Appeals Court Makes Decision on Arkansas Trans Surgery Ban for Minors

A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to reconsider a temporary block on Arkansas’s enforcement of a ban on sex change procedures for minors. This means the ban continues to be blocked until a federal trial concludes. The decision comes while a federal bench trial that is being heard by U.S. District Judge James Moody Jr. … Continued

San Francisco to Give $1,200 a Month to Low-Income Transgender Residents

San Francisco has launched a new pilot program offering guaranteed monthly income to a number of low-income transgender residents of the city, Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday. Known as the Guaranteed Income for Transgender People (G.I.F.T.) program, the new plan will provide “economically marginalized transgender people with unrestricted, monthly guaranteed income as a way to combat poverty our most impacted community … Continued

Catholic Archdiocese of Denver advises its schools against enrolling gender confused students

The Archdiocese of Denver advised Catholic schools not to enroll or re-enroll “transgender” students, fearing that their presence may cause confusion among the student body and harm the students in question.   Its guidance document asserted that gender theory contradicts Catholic teaching on the human person. “Guidance for Issues Concerning the Human Person and Sexual Identity” was released to Catholic schools … Continued

Federal judge throws out Biden admins Dept. of Health and Human Services transgender policy

The Trump-appointed judge pointed out that while ‘Congress could have included ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ in the statutory text,’ it ‘chose not to.’ A federal judge on Friday shot down the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) transgender policy, delivering a win for healthcare workers opposed to providing so-called “gender-affirming” care … Continued

Tennessee House Bill Would Hold Doctors Civilly Liable for Transgender Surgeries

A bill introduced in the Tennessee House of Representatives would allow doctors to be held liable in civil court for completing transgender surgeries on minors. “The legislature determines that medical procedures that alter a minor’s hormonal balance, remove a minor’s sex organs, or otherwise change a minor’s physical appearance are harmful to a minor when … Continued

HHS Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Surgery Policies Under Scrutiny

U.S. Health and Human Services’ transgender policies toward children are under scrutiny, the latest federal agency to face Congressional questions over how taxpayer dollars may be pushing the issue and even funding surgeries. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra raising … Continued

Suspended Vermont Student and Coach Father Sue School District for Retaliating After Complaint About Biological Male in Girls Locker Room

A Vermont high school volleyball player who was suspended from school and her father, the team’s coach, who was suspended from his job, are suing the school district for retaliating against them following their complaint about the policy that allows biological males in the girls’ team locker room. Blake Allen, 14, a student at Randolph Union Middle … Continued

Philadelphia School to Host Drag Queen Story Hour for First-Grade Children

Philadelphia’s Albert Greenfield School will host Drag Queen Story Hour for first-graders in order to provide “an energetic, diverse, and inclusive story hour,” an email to parents reported by Libs of TikTok stated. “Alarmed parents reached out to Libs of TikTok after receiving an email Saturday, October 22,” Libs of TikTok reported. According to the email, published Wednesday, … Continued

West Virginia to allow birth certificate gender marker changes without court order

West Virginia has agreed to amend its policies to allow trans-identified individuals to more easily change the gender marker on their birth certificates as part of a legal settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU announced Wednesday that ongoing litigation in West Virginia has ended. The ACLU was one of several advocacy organizations representing trans-identified … Continued

Detransitioners slam trans agenda in schools: Children deserve better

A group of detransitioners spoke at a recent school board meeting in California amid concerns about public schools exposing students to gender ideology, warning that such content increases the likelihood that minors will rush to embrace “irreversible” decisions to their longterm detriment. Three young adults who formerly identified as trans spoke at a school board … Continued

Missouri Moves to Require Libraries Shield Minors From Books and Materials That Are Not Age-Appropriate

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has proposed a rule to force state-funded libraries to shield minors from books and materials that are not age-appropriate. Under the proposed rule, libraries will also not be allowed to host or advertise events that are inappropriate for children, like drag queen story hours. Additionally, state funds could not be … Continued

Michigan Bill Would Make Gender Reassignment Procedures for Minors First-Degree Child Abuse

Republicans in Michigan recently introduced a bill that would outlaw medical procedures for gender reassignment of transgender minors, and consider it first-degree child abuse. The proposal comes just days before the nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on such care begins this week. A person, including parents, guardians, and licensed medical professionals, would be guilty of first-degree child … Continued

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