Category: transgender

‘Novel’ Rule on Adult and Child Gender Transitioning Hits Snag

A Missouri judge has ordered a two-week hold on the nation’s first attempt to regulate medical gender-transitioning of adults and minors via a consumer-protection rule. Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo’s May 1  ruling comes amid a national and international debate over the safety and effectiveness of transgender medical procedures in general. Disagreements usually have centered on the…


Missouri Judge Temporarily Blocks New Restrictions on Transgender Procedures

A Missouri judge has ordered a two-week hold on the nation’s first attempt to regulate medical gender-transitioning of adults and minors via a consumer-protection rule. Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo’s May 1  ruling comes amid a national and international debate over the safety and effectiveness of transgender medical procedures in general. Disagreements usually have centered on the…


KISS Guitarist Paul Stanley Speaks Out on Child Sex Reassignment Surgery

Paul Stanley, the longtime guitarist for KISS, sharply criticized child sex reassignment surgery, describing it as a “sad and dangerous fad” in a lengthy social media post. “There is a BIG difference between teaching acceptance and normalizing and even encouraging participation in a lifestyle that confuses young children into questioning their sexual identification as though…


Information Watchdog Orders Transgender Clinic to Release Mermaids Emails

The NHS Tavistock gender clinic could face court action after the UK’s information regulator ordered it to reveal its relationship with the scandal-hit charity Mermaids. In March, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responded a Freedom of Information (FOI) request that asked for communications between the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and the CEO of Mermaids…


Oklahoma Passes Bill Banning Sex Change Surgeries for Children

Oklahoma’s Republican-majority Legislature has passed a bill banning health care providers from performing transgender procedures or providing gender-altering medication to minors. Senate Bill 613 was introduced by Republican state Sen. Julie Daniels and passed Thursday by a 38–8 vote. The bill will now go to Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it. The…


Montana Gov. Signs Bill Banning Transgender Surgeries for Children

Montana’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed a bill restricting transgender procedures for minors. The bill, the “Youth Health Protection Act” (pdf), prohibits certain medical and surgical procedures—including puberty blockers—for children struggling with gender dysphoria. According to the text of the legislation, the measure seeks to enhance the protection of minors from “any form…


Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning Transgender Surgeries for Children

Montana’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed a bill restricting transgender procedures for minors. The bill, the “Youth Health Protection Act” (pdf), prohibits certain medical and surgical procedures—including puberty blockers—for children struggling with gender dysphoria. According to the text of the legislation, the measure seeks to enhance the protection of minors from “any form…


Elon Musk Blasts Child Sex Changes, Calls Term ‘Cisgender’ a ‘Slur’

Since his takeover of Twitter, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has been outspoken in his disapproval of gender-transitioning minors on several occasions. In a post on Twitter this week, Musk cited a study conducted in Sweden that found individuals with “transsexualism” after undergoing sex changes have “considerably higher” risks for suicidal behavior. Comprehensive study in Sweden shows *increased*…


California Bill Targets Faith-Based Foster Parents Over ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ Opponents Say

Opponents of a bill that would require all foster parents in California to “affirm” the chosen gender identities of children in their care have called the proposed legislation an attack on constitutionally protected religious freedom and parental rights. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced the proposed legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 407, told the…


North Dakota Adopts Bill Letting Teachers Ignore Students’ Preferred Pronouns

State lawmakers in North Dakota have passed a bill that would allow a range of government employees—including public school teachers—to ignore the preferred pronouns of transgender students or work colleagues. The bill (pdf), which cleared the state Senate on Thursday on a 40–6 vote, now heads to Republican Gov. Doug Burgum’s desk for consideration. The measure…