Tag: transgender

No Consensus That ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care Helps Gender Dysphoria: Psychiatrist and Author

Lauri Florentine-Howell’s daughter was 11 years old when she began dressing like a boy, and by 12, she wanted to be called Jack. Her daughter explained to Florentine-Howell that she identified “more with male energy.” “It was a shock,” Florentine-Howell told The Epoch Times. Not wanting to alienate her, Florentine-Howell said she processed her daughter’s…


Next Goals of the Transgender Activist Movement

News Analysis After scoring numerous political victories, the transgender movement seeks to advance further. What are its next goals? Laura Perry on her website TransgenderToTransformed.com describes herself as “a former transgender who never dreamed she would return to female or to God … I underwent years of cross-sex hormone therapy, two major ‘gender-affirming’ surgeries, and…


Remembering Yaeli

September 4th, 2022 was the first day of Suicide Prevention Week. This also happens to be the third anniversary of the untimely and entirely preventable death of Yaeli Galdamez. She was a 19-year-old California girl who, like many teenage girls, was plagued with depression and anxiety, and she came to believe she was transgender after…


Children Are Being Influenced by ‘Trans Trends’

Commentary Can you remember the popular trends from your teenage days? Which of them were you caught up in? I can almost hear the groans as readers remember the clothes, hairstyles, and attitudes of their youth. When recalling their not-so-glory days, the oft-repeated slogan of anyone over 30 is, “I was so dumb back then.”…


California Democrats Pass Legislation to Create Transgender Sanctuary State

California Democrats recently voted to approve legislation that will make California a sanctuary state for transgender youth and their parents fleeing prosecution for child abuse in other states. The legislation, Senate Bill 107, passed with a 30-9 vote along party lines in the state Senate on Aug. 31, the last day of the legislative session….


‘Trans Widow’ Says Husband’s Transgendering Shattered Family

Tracy Shannon married a man and divorced a “woman.” She had no early indication that her husband and high school sweetheart had a desire to become a woman and the clues were slow in becoming apparent. He started shaving his legs, saying that his physically demanding job made his jeans pull his leg hair out,…


Transgender Policy Hurts Military Preparedness: Retired US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel

Like most other areas of society, transgenderism has affected America’s armed forces, and critics say military preparedness has suffered as a result. Transgender individuals were banned from serving in the U.S. military for decades until officials lifted the ban in June 2016. Then-President Donald Trump implemented a new ban in July 2017. Shortly after President…


Learning the Lesson: Kindergarten Children In Maine To Be Taught Transgenderism

Transgenderism will likely be as familiar to some Maine kindergartners as triangles, under a new curriculum designed by Pro-LGBT group OUT Maine. But while they are concerned, many parents fear opposing it publicly. OUT Maine designed the program for state use by the Maine Department of Education (DOE). “These lessons are designed for any classroom…


How Different Are Transgender Policies in the 50 States?

News Analysis What is the status of transgender policies across the United States, in particular in the critical area of policy toward children? First of all, such policies are clearly among the most controversial issues of our time. For example, on Aug. 21, The New York Times Magazine’s back page featured an ad headlined, “Join…


Your 5-Year-Old Boy Says He’s Really a Girl: What Do You Do?

Commentary Four years ago, I began an investigation into the transgender movement for my Hidden Truth Show podcast. The show conducts deep-dive investigations into controversial and unresolved issues. At the time, transgenderism had seemingly blown up overnight from a tiny, fringe idea to a major player on the heels of the gay marriage movement. It…