Tag: transgender

Civil Rights Group Pushes States to Scrap Gender ‘Non-Disclosure’ Policies at Schools

A national civil rights group has urged the California government to revise policies that require teachers and other school staff to hide the gender identities of students as young as kindergarten from their parents if the child so wishes. The civil rights non-profit Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) has also advised Oregon, Vermont, and…


‘Increased Risks of Harm’: Australian Think Tank Asks Government to Remove Trans Prisoners From Women’s Jails

An Australian think tank has launched a petition to ask the Victorian government to remove male prisoners identifying as female from women’s prisons. It comes after prisoners at Victoria’s largest women-only prison called for the transfer of a transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual violence against women and children. Rachael Wong, CEO of…


‘Increased Risks of Harm’: Think Tank Calls for Trans Prisoners to Be Removed From Women’s Jails

An Australian think tank has launched a petition to ask the Victorian government to remove male prisoners identifying as female from women’s prisons. It comes after prisoners at Victoria’s largest women-only prison called for the transfer of a transgender prisoner who has a history of sexual violence against women and children. Rachael Wong, CEO of…


Court Rules Man Who Identifies as Woman Must Be Allowed in Women’s Jail

Commentary In a split decision on Tuesday, Aug. 16, a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “gender dysphoria” is a protected class under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court ruled that a male identifying as a female, named Williams, who was imprisoned in Fairfax County, Virginia should be housed with the female…


[Premiering 8/22 at 1PM ET] ‘The Integrity of Women’s Sports Is Completely Lost at This Point’: Riley Gaines, UK Swimmer Who Tied Lia Thomas | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by AMAC: ept.ms/3bzYr8f Riley Gaines has been a competitive swimmer since the age of 8, regularly spending between two and five hours a day training. Her dedication and commitment to competitive swimming earned her a scholarship at the University of Kentucky. This year, she found herself competing against Lia…


‘The Integrity of Women’s Sports Is Completely Lost at This Point’: Riley Gaines, UK Swimmer Who Tied Lia Thomas | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by AMAC: ept.ms/3bzYr8f Riley Gaines has been a competitive swimmer since the age of 8, regularly spending between two and five hours a day training. Her dedication and commitment to competitive swimming earned her a scholarship at the University of Kentucky. This year, she found herself competing against Lia…


Legal Wins Entrench Opposition to Transgender Ideology: Expert

Despite a series of high-profile lawsuits, increased press coverage, and multiple political battles, transgender ideology and its role in UK society may still require time to bring about changes because the ideology still holds sway, a campaigner for women’s rights said. The Epoch Times spoke to women who have campaigned against transgender ideology. They credit…


Boston Children’s Hospital Decries ‘Misinformation’ After Promoting ‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries

Facing a backlash over a widely accessible video series promoting “gender-affirming” surgeries, Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) quietly updated its website to indicate that such procedures are only available to adults, accusing those who question otherwise of spreading “misinformation.” The pediatric hospital, which offers “surgical care of transgender patients” at its Center of Gender Surgery, came…


How Laura Became Jake Then Laura Again—And then Met Her Soulmate: ‘She’s a Beautiful Woman’

After Laura Perry Smalts became Jake, and then Laura again, she wanted to tell the world what it means to be a woman—at least to her. Who better to speak of womanhood than one who has questioned it deeply on a personal level and, through painful trials, found joy in it? She explained her epiphany….


Democrat Beto O’Rourke Gets Mixed Reception at Rural Texas Campaign Stop

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Beto O’Rourke watched his language at a campaign stop in a rural East Texas town Saturday after dropping the f-bomb on a heckler earlier this week. O’Rourke was met with a full house and a pocket of protesters at the Reecy Davis Recreation Center in Greenville, Texas. Police estimated the crowd to…