Tag: transgender

Court Puts on Hold Execution Date For Ohio Transgender Inmate

The Ohio Supreme Court put an execution date on hold for a transgender inmate—a twice-convicted killer with disputed diagnoses of gender dysphoria and other mental issues. Now legally named Victoria Drain, the condemned prisoner formerly known as Joel Drain was granted a stay of execution on Jan. 5. In its decision, the state’s highest court…


Florida Mom Warns About Transgender Activism in Schools: ‘A Pathway to Being a Patient for Life’

Transgender activism, now prevalent in schools and medicine, is putting struggling children who could otherwise be helped with ethical, evidence-based treatment on a pathway of “being a patient for life,” warned January Littlejohn, a mental therapist turned parental rights advocate. In 2021, Littlejohn made national headlines when she sued her daughter’s Florida school district after…


West Virginia Law Restricting Sports by Biological Sex Is Constitutional: Judge

A West Virginia law that prohibits people from participating on single-sex sports teams that don’t match their biological sex is constitutional, a judge ruled on Jan. 5. West Virginia House Bill 3293 (pdf), or the Save Women’s Sports Bill, was passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Jim Justice in 2021. The bill states…


Texas Father: New Law Has Put My Son at Risk of Chemical Castration in California

The Texas Supreme Court denied a Texas father’s petition to bring his 10-year-old son home from California, where he fears the boy’s mother will chemically castrate the child under a new law. Jeff Younger, who lives in the Dallas area, has been involved in a high-profile custody battle revolving around his ex-wife’s belief that their…


Appeals Court Upholds Florida School’s Policy of Basing Restroom Access on Biological Sex

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida school district’s policy requiring students to use the bathroom associated with their biological sex does not discriminate against transgender students. The decision settles a lawsuit brought by Drew Adams, a transgender student, who was denied access to the boys’ bathrooms as a 16-year-old at Allen D….


Gender Identity Ideology ‘Compromising Patient Safety and Dignity’ Across the NHS: Report

Gender ideology has “seriously compromised” the NHS and is diminishing women’s rights to same-sex spaces, a report has suggested. A new report by the Conservative think tank Policy Exchange claims that the prioritisation of gender above sex in the NHS is putting women at risk. “Gender identity ideology in the NHS,” a report by Research…


General Motors Funds Transgenderism Efforts in Children’s Classrooms

General Motors (GM) provided a grant to a pro-transgender organization that supplies kindergarten and elementary classrooms with children’s books that support its ideology. The Detroit-based automaker made a donation last year to the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) “Rainbow Library” Program, according to its 2021 Social Impact Report (pdf). The pro-transgender organization is known…


Florida Appeals Court Upholds Local School Board’s Transgender Bathroom Policy

A federal appeals court in Florida has ruled in favor of a local school district, upholding its policy of preventing transgender students from using bathrooms of their choice. The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced its 7–4 decision (pdf) on Dec. 30, saying that the St. Johns County School Board did not violate…


California Man: Hormone Therapy ‘Almost Killed Me’

A man born with a heart defect says taking estrogen and testosterone-blocker pills in a desire to become female almost killed him. David Bacon of Monterey County, California, was told by his doctors in 2017 that he had two weeks to live if he didn’t quit the cross-sex hormones he started taking in 2014, he…


Transgender Guidelines May ‘Destroy’ Women’s Sports, According to Female Olympians

New Olympic guidelines emphasize the “inclusion” of transgender athletes, disqualifying them only after finding proof of “an unfair and disproportionate advantage,” which officials in each sport will define. “Athletes should be allowed to compete in the category that best aligns with their self-determined gender identity,” the International Olympic Committee (IOC) declares in its Dec. 16…