A federal appeals court has permanently blocked the Biden administration’s bid to force doctors and insurers to perform or pay for gender-transition procedures even if they object on grounds of conscience and medical judgment, with the court basing its decision on constitutional protections of religious freedom. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit…
Court Permanently Blocks Biden Administration’s Transgender Mandate
Parent Groups Concerned Over Ontario ‘Gender Affirming Health Care’ Bill
Four NDP MPPs have introduced a bill seeking to expand the availability of “gender-affirming health care” in Ontario. It would mandate the creation of an advisory committee including representatives of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) to advise the health minister on how to proceed. The bill, Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee…
Mothers Slam American Girl Book Advising on Puberty Blockers
Scathing reviews are pouring into the American Girl website and Amazon, and social media users are blasting the popular doll brand for a 2022 book that advises young girls on pronouns, switching genders, and using puberty blockers. Part of the criticism surrounds circumventing unsupportive parents. Others, however, have applauded the book for providing guidance on…
Texas School District Using Loophole to Get Around Its Own Transgender Bathroom Policy
A Texas school has quietly allowed transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice for years while telling other students who feel uncomfortable about the move to use a single-person restroom. At a Nov. 14 meeting, parents for and against transgender students using bathrooms of their choice spoke at a Frisco Independent School District (FISD)…
As Europe Retreats From Gender Affirmative Care, US Rushes Forward: Psychiatrist
Tavistock Center’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the United Kingdom’s first and largest gender clinic for children, is scheduled to close in 2023. The closure of Tavistock’s gender identity clinic comes after the publication of an independent review funded by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). The report cited a lack of conclusive evidence about…
Transgender Activists Attack Feminists Protesting Men in Women’s Prisons
Women protesting the possible transfer of convicted killer Dana Rivers—a biological man who identifies as female—to a women’s prison were attacked outside of the Alameda County Superior Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5. The women, representing mainly feminist and lesbian groups, said they are opposed to a California law that allows male inmates who…
‘General Public Unaware’ of Push to Normalize Pedophilia in Culture and Academia
Colorado mom Lydia Lerma feels punched when she hears the trendy new term “minor-attracted person.” Just thinking of the damage a pedophile inflicted upon her son, who was six at the time, causes pain. Creating a polite-sounding term for someone sexually attracted to children enrages her. Any push to normalize pedophilia or designate it as…
General Public Unaware of Push to Normalize Pedophilia in Culture and Academia: Counselor
Colorado mom Lydia Lerma feels punched when she hears the trendy new term “minor-attracted person.” Just thinking of the damage a pedophile inflicted upon her son, who was six at the time, causes pain. Creating a polite-sounding term for someone sexually attracted to children enrages her. Any push to normalize pedophilia or designate it as…
UK Charity Watchdog Announces Investigation Into Children’s Transgender Organisation
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Mermaids to identify concerns about its governance and management after a series of scandals involving the children’s organisation. Leading LGBTQ+ charity Mermaids, which promotes transgenderism in gender-dysphoric children, is facing an investigation after regulator the Charity Commission announced it is opening a statutory inquiry. This was…
Final Witness Tells Judge: Transgender Treatments For Minors ‘Unproven’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—When a researcher begins with a conclusion, then looks for data to support that, “it’s a danger to all of science,” Dr. Paul Hruz, a St. Louis physician-scientist told a federal judge. Yet Hruz said he has seen this disturbing pattern recur in recent years, as he examined studies purporting to prove the…
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