urged Teachers to Attend Sexually Explicit Transgender Conference. Philadelphia teachers were encouraged to attend a conference that featured X-rated workshops by LGBT activists. Read more here.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Tennessee Bathroom Signage Law. A federal judge struck down Tennessee’s law requiring businesses to post special signs if they allow transgender-identifying people to use the bathroom of their choice. Read more here.
Judge Orders Indiana School to Allow Female Student to Use Boys’ Bathroom. A federal judge who previously ruled that an Indiana middle school must allow a female student who identifies as transgender to use the boys’ restroom rejected a request from the school district to delay enforcement of her earlier ruling while the district appeals the decision. Read more here.
Biological Males Should Not Compete Against Women, World Swim Coach Group Declares. The World Swimming Coaches Association released a report which states that biological males cannot take part in competitive women’s swimming without ruining the sport. Read more here.
Poll: Most U.S. Voters Oppose ‘Sex-Change’ Surgeries for Children. A new poll shows that most Americans oppose “sex-change” operations for minors, but many are afraid to speak about the issue due to fear of retribution. Read more here.
Judge Blocks Alabama Law Criminalizing Puberty Blockers for Youth. A federal judge blocked a new Alabama law that had made it a felony for doctors to prescribe puberty blockers and hormone treatments to minors. Read more here.
Judge Rules Kansas School Can’t Ban Teachers From Discussing Student Gender Identity With Parents. A federal judge is blocking a Kansas public school’s policy preventing teachers from revealing a student’s gender identity to their parents. Read more here.
UK Psychologist Reports Over Half of Child Patients Are Gender Confused. A top clinical psychologist in the UK has reported that over half of her patients are claiming to be the opposite sex. Read more here.
Poll: Americans Increasingly Believe Acceptance of Gender Identity Has Gone Too Far. A new poll shows that thirty-three percent of Americans say society has gone too far in accepting transgender identities. Read more here.
Court Allows TX Family Services Dept to Pursue Transgender Child Abuse Probes. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the state can proceed with investigating the parents of transgender-identifying children for child abuse. Read more here.
Claim That All Agree on ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Is Refuted by ‘Doctors in Hiding.’ Multiple doctors have pushed back against a Biden administration official’s recent assertion that “there is no argument” about “gender-affirming care” among medical professionals. Read more here.
CA District to Probe Students on How Often They Hang Out With People of ‘Different Gender Identities.’ California’s Unified Poway District plans to probe students from 6th-12th grade on how much time they spend with students of different gender identities. Read more here.
New San Diego Ordinance Changes the Definition of ‘Woman.’ The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted a new definition of “woman” that would reportedly allow biological males identifying as females to be included as women in jails and shelters. Read more here.
UK Govt: Boat Migrants Claiming to Be Transgender Could Avoid Being Sent to Rwanda. The UK Home Office has hinted that illegal boat migrants who claim to identify as transgender could avoid being sent to Rwanda for processing. Read more here.
Wisconsin Eighth-Graders Accused of Using Incorrect Pronouns. A Wisconsin-based law firm is asking the Kiel Area School District to drop the complaints against three eighth-grade students who are accused of calling a classmate by the wrong pronouns. Read more here.
Calvin Klein Includes Pregnant ‘Transgender Man’ in Ad Campaign. A Mother’s Day ad campaign from Calvin Klein pushed the narrative that men can get pregnant by featuring a pregnant biological female who identifies as male. Read more here.
Teachers Say ‘No’ to Parent Requests on Pronouns. A group of elementary school teachers revealed in a virtual panel that they would say “no” if a parent asked them to refer to their student by pronouns that align with their biological sex. Read more here.
Indian Surgeon Plans to Transplant Womb Into Biological Male. A surgeon in India will attempt to transplant a womb into a biological male who identifies as female with the goal of making the patient pregnant. Read more here.
Colorado Mom Says Daughter Was Told to Consider Being Transgender at ‘Art Club.’ A Colorado sixth grader was told to consider declaring herself transgender while attending what she thought was an after-school art club meeting, according to her mother. Read more here.
Kansas Teacher Suspended for Not Using Preferred Pronouns Secures Temporary Court Order. A federal judge has granted a temporary order in the case of a Kansas teacher suing her school district over policies requiring teachers to use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender-identifying students. Read more here.
Marvel Promotes Exec Who Promised More Transgender-Identifying Characters. Marvel Studios has promoted Victoria Alonso, a woman who previously promised to lobby for more transgender-identifying characters in Marvel superhero films. Read more here.
Detransitioner Warns of Internet Influences on Young People. A woman who took cross-sex hormones in an attempt to live as a man has spoken about how the internet can influence teenagers to believe they are the opposite sex. Read more here.
Landmark UK Puberty Blockers Ruling Will Not Be Challenged at Supreme Court. A landmark ruling allowing children to take puberty blockers without parental consent will not reach Britain’s highest court after judges stepped in to kill a final appeal. Read more here.
Target to Sell ‘Breast Binders’ and ‘Packing Underwear’ as Part of ‘Pride Month’ Collection. Target will be selling “breast binders” and “packing underwear” as part of its latest clothing collection just ahead of “Pride month” in June. Read more here.
Alabama Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children Takes Effect. An Alabama law making it a felony to provide puberty blockers or perform “gender transition” surgery on minors has taken effect. Read more here.
PA Middle School Reportedly Tries to Conceal Student’s Gender Preferences From Parents. A middle school in Pennsylvania reportedly has been encouraging teachers to conceal a student’s preferred pronouns and gender preference from the student’s parents. Read more here.
Norfolk Police Issues Radical LGBT Guide on ‘37 Gender and Sexual Identities.’ The Norfolk Constabulary in England has been criticized for issuing a guide on radical gender ideology to its staff to inform their contact with the public. Read more here.
AP Style Guide Adds Phrase ‘Pregnant People.’ The AP Style Guide recently made an update to its inclusive language protocols, adding the phrase “pregnant people” to cover women who identify as another gender. Read more here.
Medical Textbook Removes Gender Dysphoria Definition. The world’s bestselling medical textbook removed the definition of gender dysphoria from its website after the Florida Department of Health cited it in recent guidance advising against “gender-affirming care” for children. Read more here.
Biden Admin Prescribes Use of Singular ‘They’ in ‘Gender-Inclusive’ Policy. A division of the U.S. Labor Department is telling employees to use the words “they,” “them,” and “their” to describe individuals as part of a “Gender-Inclusive Language Policy.” Read more here.
UK Govt Tells Police to Ignore Gender Identity When Recording Crime Statistics. Police must record the legal sex for crime victims and suspects rather than their self-declared gender identity, the UK Home Office has said. Read more here.
U.S. Democrats Scrub Abortion Bill Language Saying Men Can Get Pregnant. The latest version of a bill which would effectively make abortion a statutory right has scrubbed references to transgender and non-binary people’s pregnancies. Read more here.
UK Education Secretary Wants Parents Informed If Students Show Gender Confusion. UK Education Secretary Nadim Zahawi told the Education Select Committee that parents must be informed if their child identifies as transgender at school. Read more here.
Biden Official Defends ‘Sex-Change’ Surgeries for Children. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended irreversible “sex-change” surgeries for children who identify as transgender during a Senate hearing. Read more here.
Oregon Forces All Schools to Put ‘Menstrual Products’ in Boys’ Bathrooms. Every public school in Oregon will soon be required to provide tampons and other feminine products in boys’ bathrooms with “instructions on how to use” them. Read more here.
Georgia High School Assoc Approves Transgender Sports Ban. The Georgia High School Association voted to require student athletes to play on teams determined by their biological sex rather than their gender identity. Read more here.
Wisconsin Lawmaker Blasted for Calling Women ‘Birthing Bodies.’ Wisconsin State Rep. Francesca Hong has come under fire for calling women “birthing bodies” while discussing news on the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade. Read more here.
Florida Gov Supports Ban on Child ‘Sex-Change’ Operations. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in an interview that he would support banning child “sex-change” operations in Florida. Read more here.
Surgeon Admits Children Who Undergo ‘Transition’ Before Puberty Never Attain Sexual Satisfaction. Surgeon Dr. Marci Bowers admitted in a recent speech that children who undergo “gender transition” before puberty will never have adult sexual function. Read more here.
DOJ Files Complaint Against Alabama Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it is filing a complaint against Alabama’s new law banning “gender-affirming care” for minors. Read more here.
Mom Suing School Over Child’s ‘Gender Transition’ Issues Warning to Parents Across U.S. A Florida mother suing her daughter’s school for secretly encouraging her “gender transition” has warned parents across the country that their children could be next. Read more here.
U.S. Official Says All Pediatricians Agree on Importance of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children. Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine claimed during a recent interview that “there is no argument” about “gender-affirming care” among pediatricians. Read more here.
UK NGO Tells Biological Males to Call Police If Asked to Leave Women’s Restroom. Mermaids, a UK organization focused on transgenderism among young people, has suggested that individuals who identify as the opposite sex should call the police if they are asked to leave a single-sex location. Read more here.
Biden Admin Releases Report Promoting Transgenderism Abroad. The Biden administration released a report championing its commitment to “inclusive democracy” and highlighting its efforts to promote transgenderism worldwide. Read more here.
Over 100K People Identify as Transgender in Canada, 2021 Census Shows. Census data in Canada revealed that 0.33 percent of residents identify as a gender that differs from their biological sex. Read more here.
Kansas Lawmaker Denounces Biological Males Using Women’s Restrooms. A state lawmaker in Kansas said in an email exchange that she does not “appreciate” sharing a restroom with one of her biologically male colleagues who identifies as female. Read more here.
Scottish Doctors Speak Out Amid Pressure to ‘Affirm’ Gender Identity in Children. Doctors in Scotland have raised concerns over the consequences for doctors who will not “affirm” children who claim to be the opposite sex. Read more here.
Kansas Lawmakers Fail to Override Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. The Kansas House failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill banning the participation of biological male athletes in women’s sports. Read more here.
American Academy of Pediatrics Targets Kids With Radical Gender Ideology Puberty Guide. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a puberty guide for children aged 9-13 which includes chapters on radical gender ideology. Read more here.
TN Gov Signs Law Penalizing Schools That Allow Sports Participation Based on Gender Identity. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill which punishes schools that allow athletes to compete on a team that does not align with their biological sex. Read more here.
Oklahoma Becomes First State to Ban ‘Non-Binary’ Identification on Birth Certificates. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill banning “non-binary” identification on government-issued documents. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying NY Inmate Sentenced for Raping a Female Prisoner. A biological male inmate at New York’s Rikers Island has been sentenced to seven years for raping a female prisoner. Read more here.
Science Teacher Tells U.S. Ed Dept Students Should Be Taught Men Can Have Eggs. A transgender-identifying high school science teacher declared on a conference call that included a U.S. Department of Education senior adviser that students should be taught that “not all egg producers are women.” Read more here.
Spanish Council of the Judiciary Warns Against Current Transgender Law. The Spanish General Council of the Judiciary’s report on the transgender and LGTBI draft law warns of the legal and social dangers of the text presented by the government. Read more here.
UK Health Sec Believes Child Gender Treatment System Is ‘Failing Children.’ UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid is set to launch a review into gender treatment for minors as he believes the current system is “failing children.” Read more here.
Canadian University Offers Tenure Track Only for Women, Non-Binary Persons. The University of Waterloo in Ontario is advertising a research position exclusively for “qualified individuals who self-identify as women, transgender, non-binary, or two-spirit.” Read more here.
Judge Pauses Montana’s Enforcement of Birth Certificate Gender Law. A state judge has ruled that Montana must pause enforcement of a law requiring residents to provide proof of a surgical “sex-change procedure” in order to modify the sex designation on their birth certificate. Read more here.
UK University Displays Poster Warning Women Not to ‘Challenge’ Biological Males in Bathroom. England’s Plymouth University has displayed posters warning women not to “challenge” transgender-identifying individuals using the “wrong” bathroom. Read more here.
Female Suspects in UK Can Be Strip-Searched by Male Officers Who ‘Identify as Women.’ Recent guidance released by the National Police Chief’s Council allows male officers who identify as female to strip-search women in custody. Read more here.
U.S. House Members Send Letter to Biden Admin Over Men in Women’s Sports. A group of 22 Republican House leaders sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging him to stop biological males from being eligible to compete in women’s sports at the collegiate level. Read more here.
Oklahoma Bill That Limits Birth Certificate Gender Options Heads to Gov’s Desk. A bill that limits Oklahoma birth certificate gender options to male or female only is headed to Gov. Kevin Stitt to sign into law. Read more here.
Judge Orders U.S. BOP to Find Surgeon for Inmate’s ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery. A federal judge in Illinois ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Prisons must immediately find a qualified surgeon so that a prisoner can receive “gender-affirming” surgery. Read more here.
Biden Admin Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming’ Health Care for Minors. The Biden administration’s Office of Population Affairs has posted guidance focusing specifically on “gender-affirming care” for minors, calling it a “supportive form of healthcare.” Read more here.
Florida Health Dept Issues Guidance Against ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care for Minors. The Florida Department of Health issued guidance against “gender-affirming” care for children, warning that such procedures present an unacceptably high risk. Read more here.
Kansas Gov Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill banning biological males from women’s sports and another protecting parents’ rights in education. Read more here.
Oklahoma School Board Defies State Pressure Over Transgender Bathroom Rule. An Oklahoma school board said it will not rescind a 7-year-old policy allowing bathroom use based on gender identity unless forced to by the state government. Read more here.
Teens Who Regret ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care Reportedly Ignored by Biden Admin. A recent report argued that transgender-identifying teens speaking out against “gender-affirming” care were “going unheard” by President Biden’s administration. Read more here.
Northern Territory Teachers Encouraged to Use Gender-Neutral Terms. In draft guidelines on gender identity from the Northern Territory’s Education Department, a variety of steps would be taken to accommodate those who are “questioning” their gender. Read more here.
MA Parents Sue School, Say Officials Encouraged Children to Use New Names and Pronouns. Massachusetts parents are taking their children’s school to court, alleging teachers encouraged their children to change their pronouns and names without the parents’ knowledge. Read more here.
Ohio University to Pay Damages After Punishing Professor in Preferred Pronoun Controversy. Shawnee State University in Ohio will pay $400,000 in damages and attorney fees after punishing a professor for declining a male student’s demand to be referred to as a female. Read more here.
Latest iPhone Update Launches ‘Pregnant Man’ Emoji for All Users. A recent software update for Apple’s iPhones includes a “pregnant man” emoji, as well as other gender-neutral cartoons. Read more here.
Kentucky Legislature Overrides Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. The Kentucky legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill to prevent biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Read more here.
Psychologist Admits Spike in Transgender-Identifying Kids Is Alarming. A psychologist who personally identifies as transgender has admitted that the surge in children who identify as their opposite sex is alarming. Read more here.
Op-Ed Describing Regrets of ‘Sex Reassignment’ Surgery Draws Strong Reactions. A biological male who identifies as female and had “sex reassignment” surgery as a teenager has written an op-ed expressing regret about the consequences of the procedure. Read more here.
UK Equalities Watchdog Backs Single-Sex Spaces. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has clarified that men who identify as women can legitimately be excluded from female-only spaces in the UK. Read more here.
Two Female Inmates Pregnant by Transgender-Identifying Inmate at Women’s Prison. Two female inmates at a women’s prison in New Jersey became pregnant after having sex with a biological male inmate who identifies as female. Read more here.
Pennsylvania House Passes Transgender Sports Bill. The Pennsylvania House passed a measure which requires that participation in school sports be based on biological sex. Read more here.
NJ Tells Schools They Can Hide Student Gender Identities From Parents. The New Jersey education department’s official guidance on gender identity states that “a school district shall accept a student’s asserted gender identity; parental consent is not required.” Read more here.
Disney Helps Employees and Their Children ‘Transition’ Genders. The Walt Disney Co. is assisting employees and their children with “sex change” and “gender affirmation” procedures through the company’s benefits program, an internal video suggests. Read more here.
Families, Doctors Sue Over Alabama Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care for Minors. Families and doctors are suing the state of Alabama after the governor signed a bill banning “gender-affirming” care for minors. Read more here.
Tennessee Passes Bill Reinforcing Transgender Sports Law. The Tennessee legislature passed a bill that would withhold funds from any public school that failed to base sports participation on biological sex. Read more here.
Female Swimmers Demand Action from NCAA to Protect Women’s Swimming. A group of almost 40 retired swimmers, including Olympians and NCAA champions, wrote a letter to the NCAA expressing deep concerns about the state of women’s swimming. Read more here.
Alabama Gov Signs Law Banning ‘Gender-Affirming’ Medication for Minors. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that bans the prescribing of “gender-affirming” medication for transgender-identifying youth. Read more here.
Alabama Lawmakers Pass Ban on ‘Gender-Affirming’ Medication for Minors. Alabama lawmakers approved legislation to ban “gender-affirming” medications for youth, as well as a separate gender identity measure regarding bathrooms and classroom instruction. Read more here.
Disney, Other Networks to Air PSA Featuring Transgender-Identifying Child. The Walt Disney Company and three other networks will reportedly air a new public service announcement from GLAAD that will feature a transgender-identifying teen calling for support for LGBT minors. Read more here.
U.S. Journalist Slams Transgender Push at Child’s School. Journalist Megyn Kelly slammed the transgender push on her third-grade son at his former private school, saying “it’s like they are trying to recruit” at schools. Read more here.
EU Report Deletes Mention of ‘Men’ and ‘Women.’ A European Union report about the gender pay gap is reportedly excising the words “man” and “woman” and replacing the word “sex” with “gender.” Read more here.
UK PM Says Biological Males Should Not Compete in Women’s Sports. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that biological males should not compete in female sports in comments he admitted could be seen as “controversial.” Read more here.
SC House Passes Transgender Sports Bill. The South Carolina House passed a bill that would bar biological male students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools. Read more here.
UK EHRC Rules Some Single-Sex Spaces May Be Protected. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission announced that organizations such as hospitals and retailers are allowed to maintain single-sex areas limited to either biological males or females, as long as the “reasons are justified and proportionate.” Read more here.
Kentucky Gov Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would bar biological males from participating in school sports for women and girls from sixth grade through college. Read more here.
Biden’s DOJ Warns State AGs That Feds Back Right to ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children. Biden’s Department of Justice is warning state Attorneys General that it will go after what it considers discrimination if “transgender youth” are denied so-called “gender-affirming care.” Read more here.
UK Doctors to Be Paid for Putting People on ‘Sex Change’ Hormones. Family doctors in Britain will be paid by the government when they provide hormone-altering drugs to transgender-identifying patients, reportedly to assist with the heavy patient load at gender clinics. Read more here.
Kansas Legislature Passes Transgender Sports Bill. The Kansas legislature passed a bill that would keep males who identify as females from playing in women’s and girls’ sports, though the governor is expected to veto the bill. Read more here.
UK Women Whose Husbands Want to ‘Transition’ Will Keep Veto Authority. Women whose husbands want to “change” genders will retain the right to veto their partner’s “transition,” so they are not trapped in same-sex marriages, UK Minister Liz Truss has pledged. Read more here.
No Official Gender Change Without Surgery, Czech Court Rules. The Czech Constitutional Court ruled that transgender-identifying people will not be allowed to officially change their legal gender without undergoing an operation. Read more here.
Biological Male Cyclist Removed From UK Women’s Championship After Competitors Threaten Boycott. A biological male cyclist who identifies as female was barred from competing in a British women’s championship race following threats of a boycott by female competitors. Read more here.
White House Endorses ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care for Kids, Teens. Surgeries, hormone treatment, and affirmations are “crucial” for the health of kids and teens who identify as transgender and nonbinary, President Biden’s administration said. Read more here.
Biden Admin Will Soon Reinterpret Title IX to Strike Down Transgender Sports Laws. The U.S. Department of Education is reportedly writing new rules that would make discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity illegal under Title IX. Read more here.
U.S. Passports to Start Including ‘X’ as Gender Option in April. The State Department announced Americans applying for a passport will be allowed to choose “X” as a gender option starting April 11. Read more here.
Arizona Gov Signs Bills on Transgender Issues. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed bills prohibiting minors from undergoing “gender-affirming” surgery and barring biological male athletes from playing girls’ sports. Read more here.
CT School Nurse Suspended Over Post About Gender Identities Being Hidden From Parents. A Connecticut school nurse was placed on administrative leave after writing a Facebook post that said school staff was helping students to keep their gender identities a secret from parents. Read more here.
TSA Implementing Gender-Neutral Screening Process at Checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration announced that it has created new gender-neutral screening standards to “advance civil rights” at TSA checkpoints. Read more here.
NSW Genderless Birth Certificates Slammed by MP. New South Wales MP Mark Latham has criticized new birth certificates that don’t record a baby’s gender as “virtue signaling” and a “waste of time and money.” Read more here.
U.S. Federal Agency Flies Transgender ‘Pride’ Flag. The Department of Health and Human Services became the first federal agency to fly the transgender “pride” flag and issued a statement of support for the transgender activist agenda. Read more here.
B.C. Removes ‘Outdated Gendered Language’ From Official Gov’t Regulations. The government of British Columbia has announced it will be removing all references to a person’s sex in their official regulations. Read more here.
Disney to Remove Gendered Language From Theme Parks. Disney is scrubbing the use of “ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from its theme parks to make them “more welcoming,” a company executive announced. Read more here.
Texas AG Investigating Whether Pharma Companies Deceptively Advertised Puberty-Blocking Drugs. The attorney general of Texas is demanding documents from the manufacturers of puberty-blocking drugs as part of an investigation probing whether they have engaged in practices that violate state law. Read more here.
Oklahoma Gov Signs Transgender Sports Bill. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill banning biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports. Read more here.
Proposed CA City Program Guarantees Income for Transgender-Identifying Residents. The Palm Springs City Council unanimously voted to begin funding a guaranteed income program for transgender-identifying and “non-binary” residents. Read more here.
BBC Corrects Article Calling Women ‘Assigned Female at Birth.’ The British Broadcasting Corporation has edited an article referring to women as people “assigned female at birth” instead of “women” after a slew of complaints. Read more here.
Olympians, Coaches, Swimmers Demand NCAA Protect Women Athletes. A slew of Olympians, coaches, and swimmers are calling on the NCAA to “protect our women athletes” and “rectify” the situation it created by allowing a biological man to compete with women. Read more here.
UK Lawmaker Comes Out as First Transgender-Identifying Member of Parliament. A UK lawmaker announced his plan to change his gender identity and become Britain’s first openly transgender-identifying MP. Read more here.
NHS Trusts Ask Men If They Are Pregnant Before Having Scans. Some UK hospital trusts are reportedly asking men if they are pregnant before undergoing medical imaging. Read more here.
Tennessee Lawmakers Consider Penalties for Violating Transgender Sports Law. Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill which would withhold a portion of state funds from districts that fail to determine a student’s biological sex for participation in sports. Read more here.
Indiana Legislature May Override Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. After Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill that would have prevented biological males from competing in women’s sports in schools, multiple lawmakers vowed to override the action. Read more here.
Stanford Redefines Parents in Birth Study. Stanford University’s School of Medicine released the results of a study of 1.5 million pregnant women, including 2,572 lesbian couples, and found that “mother pairs” had more medical problems than “mixed-gender” couples. Read more here.
First Openly Transgender-Identifying Judge Appointed in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed a biological male who identifies as female to serve as a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court. Read more here.
Utah Legislature Overrides Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. Lawmakers in Utah pushed through a ban on biological male athletes playing on girls’ teams, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws. Read more here.
UK School Tells Pupils There Are 64 Genders. One of the UK’s most expensive private schools is reportedly teaching students there are 64 genders. Read more here.
Arizona Legislature Passes Multiple Bills on Transgender Issues. Arizona passed bills banning transgender-identifying athletes from competing in women’s sports and minors from undergoing “gender transition” surgery. Read more here.
UK PM: Biology Is ‘Overwhelmingly Important’ in Transgender Issue. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson weighed in on the debate about transgenderism in his country, saying that “the basic facts of biology remain overwhelmingly important” in conversations about the issue. Read more here.
Kentucky Sends Transgender Sports Bill to Governor’s Desk. Senators in Kentucky passed a bill seeking to prevent biological males from playing on women’s sports teams, sending the legislation to the governor’s desk for final approval. Read more here.
Oklahoma Senate Passes Transgender Sports Bill. The Oklahoma Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that prevents biological males from playing on female sports teams. Read more here.
UK Online Platform for Gender Recognition Certificates Will Be Live This Summer. A streamlined online system for people to apply for Gender Recognition Certificates based on their “acquired gender” will be live this summer, a government minister has said. Read more here.
UK Taxpayer-Funded Booklet Promoting Prostitution to Pay for ‘Sex Swaps’ Withdrawn. A booklet, partially funded by taxpayers, has been withdrawn after it was slammed for promoting prostitution to women as a way to pay for so-called “sex change” procedures. Read more here.
NCAA Ignores Outcry From Female Swimmers Over Biological Men in Women’s Sports. The NCAA is apparently ignoring national outcry over the inclusion of a biological male athlete in women’s swimming despite concerns from swimmers, parents, and the public. Read more here.
Texas Court Reinstates Injunction Blocking Investigation of Parents Who Provide ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatment to Minors. A Texas appeals court reinstated a temporary injunction prohibiting the state from investigating parents who provide so-called “gender-affirming” treatment to minors. Read more here.
Utah Gov Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a ban on biological males playing girls’ sports, after which legislative leadership quickly called a veto override session. Read more here.
SCOTUS Nominee Can’t Define the Word ‘Woman.’ U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was sharply criticized after she couldn’t define the word “woman” during her Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings. Read more here.
Commonwealth Games Allowing Biological Men to Compete in Women’s Cycling. The UK’s Commonwealth Games will reportedly allow biological male cyclists to compete for women’s medals. Read more here.
UK NHS Waiting List for Children Seeking ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatment Stands at 5,500. There are reportedly about 5,500 children on a waiting list for treatment at the Tavistock and Portman Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service in London. Read more here.
California School District Trained Staff to Use Preferred Pronouns, Names. The Los Angeles Unified School District required its staff to participate in “socioemotional learning” training that involved educators agreeing to use students’ preferred names and pronouns. Read more here.
TX Doctor Sues After Children’s Hospital Halts Cross-Sex Hormones, ‘Puberty Blockers.’ A doctor is suing the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center after her clinic was ordered to stop giving cross-sex hormones and so-called “puberty-blocking” drugs to children with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Indiana Gov Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill banning biological males from participating in girls’ K-12 school sports. Read more here.
U.S. Women’s Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Over Transgender-Identifying Swimmer. Concerned Women for America filed a formal civil rights complaint against the University of Pennsylvania, contending the school is violating Title IX requirements designed to protect the rights of female student athletes. Read more here.
Scotland Census Allows Parents to Self-ID Child’s Sex. Parents in Scotland were told that the sex recorded on the census for young dependents, including toddlers, does not have to match their birth certificate. Read more here.
Virginia Tech Swimmer Calls on NCAA to Change Transgender Policy. A Virginia Tech swimmer who narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming Championships has criticized the athletic association over its eligibility requirements for transgender-identifying athletes. Read more here.
BYU ‘Y’ Lit in Colors of Transgender ‘Pride’ Flag. LGBT students and others lit Brigham Young University’s “Y” in pink, blue and white to show support for transgender-identifying people in Utah and nationwide. Read more here.
Leading U.S. Children’s Hospital Offers Advice for Boys to ‘Tuck’ Genitals. Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon boasts a “Gender Clinic” which offers advice for the “safe tucking” of a boy’s genitals, as well as a referral to a “sex-positive shop” in Portland. Read more here.
British Hospital Allegedly Denied Rape Claim Because Perpetrator Identified as Transgender. In a speech to the House of Lords, a British politician alleged that a hospital denied a female patient’s claim that she had been raped because the attacker identified as transgender. Read more here.
California Mom Whose Daughter Committed Suicide After ‘Transitioning’ Blames School. A California mother whose teenage daughter committed suicide is blaming the girl’s high school for encouraging her daughter to identify as male and run away from home. Read more here.
Civil Rights Groups Ask Texas Court to Stop State Investigations of ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care for Minors. Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union are seeking an emergency order from the Texas Third Court of Appeals to ensure families seeking “gender-affirming” care for their children won’t be investigated. Read more here.
Kentucky Transgender Sports Bill Heads to Senate for Final Vote. Kentucky House lawmakers advanced a bill requiring women’s sports participation be based on biological sex, sending the legislation back to the Senate for a final vote. Read more here.
Biological Male Swimmer Annihilates Female Competitors in NCAA Race. A biological male swimmer who identifies as female won the NCAA Women’s 500-yard freestyle race by over 1.5 seconds. Read more here.
UK Women’s Groups Claim Exclusion From NHS Review Into Mixed-Gender Hospital Wards. Women’s groups claim they have been excluded from a “flawed” NHS review into whether patients should be able to self-identify their gender in hospital wards. Read more here.
Idaho Senate Kills Bill Prohibiting ‘Gender Reassignment’ for Minors. Leaders in the Idaho Senate killed a bill prohibiting “gender reassignment” surgeries and “gender-affirming” health care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors. Read more here.
Group Sues Oklahoma Gov Over Birth Certificate Order. A national civil rights group sued Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt over his decision requiring birth certificates to accurately reflect biological sex. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying People Tell Alabama Court That Lack of Accurate IDs Puts Lives at Risk. Transgender-identifying individuals have petitioned an Alabama federal appeals court for identification documents with gender markers matching their gender identity. Read more here.
Denying Someone’s Gender Identity Could Become a Criminal Offense in Scotland. Campaigners have warned that Scots could face criminal charges if they refuse to “affirm” someone’s chosen gender identity under a new law being considered by the SNP administration. Read more here.
USA Today Names Biological Male Among Its ‘Women of the Year.’ Biden administration official Dr. Rachel Levine, a biological male who identifies as female, has been named among USA Today’s “Women of the Year.” Read more here.
Rhode Island Legislators Introduce ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports’ Bill. Rhode Island lawmakers will consider a bill which would categorize women by their biological sex rather than their gender identity for the purpose of participation in organized sports. Read more here.
EEOC Weighs Tracking ‘Non-Binary’ Worker Data at U.S. Companies. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is exploring ways to collect “non-binary” gender data from employers, following a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that expanded workplace protections for LGBT individuals. Read more here.
NY DOC Won’t Address Whether Transgender-Identifying Prisoner Will Be Housed by Biological Sex. The New York Department of Corrections is refusing to say whether a biological male prisoner who identifies as a woman will be imprisoned in a female correctional facility. Read more here.
Detransitioners Flood Social Media With Testimony, Photos. People who formerly began gender transition procedures flooded social media with their detransition stories on “Detrans Awareness Day.” Read more here.
Panel Finds Maine Facility Discriminated Against Transgender-Identifying Applicant. Maine’s human rights panel has ruled in favor of a biological male who identifies as female who filed a discrimination complaint after being denied a room by an assisted living facility. Read more here.
U.S. Army Forces All Personnel to Watch Slide Show on ‘Changing’ Gender. All U.S. Army personnel will be forced to undergo training on how to deal with gender pronouns for service members who want to change their gender identification while they serve. Read more here.
Texas Judge Issues Injunction Against Investigations of Parents of Transgender-Identifying Children. A Texas judge blocked the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from conducting investigations of parents of transgender-identifying children for potential child abuse. Read more here.
WI School District: Parents Not ‘Entitled to Know’ If Their Kids Identify as Transgender. Parents are “not entitled” to know their child’s gender identity, according to a recent training session in Wisconsin’s Eau Claire Area School District. Read more here.
UK NHS Gender Clinic for Children Needs ‘Fundamental’ Changes, Review Finds. NHS England’s gender identity clinic for children and young people is not fit for purpose, an independent report has found. Read more here.
NASA Gives Employees Option to Choose Preferred Pronouns. NASA announced that it launched a program allowing its employees to use their preferred gender pronouns in email communications. Read more here.
U.S. Teacher Suspended for Not Using Student’s Preferred Pronouns Sues School. Kansas veteran teacher Pamela Ricard has filed suit against the Geary County School District after she was suspended for declining to use a student’s preferred name and pronoun. Read more here.
Idaho House Passes Bill Banning ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatment for Minors. The Idaho House passed a bill which prohibits “gender reassignment” surgeries as well as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors. Read more here.
British Museum Celebrates Int’l Women’s Day by Honoring Biological Men. A British museum honored International Women’s Day by focusing on “trans women in history.” Read more here.
America’s Largest Children’s Hospital to Stop Hormone Therapy for Kids. Texas Children’s Hospital has paused hormone therapies due to Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order authorizing child abuse probes into parents and doctors who facilitate “gender transition” surgeries or hormone treatments for children. Read more here.
Utah Gov Says He’ll Veto Transgender Sports Bill. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that he plans to veto legislation that would ban biological male athletes from competing in girls’ sports. Read more here.
France Advises Caution With ‘Gender Transitioning’ of Minors. The National Academy of Medicine in France has issued a press release in which it warns medical practitioners that great caution is needed when treating minors with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Colombia Supreme Court Recognizes ‘Non-Binary’ on Govt Documents. Colombia’s highest court has ruled that people should be able to have their gender registered as “non-binary” on official identity documents. Read more here.
Grassroots Resistance Grows to Scottish Govt’s Gender Self-ID Plans. Concerned women in Scotland are uniting in opposition to government plans to allow people to choose their own legal sex. Read more here.
Scotland Publishes Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The Scottish government’s long-awaited bill to simplify how people legally change the sex on their birth certificate has been published. Read more here.
Iowa Gov Signs Transgender Sports Bill. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that prohibits biological males from participating in girls’ high school sports and women’s college athletics. Read more here.
Judge Halts Texas Efforts to Investigate ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatment for Minors. A Texas judge temporarily blocked the Abbot administration’s efforts to investigate parents who allow their transgender-identifying children to receive “gender-affirming” treatment. Read more here.
Biden Admin Threatens Texas Over ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatment for Minors. Both the White House and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued statements condemning Gov. Greg Abbott’s direction to investigate the parents of children who have undergone so-called “sex change” procedures. Read more here.
Biden: I Have the Backs of ‘Younger Transgender Americans.’ U.S. President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address that he has the backs of “younger transgender Americans” so that they can “be [themselves] and reach [their] God-given potential.” Read more here.
British Companies No Longer Want to Use Gendered Term ‘Chairman.’ British companies have asked the United Kingdom’s government to drop the use of the gendered term “chairman” in official documents and corporate registers. Read more here.
Arizona Bill Bans ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery for Minors. The Arizona Senate has passed a bill to ban irreversible “gender reassignment” surgeries for patients under age 18. Read more here.
Georgia Senate Passes ‘Save Girls’ Sports Act.’ The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would ban student athletes from competing on sports teams that do not align with their biological sex. Read more here.
Sturgeon ‘Facing Revolt’ Over Gender Bill as Dissenting MSPs Call for Free Vote. First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is reportedly facing a revolt over plans to make it easier for a person to change their legally recognized sex as dissenting MSPs call for a free vote on the reforms. Read more here.
Five Texas DAs Defy Gov, Won’t Treat ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care for Youth as ‘Child Abuse.’ District attorneys representing five of Texas’ largest counties said they will not treat gender-affirming procedures for transgender-identifying youth as “child abuse.” Read more here.
WA State Tells Teachers to Hide Student Gender Transitions From Parents. A policy in Washington state requires teachers to conceal students’ gender transitions from their parents unless the student gives permission for their parents to know. Read more here.
Swedish Board of Health to Issue New Guidance on Hormone Blockers. The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has changed course on its guidelines regarding hormone therapy for children who say they are transgender, claiming the risks outweigh possible benefits. Read more here.
Scottish Court Rules Term ‘Women’ Only Applicable to Biological Females. The Court of Session in Scotland has ruled that the legal definition of women cannot be changed to include men who identify as women. Read more here.
Teachers Across U.S. Advocating Transgender Ideology in Classroom for ‘Jazz and Friends’ Reading Day. Schools across the United States are urging students to read books about transgender-identified children as part of an annual campaign to “support transgender and non-binary youth.” Read more here.
CA High School Debuts ‘Transition Closet’ for Students to Hide Preferred Gender From Parents. An Oakland, California high school is reportedly utilizing a makeshift wardrobe for students to change when they arrive at school if they aren’t comfortable telling their parents about their apparent gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Scottish Court Rules ‘Women’ Can’t Be Redefined. The Scottish government has lost a legal battle over a gender representation law that expanded the definition of “women” to include biological males who identify as female. Read more here.
Texas AG Declares ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatment for Minors ‘Child Abuse.’ Allowing certain types of “gender-affirming” healthcare for transgender-identifying youth is a form of child abuse, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in his interpretation of state law. Read more here.
Bill to Ban Youth ‘Gender Confirmation’ Surgery Introduced in Idaho. Legislation that would make it illegal to perform so-called “gender confirmation” surgery on juveniles was introduced in the Idaho legislature. Read more here.
Australian PM Backs Transgender Sports Bill. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed a push to require participation based on biological sex in women’s sports. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Child Molester Laughs About Light Punishment. A transgender-identifying child molester recently laughed during jailhouse phone calls about the leniency of his punishment and discussed his so-called “change” in gender. Read more here.
Top Sporting Authorities Blast New IOC Transgender Policy. Medical experts from some of the world’s major sports federations have signed a statement slamming the International Olympic Committee’s refusal to protect biological sex in women’s sports. Read more here.
CA Camp Puts Biological Male Counselors in Cabins for Young Girls. Biological male camp counselors in California were allowed to share cabins with young girls after the camp assigned the counselors based on their gender identity. Read more here.
Mexico Reissues First Birth Certificate Recognizing ‘Non-Binary’ Gender. An LGBT activist has become the first person in Mexico to have a birth certificate reissued recognizing his gender as “non-binary.” Read more here.
Biological Male Swimmer Continues to Dominate Women’s Ivy League Competition. Lia Thomas, a biological male swimmer who identifies as female and competes on the women’s swim team, won a second individual event at the Ivy League Championships. Read more here.
Congressman to Introduce Bill Prohibiting Use of ‘X’ Gender Marker on U.S. Passports. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas will reportedly introduce legislation to ensure that the U.S. government cannot issue passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad that include a nonspecific “X” gender maker. Read more here.
ECHR Upholds Poland’s Refusal to Change Gender on Full Birth Certificate. The European Court of Human Rights sided with Poland in finding that Warsaw’s policy of not reissuing long-form birth certificates after a person undergoes “sex reassignment” surgery is not discriminatory. Read more here.
Legal Challenge to Scottish Census Sex Question Thrown Out. A Scottish judge has thrown out a legal challenge from a women’s group which claimed allowing people to choose their sex in the census based on their perceived gender identity was unlawful. Read more here.
UK Teachers Told to Go ‘Gender-Free.’ Terms such as “boys” and “girls” should be scrapped in schools, members of the UK’s largest education union have been told. Read more here.
Romanian Hungarians Advocate Laws to Stop ‘Gender Ideology Assault.’ Ethnic Hungarian politicians in Romania have proposed law changes aimed at preventing an “assault of gender ideology” on Romania by fixing a child’s identity on the basis of their sex at birth. Read more here.
UK House of Lords Ditches Stonewall Program Following ‘Pregnant People’ Controversy. The House of Lords has announced its withdrawal from Stonewall’s discredited Diversity Champions program, following objections to its promotion of gender-neutral language. Read more here.
Two Transgender-Identifying Swimmers Post Fastest Times at Ivy League Championships. The two fastest times posted in the 800-yard freestyle relay at the Ivy League Women’s Championship were swam by a biological male identifying as a female and a biological female identifying as a male. Read more here.
UK Teens Crowdfunding to Pay for ‘Sex-Swap’ Surgery. Hundreds of UK teenagers are raising significant sums of money through internet crowdfunding campaigns to pay for cross-sex hormones and irreversible surgery. Read more here.
VA Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Former West Point Teacher Pronoun Case. The Supreme Court of Virginia heard arguments in the case of Peter Vlaming, a teacher who was fired for refusing to use a transgender-identifying student’s preferred pronouns. Read more here.
UK University Details How to Address Students, Staff With ‘Neopronouns.’ The University of Bristol is providing guidance to staff on how to use preferred personal pronouns, including “emojiself pronouns” and “xenic” pronouns. Read more here.
America Divided on Whether Greater Acceptance of Transgender-Identified Individuals Is Good for Society. A newly released Pew Research Center study shows that 61% of Americans believe that greater acceptance of transgender-identified people would be bad for society or were neutral on the issue. Read more here.
Australian Girl Guides CEO Fired Over Tweet Critical of Transgender Policy. A former Girl Guides chief executive is speaking out after being fired for criticizing the organization’s policy to allow participants based on gender identity and not biological sex. Read more here.
UK Doctor Fired for Not Using Preferred Pronouns Files Appeal. A British doctor who was fired for refusing to use the preferred pronouns of transgender-identifying patients has filed an appeal, saying his case affects everyone who is concerned by transgender ideology. Read more here.
Swedish Student Wins Discrimination Case Over Pronoun Dispute. A school in Sweden must pay 150,000 kronor in damages to a student after a teacher repeatedly refused to use the student’s preferred pronouns. Read more here.
‘Misgendering’ and ‘Deadnaming’ No Longer Permitted on TikTok in Bid to Avoid Promoting ‘Hateful Ideologies.’ TikTok has banned practices including “misgendering” and “deadnaming” users in order to improve the overall user experience. Read more here.
CA Father Denied Custody of Transgender-Identifying Child Because He Wouldn’t Consent to Therapy. A California father says he was banned from seeing his child by Judge Joni Hiramoto because he did not consent to his 15-year-old son “transitioning” to become female. Read more here.
U.S. Congresswoman Reads Children’s Book on ‘Gender Transition’ During House Floor Speech. Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig used her most recent House floor speech to read in full a children’s book on “gender transition” intended for 5- to 9-year-olds. Read more here.
Police Scotland Treat Affirmation of Biological Sex as a ‘Hate Crime.’ Police Scotland has been reported to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission after a senior officer implied the head of a domestic abuse charity was guilty of a “hate crime” for upholding the reality of biological sex. Read more here.
Biological Male Swimmer Ruled Eligible to Compete in Ivy League Women’s Championships. An Ivy League spokesperson confirmed that biological male swimmer Lia Thomas will be eligible to compete in the upcoming Ivy League Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Read more here.
Biden Admin Says ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ Are Offensive. The United States Agency for International Development released guidelines for LGBT “inclusion in education,” one of which is to ban the use of “offensive and inappropriate” terms, like “mother” and “father.” Read more here.
Sixteen UPenn Swimmers Sign Letter Labeling Male Participation ‘Unfair.’ Sixteen swimmers on the University of Pennsylvania women’s team sent a letter to the school and the Ivy League calling it unfair that a biological male teammate who identifies as female is allowed to compete in the female category. Read more here.
EHRC Calls on Scottish Govt to Halt Radical Gender Reforms. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on the Scottish government to halt its plans to introduce radical gender reforms due to widespread concerns about their impact. Read more here.
South Dakota ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports’ Bill Becomes Law. South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports” bill into law, prohibiting any student at a state school from joining a sports team that does not match his or her biological sex. Read more here.
New ‘Gender-Neutral’ Pronoun to Enter Official Norwegian Language. A new gender-neutral pronoun will be entered into the official Norwegian language, the Language Council of Norway has said.
Under Biden Proposal, Children and Adults Could More Easily Get ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery. The Biden administration is pushing a proposal to classify “gender-affirming” surgeries as “medically necessary,” requiring insurance companies to cover the procedures. Read more here.
Chicago Schools Tell Teachers to Hide Students’ Gender Identities From Parents. Chicago Public Schools mandated a teacher training program that declared sex a social construct and instructed teachers not to inform parents about students identifying as a different gender. Read more here.
UK Women’s Rights Campaigner Arrested for Affirming Biological Sex. Jennifer Swayne was detained and questioned for over 12 hours by Gwent Police after she publicly shared material affirming the reality of biological sex. Read more here.
USA Swimming Unveils New Transgender Policy. USA Swimming announced a new policy establishing criteria for biological males who want to compete on a women’s swim team at the elite level. Read more here.
Federal U.S. Officials Deny Inmate’s Request for ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons reportedly denied a biological male inmate’s request to receive “gender-affirming” surgery while in custody. Read more here.
British Library Gives Staff Pronoun Badges. Pronoun badges have been introduced at the British Library on the advice of Stonewall, an LGBT activist group. Read more here.
Apple iPhones Adding Pregnant Man, Pregnant Person Emojis. Apple is adding emojis of a pregnant man and pregnant person to iPhones as part of the iOS 15.4 update. Read more here.
MA High School Biology Class Includes Instruction on Gender Identity. A Massachusetts high school biology teacher is teaching students about gender identity and gender expression in a unit on genetics. Read more here.
CA Transgender-Identifying Child Molester Gets Two Years in Juvenile Facility. A Los Angeles County judge ordered a 26-year-old biological male who identified as female after being taken into custody to serve two years in the female section of a juvenile facility after pleading guilty to child molestation. Read more here.
Parents’ Lawsuit Claims Child’s Suicide Attempts Occurred After Gender Identity Meetings With School Staff. Florida parents have filed a lawsuit against Clay County Schools, claiming their 12-year-old daughter attempted suicide after having weekly meetings for months with a school counselor who affirmed her identity as a boy without the parents’ knowledge. Read more here.
UK Schools and Nurseries Record ‘Self-Declared’ Gender Instead of Biological Sex. The UK Department for Education is under fire for recording children’s “preferred gender” rather than their biological sex on the national school census. Read more here.
UPenn Swimmer Says Team Members Uncomfortable Having Lia Thomas in Locker Room. Some University of Pennsylvania female swimmers are reportedly uncomfortable having a biological male with male anatomy who identifies as female in the locker room. Read more here.
Former UK Govt Advisor Says ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban Risks Harming Kids. The former UK Director of Legislative Affairs is warning that a proposed ban on “conversion therapy” could prevent children struggling with their gender identity from receiving appropriate help. Read more here.
CA Mom Takes Legal Action Against Teachers Who Allegedly Persuaded Daughter She Was a Boy. Jessica Konen has filed a legal claim against two teachers who allegedly “planted the seed” to convince Konen’s daughter to believe she was bisexual and transgender. Read more here.
New Professional Guidelines Advise Against ‘Blindly Affirming’ Gender-Confused Children. Draft clinical guidance from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health is recommending that gender-confused young people should always undergo a comprehensive mental health assessment before being prescribed gender hormones. Read more here.
Ontario School Board Punishes Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Trans Books in Libraries. An Ontario teacher was placed on leave after being accused of using “transphobic” language for voicing concerns about the presence of books that celebrate medical gender transition in school libraries. Read more here.
Denver School Teaches Elementary Schoolers to Be ‘Queer Affirming,’ Disrupt Nuclear Family. Centennial Elementary School in Denver, Colorado will teach its kindergarten and first-grade students how they can affirm queer and transgender individuals and disrupt the nuclear family as part of its “Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.” Read more here.
ND University Ends Draft Work on ‘Gender Inclusion’ Policy. The University of North Dakota plans to end its work on a policy for gender inclusion which would have required the use of pronouns, bathrooms, and locker rooms based on a person’s gender identity. Read more here.
NCAA Updates Transgender-Identifying Athlete Participation Guidelines. The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced that it has updated its transgender participation policy to reflect the practices of the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. Read more here.
MSPs to Debate Gender Recognition Act in February. The Scottish government’s controversial Gender Recognition Act Reform bill, which will make it easier for a person to change their legally recognized sex, is expected to be published and debated next month. Read more here.
NY Gov Wants Transgender-Identifying Inmates to Choose Where They’re Housed in Prisons. New York’s transgender-identifying inmates will get to choose where they’re housed based on their gender identity under a policy directive included in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget plan. Read more here.
USA Swimming Releases Statement on Transgender Athlete Policy. USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport, released a statement on its transgender athlete policy that aimed to strike a balance between inclusivity and “competitive equity.” Read more here.
Wisconsin High Court to Hear Parents’ Challenge to School District’s ‘Gender Transition’ Policy. Parents suing a Wisconsin school district over a policy that allows officials to withhold knowledge of students’ efforts to change their gender identity from their families will have their case brought before the state supreme court. Read more here.
Scottish Govt Goes to Court Over Definition of ‘Sex’ in Census. The Court of Session in Edinburgh will hear a petition for judicial review regarding the Scottish government changing the definition of “sex” in the census. Read more here.
MN School District Partners With Organization That Promotes Transgender Books to Toddlers. St. Paul Public Schools in Minnesota has partnered with AMAZE, a curriculum provider whose lesson plans include teaching toddlers about transgenderism. Read more here.
Scottish Children’s Charity Calls for Allowing Children as Young as 12 to Change Legal Sex Without Parental Consent. Children in Scotland, a children’s charity, is calling for children as young as twelve years of age to be able to apply for a gender recognition certificate without parental permission. Read more here.
Scientists Again Say Biological Males Hold Competitive Edge, Even After Testosterone Suppression. Biological male athletes who identify as female hold a competitive edge over their biologically female competitors, even after a year of testosterone suppression, some scientists argue. Read more here.
America’s Largest Catholic College Now Promoting at Least Eight Different Genders. DePaul University apparently “jumped at the opportunity” to provide students with at least eight different genders to choose from on official college documents. Read more here.
TX School Orders Teachers to Avoid Telling Parents About Students’ Gender Identity Status. A Texas school district is reportedly instructing teachers to not disclose the gender identity status of transgender or non-binary students to their parents. Read more here.
Scottish Govt Under Fire for Ignoring Women and Religious Groups in Push for Gender Self-ID. Women’s groups and religious organizations have blasted the Scottish government’s decision to ignore them when considering proposed legislation to allow gender self-identification. Read more here.
UK MP Tells Ministers Public Services Are Being ‘Captured’ by Transgender Ideology. Parents risk social services stepping in if they do not affirm their children are transgender because public services are being “captured” by an ideology, UK ministers have been told. Read more here.
U.S. Senator Introduces Bill to Keep Men Out of Women’s Prisons. Sen. Tom Cotton has introduced a bill that would require prisoners to be housed according to biological sex rather than subjective claims of gender identity. Read more here.
Airline Faces Complaint Over Lack of ‘Non-Binary’ Gender Option When Purchasing Ticket. A 52-year-old woman slammed Delta Airlines for failing to offer a gender option other than “male” or “female” when booking tickets, calling the airline’s policy discriminatory. Read more here.
Maryland Students Given Gender Scorecards to Calculate ‘Privilege.’ A mother in Carroll County, Maryland reported that her daughter and other students were given “gender privilege” scorecards to complete as part of their preparation for an English assignment. Read more here.
Ivy League Releases Statement of Solidarity With Transgender-Identifying Swimmer. The Ivy League, an organization of eight elite U.S. liberal arts colleges, released a statement in solidarity with transgender-identifying swimmer Lia Thomas. Read more here.
U.S. NIAID Spent Over $200K to Give Gender Hormones to Monkeys. The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases approved a $205,562 grant for fiscal year 2022 for a study to determine why transgender women have high rates of HIV. Read more here.
University RAs Required to Attend ‘Gender Sensitivity’ Trainings. New and existing Resident Assistants at Western Carolina University must attend racial and gender sensitivity trainings each semester, including one entitled “Rainbow 101” which teaches about gender identities and expressions. Read more here.
Timothy LeDuc Set to Become First ‘Non-Binary’ Winter Olympian. Timothy LeDuc, a U.S. pairs figure skater, will reportedly become the first “non-binary” person to compete in the Olympics. Read more here.
Biden Admin May Instruct Prisons to House Transgender-Identifying Inmates Without Regard to Biological Sex. The White House is considering a policy change that would instruct the Federal Bureau of Prisons to assign inmates to facilities based on their gender identity. Read more here.
Gender Queer Author Suggests Book Is ‘Integral’ for Kids. The author of Gender Queer: A Memoir said that what some call its “graphic illustrations of LGBTQ sexual experiences” are “integral” and that “we need to reduce the shame” regarding sex among teenagers. Read more here.
Biological Male Inmate at TX Women’s Facility May Become First to Undergo ‘Sex-Change’ Surgery in Prison. A biological male inmate currently being held inside an all-women’s prison in North Texas may soon become the first person in the U.S. to undergo a “sex-change” operation behind bars. Read more here.
UK Single-Sex School Trust Requires Admission Based on Biological Sex. A UK group representing 25 girls’ schools has introduced a new policy to ensure boys who identify as female are not admitted. Read more here.
U.S. Transgender Activists Strategize to Overcome GOP Wins With ‘Race Class Gender Narrative.’ Transgender activists plan to combat conservative messaging and sway American sentiment on gender issues by “weaving together” race, gender, and class in a “Race Class Gender Narrative,” according to a new report. Read more here.
2021
TikTok Videos About Transgenderism Boast 26 Billion Views. A recent report indicates that TikTok content posted by transgender activists has been seen by millions of young viewers, as videos with the hashtag “Trans” have been watched more than 26 billion times. Read more here.
Swiss Govt Allows Legal Gender Change Based on Self-ID. People in Switzerland are now able to legally change their gender based solely on self-identification. Read more here.
U.S. Air Force Approves Gender Pronoun Preferences in Emails. The U.S. Air Force has updated its writing guidelines to allow the gender pronoun preferences “he/him,” “she/her,” and “they/them” to be displayed in signature blocks of official email correspondence. Read more here.
Female Inmates Seek Help as Law Allows Biological Males to Share Spaces in CA Prisons. Female inmates in California prisons are seeking relief after a new law allows biological men to be housed at women’s detention centers based on their self-declared gender identity. Read more here.
USA Swimming Official Resigns in Protest of Transgender-Identifying Swimmer. A USA Swimming official has resigned over the organization’s continued support of University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male who has been smashing women’s swimming records. Read more here.
Dutch Court Rules ‘Non-Binary’ Person Can Self-Identify to Change Passport Gender. Judges in the Netherlands have ruled that a “non-binary” person does not have to involve an outside expert to assess whether they should be allowed to have “X” in their passport as the gender marker. Read more here.
Elite Massachusetts Girls School Moves to Limit Gendered Terms. Winsor School in Boston, Massachusetts has adopted a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement that aims to move away from gendered language such as ‘she, her, hers,’ ‘daughter,’ and more. Read more here.
UK Women and Equalities Committee Again Pushes for Gender Self-ID. The UK Women and Equalities Committee is once again proposing that the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria in order to legally change sex be removed, “moving the process closer to a system of self-declaration.” Read more here.
Editor of U.S. Swimming Magazine Says Transgender-Identifying Swimmer’s Advantage Just Like ‘Doping.’ The editor of one of the top swimming magazines says that the advantage a transgender-identifying swimmer has in women’s sports is just like the unfair advantage athletes who “dope” have over opponents. Read more here.
Texas AG Probes Pharma Companies for Promoting Puberty Blockers for Kids. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a probe into two pharmaceutical companies that allegedly advertised puberty-blocking drugs for children, despite the drugs lacking FDA approval to treat gender dysphoria. Read more here.
UK Supreme Court Rules Against Gender-Neutral Passports. A British activist has lost a legal challenge to the government’s policy of not allowing gender-neutral passports. Read more here.
SD Gov Introduces Bill to Protect Women’s Sports. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has introduced legislation that would codify her executive orders mandating that only biological female athletes can participate on sports teams designated for girls or women. Read more here.
Elementary School Libraries Offer Gender Identity Book for Kids, VA School System Confirms. Loudoun County Public Schools keeps copies of an ideological book on gender identity for young children in its elementary school libraries, the Virginia school system confirmed. Read more here.
German Bible Museum Puts on Play Presenting Jesus as Transgender. A Bible museum in Germany set up an exhibit claiming that there are LGBTQ themes in biblical studies and hosted a play that presents Jesus Christ as a male who identifies as female. Read more here.
Mom Eviscerates CA Teachers Accused of Coaching Her 12-Year-Old to Change Genders. The family of a 12-year-old middle school student in Salinas, California accused two teachers of secretly coaching the young girl’s “gender transition” behind their backs. Read more here.
UPenn Parents Plead With NCAA to Change Rules After Biological Male Swimmer Dominates Women’s Competition. Parents of the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team have written a letter urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association to change its rules on transgender-identifying athletes in response to a biological male dominating the competition. Read more here.
MO School District to Pay $4M to Transgender-Identifying Student Over Bathroom Policy. A Missouri school district will be forced to pay more than $4 million in damages to a transgender-identifying student after it did not allow the biologically female student to use the boys’ restrooms and locker rooms. Read more here.
Scottish Police to Record Rape as Committed by Woman If Male Attacker Identifies as Female. Police in Scotland will reportedly record rape crimes as being committed by a woman if a male attacker self-identifies as female. Read more here.
Arizona High School Halts ‘Transgender Spirit Week’ After Outcry From Parents. A public records request revealed that parents at Estrella Foothills High School in Goodyear, Arizona successfully halted a “Transgender Spirit Week” that aimed to push gender theory on the school community. Read more here.
Female UPenn Swimmer Says Team Is Angry Over Biological Male Teammate. A member of the University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming team spoke out against transgender-identifying teammate Lia Thomas, explaining the entire team is angry over the unfair situation. Read more here.
Future James Bond Could Be Non-Binary, Producer Says. James Bond could be non-binary in the future, according to Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the 007 franchise. Read more here.
New Zealand Passes Law Making It Easier to Change Sex on Birth Certificates. A new law allows New Zealanders to change the sex recorded on their birth certificates without providing evidence of a medical procedure. Read more here.
VA Library Places Gender Theory Books Next to Bible in Display. The Dolley Madison Library in Fairfax County, Virginia came under fire after displaying gender-theory books next to the Bible. Read more here.
Biological Male Swimmer Crushes Women’s Records, Likely to Win NCAA Titles. A biological male swimmer who now identifies as female has been crushing women’s records and will likely take home the title at the NCAA Championships in March. Read more here.
Psychiatrist Concerned That Teens With Gender Dysphoria Are Told They Can ‘Deny Biology.’ Psychiatrist Dr. Miriam Grossman is concerned that those who should be helping gender dysphoric children and teens live in reality are instead teaching them they can “deny biology and not pay a big price for it.” Read more here.
UK Govt Workers Taught ‘Gender Isn’t Binary.’ British government workers are being taught that “gender isn’t binary” using a “genderbread person” diagram, all at the taxpayers’ expense. Read more here.
RCM Apologizes After Calling Mothers ‘Postnatal People.’ Britain’s Royal College of Midwives has apologized after referring to mothers as “postnatal people” in a set of recently released safer sleeping guidelines. Read more here.
Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ in Canada Sends a ‘Chilling Message,’ Warns Neuroscientist. Dr. Debra Soh expressed significant concerns about a Canadian bill to ban so-called “conversion therapy,” warning that it would leave only activist therapists who favor “transitioning” to work with gender dysphoria patients. Read more here.
UK Top Psychologist Says Children are Often Pushed to ‘Swap’ Genders. A senior psychiatrist for an NHS gender identity clinic has reported that children with complex psychological problems were being unquestioningly supported in their “wish to change gender.” Read more here.
Australian Greens Leader Pushes for Full Medicare Funding of ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery. Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt has presented a petition to parliament urging for full Medicare coverage for those wanting “gender reassignment” procedures. Read more here.
Chicago Public Schools Blasted for Eliminating Separate Restrooms for Boys and Girls. The Chicago Public School District is requiring all schools to adopt restroom signage which specifies that restrooms are open to members of both sexes. Read more here.
EU LGBT Ambassador Does Photoshoot as Transgender Virgin Mary. Riccardo Simonetti, LGBT ambassador to the European Union Parliament, dressed as a transgender Virgin Mary for the cover of a Berlin-based magazine. Read more here.
Parents Across the U.S. Sue Schools Over Clandestine Transitions. A lawsuit filed against the Kettle Moraine School District in Wisconsin over the clandestine social transition of a 12-year-old girl marks the latest in a series of cases where school officials allegedly initiated social gender transitions without parental consent. Read more here.
‘Stonewall’s Fingerprints’ Found Throughout Scotland’s Civil Service Recruitment Process. The employment and promotion of senior civil servants in Scotland has been unduly influenced by LGBT lobby group Stonewall, according to women’s rights campaigners. Read more here.
University Faculty and Students Challenge ‘Binary’ Gender Classifications for Admission. Students and faculty at Hollins University, one of the oldest women’s colleges in the United States, are demanding that the school allow “non-binary” individuals to apply for admission. Read more here.
Biological Male Collegiate Swimmer Now Dominating Women’s Competitions. A biological male University of Pennsylvania swimmer now identifies as a woman and is dominating the competition on the women’s team. Read more here.
Nashville Board of Ed Won’t Update Transgender Athlete Policy to Align With State Legislation. The Metro Nashville Board of Education recently declined to update the district’s policy regarding student athlete eligibility to align with a new state law limiting in which sports transgender athletes can participate. Read more here.
Loyola Alumni Petition Targets Use of Preferred Pronouns. After learning that students at Loyola Marymount University allegedly were required to indicate their preferred pronouns and allowed to change their name and gender identity, an alumni-led group is petitioning the school to stop its “institutional commitment to gender ideology.” Read more here.
Miss USA Pageant Includes First-Ever Transgender-Identifying Contestant. The 2021 Miss USA pageant included the first-ever transgender-identifying contestant, Kataluna Enriquez from Nevada. Read more here.
U.S. Teacher Boasts About Her Sexuality, Lack of Gender Identity. A purported first-grade teacher who won’t disclose their biological sex is making headlines after claiming that nothing makes them prouder than when their students “ask about my queerness.” Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Population Growing in UK Jails. According to a Ministry of Justice report, 197 prisoners serving sentences in England and Wales identified as transgender in 2021, a 21% increase from 2019. Read more here.
Dutch Govt Apologizes for Overturned Transgender Law. The Dutch government made a public apology for a now overturned law that required transgender-identifying people to undergo surgery and sterilization if they wanted to change their gender on their birth certificate. Read more here.
UK Rape Victim Forced to Quit Support Group After Charity Insists Transgender-Identifying Man Also Has Right to Be There. A rape victim says she was forced to leave a UK women’s support group sponsored by a local charity after it insisted a biological male who identifies as female had the same right to be there as she did. Read more here.
Stonewall Backtracks on ‘Mother’ Ban. UK LGBT lobby group Stonewall says it will scrap guidance saying organizations should replace the word “mother” with a gender-neutral alternative. Read more here.
Panel of Women Scholars Discusses Danger of Redefining Women. A panel of women scholars held a discussion to highlight the harmful consequences of “de-sexing” society. Read more here.
Author Details Horrific Harassment From Transgender Activists. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has recently faced harassment by transgender activists at her home and detailed the experience. Read more here.
Texas Gender Clinic That Prescribed ‘Puberty Blockers’ to Kids Closes. A Dallas, Texas clinic that garnered controversy for providing “puberty blockers” to children with gender dysphoria has closed down after protests. Read more here.
CA High School Unveils Plan for ‘All-Gender’ Locker Room. Long Beach Unified School District has approved a new aquatic center and “all-gender” locker room that will break ground this summer at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Read more here.
Religious Groups in Pakistan Seek Amendment to “Sex Change” Law. A proposed bill in Pakistan’s Senate is seeking the creation of a medical board to decide whether an individual is allowed to legally “change” their biological sex. Read more here.
CA Sued for Placing Biological Males in Women’s Prisons. California’s prison system is endangering women by housing biological men in female prisons, according to a lawsuit filed by the Women’s Liberation Front. Read more here.
Biden Ed Dept to Create Non-Binary Identity Option for Students. The office of Biden Education Department Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon announced it has proposed collecting data on schools and districts that have added a “nonbinary option to male/female data categories.” Read more here.
French Dictionary Sparks Debate by Adding Non-Binary Pronoun. French dictionary Le Robert has added the “iel” pronoun for people who identify as non-binary to its online edition, sparking heated debate in a country where grammar is sacrosanct. Read more here.
BBC Accused of Parroting Stonewall’s Radical Gender Ideology. Controversial language favored by UK LGBT lobby group Stonewall has undermined objective reporting at the BBC, journalists say. Read more here.
Lawsuit Alleges WI School District Used Male Name, Pronouns for Girl Against Parental Objections. A Wisconsin school district addressed a 12-year-old female student using both a male name and male pronouns against her parents’ objections, according to a new lawsuit. Read more here.
UK Cosmetics Company Promotes ‘Breast Binders.’ UK cosmetics store Lush has come under fire for promoting breast binders to customers. Read more here.
NY Gov Signs Bill Requiring Utilities to Use Customers’ Preferred Name and Pronouns. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill that will require utility corporations, municipalities, water-works corporations, and telephone service providers to utilize each customer’s desired name and pronouns in communications. Read more here.
IOC Updates Guidance on Rules for Transgender-Identifying Athletes. The International Olympic Committee published new guidance for transgender-identifying athletes, stating that no one should be excluded from competition based on “perceived unfair competitive advantage due to their … transgender status.” Read more here.
UK Minister Defends Policy to Put Biological Males in Female Prisons. A justice minister has defended the UK government’s policy of housing biological males who identify as female in female prisons. Read more here.
VA Judge Sides With Teacher Suspended for Opposing Transgender Policy. A Virginia judge granted a permanent injunction protecting the speech rights of Loudoun County teacher Tanner Cross who was placed on leave after speaking out against a proposed transgender policy. Read more here.
Special Advisor Says Stonewall Still Has the Ear of UK Prime Minister. Government policy on “transgender rights” and gender identity is being shaped by LGBT lobby group Stonewall, a former senior advisor to PM Boris Johnson has revealed. Read more here.
Marvel Exec Indicates She Will Fight to Put Transgender Characters in Superhero Films. In a recent speech, Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso indicated she will lobby for on-screen transgender-identifying characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read more here.
Parents Sue FL School District Over Colluding With Daughter to Change Her Gender Identity. Parents in Leon County, Florida are suing their school district for holding a meeting with their teenage daughter about her chosen gender identity without their knowledge or consent. Read more here.
UK Home Office Orders Staff to Celebrate ‘Transgender Parents Day.’ UK Home Office chiefs have sparked anger by sending out an email reminding staff to celebrate “Transgender Parents Day.” Read more here.
Citizens’ Initiative Calling for Reform of Finland’s Transgender Law Moves to Parliamentary Committee. MPs have referred a citizens’ initiative calling for people to be allowed to change their legal gender based on self-identification to Parliament’s Committee on Social Affairs and Health. Read more here.
BBC Exits Stonewall Scheme Over Questions of Impartiality. The BBC has announced its withdrawal from LGBT lobby group Stonewall’s controversial “Diversity Champions” program following questions over impartiality. Read more here.
Scottish Govt to Put Feminine Hygiene Products in Male Restrooms. The Scottish government is planning to put feminine hygiene products in male restrooms in case they are required by transgender-identifying civil servants. Read more here.
UK Foreign Office Still Paying Stonewall for ‘Diversity Champions’ Program. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is still paying thousands to LGBT lobby group Stonewall, despite other government offices deserting the group’s controversial “Diversity Champions” program. Read more here.
OK Gov Orders End to Nonbinary Birth Certificates. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order preventing the Oklahoma State Department of Health from issuing gender neutral birth certificates. Read more here.
NE State College System Board Passes Gender Identity Policy. The Nebraska State College System’s Board of Trustees voted to add gender identity as a protected class in their nondiscrimination policies. Read more here.
Sweden Introduces Bill to Allow Changing of Legal Gender From Age 12. The Swedish Ministry for Social Affairs has introduced a new bill that will allow residents as young as 12 years old to change their legal gender in the national population register. Read more here.
Columbia U: Using ‘Wrong’ Pronouns Violates Nondiscrimination Policy. Columbia University has released a video warning that “intentionally misgendering” someone is against the school’s nondiscrimination policy. Read more here.
Poll: Majority of Scots Oppose Gender Self-Identification. The majority of the Scottish public opposes the government’s proposal to allow people to change their legal sex by self-identification, a poll has revealed. Read more here.
Civil Rights Groups Sue TN Over Law Barring Biological Female From Playing on Boys’ Golf Team. Three civil rights groups are suing Tennessee over a law restricting transgender-identifying student participation in school sports, claiming the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Read more here.
China’s First Clinic for Transgender-Identifying Children Set Up in Shanghai. China’s first multidisciplinary clinic for transgender-identifying children and adolescents was set up at the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai. Read more here.
L.A. County Agency Tells Employees to Use ‘Gender Neutral’ Pronouns With Customers. Los Angeles Public Social Services has instructed its employees to use “gender neutral” language instead of terms such as “he” and “she” when engaging with the public. Read more here.
UK Schools, Police, and NHS Groups Received Training From Transgender Activist Group. The transgender activist group Mermaids provided over 140 training sessions to organizations and individuals during 2020-21, including 59 sessions for schools, ten to NHS Trusts and two to police forces. Read more here.
Minnesota Company Fined for Discrimination Against Transgender-Identifying Applicant. A Minnesota furniture retailer will pay $60,000 to a transgender-identifying job applicant who was denied employment because he would not “mix well with the customers,” federal officials said. Read more here.
UK DfE Paid Stonewall Almost £600,000 Over Four Years. In the past four years, the UK Department of Education has spent almost £600,000 of taxpayers’ money on programs run by LGBT charity Stonewall. Read more here.
Twelve Biological Male Sex Offenders Moved to Women’s Prisons in Scotland. A dozen biological male inmates who identify as female and were sentenced for violent and sexual crimes have been serving time in women’s jails in Scotland, according to official data. Read more here.
UK Dept of Health Pulls Out of Stonewall’s ‘Diversity’ Program. Edward Argar, UK’s minister of state for health, confirmed that his department had left LGBT charity Stonewall’s “Diversity Champions” program earlier this year. Read more here.
Male U.S. High School Student Crowned Homecoming Queen. Zachary Willmore was crowned this year’s homecoming queen at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri and is the first male to win the title at the school. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Netflix Employees Sue Company. Two transgender-identifying Netflix employees have filed labor complaints against the company for allegedly retaliating against them after they criticized a comedy special and staged a walk-out in protest against it. Read more here.
NI Broadcaster Warned Off Stonewall Investigation by BBC. BBC NI broadcaster Stephen Nolan has revealed “seasoned people” within the BBC warned him that producing his latest podcast investigating LGBT charity Stonewall could affect his “career and safety.” Read more here.
UK Financial Services Regulator Endorses Radical Gender Ideology. The UK Financial Conduct Authority has said that hundreds of companies listed on the stock exchange may soon be asked to include as women men who identify as women in their diversity reporting. Read more here.
Sussex Professor Resigns After Being Targeted by Transgender Activists. A professor accused of “transphobia” after affirming the reality of biological sex is resigning from her position at the University of Sussex, citing the “horrible time” she experienced being targeted by transgender activists. Read more here.
Report: Transgender Movement Tells Homosexual Women to Accept Biological Males Who Identify as Women as Intimate Partners. A new report claims that homosexual women are facing criticism from transgender activists for not wanting to have relationships with biological men who consider themselves “transgender women.” Read more here.
Prominent British Author Accused of ‘Transphobia.’ Leading UK author Margaret Atwood has been branded “transphobic” by transgender activists for sharing an article which warned that gender neutral language is leading to the “erasure of women.” Read more here.
U.S. State Dept Issues First ‘Gender Neutral’ Passport. The U.S. State Department has printed its first “gender neutral” passport, marked with an “X” designation for biological sex. Read more here.
Texas Gov Signs Transgender Sports Bill Into Law. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that effectively bans biological males from competing in sports against biological females in K-12 public schools. Read more here.
VA Judge Rules Boy Wearing Skirt Sexually Assaulted Female Student in Girls’ Bathroom. A Virginia juvenile court judge concluded that a transgender-identifying teenager sexually assaulted a female student in a Loudoun County high school girls’ bathroom. Read more here.
Twix Halloween Ad Features Transgender-Identifying Child. A new Halloween-themed commercial for Twix candy bars features a boy wearing a princess dress because it “makes [him] feel good.” Read more here.
UK Orders Police to Stop Recording Offenses by Biological Men in Female Crime Stats. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has ordered police forces to stop recording offenses by biological men who identify as women in female crime statistics. Read more here.
Oklahoma Gov Blasts ‘Nonbinary’ Birth Certificates. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt spoke out strongly against a decision by the Oklahoma state health department to establish a “nonbinary” birth certificate option for newborns. Read more here.
U.S. Lawmaker Locked Out of Twitter Account for Calling Transgender-Identifying Official a Man. A tweet from Rep. Jim Banks calling Dr. Rachel Levine, a biological male who identifies as female, a man was flagged as “hateful conduct,” and Banks’ account was temporarily restricted until he deletes the tweet. Read more here.
Putin Speaks Out Against Western Nations Promoting Transgenderism. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech calling out the United States and other western nations for their progressive ideology, particularly drawing attention to the issue of gender identity. Read more here.
Legal Battle Brews Over LGBT Rainbow Street Crossing in Lithuania. The police in Vilnius, Lithuania have insisted that a rainbow street crossing in the city should be repainted to conform with existing street regulations despite LGBT protests to the contrary. Read more here.
U.S. Journalist Says Her Son’s School Taught Third Graders About Puberty Blockers. Journalist Megyn Kelly said that her son’s school was teaching third-grade boys about puberty blockers so they can have their genitals “chopped off.” Read more here.
Over 200 UK Academics Call on Equalities Watchdog to Stop ‘Bullying’ by Transgender Activists. Over 200 academics have signed an open letter calling on the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission to intervene at universities where staff and students who uphold the reality of biological sex have suffered “bullying, harassment and no-platforming.” Read more here.
Christian Employers Sue Biden Admin Over ‘Gender Transition’ Payment Mandates. The Christian Employers Alliance filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over two mandates that force religious employers to fund “gender transition surgeries, procedures, counseling, and treatments.” Read more here.
Police Say Cross-Dressing Delivery Driver Took Photos of Young Girls in Women’s Bathroom. A cross-dressing male Amazon driver has been charged with possession of child pornography after allegedly taking photos of women and young girls in a women’s bathroom. Read more here.
NZ Census to Collect ‘Sexual Identity’ Information in 2023. The 2023 census will be the first to ask everyone in New Zealand age 15 and older about their gender and sexual identity. Read more here.
Biden Admin Dubs Biological Male ‘First-Ever Female Four-Star Admiral’ of USPHS. President Biden’s administration named Rachel Levine, a transgender-identifying biological male, the “first-ever female four-star admiral” of the U.S. Public Health Services Commissioned Corps. Read more here.
UK University Student Union Pushes ‘Transphobia’ Witch Hunt. A student union at Cambridge University has released a guide that teaches students how to identify “trans-exclusionary radical feminists,” stating that there should be no room in the feminist movement for those who affirm the reality of biological sex. Read more here.
ACLU Wants to Force Teachers to Use ‘Gender-Affirming’ Pronouns. The American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief arguing that teachers in Loudoun County, Virginia should be forced to use “gender-affirming” pronouns despite their personal beliefs on the issue. Read more here.
LGBT Activists Get Word ‘Mother’ Removed From Scottish Govt Policies. The Scottish government removed the term “mother” from its maternity policies after being lobbied by a leading LGBT+ charity, it has been reported. Read more here.
Parents Fight Back Against Transgender Policies in British Primary Schools. British parents are taking legal action against the government over guidelines which allow students to enter opposite-sex bathrooms and teach children radical gender ideology at an early age. Read more here.
Biden Admin Greenlights ‘Gender-Affirming’ Healthcare as ‘Essential’ in Colorado. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has formally approved “gender-affirming” care in individual and small group health insurance markets as part of Colorado’s Essential Health Benefit benchmark. Read more here.
Texas House Passes Bill to Preserve Gender Divide in School Sports. The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill mandating that transgender-identifying athletes participate in school sports teams corresponding to their biological sex. Read more here.
Family of Girl Allegedly Raped by ‘Gender Fluid’ Male to Sue VA School District. The family of a girl who was allegedly raped in her school bathroom by a “gender fluid” male student allowed to use the female restroom under the district’s transgender policies is pursuing civil action against Loudoun County Public Schools. Read more here.
‘Hamilton’ Accused of Discriminating Against ‘Non-Binary’ Actor. The hit musical “Hamilton” has been accused of discriminating against a “non-binary” actor who requested a gender-neutral dressing room during the Los Angeles run of the show, according to multiple reports. Read more here.
UK Ad Campaign Features Young Boy Wearing Women’s Clothes and Makeup. A new ad campaign from a UK-based company featuring a young boy wearing makeup, jewelry, women’s shoes, and a dress has been praised by LGBT activists for appealing to the “gender nonconforming.” Read more here.
Instagram Censors Biologist for Posting Evidence Showing Biological Men Are Stronger Than Women. Facebook-owned Instagram censored evolutionary biologist Colin Wright after he posted a study from a major medical journal showing that biological men have a natural advantage over biological women in multiple sports. Read more here.
Parent Says VA School Officials Covered Up Daughter’s Rape That Resulted From Transgender Policies. Amid debate over controversial transgender-affirming policies in Virginia’s Loudoun County, school officials reportedly concealed that a ninth-grade girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a “gender fluid” male student in a bathroom. Read more here.
VA School District Breaks Silence on Transgender Sexual Assault Case. Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia issued a statement responding to a report that it covered up a sexual assault perpetrated by a “gender fluid” male student in the girls’ bathroom. Read more here.
Transgender Medical Group: We Stand Behind Use of ‘Puberty Blockers.’ Two physician-run organizations issued a joint statement declaring their support for obstructing the sexual maturation of “gender diverse” children with “puberty-blocking” hormone interventions. Read more here.
UK University Trade Union Reaffirms Commitment to ‘Self-Identification.’ A trade union at Edinburgh University in Scotland has reaffirmed its commitment to enabling members to self-identify as they wish, “whether that is being black, disabled, LGBT+ or women.” Read more here.
CA Gov Signs Law Requiring Gender-Neutral Toy Sections in Large Retailers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law mandating that many large retail stores offer some toys in gender-neutral sections. Read more here.
Airline Tells Pilots, Cabin Crew to Stop Saying ‘Ladies and Gentlemen.’ British Airways has informed pilots and cabin crew members that they must stop saying “ladies and gentlemen” during onboard announcements in an effort to promote “diversity and inclusion.” Read more here.
Survey Shows Nearly Six Percent of Autistic Children Struggle With Gender Identity. In a worldwide survey done by Autism Parenting Magazine, 5.7% of respondents said that their autistic child struggled with gender identity issues. Read more here.
Father Details How Young Son Was Convinced He Was a ‘Transgender Lesbian.’ A concerned father of a child whose mother is trying to convince her autistic son that he’s a girl is warning about the dangers of radical gender ideology. Read more here.
Lego Promises to Make Toys ‘Free of Gender Bias and Harmful Stereotypes.’ Lego announced on the United Nations’ “Day of the Girl” that it would seek to make gender-neutral toys in order “to ensure LEGO products and marketing are accessible to all and free of gender bias and harmful stereotypes.” Read more here.
Transgender Activists Petition Australian Govt to Fund ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery. Transgender activists in Australia are petitioning the government to include “gender reassignment” surgery as a covered benefit under publicly funded Medicare. Read more here.
UK Whistleblower: NHS Transgender Policies Continue to Place Women at Risk. Some NHS trusts are using policies which tell hospital staff to lie to women and put their safety at risk in order to appease males who identify as female, a whistleblower has revealed. Read more here.
UK Equalities Minister: Gender Self-ID ‘Wouldn’t Be Right.’ The UK Minister for Women and Equalities has said people should not be allowed to change their legal sex solely on the basis of self-identification. Read more here.
Transgender Activists Launch Campaign to Have Professor Fired. Transgender activists at the University of Sussex have launched a major attempt to have a philosophy professor fired because she has spoken out against radical gender ideology. Read more here.
NYT Passed on Doctors’ Op-Ed Warning Against Reckless Treatment of Gender Dysphoric Children. The New York Times declined to run an op-ed submitted by a group of gender transition experts warning that many transgender clinics have recklessly provided hormone blockers to minors, stating that the article was outside their “coverage priorities.” Read more here.
Canadian Tribunal Rules That Using ‘Wrong’ Pronouns Violates Human Rights. A Canadian human rights tribunal has ruled that a restaurant wrongfully fired an employee who demanded that the business use non-binary pronouns, awarding the ex-employee $30,000. Read more here.
Christian Schools, Female Athletes Join Challenge to Biden Admin’s Transgender Mandate. An alliance of Christian schools and female athletes is challenging President Joe Biden’s reinterpretation of sex discrimination which would effectively allow biological males to compete against girls in school sports and allow access to their bathrooms and locker rooms. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Doctors Warn Against Puberty Blockers for Minors. Two transgender-identifying healthcare professionals are raising concerns about the rush to affirm children suffering from gender dysphoria and the long-term consequences of puberty blockers. Read more here.
Washington Post Changes Style Guide to Erase Pregnant Women. A Washington Post editor announced that the newspaper has changed its style guide to be more “inclusive” when referring to those who are pregnant, now using terms like “those who are pregnant” and “pregnant individuals.” Read more here.
Biological Male Wins ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ Award. Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, a biological male who identifies as female, was named “Sportswoman of the Year” by New Zealand’s University of Otago. Read more here.
UK Athletic Equality Group Decides Allowing Sports Participation by Gender Identity Is Unsafe and Unfair. The UK’s Sports Council Equality Group concluded that in order to ensure safety and fairness, some sports should consider creating different categories of competition for transgender-identifying athletes. Read more here.
Texas Teachers Instructed to Help Students Hide Gender Identity From Parents. A teacher training program for a Texas public school district directed teachers to hide information about students’ gender identity from their parents in order to make school a “safe” place. Read more here.
UN Report Calls for Criminalizing Criticism of Gender Theory. A new report transmitted by the Secretary General to the UN General Assembly calls for criminal penalties against anyone who criticizes gender theory, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex education. Read more here.
CDC Releases Vaccine Guidance for ‘Pregnant People.’ The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a health advisory recommending that pregnant women receive the COVID-19 vaccine, though they chose to repeatedly use the term “pregnant persons” instead of “pregnant women.” Read more here.
UK Study: Biological Males Have Physical Advantages Over Biological Females. A wide-ranging study from the United Kingdom concluded that biological males who identify as female do have physical advantages over biological female competitors when “being bigger, stronger, fitter, and faster” makes a difference. Read more here.
Poll: Most Americans Support Segregating Spaces by Biological Sex, Not Gender Identity. A new survey reveals that an increasingly large majority of Americans support laws requiring people to use the bathroom and be on sports teams corresponding to their biological sex, not their gender identity. Read more here.
U.S. Federal Spending Bill Calls Mothers ‘Pregnant People’ and ‘Lactating Individuals.’ A $3.5 trillion spending package in the U.S. Congress inconsistently mixes terms like “mother” and “maternal” with gender-neutral terms like “pregnant, lactating, and postpartum individuals.” Read more here.
PPU Students Petition to Remove Classmate Who Opposes Pronoun Policy From Campus. Students at Point Park University in Pennsylvania are petitioning administrators to remove Logan Dubil from the school after he criticized the university’s Misgendering, Pronoun Misuse, and Deadnaming Policy. Read more here.
ACLU Apologizes for Editing Ginsburg Quote to Erase ‘Women.’ The American Civil Liberties Union is issuing an apology for a heavily edited tweet that quoted the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on abortion and women’s equality but replaced the term “women” with “person.” Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Patient Claims Discrimination After Pregnancy Test Required Before Surgery. A transgender-identifying biological female has accused a hospital in New York of discrimination after a pregnancy test was required before surgery even though the patient identifies as a male. Read more here.
Lancet Editor Apologizes to Readers Offended by ‘Humans With Vaginas’ Quote. Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the Lancet, offered an apology to readers who were offended by a cover quote referring to women as “humans with vaginas.” Read more here.
Showtime’s ‘L Word’ Pushes Idea of Puberty Blockers for Children Without Parental Consent. The latest episode of the Showtime drama “L Word: Generation Q” pushed the idea of giving children hormone treatments even if it was against parental wishes. Read more here.
Biological Female Students ‘Unknowingly’ Admitted to Catholic Seminaries, Archbishop Warns. A recent memo sent to the members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops stated that bishops should consider requiring DNA tests or certification by a medical professional to ensure that all seminarians are biological men. Read more here.
Medical Journal Uses Term ‘Bodies With Vaginas’ Instead of ‘Women.’ A famed medical journal has sparked outrage after referring to women as “bodies with vaginas.” Read more here.
Contestant Who ‘Left Pregnant Husband’ to Appear on Survivor Gets the Word ‘Guys’ Banned From Show. The word “guys” has been banned from the CBS reality series “Survivor” after one contestant who “left [his] husband eight months pregnant” to be on the show suggested the word was not inclusive enough. Read more here.
Taiwanese Court Ruling Allows Biological Male to Change Gender on ID Card. The Taipei High Administrative Court issued a ruling ordering a household registration office in Taiwan to allow a biological male who identifies as female to alter the gender specified on his identity card. Read more here.
Scottish Children’s Commissioner Calls for More Research on Gender Reforms. Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner has urged the government to carry out more research into reducing the age limit by which people are legally allowed to “change” their gender to ensure “appropriate protections” are in place for teenagers. Read more here.
Actor Claims Broadway Not a ‘Safe Space’ for Transgender, Non-Binary People. Producers of Broadway’s “Jagged Little Pill” are being accused of inflicting harm on transgender and non-binary people. Read more here.
Questions Raised Over Plans for Scots to Self-Identify Sex on 2022 Census. Abandoning the requirement for people to put their legal sex on the Scottish census next year risks jeopardizing data quality, the UK’s statistics watchdog has warned. Read more here.
ACLU Rewrites Ginsburg Quote to Erase Women. The American Civil Liberties Union tweeted an altered quote from the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, replacing “women” with “person’s,” removing “her” in favor of “their,” and replacing “she” with “they.” Read more here.
Marvel Studios Could Drop ‘Men’ From ‘X-Men’ Over Concerns Title Is Not ‘Inclusive.’ According to an entertainment outlet, Marvel Studios’ executive Victoria Alonso hinted in an interview that “internal thinking is that the name ‘X-Men’ isn’t sufficiently inclusive.” Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Patient Says Confusion Caused Cervical Screening Delay. A biological female who identifies as male has said confusion over gender caused a delay in receiving a hospital appointment after an abnormal cervical screening result. Read more here.
University Threatens Action Against Students for ‘Pronoun Misuse.’ Point Park University in Pittsburgh is threatening to take disciplinary action against students who don’t use their classmates’ preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Poll: Most Oppose Biden Admin Rule Allowing Americans to Select Gender Identity on Passport. A survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that 54% of American adults disapprove of the State Department’s new gender identity passport policy. Read more here.
Supreme Court Appeal Sought in Landmark UK Case Against Gender Clinic. Keira Bell will seek permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court in her case regarding the capacity of minors to give informed consent to puberty-blocking drugs. Read more here.
Texas Sues EEOC Over LGBT Bathroom and Pronoun Guidance. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a federal lawsuit alleging that guidance issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission “misstates the law” to allow exceptions for LGBT employees from general workplace policies on bathrooms, dress codes, and locker rooms. Read more here.
Archbishop Defends UK MP Threatened Over Transgender Views. The Archbishop of Canterbury has defended an MP critical of transgender ideology after she withdrew from the Labour Party conference over security fears. Read more here.
UK Court of Appeal Overturns Puberty Blockers Ruling for Minors. The UK Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment that children under the age of 16 considering “gender reassignment” are unlikely to be mature enough to give informed consent to treatment. Read more here.
UK Feminist MP Backs Out of Conference After Threats From Transgender Activists. A female UK Labour Party MP has revealed that she will not attend the party’s conference after receiving threats from transgender activists over her position that “only women have a cervix” and support for female-only spaces. Read more here.
UK’s Crown Prosecuting Service Exits Stonewall’s ‘Diversity Champions’ Program. The Crown Prosecution Service has withdrawn from Stonewall’s “Diversity Champions” program, finding some of the guidance to be “contentious.” Read more here.
Scottish Govt’s Gender Self-Identification Plans Are Out of Step With Public. A majority of the Scottish public does not share the government’s view that making it much easier to change legal sex is an urgent priority, a poll has found. Read more here.
Evangelical Lutheran Church Installs First Transgender-Identifying Bishop. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender-identifying bishop during a ceremony at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Read more here.
Biological Male MMA Fighter Defeats Female Competitor in Debut Match. Mixed martial arts fighter Alana McLaughlin, a biological male who identifies as female, defeated Celine Provost in McLaughlin’s debut fight. Read more here.
Sturgeon Dismisses Concerns Over Scottish Gender Reforms as ‘Not Valid.’ Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has not ruled out a potential free vote for MSPs on the proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act but dismissed women’s concerns about the changes as “not valid.” Read more here.
Prominent UK Feminist Brands Critics of Gender Ideology ‘Fascists.’ A leading thinker and writer on feminism in the UK has accused women who uphold the reality of biological sex of being fascists and asserts that gender “is an assignment that does not just happen once: it is ongoing.” Read more here.
UK Police Commissioners Line Up to Warn of Stonewall Threat. Police and Crime Commissioners for Suffolk, Dorset, and Wiltshire and Swindon are among a growing number who have raised concerns over Stonewall’s promotion of radical gender ideology and its effect on policing. Read more here.
Scottish Teachers Fear Being Fired Over Transgender Policies. Scottish teachers are concerned that they may be fired if they question how their school deals with a child who identifies as transgender. Read more here.
Study: Transgender Mortality Rate Twice as High as Those Without Gender Dysphoria. Analysis of data compiled from the Netherlands reveals that transgender individuals have a significantly higher mortality rate when compared to people without gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Scottish Minister Confirms Gender Recognition Reform Back on Legislative Agenda. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs that reform of the gender recognition law would be back on the legislative agenda next year. Read more here.
Broadway’s Transgender Casting Controversy Leads to Massive March. Several hundred transgender-identifying actors and activists marched on Broadway Avenue in New York City to protest what some say is “trans erasure” in the theater industry. Read more here.
UK Gender Identity Clinic Whistleblower Wins £20K in Damages. A UK child safeguarding expert who faced vilification after raising concerns about the safety of children undergoing treatment at a London NHS gender identity clinic has won an employment tribunal case against the hospital trust. Read more here.
Report: Biological Male Who Sparked Wi Spa Debate Is Registered Sex Offender. The biological male who sparked a nationwide debate by entering the nude women’s section of a Korean spa in Los Angeles is a registered sex offender who is facing separate charges and is under investigation by the LAPD. Read more here.
Scottish Govt to Move Forward With ‘Gender Recognition’ Reform. The Scottish government remains committed to making changes with the Gender Recognition Act to simplify the process by which a transgender-identifying person can legally change their sex. Read more here.
VA Teacher Fired Over Pronoun Mandate Appeals to State Supreme Court. A Virginia teacher fired for not using the preferred pronoun of a transgender-identified student has appealed his case to the state supreme court. Read more here.
Transgender Guidance Withdrawn After Welsh Pupil ‘Changed’ Gender Without Parents’ Knowledge. A Welsh council has temporarily withdrawn its transgender guidance for schools after teachers called a boy by a girl’s name without informing his parents. Read more here.
Florida Int’l U Calls for Use of Gender-Neutral Language. Florida International University in Miami, Florida is calling on students, faculty, and staff to avoid “using heteronormative and binary language.” Read more here.
Scottish Council Reinstates Single-Sex Restrooms at School After Parental Campaign. Plans to provide gender-neutral restrooms at a Scottish secondary school have been abandoned after local families objected. Read more here.
Twenty States Sue Biden Admin Over Guidance Allowing Biological Males on Girls’ Sports Teams. Attorneys general from 20 states are challenging federal guidance which states that not recognizing a person’s gender identity would constitute actionable discrimination under Title VII. Read more here.
U of Michigan Promotes Transgenderism With Videos to ‘Educate’ Health Care Providers. A “family planning fellow” at the University of Michigan has created a series of videos showing health care workers how to interact with biological men and women who are living as their opposite sex. Read more here.
VA Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Teacher Opposed to Pronoun Policy. The highest court in Virginia has rejected a request by the Loudoun County School Board to allow the suspension of a teacher punished for criticizing a proposed policy requiring teachers to use transgender-identifying students’ preferred pronouns to take effect. Read more here.
London’s Met Police Plan to Introduce Gender-Neutral Uniforms. The London Metropolitan Police is reportedly planning to introduce gender-neutral uniforms in order to accommodate non-binary and gender fluid officers. Read more here.
Three Teachers Now Suing Virginia District Over Pronoun Policy. Three teachers in Loudoun County, Virginia are challenging a school district policy forcing all teachers to refer to self-identifying transgender students by their preferred pronouns. Read more here.
SEGM Challenges Safety and Medical Necessity of Mastectomy for Minors. The Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the position that mastectomies for gender-dysphoric adolescents are evidence-based. Read more here.
Australian Expert Says 80 Percent of Children With ‘Gender Issues’ Grow Out of Them. Australian psychotherapist Stella O’Malley says 80 percent of children who have “gender issues” grow out of them by the time they reach adulthood. Read more here.
Popular Children’s Group ‘The Wiggles’ Announces New Non-Binary Unicorn Character. Australian children’s group “The Wiggles” has added multiple new cast members, including a non-binary unicorn. Read more here.
Unauthorized Monument to Transgender Activist Unveiled in NYC Park. New York City activists unveiled a bust of transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson in Christopher Park without receiving permission from the city. Read more here.
School Forced to Pay Over $1.3M for Not Allowing Transgender-Identifying Student to Use Preferred Bathroom. A Virginia school board will pay more than $1.3 million to the American Civil Liberties Union after losing a court battle involving a transgender-identifying student who sued the school over its bathroom policy. Read more here.
Thousands of Docs Sue Biden Admin Over Transgender Mandate. Health care workers are suing the Biden administration over a mandate which would, according to the suit, require medical professionals to provide gender-related services and surgeries despite objections, medical or otherwise. Read more here.
UK Pediatrician Warns Changing Sex on Children’s Medical Records Is Dangerous. Gender-confused young people risk being misdiagnosed if their sex designation is changed on their medical records, a doctor has warned. Read more here.
UN Women Discourages Using the Word ‘Women.’ UN Women, the UN agency tasked with elevating the status of women around the world, is promoting the use of gender-neutral language, including the elimination of “binary” terms like “women or men.” Read more here.
UK Media Watchdog Ofcom Quits Stonewall Diversity Program. The UK media watchdog Ofcom has withdrawn from the “equality workplace” program run by Stonewall, a well-known LGBTQ+ charity. Read more here.
UK Police Commissioner Warns Force: ‘Stonewall Is a Threat to Women.’ Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner has urged its police force to cut ties with the LGBT lobby group Stonewall over its promotion of transgender ideology. Read more here.
Minnesota Mosque Bomber Seeks Leniency for Gender Dysphoria. The male founder of a militia group who was convicted of bombing a Minnesota mosque now identifies as female and is asking a federal judge to grant the minimum sentence on the grounds that gender dysphoria fueled an “inner conflict” leading up to the attack. Read more here.
U.S. Appeals Court Vacates Ruling in Favor of Transgender-Identified Student. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated an earlier ruling favoring a transgender-identified student seeking to use the bathroom based on gender identity rather than biological sex. Read more here.
Scottish Rape Crisis CEO Blasted for Calling Victims ‘Bigots’ Over Female-Only Spaces. The CEO of one of Scotland’s largest rape crisis centers has been heavily criticized for implying that victims who want single-sex spaces to be protected are “bigots” who should expect “to be challenged on their prejudices.” Read more here.
Actor in Popular Teen Series Celebrates Gender Transition. Tommy Dorfman, best known for his role in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, recently compared his gender transition to going through a second puberty. Read more here.
Critics Say Scottish Govt’s Gender Self-ID Plans Are Based on ‘Dangerous Ideology.’ The Scottish government is under fire for its proposals to remove safeguards and make it much easier for people to change their legal sex designation. Read more here.
Chicago Public Schools Encourage Hiding Children’s Gender Identity From Parents. Journalist Abigail Shrier shared on social media a 2018 memo sent to her by a Chicago Public Schools teacher that explicitly states parents are not to be informed if their child has changed their gender identity. Read more here.
Virginia District Votes Down Adoption of State Transgender Policy. A Virginia school board defied a new state requirement by voting down a proposal that would have forced schools to allow students to use the restroom and locker room of their choice. Read more here.
Scottish Govt’s Transgender Guidance for Schools Slammed by Critics. Opponents have accused the Scottish government of promoting transgender ideology, eroding the rights of parents, and using unreliable statistics in its new transgender guidance for schools. Read more here.
‘Gender Confirmation’ Surgeries in U.S. Surged During Pandemic. The American Society of Plastic Surgery released its first report outlining statistics for “gender confirmation surgeries” which reveals a double-digit increase in these surgeries in 2020. Read more here.
Teachers Ask Court to Halt Virginia District Policy Forcing Them to Use Preferred Pronouns. A pair of teachers are seeking to take a Virginia school district to court over a new policy requiring that staff use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender-identifying students. Read more here.
Joe Biden Names Transgender Activist to HIV/AIDS Advisory Council. President Joe Biden has appointed a biological male who identifies as female as an advisor on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Read more here.
Biden Admin Vows to Crack Down on States Banning Biological Males From Girls’ Sports. The Biden administration released a “back-to-school” video that ensured transgender-identifying students that the federal government aims to crack down on states that ban biological males from girls’ sports and bathrooms. Read more here.
Hobby Lobby Fined $220K for Requiring Transgender-Identifying Individual to Use Unisex Restroom. Hobby Lobby violated an Illinois anti-discrimination law when it prohibited a biological male employee who identifies as female from using the women’s restroom, an appeals court ruled. Read more here.
Scottish Four-Year-Olds Can ‘Change Gender’ at School Without Parental Consent. Children as young as four years old will be able to change their name and gender at school without their parents’ consent under new LGBT inclusivity guidelines drawn up by the Scottish government. Read more here.
Texas Declares That ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery for Minors Is Child Abuse. The state of Texas declared that performing “gender reassignment” surgeries on minors constitutes child abuse. Read more here.
CO School District Instructs Teachers to Avoid Informing Parents of Child’s ‘Gender Confusion.’ The second-largest school district in Colorado is instructing teachers not to inform parents if their child shows persistent signs of “gender confusion.” Read more here.
Virginia School Board Adopts Transgender Policy Amid Parent Protests. The Loudoun County School Board voted 7-2 to adopt a transgender policy affirming students’ chosen gender identities. Read more here.
New Zealand Moves Closer to Passing ‘Self-Identification’ Law. New Zealand progressed with its plans to make it easier to change a person’s sex on their birth certificate as legislation moved through parliament with support from all political parties. Read more here.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Introduces New ‘Lactation-Related Language.’ The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine published new guidelines for “lactation-related” language because they recognize that “not all people who give birth and lactate identify as female.” Read more here.
Stonewall Paid £1M of Taxpayer Money Each Year. The TaxPayers’ Alliance in the UK has revealed that LGBT lobby group Stonewall received over £3 million of taxpayer money in the past three years. Read more here.
U.S. Judge Blocks Mandate Requiring Doctors to Perform ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery. A federal court in Texas blocked a mandate from President Joe Biden that would require doctors to go against their conscience and perform “gender transition” surgeries. Read more here.
Texas Gov Asks Family Services to Determine If ‘Gender Reassignment’ for Minors Is Child Abuse. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the state’s family services department to compile a report analyzing whether subjecting children with gender dysphoria to “sex reassignment” surgeries constitutes child abuse. Read more here.
Canadian Couple Rejected by Adoption Agency for Resisting Transgender Ideology. A couple in Canada has been rejected by an adoption agency for saying that they would uphold the reality of biological sex, it has been reported. Read more here.
AAP Blocks U.S. Group Opposing Surgical Interventions on Children. Representatives of the American Academy of Pediatrics told a group that opposes the use of hormonal and surgical interventions as first-line treatment for young people with gender dysphoria that they could not set up an information booth at a recent event. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Ontario Pastor Files Lawsuit Against Baptist Church After Being Fired. An Ontario pastor who was fired from a Baptist church after “transitioning” from male to female has filed a lawsuit for wrongful dismissal, alleging the termination was spurred by discrimination. Read more here.
Majority of Irish Public Backs Protection of Single-Sex Spaces. An online poll has revealed that a majority of the Irish public supports single-sex facilities in hospitals and other public buildings. Read more here.
Teacher Goes Viral for Retelling of How She ‘Messed Up’ and Used Wrong Pronouns for a Student. A teacher made headlines after announcing how she dealt with inadvertently “mis-pronouning” a student who changed from she/her pronouns to them/they pronouns. Read more here.
CA Female Inmate Pregnant After Being Forced to Share Prison With Biological Men. A female inmate in California is now pregnant after women’s prisons were forced to accept biological male prisoners claiming to be women without any questions asked. Read more here.
LGBTQ Advocates Sue Tennessee Over New Transgender Bathroom Law. LGBTQ advocates filed a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of a new Tennessee law they say will prevent transgender-identifying people from using bathrooms and other facilities consistent with their gender identity. Read more here.
FX/Hulu Series Imagines a ‘World Without Cisgender Men.’ FX has released a trailer for its latest drama airing on Hulu, Y: The Last Man, which, according to actress Amber Tamblyn, imagines a “world without cisgender men.” Read more here.
Twitter Suspends More Writers for Affirming Biological Sex. Twitter censors are continuing to patrol the platform for posts that acknowledge the scientific fact that transgender-identifying weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is a biological male. Read more here.
Texas Judge Grants Full Custody to Mother Who Wants to ‘Gender Transition’ Son. A Texas judge ruled that a boy whose mother wants to raise him as a girl will be given full custody, despite protest from his father who will receive only limited visitation rights. Read more here.
Twitter Suspends Pundit for Stating Transgender-Identifying Weightlifter Is a Man. Twitter suspended popular commentator Allie Beth Stuckey for violating their “hateful conduct” policy with a tweet that called transgender-identifying weightlifter Laurel Hubbard a man. Read more here.
Majority of Civil Servants Reject Scottish Govt ‘Pronoun Pledge.’ A majority of civil servants have rejected a push by the Scottish government to take a “pronoun pledge” by putting preferred pronouns in their email signatures, a survey has revealed. Read more here.
Pediatricians Rebuke AMA’s Call for Removal of Birth Certificate Sex Markers. Physicians with the American College of Pediatricians released a statement that noted the barrage of criticism launched at the American Medical Association after its board of trustees called for the removal of biological sex markers from birth certificates. Read more here.
IOC Rewriting Rules on Transgender-Identifying Athletes After Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee is overhauling its rules for transgender competitors after the Tokyo Olympics, saying the current regulations are outdated. Read more here.
Safety Fears Erupt as NHS Allows Transgender-Identifying Sex Offenders in Female-Only Hospital Wards. Several NHS Trusts in the UK have issued guidance stating patients in hospitals should be admitted based on the gender with which they identify. Read more here.
UK Health Secretary Intervenes After NHS Issues Guidance on Transgender-Identifying Patients in Hospitals. The UK Health Secretary is set to review guidance on transgender-identifying patients being admitted to single-sex hospital wards based on their gender identity. Read more here.
UK Sports Scientist Asserts Transgender-Identifying Athletes Have Advantages Over Women. Professor Ross Tucker went on BBC airwaves and explained the advantages Laurel Hubbard has in competition against women as a biological male, irrespective of outcome or even hormone therapy. Read more here.
AMA Blasted After Calling for Removing Sex From Birth Certificates. The American Medical Association faced intense backlash after calling for sex to be removed as a legal definition on the public portion of birth certificates. Read more here.
U.S. ‘Infrastructure’ Bill Defines ‘Gender Identity’ as Protected Class. The recently released bipartisan “infrastructure” bill includes “gender identity” as a protected class. Read more here.
Another VA School Board Votes Against Implementing State’s Transgender Policies. The Augusta County School Board in Virginia elected not to enact transgender policies mandated by the state which include requiring schools to call students by their preferred pronouns. Read more here.
‘Muppet Babies’ Reintroduces Male Character as Transgender-Identifying Princess. The children’s television show “Muppet Babies” reintroduced the beloved character Gonzo as a transgender-identifying princess. Read more here.
IOC Declares ‘Transwomen Are Women’ as Hubbard Readies for Weightlifting Debut. The International Olympic Committee reaffirmed its full support of transgender-identifying athletes when medical director Richard Budgett declared “transwomen are women” and should be included in women’s sports “when we possibly can.” Read more here.
UK Gender Doc Charged With Catalogue of Failings by GMC. A UK physician who was suspended for running an unlicensed gender clinic for children is facing a medical tribunal hearing to address allegations of misconduct brought by the General Medical Council. Read more here.
California Medical Professor Apologizes for Saying ‘Pregnant Women.’ A professor of medicine within the University of California system apologized to his students for using the term “pregnant women” instead of “pregnant people” in a medical classroom. Read more here.
U.S. Poll: 20 Percent Say Transgender-Identifying Athletes Should Be Allowed to Compete With Their Identified Gender. One in five adults say transgender-identifying athletes should be allowed to compete against others with the gender with which they identify, according to a newly released poll. Read more here.
Scottish Civil Servants to Be Asked to Include Pronouns in Email Signatures. The Scottish government is backing proposals that would ask its 8,000 workers to take a “pronoun pledge,” under which they would add pronouns reflecting their gender identity to signatures at the bottom of every work email. Read more here.
Ohio Megachurch Apologizes After Speaker Criticized Cross-Sex Hormones, Puberty Blockers. An Ohio megachurch has apologized after a guest speaker drew backlash and protests from the LGBT community when he spoke against affirming the gender confusion of young people. Read more here.
Transgender-Identifying Skateboarder Quit Olympic Team to Continue Gender Transition. A biologically female skateboarder resigned from representing the United States on the women’s skateboarding team so she could continue her “gender transition” from female to male. Read more here.
Finland Sees Policy Shift for Gender Dysphoria Treatment in Minors. The Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine has published a review of new guidelines issued by the Finnish Health Authority which back psychotherapy as the first line of treatment for minors with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
New Children’s Book Is ‘Unapologetic Rebuke’ of Transgender Agenda. Brave Books has released a children’s book called Elephants Are Not Birds, which the author calls an “unapologetic rebuke” of the transgender agenda. Read more here.
Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Ban on ‘Gender Affirming’ Treatment. A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas’ ban on so-called “gender affirming” treatments for youth who identify as transgender while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds. Read more here.
LA House Fails to Override Gov’s Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives were just two votes short of overriding the governor’s veto of a bill that banned biological males from competing in women’s sports. Read more here.
CA Gives Female Inmates Contraception After Forcing Them to Be Housed With Biological Males. The state of California is reportedly offering contraceptives — including Plan B — to female inmates forced to stay with men identifying as women. Read more here.
Argentina Adds Non-Binary Gender Option to Govt-Issued ID Documents. Argentina is incorporating identification cards that will allow people to put “X” in the place where they put their gender if they do not identify as female or male. Read more here.
Two Teachers Terminated Over Opposition to Transgender Policy. A former assistant principal and former science teacher in Oregon were terminated after taking a public stance against proposed “LGBTQ rights” legislation. Read more here.
Federal Judge Blocks West Virginia Transgender Athlete Law. A federal judge temporarily blocked a West Virginia law barring male students from competing in girls’ sports. Read more here.
Motherhood Councilors Forced to Assist Biological Males on Their ‘Chest-Feeding Journey.’ Councilors at the Australian Breastfeeding Association have alleged that they are being forced to assist gay men and biological males who identify as female in their “chest-feeding” journeys. Read more here.
ACLU Files Suit Over Montana Transgender Birth Certificate Law. The ACLU of Montana filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking to challenge a recently passed birth certificate law that allegedly makes it “difficult, if not impossible” for people to change their birth certificates to match their identities. Read more here.
Louisiana Senate Votes to Override Veto of Transgender Sports Bill. The Louisiana state Senate has voted to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of legislation that would block biological males from competing on school and college sports teams designated for females. Read more here.
Court Rules Law Mandating Transgender Pronoun Use Violates Free Speech. A California appellate court ruled that a provision in a state law mandating that certain health care workers use transgender pronouns is a violation of free speech protected by the First Amendment. Read more here.
Female CA Inmates Decry Being Housed With Male Prisoners. Female inmates in the California prison system say they’re now “prey for men” as correctional facilities prepare for an uptick in rapes and pregnancies following a policy change that allows men who identify as female to be transferred to women’s-only prisons. Read more here.
Norwegian Church Holds ‘Name Change Ceremony’ to Celebrate Transgender-Identifying Person. A Lutheran church in Norway held a name change ceremony for a 49-year-old male who identifies as female in what officials said marked the first such event in a place of worship in the Nordic country. Read more here.
Sports Illustrated Publishes First Transgender-Identifying Cover Model. Leyna Bloom, a biological man who identifies as a woman, has become the first openly transgender cover model in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue history. Read more here.
Virginia School Board Votes to Reject State Ed Dept’s Transgender Policy. A Virginia school board unanimously voted to reject a policy from the state’s education department that requires administrators to call students by pronouns reflecting their chosen gender identity rather than their biological pronouns. Read more here.
IOC: Laurel Hubbard Can Compete in Olympics Under Current Rules. The International Olympic Committee president gave Laurel Hubbard the all-clear to compete at the Tokyo Olympics but noted that the IOC’s rules regarding athletes who identify as transgender would be reviewed in the future. Read more here.
Protests Erupt at L.A. Spa Over Transgender Policy. Dueling protests erupted in front of a Los Angeles spa over the establishment’s transgender access policy. Read more here.
Toronto PD Says Sex of Alleged Child Sex Abuser ‘Irrelevant.’ The Toronto Police Department is refusing to confirm the biological sex of an alleged child sex abuser, saying the information is “irrelevant” and instead is relating the suspect’s gender identity and preferred pronouns. Read more here.
New Batch of Emojis Includes ‘Pregnant Man.’ Among the finalists for the next official batch of emojis is a “Pregnant Man,” the Emojipedia blog announced. Read more here.
State AGs Defend Arkansas Ban on Experimental Transgender Treatments for Children. A coalition of 17 state attorneys general is defending Arkansas’ Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act, a law that protects children from “gender reassignment” drugs and surgeries that can lead to body mutilation and sterility. Read more here.
BBC Admits to Bias in Puberty Blockers Article. The BBC has acknowledged that an article stating that a High Court ruling on puberty-blocking drugs could cause gender-confused young people to commit suicide was one-sided and endangered vulnerable people. Read more here.
American Bookseller’s Assoc Begs Forgiveness for Including ‘Anti-Trans’ Book in Mailer. The American Bookseller’s Association is apologizing for including Abigail Shrier’s best-selling book, “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” in its July promotional mailing to approximately 750 retail outlets. Read more here.
Facebook Promotes Videos of Transgender Couple Pushing Newborn to Nurse From Man’s Chest. Facebook is airing and promoting a mini docuseries featuring a transgender couple who wants to raise their child as “non-binary” and try to “breastfeed” the infant on a male chest. Read more here.
UK Crime Statistics Distorted as Offenses Are Recorded by Gender Identity Instead of Biological Sex. Crimes committed in England and Wales by men who identify as women are being recorded as offenses perpetrated by women and distorting official statistics, it has been revealed. Read more here.
Biological Male Up for Best Lead Actress Emmy. Mj Rodriguez, a biological male who identifies as female, was nominated for Best Lead Actress Emmy in a drama. Read more here.
Amazon Workers Petition Against Sale of Book on Transgender Movement Among Children. A petition has been circulated and at least two Amazon employees have resigned to protest the company’s decision to continue to sell a book they say frames young people who identify as transgender as mentally ill. Read more here.
Medical Journal: Parents Should ‘Lose Veto Power’ Over Children ‘Changing Genders.’ Governments should exclude the wishes of parents who oppose the hormonal and surgical transformation of their children, according to an article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Read more here.
Feminists in Scotland to Appeal Court Decision Labeling ‘Transgender Women’ as Women. Feminist campaigners will appeal a court judgment upholding a Scottish law that expanded the term “women” to include biological males who identify as females. Read more here.
Citizen Initiative Calls for Portugal to Adopt Gender Identity Legislation. A citizen initiative is calling on Portuguese lawmakers to “begin as a matter of urgency” to bring forward legislation regulating the self-determination of gender identity. Read more here.
U.S. VA Secretary Gives Cost Estimate for ‘Gender-Reassignment’ Surgery for Veterans. Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough estimates the bill for funding “gender reassignment” surgery for veterans could reach $30 million per year, though he said the move is a way to “spend the taxpayers’ money wisely.” Read more here.
UN LGBT Czar Says Changing Gender Is an ‘Entitlement’ Under Int’l Law. A human rights expert charged with promoting LGBT issues through the United Nations said that changing one’s sex or gender based on self-identification is an “entitlement” under international human rights law. Read more here.
Anchorage Again Requiring Women’s Shelter to Let Males Sleep Next to Abused Women. Attorneys representing a faith-based women’s shelter filed suit in federal court to again stop officials in Anchorage, Alaska from using an ordinance to force the shelter to admit males and let them sleep alongside women who have suffered physical and sexual abuse. Read more here.
L.A. Times Defends ‘Male-Appearing Genitalia’ at Spa With Women, Girls. The Los Angeles Times editorial board has defended the idea of allowing “transgender women,” who are biologically male, to display their “male-appearing genitalia” in the women’s section of the Wi Spa. Read more here.
Top Biden Officials Encourage Transgenderism in Kids. On the final day of “Pride Month,” the Biden White House hosted an online event pandering to gender-confused persons, during which top members of the administration urged children to report transgender “discrimination.” Read more here.
Transgender Sex Worker Artwork to Be Displayed in London’s Trafalgar Square. London’s famed Trafalgar Square will feature artwork depicting the faces of 850 transgender-identifying people, most of which will be cast from the faces of prostitutes and other sex workers, the London mayor’s office announced. Read more here.
UK NHS Trust Tells Transgender-Identifying Staff to Use Any Toilet or Changing Room. An NHS trust has told transgender staff to use any toilet, changing room, or shower they want, and other workers have been ordered not to object. Read more here.
VA School District Takes Fight Against Teacher to State Supreme Court. The Loudoun County school board in Virginia has appealed a judge’s order to reinstate an elementary school gym teacher who criticized a board proposal to mandate the use of transgender pronouns. Read more here.
Petition Launched to Stop Transgender-Identifying Athlete From Competing at Olympics. A petition challenging the International Olympic Committee’s transgender policy and calling for the exclusion of weightlifter Laurel Hubbard from competing in Tokyo is building with more than 21,000 signatures already added. Read more here.
UK High Court Rules Biological Male Inmates May Be Housed in Female Prisons. The UK High Court has ruled that women’s prisons can house inmates who were born male but identify as female, regardless of whether they have gone through any physical transformation. Read more here.
Argentine Senate Passes Transgender Workers Quota Bill. Argentina’s Senate has passed a bill mandating a quota of transgender-identifying workers be hired by all government agencies and provides incentives for the hiring of transgender-identifying people in the private sector. Read more here.
NZ Weightlifter Says She Was Silenced for Criticism of Transgender-Identifying Olympian. New Zealand weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs alleges that her country’s weightlifting authorities attempted to silence her over her criticism of transgender-identifying weightlifter Laurel Hubbard. Read more here.
Spain’s Govt Approves Draft Law on ‘Transgender Rights.’ The Spanish government has passed a draft law that will allow citizens over age 14 to change their gender in the official registry without documentation of any kind. Read more here.
Disney World Drops ‘Gendered Language’ From Recorded Park Greeting. Disney World in Orlando, Florida has removed “ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” from a recorded greeting as the park pushes to be a “place where everyone is welcome.” Read more here.
Brief Argues VA Court Was Right to Uphold Teacher’s Rights Over Pronoun Policy. Virginia elementary school teacher Tanner Cross filed a brief in the Virginia Supreme Court in response to an appeal by his school district against a court order reinstating him to his teaching position after he was placed on leave for objecting to the district pronoun policy. Read more here.
Michigan State Police Issues Internal Memo on Use of Gender Pronouns. The Michigan State Police issued an internal memo which authorized employees to “include their pronouns as part of official department communication.” Read more here.
‘Gender Transition’ Regret Deserves a Voice, Says Former Patient. New York woman Grace Lidinsky-Smith said she regrets going through “gender transition” surgery and believes stories like hers need to be heard so people understand there is no “one-size-fits-all trans care.” Read more here.
UK Cabinet Office Among Latest to Announce Exit From Stonewall Diversity Scheme. The Cabinet Office is among the more high-profile UK government departments to have left Stonewall’s controversial “Diversity Champions” program. Read more here.
U.S. State Dept to Allow Passport Applicants to Select Gender Without Certifying Documents. The U.S. Department of State will now allow applicants to select their gender without medical certification if their “gender identity” does not match their biological sex. Read more here.
NJ Will House Inmates by ‘Gender Identity’ After Lawsuit. New Jersey has adopted a policy that requires state prisons to house inmates according to their “gender identity” as part of the settlement of a case brought by the ACLU. Read more here.
Biological Male Contestant Wins Miss Nevada USA. Kataluna Enriquez, a biological male who identifies as female, beat out 21 female contestants to be crowned Miss Nevada USA and will now move on to the Miss USA pageant. Read more here.
WI Birth Certificates Add Gender-Neutral Language Options for Parents. Gov. Tony Evers along with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced that birth certificates in Wisconsin will have a new gender-neutral option for identifying the parents of a child. Read more here.
Iowa Aquatic Center Permitted Biological Female Teen to Walk Topless, Enter Men’s Facilities Based on ‘Gender Identity.’ An Iowa public pool complex reportedly permitted a biologically female teen to walk around the facility topless and enter the men’s and boys’ changing facilities because she was said to have told them that she identifies as male. Read more here.
CA Gov Needs to Halt Mixing of Prison Populations, Women Advocates Say. A California law allowing transgender-identifying inmates to pick the prison gender of their choice has come under fire from a women’s rights group citing abuse of females by men. Read more here.
Australian Mom Brags Daughter Going Through ‘Early Menopause’ Caused by Hormone Blockers. The mother of a gender-confused child recently boasted that her daughter who identifies as a boy is going through so-called “early menopause” due to hormone blockers the child is taking. Read more here.
Stonewall Allegedly ‘Coerces’ UK Employers to Champion Transgender Agenda. LGBT lobby group Stonewall has been accused of coercing public bodies into promoting transgender ideology. Read more here.
UK Think Tank Set to Challenge Forstater Victory in Legal Battle Over Transgender Beliefs. The Centre for Global Development is set to return to court after losing an appeal in the case of Maya Forstater, a woman whose employment was ended due to her belief that people cannot change their biological sex. Read more here.
Spanish Law Allows Changing Registered Sex Simply by Requesting It. The Spanish government approved the LGTBI draft law which includes a controversial transgender regulation whereby no medical or legal report will be needed to process a “sex change” in the registry. Read more here.
SCOTUS Declines to Take Up Transgender Bathroom Case. The Supreme Court declined to take up a case over a Virginia school board’s policy on transgender bathroom use, leaving in place a lower court’s ruling that the school unconstitutionally discriminated against a biologically female student who was denied access to the boy’s bathroom. Read more here.
CA Spa Member Erupts After Alleging Male Exposed Himself to Little Girls. Social media had an outpouring of support for a woman who became enraged with the staff of a Los Angeles spa after she said a biological male entered the women’s section and exposed his genitalia while there were little girls present. Read more here.
Ohio House Erupts Over Amendment Banning Biological Males From Women’s Sports. Chaos erupted on the Ohio House floor when a lawmaker proposed an amendment that would ban biological males from participating in women’s sports; the amendment passed 54-40. Read more here.
Tennessee Sued Over New Transgender Bathroom Sign Law. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender-identifying people use multi-person public bathrooms of their choice. Read more here.
Biden Admin’s Expansion of Title IX Could Hurt Women. The Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX protections could end up hurting women’s sports and contradicting the purpose of the statute, legal experts have said. Read more here.
Biden Ed Dept Releases Letter Warning Teachers Against Transgender Discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education has sent a letter to schools across the nation informing them of a recent policy change extending Title IX protections to LGBT students and providing examples of actions that now constitute discrimination. Read more here.
Cuomo Signs Law Allowing Gender-Neutral Options on NYS Documents. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law providing options for genders beyond male and female on official state documents. Read more here.
UK Gender Clinic Appeals Ruling That Minors Under 16 Cannot Consent to ‘Gender Transition.’ The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust is appealing a court ruling that held that minors under 16 cannot consent to experimental puberty-blocking drugs as part of a medicalized “gender transition.” Read more here.
Eligibility Rule Keeps Transgender-Identified Runner Out of Olympic Trials. Runner CeCe Telfer, a biological male who identifies as female, will not be allowed to compete in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic trials because Telfer has not met the testosterone level eligibility requirements. Read more here.
U.S. Army Backs Off Chaplain Threatened With Reprimand After Questioning Mental Fitness of Transgender-Identifying Troops. The U.S. Army backed off from punishing a chaplain who questioned in a Facebook post whether transgender-identifying people possess the mental fitness to serve in the military. Read more here.
U.S. Startup Sells ‘Trans’ and ‘Gender-Nonconforming’ Underwear for Up to $88 Per Pair. New startup company Urbody is selling “trans,” “non-binary,” and “gender non-conforming” underwear for up to $88 apiece and seeks to inspire “acceptance, self-love, and gender freedom.” Read more here.
ACLU Demands Uber Eats Stop ‘Misgendering’ and ‘Deadnaming’ Transgender-Identifying Drivers. The American Civil Liberties Union said it is demanding that Uber Eats stop “misgendering” and “deadnaming” its transgender drivers as this causes them to be harassed when the app shows the driver’s former name to customers. Read more here.
LA Gov Vetoes Bill Requiring Athletes to Compete Based on Biological Sex. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a bill that would have barred biological male athletes from competing against biological females at sporting events for public institutions. Read more here.
NZ PM Backs Biological Male Athlete Competing in Women’s Olympic Weightlifting. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has thrown her support behind a former men’s weightlifting competitor who now identities as a woman. Read more here.
Former Olympian Who Lost Records to Hubbard Says Biological Male Athletes Will ‘Knock Women Out of Sport.’ Retired New Zealand weightlifter and former Olympian Tracey Lambrechs warned that transgender-identifying athletes will eventually “knock women out of sport” unless action is taken. Read more here.
Report: Tongan Woman Denied Chance to Compete in Olympics Because of Transgender-Identifying Weightlifter. According to reports, Kuinini ‘Nini’ Manumua, 21, was likely bumped out of Olympics contention because Laurel Hubbard, a biological male who identifies as female, entered to represent New Zealand in Tokyo. Read more here.
VA Moving to Cover ‘Gender-Affirming Surgery.’ The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to make “gender-affirming surgeries” covered by the department’s healthcare, Secretary Denis McDonough announced. Read more here.
First Openly Transgender-Identifying Athlete Will Compete for NZ in Olympics. New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to make history as the first transgender-identifying person to participate in the Olympics. Read more here.
UK LBGT Charity Calls on Teachers to Say ‘Learner’ Instead of ‘Boy’ and ‘Girl.’ The LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall has told teachers in Britain to ditch the terms “boys” and “girls” and refer to pupils with the gender-neutral “learners.” Read more here.
Safeguarding Officer Sidelined by UK Gender Clinic for Raising Safety Concerns. Lead safeguarding officer Sonia Appleby says staff at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service were discouraged from speaking to her after she reported concerns over the use of puberty blockers to senior staff. Read more here.
New Documentary Sheds Light on Gender Identity Industry Pushing Surgery on Minors. A new documentary released by the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network seeks to expose how some in the medical industry are pushing hesitant parents to medically and surgically “transition” their children. Read more here.
WI Assembly Passes Bill Banning Biological Males in Female Sports. The Wisconsin Assembly voted to pass two proposals banning biological male athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. Read more here.
Court Fines Baker for Refusing to Make ‘Gender Transition’ Cake. A court in Denver, Colorado fined local bakery Masterpiece Cakeshop $500 after co-owner Jack Phillips refused to make a cake celebrating a “gender transition.” Read more here.
DOJ Challenges Arkansas, West Virginia Transgender Laws. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed statements of interest in two lawsuits challenging Arkansas and West Virginia laws pertaining to people who identify as transgender, saying the laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Read more here.
MO College Asks Appeals Court to Halt Biden Order Opening Dorms, Showers to Opposite Sex. Attorneys representing College of the Ozarks asked the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to halt a Biden administration directive that would force the private Christian college to open up its sex-specific dorms and showers to members of the opposite sex. Read more here.
Colorado Baker to Appeal Court’s Decision Punishing Him for Not Designing ‘Gender Transition’ Cake. Attorneys for Colorado Baker Jack Phillips announced they will appeal the decision of a Colorado court punishing Phillips for not designing a “gender transition” cake. Read more here.
Legal Action Threatened Against UK Police Forces Over Stonewall Links. Police forces have been told that they face legal action if they do not leave Stonewall’s controversial “Diversity Champions” scheme. Read more here.
Florida School Board Opposes State Law Protecting Women’s Sports. School board members in Broward County, Florida have said they do not support the new state law that protects female athletes from competing against biological males who “identify” as women. Read more here.
Biden Admin Doubles Down on Expanding Title IX to Cover Transgender Students. The Biden Department of Education said that the protections in the 1972 civil rights rule that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools will now also cover people who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Tolkien Seminar to Address ‘Transgender Realities in the Lord of the Rings.’ The Tolkien Society has announced that one topic to be addressed at the 2021 Summer Seminar will be “Gondor in Transition: A Brief Introduction to Transgender Realities in The Lord of the Rings.” Read more here.
Teen Girl Urges Adults to Stop Being ‘Cowardly,’ Speak Out Against Gender Policies to Protect Kids. A teenage girl whose comments before the Loudoun County School Board in Virginia went viral says she was compelled to speak up because there are “too many cowardly adults who are remaining quiet about this issue.” Read more here.
Gender-Neutral ‘Theyby’ Turns Five as Mom Now Says Child Is a Boy. Author and sociologist Kyl Myers says that her “gender-neutral theyby” has reportedly decided that he is a boy and has asked his parents to use he/him pronouns. Read more here.
Head of Melbourne U Says Free Speech Doesn’t Override Transgender Safety. Melbourne University Vice Chancellor Duncan Maskell has warned staff that their right to academic freedom does not give them license to write or say things that cause harm to people who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Baptist Church Ordains First Known Transgender-Identifying Pastor. An Indiana congregation affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has ordained who is believed to be the first confirmed transgender-identifying pastor in the denomination’s history. Read more here.
Two Australian Federal Ministers Back Motion Calling for ‘Wait-and-See’ Treatment for Children With Gender Dysphoria. Two federal ministers have backed a One Nation motion condemning the use of medical treatment for children with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
Gender Recognition Act Passes New York Legislature. Lawmakers in New York passed a bill that would allow New Yorkers who do not identify as male or female to mark their gender as “X” on official state documents, including their driver’s license and birth certificate. Read more here.
School District to Challenge Reinstatement of Teacher in Opposition to Transgender Policy. A Virginia school district has pledged to appeal a judge’s order to reinstate a teacher who opposed their transgender policy of requiring faculty and staff address students by their preferred gender pronouns. Read more here.
Stonewall: Ditch ‘Mother’ for ‘Parent Who Has Given Birth.’ UK lobbying group Stonewall is advising employers wishing to be included in the Workplace Equality Index to swap the term “mother” for “parent who has given birth.” Read more here.
Stonewall Accused of Attempting to Silence Attorney Who Defends Biological Sex. A lawyer is suing UK diversity charity Stonewall, arguing the charity applied pressure to have her investigated for affirming men cannot become women. Read more here.
Anglican Ministers in Sydney to Avoid Gendered Language. The Sydney Anglicans will encourage ministers to call “gender diverse” parishioners by their preferred names, provide unisex bathrooms and avoid gendered language such as “ladies and gentlemen.” Read more here.
Stonewall Co-Founder Says ‘Disparage and Mislead’ Tactics Causing Groups to Shed Support. Stonewall co-founder turned critic Simon Fanshawe has hit out at the LGBT lobby group’s “divisive” actions as a host of organizations leave its “Diversity Champions” program. Read more here.
HHS Secretary Struggles to Define Term ‘Birthing People.’ When asked in a congressional hearing about the term “birthing people,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra struggled to describe what it means. Read more here.
Gender-Critical Views Are Protected, UK Appeals Tribunal Rules. The gender-critical views of a researcher who lost her job after tweeting that “transgender women” could not change their biological sex are a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act, a judge-led panel has ruled. Read more here.
Gallup Poll: 51% Say ‘Changing One’s Gender’ Is ‘Morally Wrong.’ A slim majority of U.S. adults consider it “morally wrong” to “change” one’s gender, a Gallup Poll found. Read more here.
DeSantis: ‘For Sure’ I’d Sign Bill Banning Transgender Surgeries for Minors. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, when asked this week if he would sign a bill banning transgender surgeries for minors, answered succinctly, “That would be something that I would sign for sure.” Read more here.
Virginia Teen Slams School Board’s Transgender Locker Room Policy. A teenager who attended Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia is joining the pushback against the school board for embracing the transgender agenda at the expense of female safety. Read more here.
New Documentary Asks ‘What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender’ in Children. An upcoming video documentary challenges the widely accepted notion that children should be free to choose their gender, often against the will of their parents. Read more here.
Scottish Law Student Cleared of Misconduct After Affirming Biological Sex. A student at the University of Abertay in Dundee, Scotland has been cleared of misconduct after being investigated for saying “women have vaginas.” Read more here.
HRC Suing Florida Gov Over Transgender Sports Law. The Human Rights Campaign is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing legislation that protects female athletes from unfair competition with biological men who identify as women. Read more here.
Senator Grills NCAA President Over Support for Men in Women’s Sports. Sen. Ted Cruz grilled the president of the NCAA over the nonprofit’s threats to pull out of states that do not allow transgender-identifying students to participate in girls’ sports. Read more here.
Parents Praise Teacher Suspended for Saying He Won’t Use Transgender Pronouns. Parents in a Virginia county continue to rally around a gym teacher who was suspended for saying he wouldn’t call children who identify as transgender by their new preferred names and pronouns. Read more here.
Top Canadian Politician Asks Forgiveness for ‘Cisgender’ Privilege. In a social media post, a top Canadian Conservative Party MP asked for “forgiveness” because of her “cis/straight/white” privilege. Read more here.
Court Orders School Board to Reinstate Teacher Suspended for Opposing Pronoun Policy. A Virginia court is ordering the Loudoun County School Board to immediately reinstate a gym teacher who was placed on leave after opposing transgender polices at a school board meeting. Read more here.
Biden’s Ed Sec Says Transgender-Identifying Athletes ‘Deserve’ to Compete in Sports. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona backs biological men who identify as women competing in women’s sports despite evidence that men have a physiological advantage. Read more here.
Disney+ Promo Claims Marvel Supervillain Is ‘Gender-Fluid.’ The Marvel character Loki (as played by Tom Hiddleston) will be portrayed as “gender-fluid” and able to change sex as he morphs in the standalone Disney+ series. Read more here.
Committee to Address Safety of Transgender-Identifying Inmates Behind Bars. Officials in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania are worried about the safety of transgender-identifying inmates in the Allegheny County Jail and are forming a committee to address the issue. Read more here.
Nickelodeon to Feature First Transgender-Identified Teen. Six months after launching a “Trans Youth Acting Challenge,” the children’s programming network Nickelodeon is set to feature a transgender-identified teenager as a guest star on one of its live-action television shows. Read more here.
Biden Expresses Support for ‘Brave’ Youth Who Identify as Transgender. President Joe Biden tweeted a “Pride” message complimenting young people with gender dysphoria by referring to them as “brave.” Read more here.
ACLU Attorney: ‘Absolutely Fair’ for Biological Males to Compete With Females. An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union called the wave of state legislation to try to protect female athletes in high school and college from unfair competition with biological males “discrimination.” Read more here.
Biden Budget Refers to Mothers as ‘Birthing People.’ The text of President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget refers to mothers as “birthing people.” Read more here.
NSW Party to Introduce Bill Banning ‘Gender Reassignment’ for Minors. The Christian Democratic Party will introduce a bill into the New South Wales Parliament to ban experimental gender reassignment treatments on children. Read more here.
Virginia Teacher Files Lawsuit Over Alleged Retaliatory Suspension. A Virginia teacher has filed a lawsuit against the district that suspended him for voicing objections to a policy requiring teachers to address students with their chosen pronouns rather than the ones consistent with their biological sex. Read more here.
HRC to Sue Florida After Gov Signs Bill Protecting Women’s Sports. Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David announced the organization will sue the state of Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation designed to protect women’s sports. Read more here.
Confessed Murderer in Spain Declares He’s a Woman and Could Be Sent to Women’s Prison. Five days after the Canary Islands passed a law recognizing transgender identity, confessed murderer Jonathan Robayna claimed he felt like a woman and could possibly serve his time in a women’s prison. Read more here.
Stonewall Urges Employers to Drop Term ‘Mother’ to Boost Equality Ranking. UK activist group Stonewall has advised organizations to replace the term “mother” with “parent who has given birth” to help boost their ranking on an equality leaderboard. Read more here.
Maine Lawmakers Mull Bill to Allow Prison Assignments Based on Gender Identity. Lawmakers in Maine are considering legislation that would allow incarcerated individuals in the state to be assigned cells according to their gender identity instead of biological sex. Read more here.
Pastor Targeted Over Opposition to Transgender Policies. The Loudoun County Democratic Committee targeted a local pastor after he spoke out against the school district’s abusive and destructive treatment of children through new transgender-affirming policies. Read more here.
Psychiatrist Says Transgender Medicalization Is a ‘Folly’ That Will ‘Collapse.’ A renowned psychiatrist argues that the contemporary “folly” of transgender medicalization will “collapse, just as the eugenics folly collapsed.” Read more here.
Women Speak Out About Gender Laws Allowing Men in Women’s Prisons. Former and current female inmates from states like California and Washington are speaking out about gender laws which allow biologically male inmates who identify as female to share prison cells with them. Read more here.
U.S. Teacher Opposing New Transgender Rules Fights Suspension. A northern Virginia gym teacher is fighting his suspension after he spoke out at a school board meeting against proposed policies to address students who identify as transgender by their preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Florida Gov Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Female Sports. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that bans biological male athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. Read more here.
‘Flood’ of Public Bodies Exit Stonewall Scheme. Several high-profile public bodies are leaving Stonewall’s ‘Diversity Champions’ program in the UK, citing concerns over Stonewall’s aggressive promotion of transgender ideology. Read more here.
Canadian Coast Guard Moving Toward Gender-Neutral Uniforms. The Canadian Coast Guard uniform catalogue has moved to “non-binary labeling” of uniforms so that cadets don’t have to “adhere to constraints of being identified as either male or female.” Read more here.
Biological Male Weightlifter in Olympics Is ‘Like a Bad Joke,’ Competitor Says. Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, a biological male who identifies as female, competing in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games is “like a bad joke” to female athletes, a rival weightlifter said in an interview. Read more here.
UK Schools Give Boys’ Names to Girls Without Parents’ Knowledge. UK schools are using boys’ names for girls as young as 13 and recording them on official documents, a newspaper investigation has revealed. Read more here.
Teacher Suspended After Refusing to Affirm ‘That a Biological Boy Can Be a Girl.’ An elementary school physical education teacher in Virginia was placed on leave after an explosive speech in which he told his school board he wouldn’t “affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa.” Read more here.
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Arkansas Ban on Puberty Blockers for Kids. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of Arkansas in federal court, arguing that a new law banning hormonal and surgical “gender-transitioning” of minors is unconstitutional. Read more here.
Texas Transgender Sports Bill Fails to Meet Crucial Deadline. A Texas bill that would have mandated student athletes play on sports teams based on their biological sex ran out of time for consideration during this year’s legislative session. Read more here.
Japanese Court Rules Restricting Toilet Use to Biological Sex Is Legal. A Japanese court ruled that it was legal for the trade ministry to impose restrictions on a biological male official’s use of women’s restrooms. Read more here.
USA Today Edits Teen Girl’s Op-Ed for ‘Hurtful’ Language. USA Today is under fire after altering an op-ed written by a Connecticut girl on competing against biological males, adding an editor’s note to the top apologizing for “hurtful” language used in the piece, specifically targeting the word “male.” Read more here.
Catholic League Responds to ‘Flawed’ Gallup Poll on Transgender Issues. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, claimed that a recent Gallup poll on transgender issues contained deceptive questioning. Read more here.
‘Transyouth’ Expert: Kids Should Decide Whether to Undergo ‘Life-Altering’ Surgery. Video footage posted on social media shows a transgender-affirming medical professional arguing that children should be able to choose to undergo “sex reassignment” procedures because they “most of the time make good decisions.” Read more here.
‘Man’ and ‘Woman’ Branded ‘Microaggressions’ in University Guidance. University of Edinburgh lecturers have been told not to use the words “man” or “woman” as they might offend students who identify as transgender or “non-binary.” Read more here.
Male Political Candidates in Mexican State Use Gender Ideology to File as Transgender ‘Women.’ To avoid being left out of the 2021 Mexican elections because of a constitutional principle of “gender parity,” 18 male candidates in Tlaxcala have filed for candidacy as transgender “women.” Read more here.
Whistleblower Tells of Disciplinary Threats and Hostility Over Gender Clinic Report. A top psychiatrist who exposed inadequacies at England’s NHS gender identity clinic for children has spoken of the resistance he faced from senior staff when he questioned poor clinical practices. Read more here.
Spanish Lawmakers Reject ‘Transgender Rights’ Bill. Lawmakers in Spain voted against a bill that would have allowed transgender people to legally change their gender without medical or psychological interventions. Read more here.
NYC Employees Forced to Complete Gender Identity Training. Employees in New York City must complete a mandatory online training session that teaches that society defines people by their reproductive organs. Read more here.
Biological Male Wins Women’s Golf Event. A biological male golfer who identifies as female has recorded a mini-tour victory and is awaiting word about being qualified to join the LPGA. Read more here.
Transgender Movement Featured on ‘60 Minutes.’ CBS News’ “60 Minutes” ran a segment about transgender issues facing today’s young people in America which featured, in part, individuals who identified as transgender and decided to reverse course after taking hormones and undergoing surgery. Read more here.
Scholar Removed From APA Email Group for Saying There Are Only Two Sexes. An emeritus professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University has been removed from an American Psychological Association email group for suggesting there are only two sexes. Read more here.
March Held in Ukraine to Support ‘Transgender Rights.’ Crowds gathered in Kiev, Ukraine waving flags and chanting as they called on the government to change legislation they see as discriminatory toward people who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Britain’s Equalities Watchdog Quits Stonewall’s ‘Diversity Champions’ Program. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has left Stonewall’s “Diversity Champions” program amid concerns that it creates a “culture of fear” among employees who disagree with transgender policies. Read more here.
Ruling in Washington Case Reveals Male Rapists Housed in Women’s Prisons. Newly released court records corroborate a whistleblower report that a biological male serial rapist who claims to identify as female is being housed in the Washington Correctional Center for Women. Read more here.
TN Gov Signs Law to Prohibit ‘Gender Reassignment’ Treatment for Minors. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation into law that prohibits treating minors with life-altering drug treatment or surgery. Read more here.
Survey Reveals Brits Reject Transgender Ideology. A poll of more than 2,000 adults done by the Campaign for Common Sense revealed that the British public largely rejects transgender ideology. Read more here.
U of Essex Apologizes to Professor Over Seminar Cancellation. The University of Essex has apologized to a professor whose seminar was cancelled after protestors labeled her as a “transphobe.” Read more here.
CMDA Refines Position Statement on Treating Patients With Gender Dysphoria. Christian Medical and Dental Associations released an updated statement on transgender identification that leaders hope will inform its 20,000 members as well as the general public. Read more here.
Google Docs Will Prompt Use of ‘Gender-Neutral’ Language to Avoid Offending Anyone. A new feature in Google Docs will prompt users to write in gender-neutral language in an attempt to avoid offending anyone in the workplace. Read more here.
TN Gov Signs Bathroom Bill for Schools. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation prohibiting people who identify as transgender from using multi-person restroom facilities that don’t align with their biological sex. Read more here.
Biological Males Allowed to Play Women’s Rugby in France. The French Rugby Federation will allow biological men who identify as women to play women’s rugby as of next season, going against World Rugby’s guidelines. Read more here.
New TN Law Requires Businesses to Post Sign if Bathrooms Can Be Used Based on Gender Identity. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation into law that requires businesses to publicly post policy signs showing that they allow people who identify as transgender to access bathrooms that match their gender identity. Read more here.
NCAA Caves, Will Allow States Who Require Sports Based on Sex to Host Events. Despite threatening to pull events from states with limits on athletes who identify as transgender, the NCAA will allow tournaments in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas which have laws requiring sports participation be based on biological sex. Read more here.
Chaplain Advocacy Group Urges Army to Back Off Chaplain Charged for Questioning Transgender Policy. An advocacy group of U.S. military chaplains urged the Army to back off a chaplain who was reprimanded for commenting on Facebook that gender dysphoria is a mental illness that disqualifies from military service. Read more here.
Church of Sweden Announces It’s a ‘Trans’ Church. The Church of Sweden, Europe’s largest Lutheran denomination, has announced in an open letter to people who identify as transgender that the church considers itself “trans.” Read more here.
EHRC Chief: Abuse for Gender Critical Beliefs Must End. The new chairwoman of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission has said people should not have to fear ridicule for expressing the belief that it is not possible to change biological sex. Read more here.
Company Sells Crocheted Prosthetic Penises to Pin to Underwear. A San Diego-based company is selling crocheted prosthetic penises for children who identify as transgender as an alternative to silicone prosthetics which “do not come in sizes appropriate for smaller bodies.” Read more here.
Biden Admin Extends Humanitarian Exceptions to Migrants Who Identify as Transgender. More migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border are being granted humanitarian exceptions because they are considered the most vulnerable, including people who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Nine Transgender Athletes Hope to Compete in 2021 Summer Olympics. At least nine individuals who identify as transgender — seven biological men and two biological women — hope to compete at the Olympics in July in Tokyo. Read more here.
UK Ministers Tell Architects All New Buildings Must Have Separate Restrooms for Men and Women. Public buildings in the UK will have to have separate ‘ladies’ and ‘gents’ lavatories in the future in a blow for campaigners who want more gender-neutral facilities. Read more here.
CA Bill Forces Stores to Sell Gender-Fluid Clothes and Toys. A California bill that would force retail stores to sell gender-neutral clothes and toys in a separate section sailed through two committees and is favored to pass a third. Read more here.
UK Schools Are Actively Supporting Kids’ ‘Gender Transition’ Without Telling Parents. Schools in the UK are increasingly sanctioning the use of male names for girls as young as 13 without the consent of their parents. Read more here.
Scottish Student Faces Expulsion for Stating Biological Fact. Final year law student Lisa Keogh faces formal disciplinary action from Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland for her alleged “offensive” and “discriminatory” comments affirming biological differences between men and women. Read more here.
Twitter Suspends Spanish MP for Saying Men Can’t Get Pregnant. A Spanish MP was temporarily suspended by Twitter for calling out a news article that claimed a pregnant man gave birth to a child. Read more here.
Texas Lawmakers Intentionally Derailed Bill to Ban Child ‘Gender Transitioning,’ Insiders Say. A bill banning chemical and surgical “sex changes” for children younger than 18 failed to be scheduled for a vote in the Texas House after stall tactics were deployed, according to activists and insiders. Read more here.
Instagram Now Allows Users to Select Up to Four Pronouns. Instagram users will now be able to list their preferred pronouns on their profiles, with the image-sharing app allowing for up to four pronouns to be displayed. Read more here.
ACLU Claims Republicans Want to ‘Kill’ Transgender Kids. American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Chase Strangio suggested that Republican lawmakers are trying to kill off youth who identify as transgender by backing bills that limit “gender reassignment” procedures and protect the integrity of women’s athletics. Read more here.
Women’s Rights Campaigners to EHRC: ‘Remove Stonewall Muzzle.’ Campaigners who reject transgender ideology have called on the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission to end its support of LGBT lobby group Stonewall. Read more here.
Scottish Transgender Guidance for Schools Deemed Contrary to Human Rights Law. Schools in Scotland which affirm a child’s transgender identity without informing their parents could be breaking the law, a leading human rights lawyer has said. Read more here.
ELCA Becomes First Mainline U.S. Denomination to Elect Transgender Bishop. A regional body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has elected the first openly transgender bishop in the denomination’s history. Read more here.
School Board President Doubles Down on Need to ‘Support Trans Kids.’ A Washington state school district is circling the wagons amid complaints over a teacher who read a transgender-affirming children’s book to first-grade students. Read more here.
Biden HHS Redefines Sex as Non-Biological in New ‘Anti-Discrimination’ Rule Change. The Biden administration is reversing a rule initiated by former President Trump that defined “sex” as biological in an effort to prevent “discrimination” against people who identify as transgender in health care practices, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. Read more here.
APP: Biden Policy Redefining Sex Puts Doctors at Risk. American Principles Project President Terry Schilling called President Biden’s policy redefining sex a “total nightmare” which is “basically forcing doctors to do off-label treatment for gender dysphoria.” Read more here.
Canada Adds Gender Identity Questions to 2021 Census. Statistics Canada has added two new questions to the 2021 census asking a person’s sex at birth and their current gender. Read more here.
Female Weightlifters Allegedly Told to ‘Be Quiet’ About Transgender Competitors. Former Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs said female athletes are being told to silence complaints about transgender New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard competing in women’s weightlifting competitions. Read more here.
Biological Male Weightlifter Who Identifies as Female Poised to Become First Transgender Olympian. Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, a biological male who identifies as female and has competed against women for several years, is poised to become the first-ever transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. Read more here.
Tennessee Legislature Passes Ban on Cross-Sex Hormones for Minors. The Tennessee legislature has passed a healthcare bill that bars the prescribing of cross-sex hormones to minors with gender dysphoria. Read more here.
U.S. Congresswoman Refers to Pregnant Women as ‘Birthing People.’ Missouri Rep. Cori Bush referred to women as “birthing people” during an oversight committee hearing. Read more here.
MT Gov Signs Bill Requiring Surgery Before Amending Gender on Birth Certificate. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill restricting people who identify as transgender from changing the gender designation on their birth certificate unless they obtain “gender confirmation” surgery. Read more here.
Israeli Transgender Parents Can Be Registered as ‘Parent’ on Birth Certificate. Transgender parents can now be registered simply as their child’s parent, without any specification of gender such as “mother” or “father”, on their child’s birth certificate, after a landmark decision by the High Court of Justice. Read more here.
Utah Affirms Right to Change Sex on Birth Certificate. The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the right of people who identify as transgender to change their sex designation on birth certificates. Read more here.
Swedish Hospital Halts ‘Gender Transitioning’ for Children Under 16. Swedish doctors will no longer prescribe hormones or drugs to halt or delay puberty for children under the age of 16 as part of “gender transitioning” procedures. Read more here.
EHRC: UK Equality Act Protects Transgender-Critical Beliefs. Holding to the belief that biology determines whether a person is a man or a woman is protected under the Equality Act, the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission has said. Read more here.
Amazon, Libraries Pressured to Ban Transgender-Critical Book. Public libraries and retail giant Amazon have faced increasing pressure to ban a book that’s critical of transgender ideology amid what the author calls a rising culture of censorship. Read more here.
Biden Admin Preparing to Confront States on Transgender Bills. The Biden administration is preparing to directly confront the flood of LGBT-related bills proliferating in state legislatures, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Read more here.
Scottish University Staff Given List of Banned Transgender ‘Microinsults.’ Edinburgh University has drawn up a list of “microaggressions” that staff cannot use because they “negate or nullify the thoughts, feelings or lived reality of trans and non-binary people.” Read more here.
Process of Changing Legal Gender Declaration Now Costs Just £5 in UK. The cost of changing one’s legal gender designation in the UK has been reduced from £140 to £5 as the government seeks to make the process more affordable. Read more here.
Father Arrested for Publicly Denouncing His Child’s ‘Gender Transition’ Released on Bail. A father in Canada has been released from jail after he was arrested for breaking a gag order prohibiting him from publicly objecting to his daughter’s “gender transition.” Read more here.
Over 400 Belgians Officially Changed Gender Identity in 2020. Last year, 414 people officially changed their gender identity in Belgium, showing a major shift in the number of changes to the official gender registration since the Transgender Law was adopted. Read more here.
Two Ohio Bills Would Ban Athletes From Competing Based on Gender Identity. Two bills in the Ohio Statehouse would require students to participate in sports based on biological sex or play on co-ed teams. Read more here.
Judge: Transgender Activists Have Too Much Say Over Expanding ‘Hate Crime’ Laws. Transgender campaigners in the UK are being given too great a say over expanding hate crime laws at the expense of the wider public’s views, a top judge has said. Read more here.
Florida Legislature Promises Retaliation Against NCAA Threats Over Transgender Sports Bill. Should the NCAA decide to pull championship hosting rights or other events due to a pending Florida law requiring athletes to compete on teams based on their biological sex, then the Florida legislature will see fit to pull tax dollars from going to the organization or any business entity boycotting the state over the law. Read more here.
Jenner Opposes Biological Males Participating in Women’s Sports. Former Olympic gold medalist and biological male who identifies as female Caitlyn Jenner has come out against allowing biological males to participate in women’s sports, saying that it would not be “fair.” Read more here.
Twitter User Posts About Double Mastectomy Regret. Twitter user “Eden – @mothergender” has gone viral after posting a heartbreaking thread describing transgender regret. Read more here.
Australia Protests Against Gender Clinics. Concerned parents and health care workers staged Australia’s first protest against gender clinics in Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart. Read more here.
NZ Govt to Make It Easier to Change Sex on Birth Certificate. The government of New Zealand is rolling out a number of changes to make it easier for people who identify as transgender to legally change their sex on their birth certificate. Read more here.
West Virginia Gov Signs Transgender Sports Bill. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed into law a bill that prohibits biological males from playing on women’s sports teams in public middle schools, high schools and universities. Read more here.
Florida Legislature Passes Transgender Sports Bill. Florida lawmakers have passed a bill which prohibits biological males from playing on female public school sports teams. Read more here.
North Macedonia to Recognize Identity of Transgender People. Law changes approved by the government of North Macedonia aim to amend the Law on Birth Registry to allow people to more easily change their sex designation on identification documents to reflect their gender identity. Read more here.
‘Existential Challenge’ Alleged If Employment Tribunal Ruling Overturned. Overturning a ruling finding a company was justified in terminating an employee for her beliefs about sex and gender risks creating a “two tier” system of protection for biological women and biological men who identify as women, a tribunal has heard. Read more here.
HUD Drops Proposal to Ban Transgender-Identified Men From Women-Only Shelters. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will be scrapping a Trump-era proposed rule that would have allowed federally-funded shelters to ban transgender-identified men from staying in women-only shelters. Read more here.
Nonprofit Donates Thousands of ‘Inclusive’ Books to Elementary Schools in CA. The superintendent of San Diego Unified School District sent an email to parents announcing that the nonprofit Gender Nation would be donating 2,000 “age-appropriate LGBTQ+ inclusive” books to schools in SDUSD. Read more here.
Female Athletes Appeal Dismissal of Complaints Against Biological Males in Women’s Sports. Four female athletes are appealing a federal court’s ruling that dismissed their challenge to a policy allowing biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. Read more here.
British Woman Appeals Ruling Against Her for Saying Men Can’t Be Women. A British woman who was terminated from her job after expressing that men cannot become women is appealing her case after a judge ruled against her, stating that her views are “unworthy of respect” in a democracy. Read more here.
Female Detransitioner Says Gender Dysphoria Must Be Treated Like Mental Health Issue. A former transgender-identified woman who has detransitioned is stressing the importance of treating those struggling with gender dysphoria “the same way we would treat any other young person who’s struggling with mental health issues.” Read more here.
Pixar Releases Casting Call for Transgender Teen Character. Pixar Animation Studios recently sent out a casting call for an actress to play a character that is a 14-year-old transgender female in an upcoming animation movie. Read more here.
Judge Tosses Suit That Sought to Bar Biological Males From Competing in Girls’ Sports. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit in Connecticut that sought to prevent biological males from competing in girls’ high school sports in the state. Read more here.
Gender-Neutral Toilets Could Be Mandatory in All Victorian Workplaces. Gender-neutral toilets could soon be mandatory in all workplaces in Victoria, Australia if an upcoming work safety probe deems it necessary. Read more here.
Alabama Gov Signs Transgender Sports Law. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law that bans biological males from being able to compete against girls in high school sports. Read more here.
Doctor Who Lost Job After Transgender Objection Warns About ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban. A UK doctor who made national headlines when he lost his job after objecting to transgender terminology has sounded a note of caution over a plan to outlaw “conversion therapy.” Read more here.
Parents Launch Mobile Campaign Warning Against Transgender Medicalization. A new mobile billboard campaign in Los Angeles, California is highlighting the story of Keira Bell, a young British detransitioner who won a court battle against a gender clinic that encouraged her to take puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, which she wound up regretting. Read more here.
CDC Director Uses Gender-Neutral Language to Discuss ‘Pregnant Persons.’ Instead of referring to “pregnant women,” Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky utilized the terms “pregnant persons” and “pregnant people” while discussing a medical study on receiving the COVID vaccine during pregnancy. Read more here.
Kansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly rejected a bill that would bar male students from competing against females in high school and college sports. Read more here.
Louisiana Gov Calls Transgender Restriction Bills ‘Discriminatory.’ Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said that he will oppose legislative proposals to add new medical and sports restrictions on youth who identify as transgender, calling the measures “unnecessary and discriminatory.” Read more here.
Corporations Target Texas for Bills That Protect Girls’ Sports, Ban ‘Gender Reassignment.’ Over 40 businesses are actively opposing Texas bills that ban ‘gender reassignment’ treatment for minors and protect women’s sports. Read more here.
Police: Male Rape Suspects in Scotland Allowed to ‘Self-Identify’ as Female. Critics are raising the alarm about a policy allowing those suspected of rape in Scotland to self-identify as female. Read more here.
North Dakota Gov Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed a bill that would ban biological males from playing in girls’ sports. Read more here.
South Africa Seeks to Change ID System to Recognize ‘Nonbinary’ Citizens. South Africa is revising the way in which it issues national identity numbers in order to recognize different gender identities. Read more here.
Conservative Group Slams Poll Suggesting Most Americans Oppose Transgender Sports Laws. The American Principles Project has criticized a highly-publicized poll which claimed that most Americans oppose laws barring biological males from competing in women’s and girls’ sports, labeling it an “outlier” to other surveys on the issue. Read more here.
Montana Transgender Sports Bill Advances. The Montana legislature voted to advance a bill that would require participation in school and university sports to be based on the athlete’s biological sex. Read more here.
Transgender Candidate Running for Governor of California. Caitlyn Jenner, a biological male who identifies as female, is running for governor of California. Read more here.
Biden Moves to Force Doctors to Perform ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgeries Against Objections. President Joe Biden filed an appeal seeking to force doctors and hospitals to perform potentially harmful transgender-related procedures and surgeries even if they hold objections. Read more here.
NJ Adds ‘X’ Gender Option for Driver’s Licenses, ID Cards. New Jersey has added an “X” gender option for driver’s licenses and identification cards for residents who identify as “nonbinary” or who do not want to specify male or female. Read more here.
Florida Senate Considers Abandoning Bill Banning Biological Males From Female Sports. A Florida Senate panel put off considering the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, indicating that the upper chamber was reluctant to advance the bill. Read more here.
Kids’ Cartoon ‘Bluey’ Blasted for Not Having Gender Diverse Characters. The children’s cartoon “Bluey” came under fire by a critic who decried the lack of “disabled, queer, poor, gender diverse, dogs of colour and single-parent dog families” in the cast. Read more here.
Christian College Sues Biden Admin Over Transgender Mandate. A Christian college is taking the Biden administration to court over a directive mandating the college end its single-sex dorms and bathrooms. Read more here.
Disney Parks Debut ‘Gender Flexible’ Costumes. Disney Parks will be introducing “gender flexible” costumes for its non-binary cast members and will also “begin removing gender references for staff costumes.” Read more here.
North Dakota’s Transgender Sports Bill Goes to Governor. The North Dakota legislature passed a bill banning students from playing on sports teams that don’t match the sex of their original birth certificate. Read more here.
Women’s Prize for Fiction Blasted for Nominating a Man. The Women’s Prize for Fiction has been sharply criticized for including a male author in its nominee list for this year’s prize. Read more here.
B.C. Dad Jailed Six Months After Violating Gag Order in Daughter’s “Gender Transitioning” Case. The father of a biological female who identifies as male has been sentenced to six months in jail and a $30,000 fine for criminal contempt after violating publication and identification bans imposed in the “gender transitioning” case of his daughter. Read more here.
British Study: ‘Doctors Risk Patient Safety by Confusing Sex and Gender.’ Senior medical researchers from the University of St. Andrews say the significance of biological sex is being ignored by some medical practitioners which can result in “ineffective” or “inappropriate” treatments. Read more here.
Texas Senate Approves Transgender Sports Bill. The Texas Senate approved legislation prohibiting biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Read more here.
Hulu Documentary Peddles Gender Propaganda to Normalize Transgender Athletes. Disney-owned Hulu will begin streaming “Changing the Game” this summer, a documentary on biological boys and girls in high school who wish to compete in sporting events of the opposite sex. Read more here.
Amazon Reverses Ban on Book About Transgenderism. Author Maria Keffler received correspondence from Amazon explaining that the scrubbing of her book helping parents sever the influences of gender ideology was an “error,” and the listing will be reactivated. Read more here.
Florida House Passes Bill Restricting Girls’ Sports. The Florida House of Representatives voted 77-40 to pass legislation prohibiting biological males from playing girls’ sports. Read more here.
RFU Under Fire for Ignoring Risks to Women in Proposed Transgender Policy. The Rugby Football Union has been warned that its proposed transgender policy puts women at risk by allowing men to play in the women’s game. Read more here.
Alabama Legislators Introduce Ban on Puberty Blockers for Minors. Alabama lawmakers are proposing legislation to prohibit the administration or issuance of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors. Read more here.
Transgender Sports Bill to Become Law in West Virginia. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice commented on a new bill that would require middle and high school athletes to participate in sports based on their biological sex, saying that he would “let it become law or sign it.” Read more here.
Alabama Passes Transgender Sports Bill. The Alabama state legislature passed a bill that would prohibit K-12 schools from allowing biological males to participate in girls’ sports. Read more here.
Texas Bill Would Make ‘Gender Change’ for Minors Illegal. Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it illegal for minors to receive puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones or medical procedures or surgeries that would assist in a “gender transition.” Read more here.
NCAA to Pull Championships From States That Don’t Allow Biological Males in Women’s Sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced that it “firmly and unequivocally supports” the inclusion of transgender athletes in college sports competitions and vows to pull championship events out of states that disagree. Read more here.
Quebec Appealing Court Decision That Helps Transgender Teens Change Legal Docs. The Quebec government wants the province’s highest court to ensure teenagers seeking to change their sex designation on official documents get approval from a health professional first. Read more here.
Amazon Quietly Pulls Second Book on Transgenderism. Amazon gave “no contact, no warning, no reason” before pulling a second book critical of transgender identity theory from its online store. Read more here.
UK Student Wins Payout and Apology Over ‘Transphobic’ Tweets. Huddersfield University has been forced to apologize and pay compensation to one of its students after subjecting him to a prolonged disciplinary process for tweets critical of radical gender ideology. Read more here.
New UAE Law Allows ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery. A new Medical Liability Law was enacted in the United Arab Emirates to allow “gender reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
More Than 30 States Now Considering Bills to Ban Biological Males From Girls’ Sports. More than 30 states are now considering legislation that would ban boys and men who “identify as female” from participating in girls and women’s sports. Read more here.
U.S. Ed Dept Denies Request to Affirm Title IX Male/Female Sex. The Biden Department of Education has denied a request by the Women’s Liberation Front to affirm that Title IX regulations will be enforced based on a definition of “sex” as male/female biological sex and not a perceived gender identity. Read more here.
NC Lawmakers Move to Protect Youth From Transgender Drugs, Surgeries. Three North Carolina lawmakers recently introduced legislation that would bar doctors from prescribing puberty-blocking drugs to or performing “gender transition” surgeries on individuals younger than 21. Read more here.
Virginia Transgender Athlete Bill Heads to Governor. The West Virginia legislature has approved a bill that would ban biological males from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges in the state. Read more here.
Transgender Activist Warns ‘Children Will Die’ if States Ban ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Transgender activist Willow Breshears claimed that states banning “gender-affirming care” for kids who identify as a gender other than their biological sex will cause a surge in child deaths. Read more here.
East African Bishops Oppose Gender Theory. The bishops of Kenya and Ethiopia have opposed a report by experts commissioned by the UN relating to “the protection of homosexual and transgender persons” and are denouncing an attempt to impose gender theory on member states. Read more here.
Nestle, Mars Call Bans on Biological Boys in Girls’ Sports ‘Discriminatory.’ Nestle, Mars and two other major food companies said in a USA Today opinion piece that they oppose state-level bills that prohibit biological boys from playing on girls’ teams and will speak out against similar “draconian” legislation that impacts children. Read more here.
Bournemouth Council Rejects ‘Gender-Neutral’ Language. Bournemouth Council in England has voted against a motion which proposed dropping masculine and feminine terms, including “Chairman” and “Mr.” and “Mrs.,” for “Chair” and “Mx.” Read more here.
Green Party Councilor Resigns Over Party’s ‘Complicity’ in Transgender Activists’ Bullying. A Green Party councilor in the UK has resigned from his party over its alleged support for radical gender ideology and its failure to tackle bullying by transgender activists within the party. Read more here.
‘Gender Transition’ Treatments Now Banned in Arkansas. The Arkansas General Assembly voted to enact a ban on “gender transition” treatment and surgery for minors, overriding a veto by Governor Asa Hutchinson. Read more here.
DOJ: Schools Violate Law by Not Allowing Boys on Girls’ Teams. The Biden Justice Department says in a new memo that federal law and Supreme Court precedent requires schools to allow biological boys who identify as girls to play on girls’ sports teams. Read more here.
Arkansas Gov Vetoes Ban on ‘Gender Transitioning’ Treatment for Minors. Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill that would ban doctors from performing “gender transition” surgery or offering puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to minors. Read more here.
Levine: Transgender Drugs, Surgeries for Minors ‘Health Equity Issue.’ Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and a male-to-female transgender, criticized efforts in some states to ban minors from obtaining transgender drugs and surgeries, saying such bans constitute a “health equity issue.” Read more here.
California Prisons Grapple With Hundreds of Transgender Inmates Requesting New Housing. Since passing legislation which gave transgender, intersex and nonbinary inmates the right, regardless of anatomy, to choose whether to be housed in a male or female prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has received 261 requests for transfers. Read more here.
Transgender Star Urges Children to ‘Cheer On’ Transgender Friends. Nickelodeon star Michael D. Cohen issued a message to children urging them to celebrate friends who exhibit transgender behavior. Read more here.
NICE: Evidence for Puberty Blocker Use Very Low. The evidence for using puberty-blocking drugs to treat young people struggling with their gender identity is “very low,” an official review by the UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has found. Read more here.
Pentagon Announces New Transgender Service Member Policies. The Pentagon announced their latest policies and regulations regarding transgender people in the military. Read more here.
New York Sued for Not Offering ‘X’ Gender Option on Public Assistance Registration. New York is facing a lawsuit filed by people who identify as nonbinary and argue that they face discrimination because the state requires them to indicate that they are either male or female to receive public welfare benefits. Read more here.
‘Star Wars’ Introduces ‘Transgender, Non-Binary’ Jedi Knights. “Star Wars” marked the Transgender Day of Visibility by featuring two transgender, non-binary Jedi Knights on the new cover for Marvel’s “Star Wars: The High Republic” comic series. Read more here.
CNN Clarifies Claim ‘There Is No Consensus Criteria for Assigning Sex at Birth.’ CNN was forced to issue a “clarification” to a widely mocked piece that claimed “there is no consensus criteria for assigning sex at birth” while discussing transgender athletes playing women’s sports. Read more here.
Montana Senate Advances Sports Bill. The Montana Senate advanced a bill that would require athletes to participate in school and college sports according to their biological sex but amended it to be voided if federal funding is at risk. Read more here.
Irish Colleges to Offer Gender Identity Training Program for Staff. Five colleges in Ireland have teamed up to roll out a gender identity and diversity training program for staff. Read more here.
Peru’s Gender Identity Law Advances in Congress. Peru’s parliamentary commission approved a bill which would allow individuals who identify as a different gender than their biological sex to change their name and birth identity before the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status. Read more here.
Attorney Says Father Who Spoke Out Against Child’s ‘Gender Reassignment’ Is ‘Prisoner of Conscience.’ A Canadian man held in jail without bail for challenging his government’s position on transgender treatments for children is a “prisoner of conscience,” according to his attorney. Read more here.
SD Gov Issues Final Veto on Transgender Sports Bill. South Dakota governor Kristi Noem officially vetoed a bill restricting girls’ sports at public schools to biological female students, hours after the state House voted 67-2 to override Noem’s initial style and form veto. Read more here.
Iowa Poll: Plurality Supports School Bathroom Use Matching Birth Gender. A plurality of Iowans supports requiring students to use bathrooms according to one’s birth gender regardless of their gender identity, according to the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. Read more here.
UK High Court Rules Parents Can Consent to Children Receiving Puberty Blockers. Children in the UK can get puberty-blocking drugs without the need to go to court as long as their parents agree to the treatment, a High Court judge has said. Read more here.
University’s Pronoun Policy May Have Violated First Amendment, Court Rules. An Ohio university may have violated the free speech and religious freedom rights of a Christian philosophy professor by requiring him to refer to a biological male student with feminine pronouns and a feminine title, a court has ruled. Read more here.
UN Panel on Equality Struggles to Find Consensus on Gender Identity. The Commission on the Status of Women has called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in their final document adopted that saw a refusal to address issues of gender identity. Read more here.
Rome School Adopts Policy Allowing Students to Change Name Based on Gender Identity. The Ripetta school of art in Rome recently joined a handful of high schools in Italy that give students who identify as transgender the right to be known by a name other than the one they were given at birth. Read more here.
Judge Permits Scottish Govt to Redefine ‘Woman.’ A judge has ruled that the Scottish government was legally permitted to classify as female men who identify as women in a law designed to address the number of women on public boards. Read more here.
Arkansas Gov Signs Bill Requiring Sports Participation Be Based on Biological Sex. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed into law a bill banning biological males from participating in women’s sports. Read more here.
Pro-Transgender Activists Attack BBC for Quoting Group That Opposes ‘Self-Declared’ Gender. LGBT activists have hit out at the BBC for publishing an article quoting the LGB Alliance, which said the current push to ban so-called “conversion therapy” was being used as “political cover to promote an affirmation-only approach to gender identity.” Read more here.
UK Equalities Minister: ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban Will Apply to Transgender Individuals. Equalities Minister Liz Truss confirmed that the transgender community will be protected under plans to outlaw so-called “conversion therapy.” Read more here.
Passenger Accuses TSA of Being ‘Transphobic.’ A biological male who identifies as female is accusing the U.S. Transportation Security Administration of being “transphobic” after a recent encounter at an airport. Read more here.
U.S. Senate Confirms Transgender Official for Key Post. The U.S. Senate confirmed Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health. Levine is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. Read more here.
UK Study Finds Children Usually Go on From Puberty Blockers to ‘Sex-Swap’ Drugs. NHS England’s gender identity clinic for children has revealed that the “great majority” of young people who take puberty blockers move on to “cross-sex” hormones. Read more here.
Ed Student Reinstated Following Suspension for Affirming Biological Sex. A New York university education student was reinstated to his program after previously being suspended for saying, “A man is a man; a woman is a woman.” Read more here.
Canadian Father Who Objected to Daughter Taking Testosterone Denied Release From Jail. A Canadian father jailed for contempt of court after voicing objections to his teenage daughter being prescribed testosterone as part of an experimental gender transition was denied bail and isn’t expected to be released until next month. Read more here.
Noem Sends Back Transgender Athletes Bill for Changes. Gov. Kristi Noem returned a bill designed to prevent biological men from competing in biological women’s sports back to her state legislature for modification. Read more here.
Ohio Public School District Spends $134K on Permits for ‘Gender-Neutral’ Bathrooms. A public school district in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio has spent more than $134,000 in legal fees to obtain a permit to install only gender-neutral bathrooms in six of its new facilities, in violation of state code. Read more here.
Noem Announces Nationwide Coalition to Protect Women’s Sports. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced at a press conference that she is launching a nationwide coalition of stakeholders to push for preserving Title IX’s protection for female athletes. Read more here.
Reporter: Saying ‘Biological Males’ Is a ‘Serious Anti-Trans Slur.’ A reporter urged other journalists to stop using the term “biological males,” deeming the scientific term a “serious anti-trans slur” that is hateful to use. Read more here.
Noem Wavers on Signing Ban of Biological Males From Women’s Sports. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s office confirmed that the governor has not made up her mind on whether she will sign a bill banning biological males from women’s sports. Read more here.
Australian Senate Votes to Ban ‘Distorted’ Gender-Neutral Language. The Australian Senate has passed a motion brought by One Nation banning the use of “distorted” gender-neutral language such as “chestfeeding” in official government materials. Read more here.
South Carolina Rep. Introduces Bill to Ban Minors from Getting ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery, Treatment. South Carolina state Rep. Cezar McKnight has introduced legislation to ban minors from undergoing “gender reassignment” surgery and from receiving medications from doctors to alter gender presentation or delay puberty. Read more here.
Biological Male Wins Female Beauty Pageant in Nevada. Kataluna Enriquez, a biological male who identifies as female, won the Miss Silver State USA pageant, an event considered the biggest preliminary competition for the Miss Nevada USA pageant. Read more here.
UK MP Admits Breaching Rules to Further Radical Transgender Agenda. A senior MP’s failure to publish a document promoting radical transgender ideology breached transparency rules, the Commissioner for Standards in the House of Commons has said. Read more here.
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Restrict ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery for Minors. Congressional Republicans have introduced two pieces of legislation that would ban “gender reassignment” surgery for minors in addition to preventing taxpayers from having to pay for elective “gender reassignment” surgeries. Read more here.
Alabama House Approves Bill to Require Sports Participation Be Based on Biological Sex. Members of the Alabama House of Representatives voted 74-19 in favor of a bill that will require K-12 athletes to play on teams based on the biological sex listed on their birth certificates. Read more here.
Senate Witness: ‘Equality Act’ so ‘Overbroad’ It Lets Non-Transgender People Exploit It. Author and attorney Abigail Shrier testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the “Equality Act” passed by the House is so “overbroad” that it allows non-transgender individuals to take advantage of it. Read more here.
Biological Females Receiving Testosterone at Greater Risk of Blood Clots. A 20-year follow-up study suggests that biological females receiving testosterone therapy were at an 11% greater risk of developing blood clots. Read more here.
Campaigners to Westminster: Women at Risk in Gender-Neutral Toilets. For Women Scotland is urging Westminster to “issue further guidance” to the Scottish government on the need to provide female-only toilets. Read more here.
Online Pharmacy Sells Hormone Drugs Labelled ‘Keep Out of Reach of Parents.’ Online pharmacy Oktokonoko Pharmaceuticals out of Brazil is selling hormone drugs online occasionally delivered in packaging that says, “Keep out of reach of parents.” Read more here.
B.C. Govt Replaces 600 Legal Clauses With Gender Neutral Terms. An order-in-council replaced more than 600 instances of gendered language in 70 British Columbian laws and regulations with gender neutral language. Read more here.
Manhattan School Warns Against Saying ‘Mom’ and ‘Dad,’ Assuming Gender. A private school in Manhattan has issued language recommendations to staff, students, and parents, advising them against using terms such as “mom” and “dad” and other gendered language. Read more here.
Mississippi Gov Signs Bill to Ensure Athletic Participation is Based on Biological Sex. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Fairness Act into law so that “young girls are not forced to compete against biological males.” Read more here.
Amazon Decides to Not Sell Books Framing LGBTQ+ Identity as a Mental Illness. Brian Huseman, Amazon’s vice president of public policy, said the company has “chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Read more here.
UK High Court Hears Argument That Female Prisoners Are at Risk of Sexual Assault From Transgender Inmates. Attorneys argued before the UK High Court that the Ministry of Justice policy which allows men who identify as women to be housed with female prisoners places women at greater risk of sexual assault. Read more here.
U.S. Poll Shows ‘Broad Support’ for Banning Biological Males From Female Athletics. A new poll found that 53% of registered voters support banning biological male athletes from competing in women’s sports. Read more here.
Rogue UK Gender Clinic Continues to Issue Transgender Drugs to Children. An undercover investigation found that an unlicensed gender clinic is still bypassing regulatory safeguards to provide puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children. Read more here.
Bangladesh TV Hires Country’s First Transgender News Anchor. A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society. Read more here.
UK High Court Rules Guidance on Sex Question in Census Must Be Changed. A high court judge has ruled that guidance on the sex question in the England, Wales and Northern Ireland census must be changed to clarify that it refers to one’s biological sex. Read more here.
White House Expresses Openness to Adding Third Gender Option for Federal IDs. A White House official will not rule out the possibility that the Biden Administration could take action to add a third gender option to federal identification documents. Read more here.
Biden Nominee Won’t Say If Parental Consent Should Be Required for ‘Gender Transition.’ Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Associate Attorney General, refused to say whether the Department of Justice would intervene in cases where children were prescribed gender reassignment surgery without parental consent. Read more here.
Gender Specialists Say More Research Into Hormone Therapy for Children is ‘Urgently Needed.’ Doctors who provide gender dysphoria treatment to young people in the Netherlands say they know too little about the long-term effects of puberty-blocking hormones. [Editor’s Note: This article is in Dutch, but some browsers have an option for English translation.] Read more here.
German Bill Would Allow Children to Change Legal Gender Without Parental Consent. A new bill proposed by the German government would allow gender-confused children as young as 14 to change their first name and documented gender on government records regardless of their parents’ wishes. Read more here.
Christ Studied as ‘Gender Nonbinary’ in ‘Radical Jesus’ College Course. At Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, an introductory religion course is being taught that examines Jesus as “gender nonbinary.” Read more here.
U.S. Eyes Free Transgender Surgery for Military. The Department of Defense has confirmed in recent memos that “sex reassignment” surgery could be provided free of cost as part of the military’s medical benefits package following President Joe Biden’s Jan. 25 executive order. Read more here.
Debate Over Gender-Neutral Language Divides Germany. Proponents of gender-neutral language in Germany say the German language needs grammar that explicitly includes women and “nonbinary” people. Read more here.
Georgetown Law Requests Students Include Pronouns in Bios. The Georgetown Law School’s Student Bar Association requested that all students put their preferred pronouns next to their names online. Read more here.
Brisbane High School Introduces Pronoun Badges. A Brisbane high school is trialing the use of pronoun badges among students to help others understand how they identify. Read more here.
Queensland Doc Raises Concerns About Eliminating Gendered Language. Doctor Thomas Lyons of Queensland, Australia has raised an alarm about the disturbing trend of policing pronouns and gendered language and the effect it has on children. Read more here.
Biden Creating a Gender Council, Expanding Transgender Rights. President Biden is signing an executive order establishing a White House Gender Policy Council which will concentrate, in part, on increasing transgender rights. Read more here.
Mexican State Begins Recording Gender Identity on Birth Certificates. The state Civil Code of Quintana Roo now allows people to change their birth certificate to reflect their gender identity. Read more here.
SD Gov ‘Excited’ to Sign Bill Affirming Biological Sex in Women’s Athletics. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said she will sign a bill to bar biological males who identify as female from participating in female sports leagues. Read more here.
On Int’l Women’s Day, #TransWomenAreWomen Trends on Twitter. On International Women’s Day, a day designed to “celebrate women’s achievement,” the hashtag #TransWomenAreWomen was trending on Twitter. Read more here.
Senate Rejects Amendment to Protect Women’s Sports and Title IX. Senate Democrats rejected an amendment to the American Rescue Plan which would have protected the biological sanctity of women’s sports and Title IX. Read more here.
Colorado Judge Dismisses 1 of 2 Charges Against Jack Phillips for Not Making Pro-Transgender Cake. A judge has decided to throw out one of two charges against Colorado-based Christian baker Jack Phillips over his refusal to make a transgender-themed cake. Read more here.
Alabama Senate Votes Against Hormone Therapy, ‘Reassignment’ Surgery for Kids. The Alabama state senate voted overwhelmingly to make giving children puberty-blockers, hormone therapy, or “gender reassignment” surgery a felony. Read more here.
Doctors, Hospitals Fight ‘Transgender Mandate’ in Federal Court. Attorneys for doctors and hospitals argued before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that doctors can’t be forced to perform “gender transition” surgeries against their conscientious beliefs. Read more here.
Mississippi Votes to Ban Biological Males From Women’s Sports. The Mississippi legislature has passed a bill to ban biological males from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams in the state’s schools and universities. Read more here.
U.S. Congresswoman Introduces ‘Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act.’ Congresswoman Mary Miller introduced the Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act which adds a clear definition of sex to Title IX to clarify that “sex” means biological sex, not gender identity. Read more here.
UK Domestic Violence Charity Dropped by Council for Women-Only Policy. A domestic violence charity’s policy of only housing women has led to its funding being cut by the Brighton Council after more than 25 years of service. Read more here.
Poll: 77 Percent Say Making ‘Mr. Potato Head’ Gender Neutral Goes Too Far. More than three-fourths of Americans say that a gender neutral “Mr. Potato Head” is “political correctness going too far,” according to Public Opinion Strategies. Read more here.
Mayo Clinic Debuts Wearable Pronoun Buttons. The Mayo Clinic introduced a new round of policies relating to gender identity, including wearable buttons for employees to display their preferred pronouns. Read more here.
Poll: Majority Oppose Allowing Athletes to Compete Based on Gender Identity. A Rasmussen Reports survey found the majority of Americans reject the prospect of allowing transgender students to participate on sports teams of the gender they identify with rather than their biological sex. Read more here.
Harry Potter Video Game Will Reportedly Allow Players to Be Transgender. An upcoming video game based on the “Harry Potter” series will reportedly allow gamers to play as a transgender character. Read more here.
Tennessee Senate Passes Bill Requiring Athletes Play According to Biological Sex. The Tennessee Senate voted 27-6 to approve a bill that would require student athletes to participate in middle and high school sports under their biological sex. Read more here.
Twitch Slammed for Using Term ‘Womxn.’ The streaming platform Twitch was slammed from both sides of the political spectrum after referring to Women’s History Month as “Womxn’s History Month.” Read more here.
Senators Seek Answers From Amazon Over Cancellation of Transgender-Critical Book. A group of Republican U.S. senators is asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to explain the company’s removal of a popular book on transgenderism and is warning him that it appears to be an “assault on free speech.” Read more here.
Judge Rules Miss USA May Exclude Transgender Participants. A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by a biological male who identifies as female who accused the private pageant corporation of discrimination after being denied the opportunity to participate in competitions. Read more here.
UK Govt Agrees to Call Pregnant Women ‘Mothers.’ The UK government has backtracked over wording in its maternity leave bill and will now refer to a pregnant woman as a ‘mother’ rather than a ‘person.’ Read more here.
ABC Introduces Diversity Guidelines. The taxpayer-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation has introduced new “diversity” guidelines that place a heavy emphasis on “gender diverse” people. Read more here.
Senator Blasts HHS Deputy Nominee Over ‘Gender Transitioning’ of Minors. During a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Doctor and Senator Rand Paul blasted President Joe Biden’s nominee for Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for supporting the government’s ability to override parental consent for child sex changes. Read more here.
Student Suspended From Education Program for Affirming Biological Sex. State University of New York sent an email to education student Owen Stevens placing him on suspension from his field teaching programs after his peers uncovered videos of him making statements such as, “A man is a man, a woman is a woman.” Read more here.
Pelosi Compares ‘Stigma’ of AIDS to Transgenderism. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi compared the “stigma” of supporting people with AIDS to that of supporting transgender people in a virtual Human Rights Campaign conference. Read more here.
Hasbro to Remove ‘Mr.’ From Famous Potato Head Brand. The toymaker Hasbro announced it will drop the honorific on its Mr. Potato Head brand in favor of a gender-neutral “Potato Head” moniker. Read more here.
Oreo Tweets Transgender Affirmation. Oreo Cookie re-entered the cultural gender debate by tweeting simply, “Trans people exist.” Read more here.
Nat’l Ed and Library Groups Co-Sponsor Transgender Reading Day for Elementary Schools. Prominent national education and library groups are co-sponsoring the annual “Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings” where teachers, parents and librarians are encouraged to read books about transgenderism to elementary school children. Read more here.
CA Bill Requires ‘Gender Neutral’ Stores, Fines Offending Retailers. California’s Assembly is slated to consider a new bill requiring department store children’s sections to be largely “gender-neutral” in order to combat “prejudice” and “judgment” against “gender non-conforming” children. Read more here.
Biden’s AG Pick Dodges Question About Biological Boys on Girls’ Teams. President Biden’s nominee for attorney general dodged a question about biological boys playing on girls’ teams, saying he had not fully studied the issue. Read more here.
UK Home Office’s Female Workers Going Out of Their Way to Avoid Gender-Neutral Toilets. Women working for the UK government’s Home Office are choosing to walk to other departments’ ladies-only restrooms in order to avoid using their building’s gender-neutral toilets. Read more here.
Harvard Launches ‘Gender Inclusive’ Bathroom App. Harvard University is launching an app that will help students determine where gender-neutral bathrooms are located across campus. Read more here.
Biden Admin Withdraws Support of Female Athletes Fighting Transgender Policy. The Biden administration withdrew its support of three female high school athletes who are challenging Connecticut’s policy of allowing biological boys who identify as girls to compete in girls-only events. Read more here.
Parents Join LGB Group to Protest Transgender Clinics. Parents of transgender-identifying teens held protests outside children’s hospitals that house transgender clinics in six cities across the United States and Canada in a joint effort spearheaded by these families and a recently formed LGB group. Read more here.
States Set for Clash With Biden Admin Over Transgender Athletes. Lawmakers in over a dozen states are poised to trigger a legal battle with the Biden administration over whether biological male athletes can compete on female high school and college sports teams. Read more here.
NYU Survey Asks Students to Identify as One or More of At Least 30 Genders. New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development asked students to identify as one of at least 30 genders in a survey to “help build a more affirming environment.” Read more here.
Utah Gov Won’t Sign Transgender Sports Bill as Currently Written. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced that he would not sign the current version of a bill making its way through the Utah Legislature to ban biological males who identify as female from participating in girls’ K-12 sports. Read more here.
Amazon Deplatforms Book on Transgenderism Without Explanation. Amazon’s web store has removed a best-selling book on the science and politics of transgenderism without notifying the author or giving him a reason why the book was deplatformed. Read more here.
Australian Pre-Schoolers Taught Radical Gender Ideology. A childcare center in New South Wales has been called out for promoting gender fluidity to three-year-olds. Read more here.
Book Promoting Transgenderism Pulled From Elementary School. A book promoting transgenderism has been pulled from an elementary school after parents protested its indoctrination. Read more here.
ONS: Census to Record ‘Legal Sex,’ Not Self-ID. The UK’s Office for National Statistics now says that census respondents will be required to enter their “legal sex” for the household questionnaire rather than being able to choose their “preferred option.” Read more here.
Gender Identity Bill Divides Spain. A bill sponsored by Spain’s Equality Minister Irene Montero aims to make gender self-determination — no diagnosis, medical treatment or judge required — the norm, with eligibility starting at age 16. Read more here.
Transgender MMA Fighter Labeled ‘Bravest Athlete in History.’ A biological male MMA fighter who identifies as female and once broke a female competitor’s skull during a fight has been labeled the “bravest athlete in history” by a prominent media outlet. Read more here.
New Website Aims to Educate, Offer Catholic Response to Gender Ideology. A newly relaunched Catholic website aims to educate parents, pastors, and teachers about gender ideology, which the website’s founders believe young people are often being exposed to without adults’ awareness. Read more here.
MS Senate Passes Bill Protecting Girls’ Sports. The Mississippi state Senate passed a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in women’s or girls’ sports in Mississippi universities and schools. Read more here.
‘Gender-Neutral’ Laws Would Make Topless Women Legal. Gainesville, Florida City Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos is proposing that the city “de-genderize” its laws, including one that makes it illegal for women to display their breasts in public. Read more here.
Alabama Considers Bill Banning Transgender Hormonal Drugs for Minors. The Alabama legislature is considering a bill that prohibits “gender change therapy” for minors, making it a felony for doctors to administer hormonal drug treatment to aid in their “transition.” Read more here.
ND House Passes Bill Requiring Sports Participation Align With Biological Sex. The North Dakota State House of Representatives passed a bill that requires school athletes to participate on sports teams that correspond with their biological sex. Read more here.
Iowa Legislature Hears Bill Requiring Students to Use Bathroom According to Biological Sex. A bill making its way through the Iowa legislature would require all grade levels to use “school bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex.” Read more here.
Tennessee Gov: Transgender Athletes Will ‘Ruin the Opportunity for Girls.’ Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said transgender athletes competing in women’s sports will have undesirable consequences for biological women. Read more here.
‘Chestfeeding:’ Hospitals Tell Midwives to Change Language to Accommodate Transgender Community. A group of hospitals in the UK has instructed midwives in their maternity departments to use different terms in order to be more “gender-inclusive,” such as substituting “chestfeeding” for “breastfeeding.” Read more here.
Majority of U.S. Voters Think Males Who Identify as Females Shouldn’t Be Allowed on Women’s Sports Teams. A solid majority of voters think males who identify as females should be barred from participating in women’s sports leagues, according to a new poll. Read more here.
U.S. Senator Reintroduces Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Sen. Mike Lee reintroduced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, and several organizations have endorsed the bill, including the Women’s Liberation Front. Read more here.
Puberty Blockers Stunt Children’s Bone Growth, Research Finds. New research has revealed that puberty-suppressing drugs given to gender dysphoric youth stunt their bone growth. Read more here.
Biden Admin Defends Transgender Executive Order. White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Joe Biden’s executive order that opens up women’s sports to men who say they are transgender by stating that the president believes “trans rights are human rights.” Read more here.
NY State Employees Required to Have ‘Gender Identity Toolkit’ Training. All New York State employees are required to have training in the state’s new “Gender Identity Toolkit,” a resource to ensure the “rights” of transgender and other individuals who are not comfortable with their biological sex are acknowledged and put into practice. Read more here.
Women’s Rights Campaigners Accused of ‘Transphobia’ in SNP Conflict. Women within the Scottish National Party who uphold the biological differences between men and women have been branded ‘transphobic’ by the party authorities. Read more here.
Over 32,000 Sign ACLU Petition Supporting Transgender Student Athletes. The American Civil Liberties Union has collected over 32,000 signatures on a petition calling for the support of transgender student athletes. Read more here.
Buzzfeed Promotes Gender Ideology Picture Books for Children. Buzzfeed has published a list of children’s books on gender identity that “should be on every kid’s bookshelf.” Read more here.
Top Psychiatrist: Political Ideology Seriously Harmed Children at Gender Clinic. A consultant psychiatrist has said the influence of radical transgender ideology at an NHS England gender identity clinic left children “seriously damaged.” Read more here.
ACLU Issues Statements Attempting to Debunk ‘Myths’ About Transgender Athletes. The American Civil Liberties Union issued a Twitter thread that claimed to offer facts debunking four “myths” about transgender student athletes. Read more here.
Scottish Govt Puts Free Speech Protections in Jeopardy. Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf looks set to water down plans to protect criticism of radical gender ideology in his controversial hate crime bill. Read more here.
Biden’s Ed Sec Nominee: Biological Males Have Right to Compete Against Females. President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, said he will work to protect a new executive order that mandates biological males be allowed to compete against biological females. Read more here.
Female Athletes Seek to Protect Women’s Sports While Accommodating Transgender Participation. A group of high-profile female athletes and sports advocates is proposing federal legislation to exempt girls’ and women’s competitive sports from President Biden’s recent executive order that mandates blanket inclusion for all transgender athletes. Read more here.
University of Dallas Rebuffs Transgender Activist’s Campaign to Fire Catholic Professor. The University of Dallas, a private Catholic university in Texas, is standing behind a professor who is under attack by a transgender activist after making comments affirming the biological realities of sex and gender. Read more here.
BBC Removes Video That Teaches Children There Are Over 100 Genders. The BBC has removed a controversial video that taught children between the ages of 9 and 12 that there are more than 100 gender identities after parents objected to the “educational” content. Read more here.
Transgender Powerlifter Files Lawsuit After Being Barred From Competition. A biological male who identifies as female is suing USA Powerlifting after being declared ineligible to compete in their female competition. Read more here.
Australian Census to Include Third Gender Option. An option to identify as a “non-binary” gender will be available in the 2021 Australian census as part of new Australian Bureau of Statistics guidelines aimed at improving data on gender diversity. Read more here.
Retired NFL Player Calls for Separate Transgender Category of Sports. Retired NFL defensive end Marcellus Wiley suggested a separate category for transgender athletes after President Joe Biden issued an executive order allowing males who identify as female to participate in women’s sports. Read more here.
Queensland Supreme Court Issues Controversial Ruling on Puberty Blockers. The Queensland Supreme Court has ruled that a 13-year-old boy may begin puberty blockers without his father’s consent. Read more here.
States, Congress Fight to Preserve the Two Sexes From Biden’s Transgender Push. A growing number of states and members of the U.S. Congress are backing legislation to protect female athletes from competing against biological males who identify as women. Read more here.
UK Bank Criticized for Wading Into Gender Debate. National Westminster Bank has been criticized for its submission to the Women and Equalities Committee’s consultation supporting a change in the law that would make it easier to “change” legal sex. Read more here.
Dad Designs ‘Bikini’ for Young Boys Who Want to Live as Girls. A Canadian father designed a “bikini” for young boys who want to live as girls, according to a recently released report. Read more here.
Scottish Teachers Report Parents Who Don’t Affirm Child’s ‘Gender Transition.’ Schools across Scotland have been reporting parents to local authorities if they are unsupportive of their child’s desire to “change genders.” Read more here.
Twitter Suspends Accounts for Calling ‘Transgender Woman’ a Man. Twitter has locked LifeSiteNews out of two of their accounts for displaying a message noting that President Joe Biden’s newly named Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine is a biological male. Read more here.
MP Urges Health Secretary to Close Puberty Blocker Loophole. A UK Member of Parliament has urged the Health Secretary to close a loophole that allows puberty blocking drugs to be prescribed to children. Read more here.
Biden Ends Partial Ban on Transgender Soldiers in U.S. Military. President Biden signed an executive order to allow all transgender soldiers to serve openly in the U.S. military and to receive gender reassignment surgery under the military’s health plans. Read more here.
BBC Educational Film Tells Children There Are ‘Over 100’ Genders. The British Broadcasting Company has come under fire for a program aimed at prepubescent children which claimed that there are “over 100” gender identities. Read more here.
#BidenErasedWomen Trends After Biden Signs Transgender Executive Order. President Joe Biden signed an executive order that sets the stage for rolling out transgender “protections” – a move that critics protested through the hashtag “Biden erased women.” Read more here.
House GOP Bill Reintroduced to Protect Women’s Sports. Florida Rep. Greg Steube reintroduced the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” after President Joe Biden signed an executive order effectively eliminating women’s sports. Read more here.
Biden Signs Executive Order on Transgender ‘Rights.’ Hours after taking the oath of office, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order giving sweeping “rights” to men and women who want to live as the opposite biological sex, including allowing individuals to use restrooms and locker rooms based on their perceived sex. Read more here.
NHS Gender Clinic Rated ‘Inadequate.’ NHS England’s gender identity clinic for children has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission after findings showed that the safety of its services required improvement and that staff were poorly led. Read more here.
ACLU Wants to Add ‘X’ as Sex Option on ID Documents. The American Civil Liberties Union is jumping on the Biden administration’s embrace of transgender ideology by seeking to make identification documents include “X” as a category for one’s sex. Read more here.
UK Clinic Prescribes ‘Sex Swap’ Drugs to 18-Year-Olds After Single Zoom Chat. A private clinic in London has been heavily criticized for prescribing cross-sex hormones to 18-year-old teenagers after a single video call consultation. Read more here.
Scottish Govt Statistician Wants to Replace ‘Sex’ With ‘Gender Identity’ in Official Data. The Scottish government’s chief statistician has suggested that, in most cases, “data should be collected on the basis of gender identity rather than sex.” Read more here.
Biden Selects PA Transgender Health Official for HHS. President Joe Biden has chosen Dr. Rachel Levine, a biological male who identifies as female, to serve as the assistant secretary of health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read more here.
Biden White House Updates Contact Page for ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ Just hours after Joe Biden’s swearing-in as President of the United States, the official White House contact page was updated to ask users to include their preferred gender pronouns. Read more here.
UK High Court Refuses to Hear Case Against CPS Over Transgender Bias. The UK High Court has refused to grant a judicial review brought by a 15-year-old girl against the Crown Prosecution Service over its affiliation with Stonewall. Read more here.
London Newspaper Reveals ‘Shocking Evidence’ About Transgender Treatments. After a legal battle, a UK newspaper has published what it called “shocking evidence” about transgender medicine which led a High Court judge to ban a government gender clinic from prescribing puberty blockers. Read more here.
Proposed VA School Policy Would Advance LGBT Agenda, Undermine Parents. The Virginia Department of Education has released a draft proposal of a new policy to be implemented by all public schools which would promote radical transgender ideology and undermine the role of parents in the raising of their children. Read more here.
School Staff Encourages Girl to ‘Transition’ Without Informing Family. The counselor, teacher, principal and other staff at Northwest Expedition Academy supported and encouraged a 10-year-old girl’s desire to “transition” genders without telling her family. Read more here.
ACLU Lawyer: Belief That Sex is Binary Comes From ‘Misogyny and White Supremacy.’ A staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union issued a Twitter thread in which the argument was made that people who believe that men are naturally better athletes than women and that sex categories are binary and fixed get those ideas from “misogyny and white supremacy.” Read more here.
CA School Asks Third Graders to ‘Deconstruct’ Their Sexual Identities. Students at an elementary school in Cupertino, California were asked to create an identity map and choose their gender from the options of “female, male, nonbinary, cisgender, [and] transgender.” Read more here.
Michigan Diocese Adopts Gender Identity Policy. The Diocese of Lansing launched a policy on gender identity requiring that its schools, parishes, and charities recognize persons by the biological sex with which they were born. Read more here.
DOJ Says SCOTUS Transgender Ruling Won’t Affect Women’s Sports, Bathrooms. The U.S. Department of Justice has written a memo stating that the Supreme Court’s Bostock v. Clayton County ruling will not apply to women’s sports or school bathrooms unless Congress rewrites Title IX. Read more here.
ND Lawmakers Consider Bill Requiring Sports Participation Be Based on Biological Sex. Lawmakers in North Dakota are taking up legislation that would allow competing in sports in high school and college based on one’s biological sex. Read more here.
NC Towns Plan Expansion of LGBTQ ‘Protections.’ Local governments in Orange County, North Carolina are weighing the adoption of new “special protections” for individuals identifying as LGBTQ as a three-year state ban blocking further protections expires. Read more here.
Medical Testimony Against UK Gender Clinic Released. Medical testimony shared in recent UK court proceedings against a gender clinic in London regarding the prescribing of puberty-blocking drugs to gender-confused minors has been published. Read more here.
BBC Slammed Over Article Alleging Puberty Blocker Ruling May Increase Suicides. The BBC has been heavily criticized over an article stating that a UK High Court ruling on puberty-blocking drugs could cause gender-confused young people to commit suicide. Read more here.
NHS Glasgow Shelves Controversial Transgender Policy. An NHS health board’s guidance which branded women who complained about sharing a ward with biological men as “transphobic” has been abandoned. Read more here.
U.S. House Approves Rules Package Erasing ‘Gendered Language.’ The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new rules package governing the 117th Congress which eliminates the use of pronouns and familial identities, such as mother and father, in House-written rules and replaces them with gender-neutral terms sensitive to all members, “including those who are nonbinary.” Read more here.
Biological Males Retain Athletic Advantage After a Year of Hormone Therapy, Study Finds. A new study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that biological males maintain an athletic advantage over biological females even after a year on hormone therapy to “transition.” Read more here.
Pelosi Proposes Eliminating Family Language for ‘Gender-Inclusive’ Alternatives. U.S. House Democrats unveiled proposed changes to the House rules including “changing pronouns and familial relationships in the House rules to be gender neutral.” Read more here.
2020
NEJM Pushes for Changes to Sex Designations on Birth Certificates. A recent entry in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that it’s time to rethink how sex designations are listed on birth certificates to accommodate those who are intersex as well as people who identify as “nonbinary” or transgender. Read more here.
Ohio Judge Rules Biological Sex Can Be Changed on Birth Certificate. A federal judge ruled that Ohio must allow “corrections” on birth certificates issued by the state from one’s biological sex to a chosen gender. Read more here.
Harvard Panel Claims ‘Not All Who Give Birth’ Are Women. A Harvard Medical School department Twitter account referred to women as “birthing people” in a tweet and claimed that “not all who give birth” are women. Read more here.
Athletes Press Court to Overturn Idaho Transgender Sports Law. Billie Jean King has joined several LGBT athletes demanding that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturn an Idaho law requiring transgender athletes to compete in sports corresponding to their biological sex. Read more here.
Transgender Hate Crime Stats Said to Be ‘Grossly Inflated.’ A UK police force has been challenged over its alleged “gross inflation” of transgender hate crime statistics, with figures posted on its social media account labeled “a falsehood.” Read more here.
Scottish Govt May Endorse New School Guidance for Transgender Students. The Scottish government appears set to adopt guidance for schools on transgender pupils written by a controversial LGBT activist group. Read more here.
Parents Erect Third Billboard Warning Against Transgender Medicalization of Kids. Concerned parents of transgender-identifying teenagers have erected another billboard drawing attention to the harms of the medicalization of gender after previous billboards were censored. Read more here.
UK Woman Cleared of Wrongdoing in ‘Misgendering’ Case. Judges in the UK have emphatically defended free speech and the ‘right to offend’ in their ruling on a case involving ‘misgendering.’ Read more here.
Judge Rules Inmate Has Right to Taxpayer-Funded ‘Sex Reassignment’ Surgery. A federal judge ruled that a Wisconsin prison inmate who was convicted of sexually abusing his 10-year-old daughter has the right to receive a taxpayer-funded “sex reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
Romanian Court Overturns Law Banning Teaching of Gender Ideology in Schools. Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled legislation adopted by parliament last June that effectively banned the teaching of gender ideology in the educational system. Read more here.
Film About Boy With Gender Dysphoria Coming to Apple TV. A trailer dropped for an upcoming film starring Justin Timberlake in which his character mentors a young boy with apparent gender dysphoria. Read more here.
UK Mother Speaks Out Against Transgender ‘Radicalization.’ The mother of a 16-year-old girl with autism has spoken out about the transgender “radicalization” that led to her daughter being referred to NHS England’s Gender Identity Development Service. Read more here.
Study on Puberty Blockers in Teens Confirms ‘Massive Decrease’ in Bone Density. California endocrinologist Dr. Michael Laidlaw observed that a 2020 preprint of a study on puberty blockers administered to 12- to 15-year-old youth with gender dysphoria confirmed a “massive decrease in bone density of patients relative to their peers.” Read more here.
Scottish Children Will Still Be Given Puberty Blockers, Despite High Court Ruling. An NHS gender clinic in Scotland will continue giving experimental puberty-blocking drugs to children, despite the High Court for England and Wales ruling that children cannot generally give their consent. Read more here.
Proposed Bill Would Classify ‘Sex Transitions’ for Minors as Child Abuse. Texas State Rep. Steve Toth has filed a bill to classify “sex changes” and other “gender affirmation procedures” as child abuse when performed on minors. Read more here.
Ofcom Chief Compares Gender Critics to Racists. Ofcom’s Chief Executive has compared people who disagree with radical gender ideology to “racists” during a discussion about BBC impartiality. Read more here.
NC Gov Honors ‘Gender Expansive Parents.’ The governor of North Carolina is facing criticism after signing a proclamation establishing “Gender Expansive Parents’ Day” as part of an effort to recognize LGBT parents. Read more here.
Cartoon Network Promotes Gender Ideology. Cartoon Network promoted radical gender ideology in a social media post, encouraging children to focus on “normalizing” and “respecting” preferred gender pronouns and asserting that there are “many genders beyond ‘girl’ or ‘boy.’” Read more here.
Study Shows Male Athletes ‘Transitioning’ to Female Retain Massive Strength Advantage. A study published in Sports Medicine found that testosterone blockers taken by biological men who want to live as women do not significantly diminish their strength and give them an advantage when competing against biological women in sports. Read more here.
Gabbard Defends Bill Protecting Women’s Sports. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard slammed critics of her bill to protect women and girls in female sports, saying that some of those who were attacking it were doing so because they don’t like Title IX which recognizes the “biological distinction between men and women.” Read more here.
Transgender Activist Says All Children Should Be Put on Puberty Blockers. A popular transgender activist recently called for all children to be put on puberty blockers until they are able to decide which gender they want to be. Read more here.
Court Refuses to Reconsider Transgender Inmate Case. A federal appeals court rejected a Florida prisoner’s request for a rehearing in a case about whether state corrections officials violated the inmate’s constitutional rights when they did not allow the biological male to dress and groom like a woman. Read more here.
Museum Purges ‘White Cisgender’ Cartoonists. London’s Cartoon Museum will begin a purge of their content after determining their collection is “over-represented with works by white cisgender men.” Read more here.
Gabbard Introduces Bill to Protect Women’s Sports. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard introduced the “Protect Women’s Sports Act” which would ensure Title IX protections are based on biological sex. Read more here.
Rowling Recounts Stories of Young Women Who Regret Irreversible Surgeries. British author J.K. Rowling has called for an end to the “climate of fear” regarding the debate about transgender individuals and claims to have received “heartbreaking letters” from young women who “regret the irreversible surgeries they’ve undertaken.” Read more here.
UK Girl Challenges College of Policing Over Guidance on ‘Hate Incidents.’ A 14-year-old girl is threatening the College of Policing with legal action over its guidance on “non-crime hate incidents” in schools, including the possibility of punishment after affirming biological sex. Read more here.
Top Psychiatrist Who Warned Against Transgender Treatments to Be Disciplined. A leading psychiatrist who warned about the use of experimental treatments at NHS England’s gender identity clinic for children is now facing disciplinary action. Read more here.
Another Billboard Scrutinizing Transgender Medicine Taken Down Amid Complaints. A second billboard drawing attention to the harms of transgender medical practices in Los Angeles near a Kaiser hospital has been taken down after being up for only a day and a half. Read more here.
SCOTUS Rejects Appeal to Limit Transgender Students’ Bathroom Access. The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal from parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. Read more here.
Nickelodeon Introduces Acting Challenge for Transgender Youth. Nickelodeon is joining with one of its transgender actors to roll out a “trans youth acting challenge” for young people who identify as transgender or nonbinary and want to pursue an acting career. Read more here.
Schumer Signals Support for Biden’s LGBT Agenda. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has signaled support for former Vice President Joe Biden’s LGBT agenda, specifically regarding transgender issues. Read more here.
UK High Court Rules Children Under 16 Can’t Consent to Puberty-Blocking Drugs. Britain’s High Court ruled that children under the age of 16 who are considering “gender reassignment” are not mature enough to give consent to receiving puberty-blocking drugs. Read more here.
NHS Announces ‘Immediate Suspension’ of Hormone Treatment Referrals. The NHS has announced that The Tavistock and Portman Trust has “immediately suspended new referrals for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the under-16s.” Read more here.
Funeral Home Pays $250K in Settlement Over Transgender Employee Firing. A Michigan-based Christian-owned funeral home has agreed to pay $250,000 as part of a legal settlement to the estate of a transgender-identified individual that the company fired. Read more here.
Norway Outlaws ‘Hate Speech’ Against Transgender People. Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender people; those found guilty face a fine or up to a year in jail for private remarks, and a maximum of three years in jail for public comments. Read more here.
HBO Max Documentary Highlights Role of Parents in Transgender Debate. HBO Max released a documentary called “Transhood” which chronicles the lives of four transgender children over a period of five years. Read more here.
Transgender Ideology Promoted to Scottish 4-Year-Olds. A picture book promoting transgender ideology is being distributed to all Primary 1 school children by the Scottish Book Trust which is supported by the Scottish Government. Read more here.
Disney Suggests It Will Include ‘Non-Binary’ Characters in New Pixar Films. Pixar Animation Studios’ script supervisor Jessica Heidt mentioned that forthcoming Pixar films would include “characters of all genders,” which many have interpreted as a promise to include “non-binary” characters. Read more here.
Teen Sues NHS Over Delayed Gender Identity Assessment. A 14-year-old girl who identifies as a boy is starting legal proceedings against NHS England over delays to assessment and “gender reassignment” treatment. Read more here.
Saying Men Can’t Become Women Could Be a Hate Crime in Scotland. Scotland’s Justice Secretary has confirmed that campaigning in a “deliberately provocative” way against the idea that men can become women would be classified as a hate crime. Read more here.
Teen Removed From Home After Parents Refuse Consent for ‘Gender Transition.’ A teenager has been taken into care in Australia’s first known case of parents being judged abusive and potentially harmful for failing to consent to their child’s self-declared transgender identity and wish for irreversible cross-sex hormone treatment. Read more here.
Scottish Civil Service Pushing Transgender Ideology. The Scottish Civil Service is pushing a range of controversial Stonewall policies, including training on “unconscious bias” and the use of gender-neutral language. Read more here.
UK Labor Deputy Throws Support Behind Transgender Self-Identification. Deputy Labor Leader Angela Rayner has thrown her full support behind radical ideas to allow people to “change” legal sex by self-declaration. Read more here.
Catholic School Administrator Resigns After Parents Object to Girl Identifying as Boy. The father of a girl who identifies as a boy reportedly left his job administering a Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore because of his theological disagreements with the Catholic Church. Read more here.
Biden Marks Transgender Day of Remembrance. Former Vice President Joe Biden is pledging that his administration will take a more active role in expanding rights for transgender and “gender-nonconforming” Americans. Read more here.
Mother Loses Legal Battle to Register as Child’s ‘Father.’ A biological female who identifies as male has lost the legal battle to be registered as her child’s “father” or “parent” in the UK after the supreme court refused to consider her final appeal. Read more here.
Portland Removes Gendered Language From City Charter. Portland, Oregon is removing gendered language from its city charter in an effort to be more “inclusive” to members of the LGBT community who may not identify with either gender. Read more here.
FEC Complaint Filed Over Facebook Censorship of Transgender Sports Ad. American Principles Project and its affiliated political action committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Facebook, alleging that Facebook’s censorship of their ad focusing on Sen. Gary Peters’ and Joe Biden’s support for legislation undermining women’s sports amounted to a roughly $47,000 in-kind contribution to the Democrats’ campaigns. Read more here.
ACLU Lawyer Opposes Circulation of Book Critical of Radical Gender Ideology. Influential ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio declared “100%” determination to block the distribution of a book about girls’ health, marking another move away from the group’s claimed commitment to free speech. Read more here.
Hungary Pushes Constitutional Amendment to Protect Gender. The government of Hungary is proposing an amendment to protect children “from new, modern ideological trends in the Western world” that “raise doubt about the creation of the male and female sex…” Read more here.
Transgender Reform Debate Heats Up Tasmanian Liberal Conference. A heated debate ensued when members of Tasmania’s Liberal Party determined at their annual meeting that the state’s landmark transgender reforms, which passed State Parliament last year, should be repealed. Read more here.
Transgender Contestant Crowned Miss Intercontinental New Zealand. A biological male who identifies as female has made history after being awarded the highly coveted title of Miss Intercontinental New Zealand 2020. Read more here.
Court Battle Continues to Bar Doctor From Performing Mastectomy on Minor Suffering Gender Dysphoria. The case of a British Columbia teenage girl who identifies as a boy and wants her breasts removed against the objections of her mother is back in court after a judge prohibited a doctor from performing the surgery. Read more here.
Target Restores Transgender Craze Book After Inquiry. Target confirmed that it had restored Abigail Shrier’s important book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze That’s Seducing Our Daughters, following backlash when Target.com removed the book from its inventory. Read more here.
Biden Names Transgender Veteran to Review DoD. Shawn Skelly, a biological male who identifies as female, has joined Joe Biden’s presidential transition team as an agency reviewer for the Department of Defense. Read more here.
Bangladesh Opens First Islamic School for Transgender Persons. Bangladesh has opened the Islamic Third Gender School, the country’s first Islamic school for transgender Muslims. Read more here.
DC Comics Debuts Non-Binary Character. DC Comics has announced new character, Jess Chambers, aka Kid Quick, who will be the first non-binary Flash. Read more here.
Biden Says Biological Males Should Be Able to Identify as Female on U.S. Passports. Former Vice President Joe Biden says that males who are biologically – and still anatomically – male should be able to get U.S. passports that say they are female. Read more here.
School Board to Release Confidential Report on Trustee Cleared After Opposing Gender Ideology. The Toronto Catholic District School Board has agreed to the limited release of the confidential report investigating code of conduct charges against trustee Michael Del Grande for making a motion that opposed gender ideology. Read more here.
Trend for Gender Neutral Restrooms Disadvantages Women, Says UK. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched an investigation into the recent and harmful trend of swapping female-only facilities for gender neutral restrooms. Read more here.
Transgender Person of Color Elected to Kansas Legislature. Kansas elected a biological male who identifies as female to the state legislature, marking a first for Kansas. Read more here.
First Nonbinary Lawmaker Elected in Oklahoma. Oklahoma voters sent to the State House their first representative who openly identifies as nonbinary. Read more here.
UK Regulator Blasts Pharmacy That Exploited Loophole to Issue Transgender Drugs. The General Pharmaceutical Council said that Clear Chemist has “serious system-wide failures in the governance and management of risk” when distributing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. Read more here.
Delaware Elects First Transgender State Senator. Delaware voters elected Sarah McBride to serve as a state senator, the first biological male who identifies as female elected to a state senate in U.S. history. Read more here.
Over 60% of Likely U.S. Voters Oppose ‘Gender Transitioning’ for Kids. The vast majority of Americans, regardless of their political affiliation, oppose “gender-transitioning” for minors and support the preservation of single-sex spaces and women’s sports as female-only, a new survey has found. Read more here.
GoFundMe Removes ‘Puberty is Not a Medical Condition’ Billboard Campaign. GoFundMe has shut down the efforts of parents attempting to raise money to display billboards that say “puberty is not a medical condition” for violating its user rules. Read more here.
UK Students Seek to Oust Porter Over Views on Gender Ideology. Students at Clare College Cambridge are trying to have a porter removed from his job after he refused to endorse radical gender ideology. Read more here.
UK Equalities Committee Seeks to Revive Plan Making It Easier to ‘Change’ Legal Sex. The Women and Equalities Committee announced an investigation into how UK law could be altered to make “changing legal sex” easier and if changes should be made to give legal recognition to those who identify as neither male or female. Read more here.
NHS England Criticized for Endorsement of Transgender Ideology. A parents’ campaign group has criticized NHS England for backing International Pronouns Day, saying the move would “normalise the idea that biological sex isn’t real.” Read more here.
Transgender Activist Files Complaint Against Female-Only Beauty Pageant. A Canadian transgender activist filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario after a female-only beauty pageant barred them from participating because the activist still has male genitalia. Read more here.
Billboard Affirming Gender Unveiled in Los Angeles. A billboard aiming to force discussion on the “gender-transitioning” of minors has been erected in Los Angeles and asserts that “puberty is not a medical condition.” Read more here.
Tampax Sees Backlash After Tweeting That Men Get Periods, Too. Tampon manufacturer Tampax has insisted that men can get periods, sparking a firestorm on social media for being “anti-woman” and more. Read more here.
Catholic Bishops Back Title IX Law on Transgender Athletes. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has given its support to a new piece of legislation that aims to keep male athletes from competing in athletic teams and competitions for women and girls. Read more here.
‘Gender-Creative’ Child Claims ‘Gender is Over.’ Thirteen-year-old CJ Duron, who self-identifies as “gender-creative,” is gaining attention on social media for proclaiming that “gender is over” and “unnecessary.” Read more here.
Endocrine Society Used Deceptive Terminology for Transgender Experimentation on Children. A document recently uncovered by an endocrinologist shows the ways in which a professional medical organization deceptively blurred key terms to further the interests of experimental transgender medicine and acquire government funding for it. Read more here.
UK University Students Create Ad Featuring Non-Binary Tomato. Local university students have created a “woke” cartoon style ad that has been posted by Devon & Cornwall Police in an attempt to promote diversity and inclusion. Read more here.
Election Stakes Are ‘Extremely High’ Say U.S. Transgender Activists. Advocates for transgender ideology warned the potential losses or gains from the 2020 election are “extremely high.” Read more here.
RAF Embraces Gender Neutral Pronouns. Britain’s Royal Air Force is embracing gender-neutral pronouns such as ‘Ze,’ ‘Per,’ and ‘Hir’ to become “fit for the 21st century.” Read more here.
Scottish Govt’s Attempt to Redefine ‘Woman’ to Be Challenged in Court. For Women Scotland has taken legal action against the government for including men who identify as female in a law designed to address the number of women on public boards. Read more here.
India Opens First Ever Transgender-Run Dairy Farm. The state-owned Transgenders’ Milk Producers’ Cooperative Society in southern India opened its doors for 30 transgender people to live in safety with their own home and shared business venture. Read more here.
New Ad Attacks Biden Approving of 8-Year-Olds Declaring They’re Transgender. The American Principles Project is releasing an ad that blasts Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for saying he supports children as young as eight years old declaring that they are transgender. Read more here.
University Rescinds Transgender Sports Policy Amid DOE Investigation. Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire decided to rescind its transgender sports participation and inclusion policy as it was being investigated for Title IX violations, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has said. Read more here.
Police Make Arrest in Sydney at Protest Against Gender Bill. An arrest was made and fines were issued in Sydney, Australia as activists marched in protest against a gender bill introduced to Parliament by One Nation’s Mark Latham. Read more here.
Biden Implies Young Children Should Be Able to ‘Change’ Their Gender If They Want. Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden implied during an ABC News town hall event that young children should be able to “change” their gender if they want to. Read more here.
Biden Promises to Eliminate Trump Sex v. Gender Policies. Joe Biden promised to reverse President Donald Trump’s executive orders that sidelined the pro-transgender policies imposed by former President Barack Obama. Read more here.
Doctors Seeking Approval to Transplant Dead Man’s Sex Organs Onto Transgender Patient. Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston are seeking approval to perform a first-of-its-kind surgery to attach the penis of a dead man onto a woman who identifies as transgender. Read more here.
Murray Blasts BBC for Silencing Her on Transgender Issue. Former longstanding BBC presenter Dame Jenni Murray has hit out at the corporation for “cancelling” her from speaking on controversial topics such as transgenderism. Read more here.
World Rugby: Biological Males Should Not Play Elite Women’s Rugby. Biological men who identify as women should not play elite women’s rugby, World Rugby said following a wide-ranging review of their policies relating to transgender players. Read more here.
RFU Does Not Plan to Adopt World Rugby Guidelines on Transgender Participation. The Rugby Football Union has chosen not to adopt new guidelines issued by World Rugby that prohibit biological males playing elite women’s rugby, believing that both further scientific evidence and less restrictive measures are required. Read more here.
Smithsonian ‘Girlhood’ Exhibition Features Transgender Jazz Jennings. A new exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution titled “Girlhood (It’s Complicated)” features Jazz Jennings, a biological male who identifies as a female. Read more here.
NHS Defends Giving ‘Gender Transition’ Drugs to 10-Year-Olds. NHS England’s only gender identity clinic has defended prescribing hormone blockers to children as young as ten during a court hearing. Read more here.
Court Told Children Not Able to Give Proper Consent to Puberty Blockers. Children are not able to properly understand the lifelong consequences of taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, the UK High Court has been told. Read more here.
MSP Urges Govt to Protect Children from Gender Ideology. A senior MSP has welcomed measures in the UK to protect children from transgender ideology and hopes the Scottish government will “follow suit.” Read more here.
Artist Attacked Online for Declining to Draw Transgender Flag. After refusing to apologize for declining to draw a transgender flag, popular animator Emily Arunt has had her business completely blacklisted by the animation community. Read more here.
Concerns Over Children’s Gender Clinic Raised 15 Years Ago. Doctors at NHS England’s gender identity clinic for children raised concerns over its practices 15 years ago, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Read more here.
Suspended Doc Exploits Loophole to Prescribe ‘Sex Change’ Drugs to Children. A UK doctor who was fined for operating an unlicensed gender clinic is bypassing regulatory safeguards to issue puberty blockers and sex change hormones online. Read more here.
UK Party Adopts Radical Gender Ideology. The Liberal Democrats have adopted a definition of “transphobic” that includes calling someone who identifies as transgender a “biological man” or “biological woman.” Read more here.
Landmark Legal Case Against Gender Clinic Underway. Legal action to prevent the NHS Gender Identity Development Service from prescribing puberty blockers to young people has commenced at the UK High Court. Read more here.
Belgium’s Deputy PM Now Europe’s Most Senior Transgender Politician. After nearly two years without a fully formed government, Belgium has a new governing coalition, and its new Deputy Prime Minister is now Europe’s most senior transgender politician. Read more here.
Queensland Police Launch Online Form to Curb ‘Misgendering.’ A new online form from police in Queensland, Australia will allow people to update changes to name and gender identity without having to visit a police station. Read more here.
TUC Supports Radical Transgender Ideology. The Trades Union Congress, which represents 48 unions and around 5.5 million workers, said it would campaign for the Westminster Government and Scottish Parliament to liberalize the laws on legal “sex changes.” Read more here.
French Court: Biological Male Cannot Be Child’s ‘Mother.’ France’s highest court ruled that a biological male who identifies as female cannot be officially recognized as the biological mother of a child. Read more here.
Wisconsin Judge Issues Injunction Against School Staff Hiding Gender Transitions. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Frank Remington issued an injunction in a parental rights lawsuit that forbids Madison Metropolitan School District employees from deceiving parents about the gender identity that their child may have adopted at school. Read more here.
CA Gov Approves Taxpayer Funds for ‘Transgender Wellness.’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that establishes a taxpayer-funded “Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund” that may be used for transgender medical interventions and surgeries, many of which are known to cause sterility. Read more here.
Court Rules MN School District Can’t Ban Transgender Students From Entering Opposite-Sex Locker Rooms. A school district in Minnesota must allow transgender-identified students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity, a Minnesota appeals court has ruled. Read more here.
California to House Inmates by ‘Gender Identity.’ Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring California to house transgender inmates in prisons based on their “gender identity.” Read more here.
Equal Opportunity Tasmania Threatens Critics With Legal Action. Equal Opportunity Tasmania has warned an elected federal senator that she and her supporters could be prosecuted for “insulting” the state’s anti-discrimination commissioner in a rapidly escalating war over free speech in the transgender debate. Read more here.
NHS to Hold Review Into Gender Identity Services For Children. The UK’s NHS service at Tavistock, to which those under the age of 18 with concerns about their gender are referred for treatment, has seen a surge in demand from 77 in 2009 to 2,590 in 2018-19. Read more here.
Experts Warn Parents About Dangers of Transgender Ideology. During the 2020 Values Voter Summit, experts warned about the consequences of American society’s embrace of the ideology associated with the transgender movement, specifically regarding children. Read more here.
U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Punish Schools Allowing Biological Males to Compete in Female Sports. A group of Republican senators is seeking to revoke federal funding from U.S. schools that allow biological males to compete in women’s sports, classifying that type of participation as a violation of Title IX. Read more here.
UK Govt Drops Gender Self-ID Plans. The UK government has officially dropped its plans to make it much easier for people in England and Wales to “change” their legal sex. Read more here.
Stonewall to Continue ‘Transgender Rights’ Campaign in UK. Stonewall says it will continue to campaign for the “right” of people who identify as something other than their biological sex to change their birth certificates without a medical diagnosis. Read more here.
Pediatrician Concerned Over BMA’s Transgender Campaigning. UK community pediatrician Dr. Julie Maxwell has expressed concerns over the British Medical Association’s decision to legitimize non-binary gender identities. Read more here.
DeVos Vows to Withhold Aid to Schools Over Transgender Athletes. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has warned officials at three Connecticut school districts that it will not release desegregation grants as planned on October 1 unless the districts cut ties with the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference over its transgender policies. Read more here.
UK Equalities Minister Confirms Minors Will Be Protected From ‘Sex-Change’ Procedures. The UK Minister for Women and Equalities has told controversial transgender lobby group Mermaids that she will continue to protect youngsters from harmful ‘sex-change’ procedures. Read more here.
BMA Backs Self-Declaration for Transgender and ‘Non-Binary’ People. The British Medical Association has backed making “changing legal sex” much easier, including allowing people to legally declare themselves “non-binary.” Read more here.
Disney, Google, Microsoft Back ‘Transgender Rights’ Amid Fierce British Debate. Dozens of organizations including Disney, Google and Microsoft weighed into a fierce debate over “transgender rights” in Britain, writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask him to support making it easier for people to legally “change gender.” Read more here.
Idaho Athletes Ask Appeals Court to Protect Athletic Opportunities for Women and Girls. Two female athletes who joined a lawsuit in defense of Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act have appealed a federal district court decision that temporarily halts enforcement of the newly enacted law and forces female athletes to compete against males who identify as female while the lawsuit proceeds. Read more here.
Australians Threatened With Legal Action for Defending Biological Sex. An Australian Senator and Canberra radio announcer are facing legal repercussions for defending biological sex over radical gender ideology. Read more here.
Facebook Pulls Ad Blasting Supporters of Boys in Girls-Only Sports. A conservative group has accused Facebook of censorship after the tech giant removed one of its political ads that’s critical of Democrat politicians who support allowing boys who identify as transgender to compete in girls-only sports. Read more here.
Victoria Police Embrace Gender Ideology. Gender equity documents published by the police only recognize “pregnant employees” because using the word women would “exclude” transmen who give birth. Read more here.
Court Approves Teen’s ‘Transitioning’ Amid Parental Dispute. In a landmark case about gender dysphoria and gender transition, a Family Court judge in Sydney, Australia has ruled that a 16-year-old boy should be allowed to “transition” to a girl over the objections of his mother. Read more here.
DoD Issues New Document on Transgender Military Service. The U.S. Department of Defense recently issued a document setting out its current policy on enlistment and service in the military by transgender individuals. Read more here.
UK Equalities Bodies Face Legal Action Over Unlawful Gender Guidance. The Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Government Equalities Office are facing legal action following accusations they have been issuing unlawful guidance by incorrectly stating that anyone with a gender recognition certificate has an automatic right to enter and use women-only spaces. Read more here.
Teen Vogue Promotes ‘Transgender Women’ on September Cover. TeenVogue, an online magazine targeted to teenage girls, chose to put two biological males who identify as women on its September cover with the headline, “What is Fashion Now?” Read more here.
One in Five Evangelicals Believes in ‘Gender Fluidity.’ The LifeWay Research “State of Theology” poll revealed that 22 percent of U.S. evangelicals believe “gender identity is a matter of choice,” while nearly three-fourths (73 percent) of American evangelicals disagree. Read more here.
UK’s Tavistock Gender Clinic Trial Date Set. Amid rising concern that children are being rushed into experimental gender-transitioning treatments, a trial date for the suit against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has been set for October 7-8. Read more here.
TEDxLondon Uses ‘Womxn’ to Be Inclusive of ‘Non-Cisgender Women.’ TEDxLondon has announced it will use the term “womxn” instead of “women” because it “sheds light on the prejudice, discrimination, and institutional barriers womxn have faced, and explicitly includes non-cisgender women.” Read more here.
Majority of California, Idaho Voters Support Traditional Gender Ideals. A new poll released by Spry Strategies and the Women’s Liberation Front surveyed 600 voters in California and Idaho on gender policy issues, asking how their opinions on gender identity are reflected in recent legislation in their states. Read more here.
Canadian Dad Fighting Daughter’s ‘Transition’ Faces Contempt of Court Charges. A British Columbia father who went to court to stop his then 14-year-old daughter from receiving male hormones in her attempt to “identify” as male now faces charges of criminal contempt of court for allegedly violating a publication ban forbidding him from identifying the parties in the case. Read more here.
Dictionary Adds a Definition of ‘Female’ Based on Gender Identity. The Merriam-Webster dictionary appeared to update its definition of “female” to include “having a gender identity that is opposite of male,” effectively erasing the concept of biological sex. Read more here.
Runner Loses Court Battle Over Testosterone Rules. Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya lost her long legal battle against track and field’s rules that limit female runners’ naturally high testosterone levels. Read more here.
U.S. Ed Dept: ‘Bostock’ Ruling Doesn’t Require Girls to Compete Against Boys. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a revised letter of enforcement to the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference asserting that a landmark LGBT rights case from June does not change the department’s position that schools are violating Title IX by allowing biological boys to compete on girls’ teams. Read more here.
NI Civil Service: Use Transgender Pronouns or ‘Face the Sack.’ Civil servants in Northern Ireland risk being fired if they do not use transgender people’s preferred pronouns, after new rules were brought in while the Stormont Assembly was suspended. Read more here.
Academics Criticize World Rugby for Protecting Women. Academics have launched a scathing attack on World Rugby over their recent proposal to ban men from playing the women’s game because of the “significant injury risk.” Read more here.
CBS Casts Franchise First ‘Non-Binary’ and Transgender Actors. CBS’s Star Trek: Discovery has cast the franchise’s first-ever “non-binary” and transgender actors, Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander, who will appear in season three. Read more here.
Legal Battle in Scotland Over Sperm of Biological Male Who Identified as Female. A legal battle is underway in Scotland over the future of sperm previously frozen by a biological male who identified as female and tragically passed away at 16 years old. Read more here.
Female Nurses Alarmed by NHS Policy Allowing Men to Use Their Showers. Male staff must be allowed to use women’s facilities in hospitals, according to new transgender guidelines adopted by NHS trusts. Read more here.
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Virginia School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy. A federal appeals court tossed out a Virginia school board’s policy on transgender bathroom use, saying it is unconstitutional to discriminate against students who want to use the bathroom that corresponds to their “gender identity” and not their biological sex. Read more here.
UK Rail Company Launches LGBT-Themed Train. The train, launched by Avanti West Coast, is painted with a multi-colored flag and includes pro-LGBT literature and onboard announcements. Read more here.
JK Rowling Returns Award to Group That Denounces Her Views on the Reality of Biological Sex. JK Rowling is returning the Ripple of Hope award given to her last year by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization after its president, Kennedy’s daughter, criticized her for speaking out on the fact that transgender individuals don’t actually change their biological sex. Read more here.
Stonewall Opposes World Rugby Review of Transgender Player ‘Rights.’ LGBT lobbying group Stonewall is campaigning against an influential report that warns of the dangers of biological men playing in women’s games. Read more here.
Australian Rugby Urged to Ban Men From Women’s Game. A report by World Rugby says that the latest research shows that a reduction of testosterone “does not lead to a proportionate reduction in mass, muscle mass, strength or power,” presenting a “clear safety risk” when biological males compete with biological females. Read more here.
U.S. Rep. Introduces Legislation That Would Make ‘Sex Reassignment’ Procedures on Minors Illegal. Rep. Doug LaMalfa has introduced H.R. 8012, the “Protecting Children from Experimentation Act,” into the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more here.
Woman Investigated by Police for ‘Potentially Hateful’ Stickers. A UK woman has been investigated by police after she posted pictures of stickers with slogans criticizing transgender ideology on social media. Read more here.
California Lawmakers Push Transgender Bill. California lawmakers are racing an end-of-the-month deadline to pass a bill that would use taxpayer dollars to provide grants to hospitals and clinics that provide hormone therapy and “gender reassignment” surgeries for children and adults. Read more here.
BBC Criticized for ‘One-Sided’ Transgender TV Show for Kids. The BBC is under fire for broadcasting a “pro-transgender” children’s television program about a twelve-year-old boy who believes he is a girl. Read more here.
Canberra Politicians Vote to Allow Children to Change Sex on Birth Certificates. Politicians in Canberra, Australia, have voted to allow children as young as 12 to change the reality of their biological sex on their birth certificates without parental knowledge or consent. Read more here.
Judge Blocks HHS Rule Protecting Doctors Who Object to Transgender Surgery. U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block issued a preliminary injunction stopping the rule from being enforced until it receives a full court decision. Read more here.
One of UK’s Biggest Unions Want Govt to Make ‘Changing Sex’ Much Easier. UK trade union giant GMB has written to the Minister for Women and Equalities calling for radical changes to the gender recognition law to allow people to ‘self-identify’ their legal sex. Read more here.
Judge Halts Idaho Ban on Men Competing in Women’s Sports. A federal judge temporarily blocked an Idaho law barring biological males who identify as female from competing in school sports. Read more here.
Polish ‘Non-Binary’ Activist Held in Custody After Assaulting Pro-Lifer. Poland’s first “non-binary” activist is in prison awaiting trial following a violent incident in which he attacked a pro-life and family activist and damaged a vehicle. Read more here.
UK Police Forces Won’t Employ People Who Say Men Can’t Become Women. Two police forces have come under fire after telling a serving police officer posing as a job applicant she would not get a job with them because of her “gender critical” views. Read more here.
L.A. Children’s Hospital Confirms ‘Transgender Drugs’ Do Sterilize Kids. According to informed consent forms recently acquired by California Family Council, the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles confirms that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones the hospital gives to prepubescent minors prevent them from having “biological children” later in life. Read more here.
Australian Gender Clinic Seeks Public Funding for Drastic Gender Surgeries. A Victorian gender clinic has sought additional public funding to perform double mastectomies on girls under 17 who identify as male. Read more here.
Texas Court Gives Decision Rights to Mother Who Wants to ‘Transition’ Child. A Dallas judge has taken away Jeffrey Younger’s say in his son James’ medical, psychological, and psychiatric care, giving that power to James’ mother, who wants to “transition” him into a “girl.” Read more here.
‘Sterilizing Children’ Bill Heads to California Senate Floor Amid Public Outcry. A committee in the California state Senate voted 7-1 to approve a bill creating a fund for experimental gender-transition procedures, including cross-sex hormones and body-altering surgeries for both minors and adults. Read more here.
Teens Sue Arizona Medicaid, Claiming Discrimination for Not Funding ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgeries. Two teenagers in Arizona have sued the state’s Medicaid program, arguing that the state was violating their civil rights by declining to pay for gender transition surgeries. Read more here.
U.S. Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Bathroom Policy. A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Drew Adams, a biological female student in Florida who identifies as a male. Adams challenged the St. John’s County School Board after being instructed to use a gender-neutral restroom rather than the boys’ restroom at her high school. Read more here.
U.S. Congressman Introduces Legislation to Protect Taxpayers From Funding ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgeries. Congressman Doug LaMalfa has introduced the Protecting Children from Experimentation Act and the End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act, both of which aim to protect children and conscience rights. Read more here.
UK Polls Show Opposition to Biological Males Competing in Female Sports is Growing. UK-based Fair Play for Women reported that there is growing public opposition to men who identify as women competing in sports against biological females, even as more people say they accept transgenderism. Read more here.
More Evidence of Correlation Between Transgender and Autism in UK Study. Transgender adults are three to six times more likely as adults whose gender identity corresponds to their sex at birth to be diagnosed as autistic, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Cambridge’s Autism Research Centre. Read more here.
NSW Bill Would Stop Gender Fluidity Instruction in Schools. Mark Latham will introduce a bill into the New South Wales Parliament this week to strengthen parental rights and ban gender fluidity programs in classrooms and in teacher training. Read more here.
California Senators Revive Bill on Sterilizing Children. State Senate leaders in California, under pressure from transgender activists, scheduled a new vote to fund sterilizing transgender procedures, despite previously stating the bill had been cut from consideration. Read more here.
Twitter Appears to Censor Podcast Episode With Gender Expert. Twitter appears to have censored a newly released episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast after Rogan interviewed Dr. Debra Soh, a scientist and writer famous for opposing childhood transgenderism. Read more here.
Psychiatry Journal Retracts Findings, Admits ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery Didn’t Fix Mental Health. Last fall, The American Journal of Psychiatry published results of a study and found the surgeries improved patients’ mental health. But now the journal has retracted its findings, saying a second look at the subject found no improvement. Read more here.
Psychotherapists Fear Helping Gender-Confused Children Over Conversion Therapy Accusations. Psychotherapists are afraid to challenge children who say they want to ‘change sex’ in case they are accused of practicing so-called conversion therapy, it has been reported. Read more here.
California Cancels Bill to Fund ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgeries. The California Senate Health Committee announced that AB 2218, the Transgender Equity and Welfare Fund, would not be considered for the rest of the year. Read more here.
LGBTQ Blog Publishes List of Female Athletes’ Names, Harassing Them for Asking NCAA to Protect Women’s Sports. Outsports, an LGBTQ sports and activism blog owned by Vox Media, published “without permission” the names of over 300 female athletes who stood their ground by signing a letter addressed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors asking for the preservation of women’s sports. Read more here.
Scottish Government May Face Legal Challenge Over Redefinition of ‘Woman.’ A feminist group said that it may launch a legal challenge over new rules to increase female representation on public boards in Scotland, arguing that they redefine the term “woman” to include men. Read more here.
Over 300 Female Athletes, Olympians Urge NCAA to Protect Women’s Sports. The letter urges the NCAA not to boycott Idaho over passing the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which requires students to compete in sports based on their biological sex. Read more here.
CNN Names ‘Individuals With Cervixes’ in Cancer Screening Story. CNN effectively erased the reality of biological females in its coverage of the American Cancer Society’s recommendation that women undergo cervical cancer screenings at age 25 rather than 21. Read more here.
Poland to Withdraw From Gender Theory Treaty. Poland has announced it will withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty which requires that governments actively promote gender theory through the media and education system. Read more here.
School Convinces Girl She is a Boy, Court Demands Father Comply. Rob Hoogland was ordered by a judge to call his daughter a boy or face family violence charges. Hoogland’s daughter was undergoing cross-sex hormone treatments against his wishes. Read more here.
Netflix Defends Transgender Plot in Kids’ Series: It’s ‘Updated for 2020.’ Netflix is defending its decision to include a transgender angle in its new series The Baby-Sitters Club, saying the plot is “smart” and “sweet” and supports children who want to identify with a different gender. Read more here.
JK Rowling: ‘Gender-Transitioning’ Minors is ‘Medical Scandal’ About to ‘Erupt.’ Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling is continuing to speak to gender identity issues, stating that the experimental practices related to “gender transitioning” constitute a medical scandal that is likely to erupt soon. Read more here.
Australian MP Comes Out Against New Definition of ‘Women.’ The Australian Academy of Science recently adopted a definition of women which includes “anyone who identifies as a woman,” without regard to the fundamental biological characteristics of women. Read more here.
World Rugby to Ban Men From Women’s Game Because of ‘Significant Injury Risk.’ A report commissioned by the sport’s governing body said there is “significantly increased risk” of injury when a female player is tackled by a male who identifies as a woman. Read more here.
Baptist Pastor ‘Shocked’ After Being Fired for Transgender Reveal. A pastor in Canada was fired for “theological reasons,” the church said, after the biological male pastor revealed in a sermon that he now identified as a woman. Read more here.
UK MP Calls on Government Not to Weaken ‘Gender Reassignment’ Laws. MP Danny Kruger has urged his party not to change the law on “gender reassignment,” and instead champion the fact that biological sex is real and a “fundamental building block of society.” Read more here.
Gender-Confused Woman Sues Catholic Hospital for Refusing to Remove Her Healthy Uterus. A woman suing a Maryland Catholic hospital for refusing to remove her healthy uterus as part of her attempt to “change gender” is appealing to the recent Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court ruling that anti-discrimination law should be reinterpreted to cover homosexuality and gender confusion. Read more here.
BBC Drops Controversial Transgender Groups From Website. Links to Mermaids, The Gender Trust, and The Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES), which promote radical transgender ideology, have been replaced with a link to the NHS. Read more here.
European Court Forces Hungary to Recognize Foreign Transgender People. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary must recognize the gender of an Iranian refugee who fled the country over their transgender identity. Read more here.
State AGs Sue Trump Admin Over LGBTQ Rule. A coalition of 23 Democratic state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over a rule that scraps Obamacare’s nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ patients. Read more here.
UK Rape Crisis Centers Recruiting Transgender Volunteers. Helplines across England are advertising for transgender volunteers to provide counseling and advice for victims of sex abuse. Read more here.
Transgender Pedophile Jailed for Possessing 80,000 Child Porn Images. Pedophile Julie Marshall, a biological male who identifies as female, was caught after accessing child pornography images from a hospital bed using public Wi-Fi while recovering from a heart attack. Read more here.
Washington State Sues Trump Admin Over New LGBT Health Care Rule. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the Trump administration over a rule he claims will cause 16,000 transgender people in the state to lose basic health coverage, as well as coverage for “gender-affirming” health care services. Read more here.
UK Majority Opposes Making It Easier to ‘Change’ Legal Sex. In a YouGov poll of 1,688 adults, just 28 percent said that “changing” sex should be made easier. Read more here.
Study Finds Transgender, Non-Binary Autism Link. New research indicates that transgender and non-binary individuals are significantly more likely to have autism or display autistic traits than the wider population – a finding that has important implications for “gender confirmation” treatments. Read more here.
UK Media Outlet Describes Statement ‘Only Females Get Cervical Cancer’ as ‘Transphobic Lie’. The U.K.-based, LGBT-oriented outlet PinkNews received mixed reactions after claiming that feminists were “transphobic” for claiming that only females are able to get cervical cancer. Read more here.
Trump Admin Cuts Obamacare Rule Forcing Abortion, ‘Sex-Change’ Coverage. The Trump administration announced it has formally rescinded Obama-era decrees that effectively forced insurance plans to subsidize elective abortions and medical treatment that would affirm the gender confusion of patients who identify as members of the opposite sex. Read more here.
BBC Asks Staff to Support Transgender People by Using Preferred Gender Pronouns. BBC staff have been urged to state their pronouns in email signatures in a drive to be more inclusive to employees who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Concerns Surround Transgender Inmates in Australian Prisons. There is no uniform Australian standard; each state has different policies regarding inmates who identify as transgender. Read more here.
Netflix Introduces Transgender Child Into Kids’ Show, Baby-Sitters Club. A popular new Netflix series available on children’s platforms promotes the idea that gender can change by including a storyline which features a biological boy who identifies as a girl. Read more here.
Canadian MP Demands National Inquiry Into ‘Gender Transitioning’ of Minors. Canadian Member of Parliament Derek Sloan believes that “no one younger than 18 should be allowed to take hormones or get a sex change surgery.” Read more here.
ROI Minister Could Make It Easier for Children to Change Legal Sex. Children under 16 years old could soon be able to “change gender” in the Republic of Ireland, the Children’s Minister has said. Read more here.
CBC Says Kids Show Segment on Transphobia Fell Short of CBC Standards. A segment on a CBC children’s news show calling J.K. Rowling “transphobic” didn’t meet the state broadcaster’s journalistic standards, CBC admits. Read more here.
Raising ‘Gender-Free’ Children is Growing in Popularity. Parents raising “theybies” say it liberates children from gender roles and gives them the freedom to choose their own label. Read more here.
U.S. House Democrats Push for End to Transgender Military Ban. More than 100 Democratic House lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to end its transgender military ban following a Supreme Court ruling barring discrimination against LGBT workers. Read more here.
Halle Berry Backs Out of Role as Transgender Man After Backlash. The actress, who faced fire after disclosing in an interview that she would “probably” play a transgender man, now says she won’t audition for the part because she wants “to be an ally.” Read more here.
JK Rowling Raises Concerns Over Transgender Hormones. The author explained in social media posts that she believes modern “gender-transitioning” amounts to a new kind of “gay conversion therapy” that might cause sterility and the loss of their full sexual function. Read more here.
Bestselling UK Children’s Author Fired for Supporting JK Rowling. Gillian Philip was removed from her role at Working Partners for defending Rowling’s views on the reality of biological sex. Read more here.
Australian Family Court Case Could Rewrite the Rules for Minors ‘Transitioning’ Genders. In an Australian first, Justice Garry Watts has allowed a mother to call evidence from a doctor who questions the safety of transgender treatments for children. Read more here.
Transgender Athlete Legislation Could Be Heard in 14 States. Bills restricting transgender students’ involvement in school-sponsored athletics are up for consideration in 14 states, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Read more here.
UK Surgeon Calls for Womb Transplants in Men Who Identify as Women. A prominent surgeon specializing in “gender reassignment” surgery has said that men should be allowed to have wombs implanted if they want to give birth to children. Read more here.
Persons Who Identify as Transgender May Soon Be Recruited as Indian Combat Officers. The Indian government is considering allowing individuals who identify as transgender to take the recruitment exam in order to become combat officers. Read more here.
Report Claims Transgender Ideology Has ‘Corrosive Impact’ on UK Society. The mainstreaming of transgender ideology has had a “corrosive impact” on British society and has had a negative influence on the wellbeing of children, a study from think tank Civitas has found. Read more here.
Trump Admin Pushes New Rule to Protect Women in Shelters From Gender-Confused Men. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a new federal regulation that would allow single-sex homeless shelters to turn away gender-confused individuals of the opposite sex, consistent with the religious beliefs of shelter providers. Read more here.
Individuals Who Identify as Transgender Will Soon Serve in Indian Central Police Forces. In a major gender reform, the home ministry is set to allow induction of individuals who identify as transgender as “third gender” into the central armed police forces. Read more here.
Advisory Council to Investigate Australian Gender Clinics. Australian Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has called together an advisory council which has been urged to investigate controversial transgender treatments for children. Read more here.
Radical Gender Activists Target Australian Preschools. One of the course offerings for children as young as three years old is “My Friend has Two Mums: Gender and Sexuality in Early Childhood.” It has modules in “Queer Thinking in Early Childhood,” “Queer Pedagogies,” “Intersex Identities,” “Living Non-Binary,” and “Aboriginal Queerness and Queerness.” Read more here.
Retired Canadian Judge: ‘Don’t Ban Help for Gender-Confused Children’. A retired Canadian judge has criticized his government’s plans to make it illegal to help children who are experiencing gender confusion to accept their biological sex. Read more here.
California Bans Travel to Idaho Over Laws Banning Boys in Girls’ Sports, Sex on Birth Certificates. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that state employees would soon be banned from taking publicly funded trips to Idaho because of two recently passed laws that it deems as anti-transgender. Read more here.
Authors Quit JK Rowling Agency Over Transgender Rights. Four authors represented by JK Rowling’s literary agency have resigned after accusing the company of declining to issue a public statement of support for transgender rights. Read more here.
UK Survey Shows 94 Percent Against Sex ‘Self-Identification’. In the online poll of Sunday Times readers, 94% of 12,624 people answered ‘No’ when asked, “Should the law allows trans people to self-identify?” Read more here.
Romanians Protest Against Ban on Gender Identity Studies. Hundreds protested outside the Romanian president’s palace against a proposed ban on gender identity studies which they said would infringe on human rights and fuel discrimination. Read more here.
Australian Teen Petitions for Medicare Funding of ‘Transitioning’ Surgeries. A petition calling for the Australian government to fund so-called “transitioning treatments” via Medicare has over 18,000 signatures so far. Read more here.
Amazon Bans Ads for Book on How Transgender Ideology Harms Girls. Online retail giant Amazon has disallowed a publishing house from buying ads to promote a new book critical of transgender ideology that points out its many harms on young girls. Read more here.
Australian Senator Goes to Bat for Women in Sports. Senator Claire Chandler from Tasmania took up the issue of women in sports during a speech in Parliament. Read more here.
Large Majority in Romanian Parliament Moves to Ban Teaching ‘Gender Studies’. The Senate of Romania voted by a large margin to ban all studies and courses linked to gender ideology in schools and higher education. Read more here.
U.S. AG Sides With Idaho on Preventing Biological Males From Playing Women’s Sports. Attorney General William Barr filed a statement of interest defending Idaho’s law that bans biological male athletes who identify as female from competing in women’s sports. Read more here.
YouTube Censors Video of Man Sharing Regrets About Transgender Life. YouTube removed a video featuring testimony from a man who formerly identified as a woman because it violated the company’s hate speech policy. Read more here.
Staff at England’s Only Children’s Gender Clinic Says Concerns About Patient Welfare Were Shut Down. Clinicians reported worries that some patients were referred onto a gender transitioning pathway too quickly. Read more here.
U.S. Congressmen Sign Letter Demanding Education Department Allow Males in Girls Sports. A group of 28 members of Congress signed the letter, which stated that the department’s order “discriminates against transgender youth” by ruling that it is a violation of women’s access to education and athletics for public schools to allow biological males who identify as female to participate in female sports. Read more here.
Australian Federal Health Minister Urges States to Probe Transgender Treatments. Health Minister Greg Hunt refused a federal inquiry into transitioning treatments for children but stated there needs to be state-level probes into the issue. Read more here.
UK MP: ‘Only Hysterical Transphobes Don’t Want Men to Use Women’s Spaces’. Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, criticized plans to protect single-sex facilities such as toilets and changing rooms, and claimed that there has been “a growth of extreme and transphobic hysteria” from “transphobic organizations and individuals.” Read more here.
HUD to Change Transgender Rules for Single-Sex Homeless Shelters. Single-sex homeless shelters could choose to accommodate only people whose biological sex matches that of those they serve, under a rule to be proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the coming weeks. Read more here.
Trump Officials to Eliminate SOGI Protections. In a statement, the Department of Health and Human Services said the government’s interpretation of sex discrimination will be based on “the plain meaning of the word ‘sex’ as male or female and as determined by biology.” Read more here.
UK Government Reported to Be Dropping Gender Self-Identifying Plans. Boris Johnson is set to scrap plans to allow people to change their legal gender by “self-identifying” as male or female. Read more here.
Children’s Author Retires After Abuse From Transgender Activists. The children’s author who wrote a book encouraging youngsters to accept the bodies they were born with is “withdrawing from public life” as a writer after being bullied by transgender activists. Read more here.
Athletes and Activists Ask NCAA Not to Host Events in Idaho Due to State’s Transgender Sports Ban. A large coalition of advocacy groups and athletes sent letters to the NCAA asking that the state of Idaho be barred from hosting NCAA-sponsored events while a law limiting female transgender sports participation is on the books. Read more here.
UK Changes Guidance on Puberty Blockers to Better Reflect Dangers. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service changed its online guidance about giving puberty blockers to children struggling with confusion about their gender identity. Read more here.
Artist Expelled From Studio After Being Branded ‘Transphobic.’ The studio claimed that the choices of those who identify as the opposite sex cannot be “put to question,” and revoked both the artist’s membership and the license to her studio. Read more here.
Olympic Legend Daley Thompson: ‘Patently Unfair’ for Men to Compete in Women’s Events. The former athlete said that more women will need to speak out to persuade the International Olympic Committee to introduce stricter rules for next year’s Olympics. Read more here.
Family Policy Alliance Launches Campaign to Save Girls Sports. In response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU to allow biological males to continue competing in girls’ sports, Family Policy Alliance has started a website and petition to help protect opportunities in sports for girls and women. Read more here.
The World Market for ‘Sex Reassignment’ Surgery is Growing. The global market for “sex reassignment” surgery will be worth at least $1.5 billion by 2026, according to MarketWatch. Read more here.
Berlin Passes First German State Anti-Discrimination Law. The law explicitly bars public authorities from discriminating based on background, skin color, gender, religion, physical or mental disability, worldview, age and sexual identity. Read more here.
J.K. Rowling Again Defends Biological Sex, Gets Hate. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has taken another round of heat for her stance on the biological reality of males and females, something she has remained steadfast about for over a year now. Read more here.
Inquiry Needed Into Link Between Asperger’s and Gender Dysphoria. Professor Tony Attwood is calling for an inquiry into the disproportionate number of teenagers with autism in gender clinics. Read more here.
Canadian Gender Clinic’s Gender Promotional Surgery Photos Found in Violation of Ad Standards. A Canadian gender clinic was found to be in violation of advertising standards following a complaint about its promotion of radical surgeries to young people using gruesome photos and post-operative patient testimonials. Read more here.
Trudeau Accused of ‘Child Abuse’ for Pushing to Ban Help for Gender-Confused Kids. Canadian Member of Parliament Derek Sloan has come under fire for saying that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is legislating “child abuse” with a bill which, if passed, would prohibit parents from seeking to help their son or daughter overcome gender confusion. Read more here.
Federal Judge Overrules Idaho Law That Birth Certificates Conform to Biological Sex. A federal judge says her ruling from two years ago barring the automatic denial of a transgender person wanting to change their birth certificate still stands, despite a new law slated to go into effect July 1 that gives transgender people no opportunity to have their birth certificate reflect their gender identity. Read more here.
M&S Criticized Over Trans Changing Room Policy. Marks and Spencer’s transgender changing room policy puts women and girls at risk of voyeurism, a Conservative Peer has said. Read more here.
UK Student Seeks Legal Action Against University After Bullying From Transgender Activists. A university student is seeking to take legal action against the University of Bristol, alleging she was bullied by transgender activists for two years. Read more here.
Federal Finding on Transgender Athletes Applauded. Southern Baptist ethics specialists have praised a Trump administration finding that Connecticut’s athletic association and multiple school districts violated federal law by permitting biological males to compete against females in athletic events. Read more here.
Former Congressman Joins Transgender Sports Lawsuit Fight. Former Idaho Congressman Raúl Labrador has signed on to represent two college track athletes who want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning biological males who identify as women from competing in women’s sports. Read more here.
Connecticut Transgender Policy Found to Violate Title IX. A Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports violates the civil rights of female athletes, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has ruled. Read more here.
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Put Transgender Inmate’s Surgery on Hold. The order means Adree Edmo, a biological male who identifies as a woman, can continue getting pre-surgical treatments and potentially even “gender confirmation” surgery this year while Idaho officials wait to hear if the high court will consider their appeal. Read more here.
Transgender Student’s Bathroom Access Case Returns to Court. The case of a transgender Virginia high school student who sued for the right to use the girls’ bathroom will be heard remotely at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more here.
First Transgender Mayor Elected in France. A biological male who identifies as a woman in France has won election in a local commune to become the country’s first openly transgender mayor. Read more here.
Hungary Outlaws Changing Birth Gender on Documents. The legislation now goes to President Janos Ader to be signed into law. Transgender rights activists say they will try to persuade him not to. Read more here.
Seven Sex Attacks by Transgender Inmates in UK Women’s Prisons. Since 2016, male prisoners have been permitted to transfer to women’s prisons in England and Wales if they identify as women. Read more here.
CPS Threatened With Fresh Legal Action Over Pro-Trans Bias. A student known as Miss A. is threatening to sue the Crown Prosecuting Service because of a program that is not impartial on transgenderism. Last month, the organization pulled its controversial LGBT hate-crime guidance for schools, following a separate legal challenge from Miss A. Read more here.
UN Takes Heat for ‘Gender Neutral’ Language Code. The United Nations is taking heat after posting a bizarre new dictionary of “gender-neutral” terms to replace more gendered words used in everyday life. Read more here.
UK Equalities Minister Promises to Protect Single-Sex Spaces. The Minister for Women and Equalities has confirmed that single-sex spaces will be protected when any changes are made to gender recognition law. Read more here.
Former “Trans-Man” to Testify Against New California Bill Funding “Sex-Change” Operations. A former trans-identified man, Laura Perry, will be testifying against the bill with Dr. Quentin L. Van Meter, a board-certified Pediatric Endocrinologist with 40 years of experience. Read more here.
News Sites Called Out for Using a Trans Woman’s Birth Name in Obituaries. Following news of her death, several major news publications used Stephens’ birth name — Anthony Stephens — in their stories — a practice known colloquially as “deadnaming.” Read more here.
Germany Passes Law Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors. Under the law minors will not be allowed to take part in medical interventions aimed at changing or suppressing their sexual orientation or gender identity. Read more here.
Zara Reaches $30,000 Settlement With Transgender Shopper Over Alleged Discrimination. The international clothing retailer will also have to train employees on non-discrimination ordinances. Read more here.
Judge Bars Attorneys From Describing Trans Athletes as ‘Male’. Attorneys representing three female high school track athletes legally moved to call on the judge overseeing their case to recuse himself after he forbade the attorneys from describing biologically male transgender athletes as male. Read more here.
Gender Recognition Reform Taking Place ‘Under the Radar’ Across Europe. New analysis suggests that gender recognition reform in a number of European jurisdictions has “taken place with minimal public scrutiny.” Read more here.
Minus 18 Launches Campaign to ‘Support Parents’ of LGBT Kids. The Australian website is partially taxpayer funded. Read more here.
Celebrities Claim Transgender Kids Feel ‘Disposable’ if Parents Don’t Transition Them. Appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres show, actress Gabrielle Union said that she deserves no recognition for supporting her son’s transition because all parents should love like that. Read more here.
Transgender Inquiry May Go Ahead in Australia. Last year more than 200 doctors called for “a broad parliamentary inquiry into the safety and ethics of youth gender clinics,” which other clinicians around the world endorsed. Read more here.
Jacksonville LGBT Ordinance Struck Down. A Florida appellate court has ruled that amendments made to Jacksonville’s anti-discrimination ordinance by adding sexual orientation and gender identity are “null and void.” The city says it will fight to defend the law. Read more here.
Transgender Man’s Bid to Be Named Father Fails. A transgender man who gave birth to a child has lost his latest legal bid to be registered on the birth certificate as the father rather than the mother. Read more here.
Introduction of Gender Ideology in Ukrainian Legislation Meets Opposition. The All-Ukraine Council of Churches and religious organizations objects to the introduction of gender ideology in the legislation of Ukraine – all the more unacceptable is the criminal prosecution of peaceful participants in pro-family events. Read more here.
Petition Backs Female-Only Sports at Olympics, Demands Suspending Transgender Rules. A new petition is demanding the International Olympic Committee suspend their guidelines on transgender-identifying male athletes for the upcoming games in Tokyo next year. Read more here.
Australian Federal Health Minister Caves to Gender Clinics’ Demands. Lobbied by hundreds of doctors and specialists to hold an inquiry into the alarming rise of gender dysphoric youth, Liberal Party MP Greg Hunt, the Federal Health Minister, has outright rejected the possibility of such an inquiry. Read more here.
LGBT Activists Outraged as Hungary Moves to Define Gender According to ‘Biological Sex’. The new legislation would define gender solely as “biological sex based on primary sex characteristics and chromosomes.” Read more here.
Principals Have More Authority Than Parents in New South Wales. The fluid emotions and feelings of minors related to gender identity are being considered as more important than biological science in primary schools and high schools in New South Wales, Australia. Read more here.
UK Gov’t Moves to Protect Kids From Life-Altering Transgender Experiments. The U.K.’s trade minister announced that doctors will soon be banned from prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children who are younger than 18. Read more here.
Idaho Sued Over Trans Birth Certificate Law. LGBT+ advocates sued Idaho over a ban on transgender people changing their birth certificates. Read more here.
Secret Transgender Services for Children. A bill to block parents from knowing if their child accesses abortion or transgender services has been put forward by Planned Parenthood in California. Read more here.
U.S. Democrats Being Sued by Candidates for Binary Gender Options. Democrats appear to be causing division within their own party by only providing binary options when it comes to sex and gender. Read more here.
ACLU Sues Idaho for Banning Male Athletes From Female Sports. The ACLU, ACLU of Idaho, and other pro-trans legal groups filed the lawsuit on behalf of two students. The groups seek to prevent the law from taking effect July 1. Read more here.
Hungarian Leader Promotes Gender Fact Over Fiction. A bill submitted to parliament stipulates that gender should be defined as “biological sex based on primary sex characteristics and chromosomes.” Read more here.
Virginia Governor Signs Law Ordering ‘All Places’ Open to Public to Let Transgenders Use Ladies’ Rooms. In effect, the new law that Northam signed prohibits businesses and other private organizations from denying the use of their ladies’ rooms – or locker rooms, or dressing rooms – to adult biological males. Read more here.
EU Lawmakers Condemn Hungary for ‘Attack’ on Transgender People Over Sex on IDs. European Union lawmakers criticized Hungary for trying to ban transgender people from changing their sex on some official documents as a “deliberate” attack on the community. Read more here.
Idaho Governor Signs Bills Affirming Importance of Biological Sex. Idaho Governor Brad Little approved legislation that prohibits transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates, and another that bans transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports. Read more here.
Trump Administration Supports Connecticut Athletes Forced to Compete With Boys Who Identify as Girls. U.S. Attorney General William Barr signed a statement of interest on the matter, formally asserting the administration’s stance that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference policy violates federal Title IX rules that guarantee equal opportunities for girls in sports. Read more here.
Idaho House Passes Bill Barring Transgender People From Changing Birth Certificate. H.B.509 argues that maintaining children’s birth records with the sex observed at birth will provide more accurate documentation and maintain statistics that can later aid medical advances and studies. Read more here.
Judge Rules Alaska Must Fund Legislative Librarian’s ‘Sex-Change’ Surgery. U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel ruled in favor of the biological male who identifies as a woman, saying that federal civil-rights law should be interpreted as mandating the coverage. Read more here.
UK Parents Say School Brainwashed Their 13-Year-Old Daughter Into Thinking ‘She’s a Boy in a Girl’s Body.’ The parents of a teenage girl have accused her school of secretly allowing her to attend “radicalizing” mentoring sessions and convinced her she had gender dysphoria and was transgender. Read more here.
Amazon, Microsoft, Uber and Other Companies Threaten States Opposed to Transgender Agenda. A coalition of major businesses has signed an open letter threatening to boycott states that enact legislation resisting the transgender agenda on everything from “transitioning” minors to pitting female athletes against biological males. Read more here.
Canadian Dad Trying to Stop Daughter’s ‘Transition’ to Male Faces Charges for Speaking to Media. The Canadian father who went to court last year to try and stop doctors from “transitioning” his troubled 14-year-old daughter from female to male may be charged with criminal contempt of court for breaching an order forbidding him to speak to the media. Read more here.
Minnesota Bill Would Cut State Funding for Libraries Exposing Kids to Drag Queens. Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would cut state funding for libraries hosting drag queen story hours. Read more here.
England, Wales Abandon Plans for New Laws Making It Easier for People to ‘Change’ Gender. The UK’s Westminster government is dropping plans to liberalize its current law concerning transgenderism. Scotland may still adopt a proposal allowing almost anyone to change the sex recorded on his or her birth certificate. Read more here.
After Trans Runner Lawsuit, Ohio Legislators Step in to ‘Save Women’s Sports’ From Biological Males. The “Save Women’s Sports Act” is an attempt to “promote fairness to all and preserve the integrity of school sports” by keeping biological males out of competitive female athletic events. Read more here.
Gender-Confused Individual in UK Loses Legal Challenge Over Gender-Neutral Passports. Christie Elan-Cane argued that a policy preventing someone from obtaining a passport with an unspecified gender was unlawful on human rights grounds. But three senior judges from the Court of Appeal ruled the policy did not amount to an unlawful breach of the activist’s human rights. Read more here.
Alabama Senate Passes Ban on Puberty Blockers, Hormones, Surgeries Used to Gender-‘Transition’ Youth. The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act would criminalize the act of prescribing opposite-sex hormones and drugs used to arrest puberty to youth under the age of 19. Read more here.
Wisconsin High School Closes Gender-Neutral Bathroom After Alleged Sexual Assault. An 18-year-old student was arrested for fourth-degree sexual assault, child enticement and exposing his genitals to a child inside the facility. Read more here.
Violent Transgender Evades Jail Time When Judge Can’t Decide on Male or Female Prison. A biological male in the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to assault after an attempted robbery last month, but he will not spend time in prison because a judge couldn’t determine whether to send the “transgender woman” to a male or female facility. Read more here.
Wisconsin Parents Sue Public School District for Enabling Kids to ‘Change Gender’ Without Parental Notice, Consent. Parents are suing the Madison Metropolitan School District for enabling children to socially “transition” to the opposite sex at school without parental notice or consent. Teachers are directed to deceive parents by using the child’s birth name and biological sex whenever parents are involved. Read more here.
Male-to-Female Transgender Poised to Make Argentine Soccer History. Mara Gómez, is awaiting the Argentine Soccer Federation’s decision on whether to allow the biological male to play in the women’s professional soccer league. Read more here.
Swedish Study Finds Many Individuals with Gender Dysphoria Have a High Incidence of Several Other Psychiatric Diagnoses. The most common additional disorders are autism, depression, and anxiety disorder. Read more here.
South Dakota Senate Committee Ends Efforts to Pass Bill Banning ‘Gender-Transition’ Surgeries. The South Dakota Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 5-2 against a bill which aimed to ban child “gender-reassignment” surgeries and to prosecute doctors who perform the procedures. Read more here.
Scotland’s Transgender Bill Endangers Female Prisoners, Ex-Governors Warn. The Scottish Government is proposing to allow people to “change” their sex by self-declaring their gender, but a former prison governor has warned that the move will endanger female prisoners. Read more here.
Doctors in Row With HSE Over Claims Children’s Transgender Care is ‘Unsafe.’ Two clinicians from the Tavistock gender clinic in England are flown in to treat gender-confused children in Ireland. There is concern that children are treated too soon and without addressing other mental health issues. Read more here.
NHS Update on Gender Identity Development Service for Children and Young People. The UK’s NHS announced that it will be conducting a review of its gender identity development services for children and young people. This will include an independent review of puberty suppressants and cross-sex hormones. Read more here.
South Dakota House Passes Ban on Transgender Surgery for Minors. HB 1057 would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor for doctors to dispense puberty-blocking drugs to those under the age of 16 for the purpose of changing or affirming the perception of their sex, and lists a number of surgical procedures including castration, vasectomy, and hysterectomy that doctors would not be allowed to perform on minors. Read more here.
Transgender Flag and Gender-Inclusive Emojis Announced. The Unicode Consortium have announced 62 new emojis, including the transgender flag and gender inclusive variants. All devices and apps will support the new emojis later this year. Read more here.
Convicted of Sex Crimes as a Man, Felon No Longer Deemed Threat Because of Gender Change. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is no longer seeking the commitment of a former Midwest Christian Services student convicted of myriad sex crimes because the individual now identifies as a woman. Read more here.
5th Circuit Court Denies Transgender Prisoner’s Request to Use Female Pronouns, Change Court Records. A U.S. federal appeals court has refused to refer to a biological male transgender inmate by female pronouns and rejected a request to change court records to reflect his new female name. Read more here.
UK Government Advises Schools That Transgender Boys Need Access to Free Period Products. The government rolled out a scheme to provide tampons, sanitary pads and other menstrual products to “learners who do not identify as female but still have periods, for instance, transgender boys and non-binary learners.” Read more here.
Canadian Appeals Court Rules Father Can’t Stop Teen Daughter From Taking Male Hormones. The highest court in British Columbia, Canada ruled that a father could not prevent doctors from giving his 15-year-old daughter testosterone injections to “affirm” her transgender male identity. The court also ruled that the father must “acknowledge and refer to [his daughter] as male.” Read more here.
French Bishops Council Approves Removing Parents’ Gender From Baptism Certificates. In order to bring baptismal practices in line with new gender-equality laws, the French bishops permanent council has approved a recommendation to remove references to parents’ gender on baptismal certificates. Read more here.
Alabama Law Seeks to Block Transgender Athletes from Competing Against Girls. Rep. Chris Pringle is sponsoring the “Gender is Real Legislative (GIRL) Act” meant to restrict school sports to birth gender so that girls may compete against each other and not have to compete against male students who may have an unfair advantage. Read more here.
Colorado Allows Transgender Residents ‘New’ Birth Certificate, No Surgery Required. According to a new state law, Colorado residents who claim to be transgender or “non-binary” can now obtain a “new” birth certificate with a name and gender change, without any proof of sex-change surgery. Read more here.
Transgender Men Claim Lack of Gender-Neutral Menstruation Products Causes ‘Pain,’ Makes Them ‘Unsafe.’ Female-to-male transgender individuals who still menstruate are now saying that feminine hygiene products, which are typically marketed at biological women, should be gender-neutral (and free) so that they are not further oppressed, harmed, or triggered by gender-specific packaging and the cost of period products during their “time of the month.” Read more here.
UK High Court to Decide if Children Can Consent to Gender “Reassignment.” A landmark test case to establish whether children can give informed consent to medical procedures including puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for gender “reassignment” begins in the high court this week. Read more here.
2019
First Transgender Person to Obtain Legal ‘Non-Binary’ Sex Status Changes Back to Birth Sex. James Shupe successfully petitioned the court originally responsible for his “non-binary” status to order that the sex on his birth certificate be restored to “male.” Shupe’s petition described his “non-binary” designation as a “psychologically harmful legal fiction.” Read more here.
Study Finds Transgender Patients Experience Significantly Higher Rate of Psychiatric Disorders than Non-Transgenders. The study published in the journal Transgender Health found that 58 percent of transgender patients in the study had at least one psychiatric diagnosis including depression and anxiety, compared with 13.6 percent in the control patient population. Read more here.
Marvel Studios President Says Trans Character Coming ‘Very Soon’ in Upcoming Film. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has announced that the billion-dollar superhero movie machine is introducing a transgender person and a homosexual superhero in its upcoming properties. Read more here.
Transgender ‘Man’ Gives Birth to Non-Binary Partner’s Baby With ‘Female’ Sperm Donor. The biological female “transitioned” to a male 12 years ago but retained female reproductive organs in order to carry a child. The doctor who treated the couple was also transgender. Read more here.
Proposed Washington State Law Would Prevent Transgender Athletes from Competing Against Girls. The Washington State legislature will soon debate a bill that would restrict school sports athletes to participating only in the gender category of their birth. Read more here.
Merriam Webster Names ‘They’ as Its Word of the Year for 2019. The singular “they” is a pronoun now used to refer to a person whose gender identity is nonbinary. The gender neutral pronoun is used in place of “he” or “she.” Read more here.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Inmate’s Bid for Sex Reassignment Surgery. The court refused to hear an appeal by a convicted murderer who filed a civil rights lawsuit because Texas prison officials denied the biological male’s request to be considered for gender reassignment surgery. Read more here.
12-Year-Old Transgender Student in UK Given Puberty Blockers. The mother of the biological male said the child wanted to be a girl from the age of three. The NHS-run clinic is overseeing the child’s “transition.” Read more here.
Violent Male Convicts Claiming to Be ‘Trans’ are Terrorizing Women in All-Female Canadian Jails. Correctional Services Canada has been quietly transferring violent male criminals including a serial pedophile, a child killer and rapist, and a serial sex offender to women’s prisons because they are claiming to be “female.” Read more here.
Letter Calls Into Question Study on Puberty Blockers for Children. The letter to the editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine calls into question the results of a study that claims children with gender dysphoria who were given puberty blocking drugs had better psychosocial outcomes than those who didn’t receive the drugs. Read more here.
At World’s First Gender “Detransition” Conference, Women Express Regret Over Drugs, Mutilation. The sold-out event held in Manchester, England included a panel of medical and psychological health experts as well as young women who are “detransitioning” from attempts to make them “men.” Read more here.
Woman Who Had Breasts Cut Off, Took Hormones to Live as “Male” Now Regrets “Huge Mistake.” A British woman who appeared on a BBC program said she deeply regrets her attempt to “transition” to the opposite sex. She said she feels “completely mutilated.” Read more here.
Transgender Pedophile Sues UK NHS for Refusing Reassignment Surgery During Prison Sentence. The 60-year-old biological male who identifies as a female is serving an indefinite sentence for public protection for making indecent photographs of children and also has a previous conviction for sexual activity with a young girl. Read more here.
UK High Court Rules Marriage Between Transgender Man and Woman Invalid as Both Were Legally Female During Ceremony. Both parties are biological females, but one of them failed to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate following gender “reassignment” surgery. At the time of the marriage, same-sex marriage was not recognized. Read more here.
Sprite Argentina LGBT Ad Celebrates Mothers Binding Breasts, Dressing Gender-Confused Children. The ad appeared on Argentina’s social media platforms showing mothers helping prepare gender-confused youth to celebrate LGBTQ “pride.” Read more here.
Mastercard to Offer Cards Aimed at Transgender and Nonbinary People. Cards issued by some banks on the Mastercard network will let customers use their chosen names on payment cards — even if they have not changed their legal names. Read more here.
Transgender Cricketer Named Kent’s Women Player of the Year. The biological male who identifies as a female is the UK’s first transgender cricketer. Read more here.
Pediatric Endocrine Society Falsely Claims Puberty Blockers Are “Reversible.” The Pediatric Endocrine Society has released a new statement that claims puberty blockers are a part of “gender-affirming care” for children with gender dysphoria and are a “reversible treatment that decreases the distress of having the ‘wrong’ puberty.” More physicians and analysts of the transgender movement, however, are publicly asserting the Society’s claim that puberty blockers or suppressors are a “reversible treatment” is blatantly false. Read more here.
Children as Young as Five Treated at UK Gender Identity Clinics. Across England, there were at least 2,942 children aged 17 and under receiving treatment from the Gender Identity Service in 2018 – 2019. Read more here.
Ontario School Sued for Telling Six-Year-Old Girl That Girls Are Not Real. A family brought the claim of discrimination on the basis of gender identity against the child’s former teacher and the principal for teaching their daughter and her class there are no such thing as girls or boys. Read more here.
Study of Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria Found Extended Counseling Resolved or Diminished Confusion. The study published in the journal Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that of the 12 gender-confused adolescents who intended to “transition” through medical interventions, after counseling, seven of them no longer felt that their gender identity was incongruent with their biological sex and the rest no longer desired medical interventions. Read more here.
UK Birth Coach Ostracized for Stating Only Women Give Birth. Twenty trans activists complained about a Facebook post where Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert criticized Cancer Research UK for dropping the word “woman” from its messaging on smear tests. The charity she worked for threatened to suspend her if she didn’t remove the post. Read more here.
State Legislators Vow to Ban Trans Drugs for Kids After Case of Mom ‘Transitioning’ 7-Yr-Old Goes Viral. State legislators in Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas have proposed legislation that would prevent medical gender “transitions” for minors. Read more here.
UN General Assembly Inches Toward Redefining Gender as Social Construct. A proposed UN treaty on crimes against humanity would change the definition of gender in international law to include more than 100 genders. The 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court defines gender as “man and woman in the context of society.” Read more here.
Poll Shows Just 29 Percent of Americans Support Allowing Biological Males on Girls’ Sports Teams. According to a Rasmussen survey, a majority of Americans, 51 percent, oppose allowing biological males who identify as female to participate on female sports teams. Read more here.
Mom Trying to “Transition” 7-Year-Old Asks for Judge’s Recusal, Seeks to Become Sole Guardian. In a case regarding two parents’ disagreement over gender “transitioning” their 7-year-old son, the mother is requesting the judge who awarded the parents joint conservatorship recuse herself because of comments the judge allegedly made about the case on social media. Read more here.
7-Year-Old Whose Mom Tried to “Transition” Him Chooses to Attend School as a Boy. Seven-year-old James Younger, whose mother enrolled him in kindergarten as a girl, has finally been able to attend school as a boy for the first time. Read more here.
Drag Queen in Skin-Colored Leggings Flashes Kids at Minnesota Story Hour. A transgender drag queen who took part in a recent Drag Queen Story Hour event in a Minnesota town is under fire for briefly exposing his crotch just a few feet from young children. Read more here.
High School Girls Forced to Compete Against Transgender Boys Will Have Complaint Heard. Three high schoolers, who allege being pushed out of girls’ competitions because of a Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference policy that allows biological males claiming to be “girls,” will have their complaint heard by the federal Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Read more here.
Judge Overrules Jury That Blocked Texas Father From Stopping Son’s Transgender ‘Transition.’ Judge Kim Cooks ruled that the father, Jefferey Younger, has joint conservatorship with his former wife following a jury decision that stripped it away. Read more here.
Texas Governor Announces Investigation into Custody Battle Over Boy’s Gender ‘Transition.’ Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services are looking into the case involving a custody battle over a seven-year-old boy who is said to be transgender by his mother. Read more here.
Biologically Male NCAA Runner Named Conference Female Athlete of the Week. The Big Sky Conference named University of Montana runner June Eastwood, a biological male who identifies as a female as the cross-country female athlete of the week. Eastwood previously competed on the University of Montana’s men’s team. Read more here.
Transgender Activists Force Menstrual Products Brand to Remove ‘Woman’ Symbol from Packaging. Always, a brand of menstrual products, has been forced to scrub the “woman” symbol off their packaging in response to a coordinated effort by transgender activists to punish the brand for “discrimination” against transgender individuals. Read more here.
New Zealand Navy to Allow Male Personnel to Wear Fake Eyelashes and Makeup. Male service members in the Royal New Zealand Navy will soon be allowed to wear fake eyelashes, nail polish and makeup under new gender-neutral guidelines. Read more here.
BC Human Rights Tribunal Rules in Favor of Female Estheticians Who Refused to Wax Transgender Male Genitalia. The decision noted that “human rights legislation does not require a service provider to wax a type of genitals they are not trained for and have not consented to wax.” The decision further found that the complainant Jessica Yaniv, a biological male who identifies as a female, “engaged in improper conduct,” “filed complaints for improper purposes,” and concluded Yaniv’s testimony was “disingenuous and self-serving.” Read more here.
Jury Rules Against Dad Trying to Save His 7-Year-Old from Gender ‘Transition.’ The jury’s finding means that the boy’s mother has the authority to begin treatment with puberty blockers and eventually cross-sex hormones against his father’s wishes. Read more here.
Transgender Cyclist Rachel McKinnon Keeps Smashing Women’s Records. The biological male who identifies as a female set a new record in the 35-39 category and also won the 200 meter gold medal at the Masters Track Cycling World Championships. Read more here.
Dad’s Battle to Save 7-Year-Old Son From ‘Gender Transition’ Continues. Jury selection has begun in the court battle between a father trying to stop his ex-wife from “transitioning” their seven-year-old son into a “girl.” Read more here.
Federal Judge Overturns Obamacare Transgender Protections. Judge Reed O’Connor vacated a regulation that among other things required doctors and hospitals to provide “medically necessary” services to transgender individuals as long as those services were the same ones provided to other patients. The judge ruled that the religious freedom of Christian providers had been violated. Read more here.
Georgia School District Delays Transgender Bathrooms After Parents Revolt. The Pickens County School District in Georgia announced this week it will delay implementation of a plan to let gender-confused students use bathrooms meant for the opposite sex, following a massive turnout of angered parents before the school board. Read more here.
Transgenders in UK Will be Able to Choose Their Gender Identity for Next Census After Bill Passes Final Stage. The next census will be held in 2021, and gender-confused individuals will be allowed to document their gender identity in addition to answering the mandatory question about biological sex. Read more here.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears First Case Involving Alleged Anti-Transgender Discrimination. The Supreme Court will hear three cases centered around the question of LGBT workplace discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars sex-based discrimination. Read more here.
“Hundreds” of Young Trans People Seeking Help to “Return” to Original Sex. A gender-confused woman reports that she has heard from hundreds of people who have undergone “gender transition” and now regret it and are hoping to live as their biological sex. The woman is starting a charity to help people “detransition.” Read more
New UN Treaty May Put Gender Ideology in International Law. The International Law Commission has asked the UN General Assembly to discard the legal definition of gender in international law as “the two sexes, male and female, within the context of society.” A new definition would open the door to 100+ “genders” in binding law. Read more here.
Virginia Teacher Sues School After Being Fired for Not Using Transgender Student’s Pronouns. According to the lawsuit, using male pronouns when referring to the biological female student would have violated the religious beliefs of the teacher. The teacher avoided using pronouns altogether. Read more here.
Mattel Creates Gender-Neutral Doll. According to toy manufacturer Mattel, the doll can be a boy, a girl, neither or both. The slogan for the product is, “A doll line designed to keep labels out and invite everyone in.” Read more here.
A Transgender “Man” Who Gives Birth is Legally a Mother, U.K. Court Rules. According to a ruling by England’s High Court, an individual who is born female but identifies as a male should be legally regarded as a mother. Read more here.
Australian Doctors Back Inquiry on Kids’ Trans Care. More than 200 doctors have added their names to a petition urging Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt to call a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry into risky medical treatment of gender-confused young people. Read more here.
AAFP Debates Care for Transgender Youth. Members of the American Academy of Family Physicians debated whether to support gender-affirming care for transgender children and teenagers during the group’s Congress of Delegates meeting. At issue is whether hormones and puberty-blocking treatments or the dysphoria felt by transgender youth is the bigger danger. Read more here.
International Olympic Committee’s New Transgender Guidelines Delayed After Scientists Fail to Agree. The scientists are struggling to agree on the issue of hormone levels allowed for transgender athletes. The next Olympic games will be held in Tokyo in 2020. Read more here.
Thousands of Deaths Linked to Puberty Blockers Used for Gender-Confused Kids. The UK National Health Service (NHS) is investigating drugs that are used to block normal sexual development among children and teens who are “transitioning” to the opposite sex that when used in other applications have been linked to 6,000 deaths. Read more here.
Johns Hopkins Professor on Child Transgender Trend: “Many Will Regret This.” Dr. Paul McHugh criticized the medical and psychiatric industries for what he says is reckless and irresponsible treatment of patients who claim to be transgender. Read more here.
Merriam-Webster Adds Gender-Neutral Pronouns to Dictionary. Merriam-Webster announced that gender-neutral pronouns “they” and “themself” have been added to the dictionary. “They” is “used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary.” Read more here.
U.S. Abortion Rate Drops to Lowest Point Since Roe v. Wade. According to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, the number of women who have abortions in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest point since the procedure was legalized in 1973. Read more here.
BBC Tells School Children Aged 9-12 That There Are More Than 100 Gender Identities. The videos released by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) feature young children asking questions to teachers on a variety of subjects, including human sexuality, gender, and relationships. Read more here.
Transgender “Man” Who Gave Birth Appeals to be Legally Registered as Baby’s Father Instead of Mother. The biological female who identifies as a male has petitioned to be recognized as the father of the child rather than the mother on legal medical documents. Read more here.
California Bans State Travel to Iowa Because State’s Medicaid Won’t Fund Gender Transition Surgery. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a ban on state-funded travel to Iowa in response to the Iowa law. Iowa is now the 11th state on California’s list of states with perceived discriminatory laws against LGBT individuals. Read more here.
Virginia School District Appeals Mandate Forcing Boys and Girls to Share Bathrooms. The school district at the heart of one of the United States’ most high-profile transgender bathroom controversies has filed another appeal in hopes of not being forced to mandate students share restrooms with members of the opposite sex. Read more here.
Children Being Put at Risk by Transgender Books That ‘Misrepresent’ Medical Knowledge, Academic Claims. Books and lesson plans that are designed educate pupils about transgender issues “fail child safeguarding and conflict with the law,” according to Dr Susan Matthews, an honorary senior research fellow in creative writing at Roehampton University. Read more here.
Pupils Sent Home for Protesting Against “Gender Neutral” Uniform. Dozens of pupils and parents gathered outside Priory School in Lewes, East Sussex to demonstrate against a rule which bans girls from wearing skirts. Read more here.
Chilean Teen First to Legally “Change” Gender. An identical twin girl is the first individual in Chile to legally change her name and sex in the civil registry as well as on her birth certificate. Read more here.
Back to School Day in Arlington, VA Includes Gender-Neutral Sports Uniforms, Preferred Pronouns. Children in grades K through 12 can expect to use bathrooms and locker rooms, participate on any sports team, wear an athletic uniform, and dress, all according to their gender identity. Read more here.
California Official Says Drag Queen Story Hour Protesters Hold “White Supremacist Beliefs.” An openly gay, LGBT-activist city council member in Chula Vista California posted to Facebook that those who protest transgender Drag Queen Story Hour for children at public libraries hold “white supremacist beliefs.” Read more here.
Australian PM Slams Gender-Neutral Bathrooms as “Ridiculous.” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ordered his own department to remove gender-neutral signage on bathroom doors. He vowed to “sort out” who was responsible for the signage and have them removed. Read more here.
British Columbia’s Top Court to Hear Father’s Case Against Interference in Child’s Gender Transition. The case involving a 14-year-old transgender boy who sought testosterone treatment over the objections of his father has potentially far-reaching implications for child autonomy, parental responsibility and freedom of expression. Read more here.
Academia Today “Not for Faint-Hearted,” Says Professor Who Lost His Job for Talking About Gender. Dr Allan Josephson was demoted and subsequently let go after nearly 15 years as head of pediatric psychiatry and psychology at the University of Louisville for participating on a panel on gender identity. Read more here.
Court Rules Idaho Must Pay for Transgender Sex Offender’s “Transition” Surgery. A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Idaho must pay for a transgender inmate’s “sex reassignment” surgery stating that a refusal to fund the surgery amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, which is prohibited under the Constitution. Read more here.
Victoria Passes Birth Certificate Reforms. New laws allowing transgender and gender-diverse Victorians to choose the sex on their birth certificates will come into effect by May of next year after passing the upper house. The law lets transgenders change their birth certificates without having “sex reassignment” surgery. Read more here.
G7 Leaders Told to Promote Abortion Up to Birth as a Means of Advancing “Gender Equality.” At the G7 Summit the Gender Equality Advisory Council told world leaders that removing all legal safeguards and allowing abortion up to birth is recommended good practice in advancing gender equality. Leaders were also told to censor pro-life content online deemed to be “misleading.” Read more here.
Two-Year Waiting Times for NHS Gender Identity Clinics, Amid Unprecedented Demand. An investigation by Britian’s National Health Health Service revealed an “unprecedented rise in referrals” of individuals wishing to be seen at NHS gender identity clinics. The figures show more than 5,700 people waiting for a first appointment at Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust. Read more here.
Kansas Library Board Divided on Whether to Let Transgender Sex Offenders Present at Libraries. The board is divided on a proposal to automatically bar registered sex offenders from participating in presentations at public libraries following outcry over the records of some Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) performers. Read more here.
New school transgender rules fire debate in Portugal. Parents were alarmed after the school issued a directive that allows students to make choices that correspond with their gender identity, including choosing a bathroom, wearing a girl’s or boy’s school uniform or using their new gender name. Read more here.
Canadian Single Dad Faces Human Rights Complaint for Asking About Babysitter’s Gender. The father is being investigated by the Alberta Human Rights Commission after a complaint was filed against him by the applicant, who claims the father violated the Alberta Human Rights Act by asking the applicant’s age and gender. Read more here.
Catholic Parish Allows 1st-Graders to Sign Up as “Gender Neutral” For Communion Class. Good Shepherd Catholic Parish in Visalia, California allowed parents to select “male,” “female,” or “gender neutral” when signing up their children online for classes ranging from First Communion to Confirmation to general catechism. Read more here.
Trump Administration Files Brief with the Supreme Court in Transgender Employment Lawsuit. At issue is the definition of the word “sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Read more here.
Australian Library Promotes Transgender Ideology Book. About 60 taxpayer-funded public libraries across Australia are displaying a 2014 book on transgenderism, which depicts lewd sexual behavior from children as young as 6 years old. The book is titled, “Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out.” Read more here.
Federal Judge Overturns Wisconsin Medicaid Provision Barring Transgender Surgery. U.S. District Judge William Conley ruled in favor of four transgender Wisconsin residents whose lawsuit challenged a provision under the state Department of Health Services that excluded coverage of “transsexual surgery” for Medicaid recipients. The judge ruled that not covering the surgery was discriminating on the basis of sex under the federal Affordable Care Act. Read more here.
Bill to Allow Transgender People to Change Their Birth Certificate Without Surgery Clears First Hurdle in Victoria. The bill passed the Victorian legislative assembly by a vote of 56 to 27. Currently, transgender people have to undergo surgery to affirm their sex. Read more here.
UK Teenager Says Taking Puberty Blockers was the “Worst Decision” She Ever Made. The teen began taking the drugs, sold as a “miracle cure for being trans,” at age 12. The teenager is speaking out in an attempt to help others in the same situation. Read more here.
UK Ad Featuring Mother with Baby Banned for Perpetuating “Harmful Gender Stereotypes.” Three people complained about the Volkswagon commercial to the Advertising Standards Authority, which banned the ad on grounds that it showed the men being daring and adventurous while the women were “passive or engaged in a stereotypical care-giving role.” Read more here.
Royal College of General Practitioners Issues Grave Warning About Interventions for Gender-Confused Children. In a position statement, the Royal College said there is a lack of robust evidence about the long-term effects of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The statement warned about the lack of research and evidence when it comes to significantly interfering with a child’s natural biological development. Read more here.
Court Rules Women’s Shelter Can’t Be Punished for Denying Access to Men Who Identify as Female. The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska has given temporary protection to a faith-based women’s shelter in Alaska against being punished for denying access to a man who identifies as transgender. Read more here.
Ohio School Punishes Student for Not Calling Gender-Confused Boy by Preferred Pronouns. A sixth-grade student was punished in an Ohio school district for using the male pronoun “he” in reference to a gender-confused biological male student and for respectfully stating his opinion that “he is a boy, not a girl.” The assistant principal removed him from PE class for the day as part of his punishment. Read more here.
Video Shows Drag Queen Teaching Children To “Twerk” As Parents Look On. The event occurred at a public library in the UK when an adult male dressed as a “drag queen” instructed children in the suggestive move during a “Drag Queen Story Hour.” Read more here.
California Middle School Teacher Draws Scrutiny for Giving Students Gender Identity Cards. The teacher gave students a “Gender Unicorn” sheet that explained gender identity and sexual attraction. After passing the sheets out in his first two class periods, the principal directed him to stop distributing it. Many parents complained about the activity. Read more here.
Academics Call for Freedom for Fearless Discussion of Gender issues. Twelve leading philosophers have published an open letter calling for academic freedom when discussing topics of sex and gender. It also urges that discussions on sex and gender be carried out in a collegial and mutually respectful manner, and it affirms the right of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals to live free of harassment. Read more here.
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Issues Warning Over Surge in Youth Transgender Cases in Australia. Clinicians are calling for an urgent national inquiry into the safety and ethics of giving unproven hormone drug treatment to ever younger children who are gender confused. Read more here.
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Ex-Student in Transgender Restroom Case. Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled that a school board’s transgender restroom ban was discriminatory. The student is a biological female and wanted to use the boys’ restrooms. Read more here.
U.S. Department of Education to Probe Athletic Program Allowing Transgender Females to Compete With Girls. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into whether female high school athletes were discriminated against when the state of Connecticut allowed males who identify as females to compete with them. Read more here.
Rhode Island to Add Gender-Neutral Option for Licenses. Rhode Island is the latest of about a dozen states to offer a gender-neutral option for residents to put on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates. Read more here.
Effort to Roll Back Transgender Rights Fails in Uruguay. Fewer than 10 percent of eligible voters participated in the ballot box effort, which sought to strike down a 2018 law that made it easier for transgender people to “change” their gender identity and guaranteed their right to health care. A turnout of at least 25 percent was required to put the question to a nationwide vote. Read more here.
Girl Guides Leader to Sue Bosses Who Expelled Her Over New Transgender Policy. The new policy allows biological males who identify as female to join the all-girl organization. Katie Alcock believes she has been discriminated against because she doesn’t think individuals can change their sex, and she posted her concerns on social media. Read more here.
Gillette Loses $8 Billion as Sales Drop Following Controversial Commercials. Gillette generated heated social media pushback earlier this year after it debuted a series of commercials including one that featured a transgender adolescent learning to shave. Read more here.
ACLU Blames “Inaccurate Stereotypes” for Opposition to Male Athletes in Girls Sports. Despite scientific research showing transgender athletes have advantages, the American Civil Liberties Union is leading a petition campaign in support of two male athletes who are dominating high school girls track in Connecticut. Read more here.
Two More States Will Offer a Third Gender Option on Driver’s Licenses. Washington and Pennsylvania will offer a third gender option on driver’s licenses so people who don’t identify as female or male can choose X instead. Read more here.
Denmark Considers Allowing Official Sex “Change” for Minors. People under the age of 18 in Denmark could soon be able to legally change their gender on identification and official documentation. A broad political majority, consisting of the Social Democrats, Red Green Alliance, Social Liberal and Liberal parties all support the law change. Read more here.
Transgender Weightlifter Stirs Criticism. Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s gold medal-winning performance has resulted in a New Zealand women’s group demanding sports authorities put a stop to “unfair” competition. Read more here.
Study Finds Transgender Athletes Have “Intolerable” Advantage Over Real Women. The study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics reinforced what many claim to be obvious: that men who identify as women enjoy significant physical advantages over actual biological women. Read more here.
Report Says Trans Lobbying Groups in Scotland “Captured” Public Policy, Putting Women and Girls at Risk. A report in Edinburgh University’s journal Scottish Affairs claims “a profound conceptual change” in our understanding of what it means to be a woman or a man has been taking place “without due diligence, democratic oversight or scrutiny.” Read more here.
Politicized Transgender Groups Put Children at Risk, Says Expert. Marcus Evans, a psychotherapist said “the trans political agenda has encroached on the clinical environment,” and many experts live in fear of being labelled transphobic, which affects their objectivity when dealing with gender-confused children. Read more here.
Study Finds Transgender People More Politically Conservative than Cisgenders. The study funded by the University of Oklahoma found that transgender men and women tend to be “significantly less liberal” than cisgender men, straight men, and others in the LGBTQ community. Read more here.
Mom Asks Supreme Court to Review Her Case Suing School District for Supporting Her Son’s Gender Transition Treatments. The Minnesota mother did not give consent for the treatments. The law in Minnesota allows a school principal to declare a child emancipated from parents. Read more here.
Puberty blockers study under investigation in the UK. England’s only NHS youth gender clinic lowered the age at which it offers children puberty blockers, partly based on a study now being investigated. Children as young as 11 are now being offered the hormone-blocking drugs. Read more here.
UK School That Said All Pupils Must Wear ‘Gender Neutral’ Uniform Faces Legal Challenge From Parents. Priory School in Lewes received the legal threat following its decision to amend its uniform policy, requiring girls to wear trousers. The school said the new rules would, in part, help transgender students. Read more here.
Whole Foods and Pro Sports Teams Sponsor “Drag Queen Story Hour” in Atlanta. After a similar event at a public library was cancelled due to public outcry, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon-Whole Foods stepped up to hold their own “Drag Queen Story Hour” event in City Hall. Read more here.
UK Biological Female Who Identifies as a Male Gives Birth, Fights to Be Called “Father” on Birth Certificate. The biological female is legally registered as a male but was told she can only be recognized as “mother” on the birth certificate. A lawsuit has been filed against the General Register in hopes of changing the law. Read more here.
Gendered Language Like “Manhole” Will Soon Be Banned From Berkeley, CA City Codes. A newly adopted city ordinance will require words that imply a gender preference be removed from the city’s codes and replaced with gender-neutral terms. Read more here.
Parents Could Be Harming Children by Allowing Them to “Change” Gender. Primary school-aged children are increasingly being encouraged to formally “change” their gender in defiance of the recommended “watchful waiting” approach. The majority of gender-confused children eventually come to accept their biological sex. Read more here.
Transgender Weightlifter Wins Two Gold Medals in Women’s Competition. The biological male from New Zealand won two gold medals and a silver in the three heavyweight categories for women. Read more here.
Report Finds One in 50 Male Prisoners in UK Identify as Transgender. The HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales annual report found that two per cent—or one in 50—male prisoners identify as female. Read more here.
Professor Sues University of Arizona for Refusing to Pay for Gender “Reassignment.” The University of Arizona has spent more than $50,000 defending itself from a lawsuit filed by a professor who claims that she is entitled to gender “reassignment” surgery under the university healthcare plan. Read more here.
New York City Public Students Can Change Gender, Name Without Documentation. The New York City Department of Education announced that all students will be permitted to change their names and genders at will. Students will be required to obtain their parent’s permission before requesting a name change. Read more here.
New Hampshire Becomes 13th State to Add Non-Binary Gender Option on Driver’s Licenses. Gov. Chris Sununu let a bill become law without his signature that would allow driver’s licenses or non-driver identification cards to be marked “M” for male, “F” for female or “X” for other. Read more here.
Nova Scotia Expands Gender Options on Official Documents. The government announced that Nova Scotians can now choose their gender identity on birth certificates, driver’s licenses, health cards and photo ID cards. Read more here.
Over 21,000 Attend Library Conference Featuring Workshops on Drag Queens and Queering Elementary Schools. The American Library Association’s annual conference included workshops on “Lesbian Pulp Fiction,” “Creating Queer-Inclusive Elementary School Library Programming,” and “Encouraging Gender Identity and Expressing in School and Public Libraries” among others. Read more here.
Student Kicked out of Class for Saying There Are Only Two Genders Is Now Expelled. The student was suspended from school for posting a video showing him disagreeing with his teacher who insisted that there are more than two genders has now been expelled. Read more here.
UN May Open the Door to a Gender Extravaganza. The International Law Commission has agreed to abandon the traditional definition of gender enshrined in the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in a draft treaty on crimes against humanity. The 1998 Rome Statute defined “gender” as referring to the “the two sexes, male and female, within the context of society.” Read more here.
Scotland’s Government Delays Transgender Reform Until After 2021 Election. The Scottish Government is unlikely to implement controversial reforms to gender recognition laws before 2021. Several political figures feel that changing the law to make it much easier for people to legally “change” their sex may be politically unpopular with the public. Read more here.
“Special” LGBT-Edition Oreos Indoctrinate Kids About Transgender Pronouns. Oreo cookies, a division of international foods giant Nabisco, has announced a “special” LGBT edition of the cookie that includes information about how to use transgender pronouns. Read more here.
Shocking Photos: Kids Lie on Man Dressed as Woman at “Drag Queen Story Time.” Photo evidence of children having inappropriate contact with a drag queen at Portland, Oregon’s St. John’s Library are posted on the Multnomah County Library’s Flickr account. Read more here.
Parents Call Out School Board’s Transgender Policy Proposal. A group of Arlington, Virginia parents held a press conference ahead of a scheduled Arlington County School Board meeting about the adoption of a policy concerning transgender student protections in the school district. Parents claim the board overreached its authority. Read more here.
Survey Finds 51 Percent Say Transgenders Should Be Required to Use the Restroom That Corresponds With Their Birth Gender. The survey of 1,017 adults conducted by Gallup found a small majority of Americans 18 and older hold this belief. Read more here.
Irish Primary School to Introduce Gender-Neutral Uniform Policy. St. Brigid’s National School says it wants students who are questioning their gender identity to feel “comfortable” wearing their uniform in class. Read more here.
Vermont Expands Medicaid to Cover “Gender Affirmation” Surgeries for Minors. Surgeries linked to gender dysphoria will be covered for minors who have obtained parental consent. Minors from 16 to 18 who have been legally emancipated from their parents are eligible for coverage without parental consent. Read more here.
UN Releases Latest Population Forecast. “The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights” estimates that the world’s population will continue to grow over the next few decades, but that the pace of growth will decline. By the middle of this century, the world’s population is predicted to be 9.7 billion people (an increase of two billion people from today’s population). Read more here.
UK’s Pornography Age-Verification System Expected to be Delayed Indefinitely. The UK’s age-verification system for online pornography will be delayed because the government failed to inform the EU of its proposals. The policy will require all adult Internet users wanting to watch legal pornography to prove they are over 18 by providing some form of identification. Read more here.
Scotland to Run Consultations Before Updating Gender Law. The Scottish government has postponed a planned update of gender recognition laws after concluding that it had failed to address concerns about the impact of its proposals. There is concern that women and girls could fall victim to predatory men or lose access to single-sex services. Read more here.
Ontario Family Files Human Rights Complaint After Six-Year-Old Girl Upset by Gender Theory in School. The first grader’s class was shown a video on transgender ideology titled, “He, She and They?!?—Gender: Queer Kid Stuff #2.” The parents filed a complaint after their daughter exhibited confusion and distress because of what the teacher was presenting to the class. Read more here.
“500 Mom Strong” Group Leads Rally Against Drag Queen Story Hour. A group of mothers and their male allies in the state of Washington gathered to show their opposition to Drag Queen Story Hour at the public library. Read more here.
High School Girl Who Lost Race to Transgender Athletes Files Federal Complaint. The complaint was filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The female athlete would have qualified and moved up to the regional competition if the biological males who identify as females wouldn’t have been allowed to compete in the track events. Read more here.
Mastercard to Let Gender-Confused Customers Pick Their Names on Credit Cards. The company announced that customers who identify as the opposite of their actual sex will have the option of putting something other than their legal names on a “True Name” credit card. Read more here.
IAAF Claims Olympic Champion Semenya Is “Biologically Male.” The governing body of track argued in court that Olympic champion Caster Semenya is one of several “biologically male athletes with female gender identities,” and as such should be subject to hormone limits. Read more here.
Study Finds Male-to-Female Transgenders on Hormones at Greater Risk for Breast Cancer. The Dutch study found that biological men who take female hormones have a nearly 50-fold increase in breast cancer risk compared with men. Female-to-male transgenders on hormone therapy had a nearly 60-fold higher risk for developing breast cancer compared with men. Read more here.
Vatican Issues Document Rejecting Gender “Change.” The document issued during LGBT “pride month” supports the sexual complementarity of men and women and rejects the notion that people can choose or change genders. Read more here.
UK Hotline Receives 6,000 Calls from Young People Struggling With Sexuality and Gender Identity Issues. The most common age group to contact Childline about these issues were 12- to 15-year-old children, and 409 of the counselling sessions were with 11-year-olds or younger. Read more here.
Transgender Teacher “Comes Out” to Elementary School Students by Showing a Video. The Wisconsin teacher showed the video to kindergartners through fifth graders. In the video he announces that he is a transgender and reads a children’s book about a transgendered individual. Read more here.
Transgender NCAA Champion Hurdler Says There Is No Benefit to Being Transgender. The male-to-female transgender who dominated this year’s NCAA women’s track championships claims elevated testosterone and physical size does not help in competition. Read more here.
Mexico City Announces Gender-Neutral School Uniforms Policy. According to government officials, children who attend state-run schools in Mexico City will no longer have to abide by a gender-specific dress code for their school uniforms. Boys can wear skirts, and girls can wear pants if they wish. Read more here.
Canada to Allow Gender-Confused Citizens to Mark Gender with “X” on Passports. The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship said Canadians who want to change their existing passports to an “X” in the gender section can do so for the next year at no cost. Read more here.
USA Powerlifting Responds to the Transgender Athlete Dispute on Its Website. The weightlifting organization is defending itself against critics who say the federation’s policy of barring biological men from women’s competitions is discriminatory. The website makes it clear that sports are by definition discriminatory, and the transgender policies they are enforcing are rooted in a desire for fair play, not hate. Read more here.
Biological Male Wins NCAA Women’s Track Championship. The 400-meter hurdler who identifies as a female won the Division II women’s event, beating the second-place finisher by more than a second. The biological male previously ran for the men’s team as recently as January 2018. Read more here.
World Health Organization to Change Transgender Classification. The term the World Health Organization uses to describe transgender people in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), “gender incongruence,” is being moved from the mental disorders chapter to the sexual health chapter. The move will effectively mean that the condition will no longer be considered a mental disorder by the World Health Organization. Read more here.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Pennsylvania Transgender Bathroom Case. Students in the Boyertown Area School District will be allowed to continue to use locker rooms and facilities designated for the opposite sex. Read more here.
UK Priest Resigned Post Over Children’s Gender Issues at School. A long-serving vicar and school-governor has resigned his post over what he said were children being “sacrificed on the altar of trans ideology” after an eight-year-old student at his school “transitioned” from a boy to a girl. Read more here.
Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Transgender Protections. The proposed regulation would replace a 2016 rule from the Obama administration that defined discrimination “on the basis of sex” to include gender identity. The Trump administration rule would no longer recognize gender identity as an avenue for sex discrimination. Read more here.
Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Law. Judge Carlton Reeves blocked enforcement of a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The judge said, “By banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, the law prevents a woman’s free choice, which is central to personal dignity and autonomy.” Read more here.
Poll Shows Support for Same-Sex Marriage in U.S. More than Doubles in 23 Years. The Gallup Poll found that the percentage of Americans who think same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid has more than doubled from 27 percent in 1996 to 63 percent in 2019. Read more here.
Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bill to Get Around Same-Sex Marriage Licenses. The House of Representatives voted 67-26 to advance a bill that would create marriage certificates that don’t have to be signed by a judge. Instead, couples would submit a form to a probate judge saying they meet the legal requirements of marriage and the judge would record it as the official marriage document. Read more here.
Ben Carson Restores Women’s Rights in Homeless Shelters. U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson has decided to restore single-sex spaces for women in homeless shelters amid growing pressure for women to share their sleeping and bathroom spaces with biological men who identify as women. Read more here.
UK Court Rules 4-Year-Old Can Begin Transgender Transition. The High Court of the United Kingdom has affirmed the right of a 4-year-old biological boy to live as a girl. Social workers at the child’s school were concerned when he was sent to school in a girl’s uniform. Read more here.
UK Judge Dismisses Concerns Over “Gender Manipulating” Foster Parents. A judge from Preston Family Court has dismissed concerns that two foster parents in Lancashire have been manipulating children in their care to “change sex.” A biological son and two of three foster children of the couple are living as the opposite sex. Read more here.
Pediatric Endocrinologist Explains “Transgender Therapy” Endangers Kids, “Based on Very Poor Science.” Dr. Paul Hruz said “drastic” treatments given to children are largely experimental and can cause lifelong harm. Read more here.
USA Powerlifting Continues Ban on Men Who Identify as Women in Female-Only Competition. The USA Powerlifting national board of governors voted to continue to prohibit gender-confused men who identify as women from competing against biological females. Read more here.
Senior Tax Expert Fired for Stating Opinion that Men Are Not Women. Maya Forstater was fired from her job at the Centre for Global Development for posting on Twitter that “male people are not women,” and that gender is a matter of “biology.” Read more here.
Association Rules Against Athlete in International Controversy. The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that Caster Semenya has testosterone levels that are too high to compete in women’s 800-meter races. A congenital Disorder of Sexual Development creates abnormally high testosterone in Semenya that gives her an unfair edge in competitions. Read more here.
Female Olympic Athletes Object to Male-to-Female Transgender in Weightlifting Competition. After the biological male transgender broke four world records in the women’s competition, two female Olympians issued a warning about the future of women’s sports. The transgender weightlifter was later disqualified from the event for failing to disclose his biological sex. Read more here.
Parents Sue Oregon School After Teacher Educates Son About Being Transgender. The teacher kept the 8-year-old child from recess and showed the child videos and books promoting transgenderism because she mistakenly thought the child was gender confused. The parents say the lessons created lasting damage to the child. Read more here.
Eleven-Year-Old “Drag Kid” a Spokesperson for Converse Shoes. The 11-year-old child performs in drag as Desmond-is-Amazing. Converse is partnering with him and five other individuals who are connected with the LGBTQ community to market its “Pride collection.” Read more here.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Grants New Birth Certificate to Transgender Citizen. The court asked the state of Jalisco to grant the new birth certificate after the individual “changed” their sex and name. The court said that “everyone has the right to define their own sexual and gender identity and it is the state’s responsibility to guarantee this decision.” Read more here.
Employees Quit UK Transgender Clinic over Kids’ Experimental Gender Treatments. Five employees of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) have quit a controversial NHS transgender-therapy clinic because they feel that children are being misdiagnosed as transgender and treated with harmful and irreversible hormone treatments. Over the past three years, at least 18 staff members have reportedly quit the clinic over similar fears. Read more here.
Alaska Female Student Suspended for Defending Herself in Girls’ Bathroom After Boys Entered. The boys were protesting a photo taken in the boys’ bathroom by a female-to-male transgender student who posted it on Snapchat. Read more here.
Irish Children Sent to UK Gender Clinic. One hundred Irish children have been sent to the Tavistock Clinic over the past three years to be assessed at the controversial clinic accused of fast-tracking gender transition. Read more here.
Survey Given to 56,000 Texas Students Tells Them “Gender is How a Person Feels.” The survey was given to students in grades 3 – 11. The survey said, “Sex is what a person is born. Gender is how a person feels.” Then the students were asked how they identify. Read more here.
U.S. Transgender Military Ban Now in Effect. Troops in all branches of the U.S. military must identify as their birth sex, even if they are transgender. The change comes nearly two years after President Trump tweeted that he wanted a transgender ban. Read more here.
U.S. Naval Academy to Ban Transgender Students Beginning in 2020. The move follows a Pentagon policy that recently went into effect that bans transgender troops from serving openly and denies medical care for “gender transition” interventions. Read more here.
Data Show One in Seven U.S. Transgender Women Have HIV. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 14 percent of transgender women are HIV positive. The statistics for African American and Hispanic women are much higher—44 percent and 26 percent respectively. Read more here.
Nine-Year-Old Boy’s Drag Routine in a Bar Prompts Legislator to Seek New Rules on Child Exploitation. After watching a video of a young boy dancing in drag in a local bar in Ohio in a “provocative sexually explicit” manner, Representative Tim Schaffer introduced legislation that would stop businesses with liquor licenses from holding performances in which a “child simulates sexual activity.” Read more here.