About 9,000 transgender surgeries are performed a year in the United States as government and private insurance increasingly cover them. Globally, the sex reassignment surgery market is projected to be $1.5 billion by 2026. But how safe are the expensive procedures, like the popular genital or “bottom” surgeries whose costs starts at $25,000? Male-to-female and…
When Gender Surgery Goes Wrong
South Carolina Senate Advances Bill That Would Prohibit Biological Males From Participating in Women’s Sports
Legislation prohibiting transgender students in South Carolina from playing on sports teams not aligned with their biological gender in public school and college sports advanced in the state Senate on May 4. The Senate voted 30–10 to pass Senate Bill 531, also called the Save Women’s Sports Act, which, if adopted in the House and…
House Republicans Attempt to Advance Transgender Athletes Bill
House Republicans are attempting to bring to the House floor a bill that makes it illegal for biological males to participate in sports designated for females. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) submitted a discharge petition on April 26 to bring “The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” (H.R. 426)…
Kansas Lawmakers Fail to Override Governor’s Veto on Transgender Sports Ban Bill
The Kansas House of Representatives on April 28 voted to sustain Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on a bill that would have barred biological male athletes from competing in female school sports teams. The House voted 81–41 in favor of an override, falling just three votes short of overriding the veto via a two-thirds majority. Known as The Fairness in Women’s Sports…
Can Sanity Prevail in High-Profile Transgender Debate?
Commentary The story of Katherine Deves is a story of survival in a world that has become intolerant of free speech and has lost its connection with common sense. She is the candidate for Warringah in Sydney for the Liberal Party, where she opposes Zali Steggall, who won the seat from former Prime Minister Tony…
Kansas State Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto on Transgender Sports Ban Bill
The Kansas state Senate on Monday voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that would ban biological male athletes from competing in women’s school sports across the state. Also known as SB 160, the legislation “requires interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by public…
Kansas Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto on Transgender Sports Ban Bill
The Kansas Senate on Monday voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill that would ban biological male athletes from competing in women’s school sports across the state. Also known as SB 160, the legislation “requires interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by public educational…
Lobby Group’s ‘Truth Trucks’ to Target ‘Woke and Green’ Politicians
Trucks with billboard ads featuring the slogan “women’s sport is not for men” and the response “that’s transphobic” by Independent MP Zali Steggall have been spotted on the streets of Sydney as part of a campaign targeting “woke” politicians. The ad also includes pictures of Australia’s most decorated Olympian Emma McKeon, four-time Olympic backstroker Emily…
UK Feminists Turning to Conservatives Over Transgenderism: Labour MP
Feminists in the UK are ditching their lifelong loyalty to the Labour Party and turning to the Conservatives over the issue of transgenderism, a Labour MP has said. Rosie Duffield, who chairs the Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party, told The Telegraph that her Labour colleagues are “making complete idiots of ourselves” over women’s issues and warned…
Kansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Ban Bill
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on April 15 vetoed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, a bill introduced by Republicans in February 2021 that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ school sports across the state. “We all want a fair and safe place for our kids to play and compete,” Kelly stated in a statement…
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