Tag: transgender

Despite Hormone Therapy, Transgender Athletes Have Unfair Advantage Over Biological Women: Doctors

Male-born transgender athletes retain their physical advantages over biological female opponents, even after taking testosterone suppressants, doctors said. In an interview with The New York Times, a Mayo Clinic doctor, an international physiologist, and a Harvard University evolutionary biologist offered their take on the performance of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who competed as a woman…


Transgenderism Has Captured British Criminal Justice Policy: Report

England and Wales’ current criminal justice policy prioritises the wishes and feelings of those who identify as transgender and needs to be reviewed as “a matter of urgency,” a conservative think tank has argued. In its latest paper published on Monday (pdf), the London-based Policy Exchange think tank addressed the impact of policies and practices within…


‘Fundamentally Unfair’: Hall of Fame Swimmer Says Girl Athletes ‘Terrified’ to Critic Transgender Athletes — So She Did

Few know the struggles transgender women athletes face better than Lia Thomas, who once competed as a male swimmer — claiming several Ivy League Champion records at Penn university as a man — before becoming the first transgender woman to win at the NCAAs. Few women athletes have dared to openly decry any biological advantage…


Doctors Feel ‘Pressured’ to Let Young People With Gender Dysphoria Transition: Psychotherapist

Medical practitioners have admitted to feeling intimidated into affirming young patients as gender dysmorphic even if they are doubtful, due to pressure from the gender transition industry, which could lead to unintended consequences says an Australian consultant psychologist and psychotherapist. The comment was made after independent think tank Women’s Forum Australia on May 20 reported…


Montana Temporarily Bans Changes to Sex Marker on Birth Certificates

Montana has issued a temporary emergency rule that bans changing the sex marker on birth certificates even if a transgender person has undergone a surgical procedure to align their body to their gender identity. Owing to a pending legal action against the state, officials from the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)…


Indiana Lawmakers Override Veto on Transgender Sports Ban

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have overridden the veto of Gov. Eric Holcomb on a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in girls’ school sports across the state. The Indiana law would prohibit K-12 students who were born male but who identify as female from participating in a sport or on an athletics team that is designated for women…


State Farm on Giving Transgender Books to Schools: ‘We No Longer Support the Program’

Auto and home insurance giant State Farm says it is no longer a part of a collaborative book donation campaign that promotes transgenderism to kindergartners, following a media exposé based on a whistleblower email. The internal email, allegedly leaked by concerned State Farm employees, states that the company partnered with transgender youth advocacy group The…


State Farm Asked Employees to Donate Transgender Books Aimed at Young Children, Watchdog Group Says

Auto and home insurance giant State Farm has encouraged hundreds of employees to donate books promoting transgenderism to young children to their local schools and libraries, according to an email leaked by a whistleblower. The email, obtained by nonprofit organization Consumers’ Research, states that the company partnered with transgender youth advocacy group The GenderCool Project…


Federal Court Judge Blocks New Alabama Law Banning Puberty Blockers for Kids

A federal judge has blocked a second state from banning puberty blockers, other gender-changing drugs, and surgeries for minors. After being passed into law by a 66–28 vote, the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act went into effect on May 7. Less than a week later, U.S. District Court Judge Liles Burke blocked the…


Supermarket Giant Coles To Give Trans Staff Paid Gender Affirmative Leave

Australian supermarket giant Coles has announced it will allow trans and gender-diverse staff to take up to 10 days of paid gender affirmative leave in a bid to promote gender diversity. The move came on Wednesday, one day after International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. On Wednesday, David Brewster, Coles Chief Legal and Safety…