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HHS Rejects Human Rights Campaign’s ‘Unfounded’ Claims About Harm From Ending Trans Procedures
The Department of Health and Human Services is pushing back against the Human Rights Campaign’s condemnation of hospitals that have agreed to stop providing transgender procedures to minors, accusing activists of making “unfounded claims” linking restrictions on the procedures to violence. “Protecting children from irreversible sex-rejecting procedures is not discrimination, and HHS will not allow… -
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Episcopal Priest Claims ‘God Is Trans,’ Mary ‘Assigned’ Jesus the Wrong Gender
Leftist theologians often attempt to reinterpret Scripture to justify their political and ideological commitments, but rarely do you get so clear an example as a priest in traditional church robes declaring, “God is trans.” The Rev. Flourish Klink has recently gone viral online for a sermon he gave at the Cathedral of St. John the… -
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‘No Child Should Be Exposed’: DOJ Settles With 6 Hospitals to End Gender Surgeries on Minors
Opponents of “gender transition” surgeries on minors applauded a Justice Department settlement with at least six major hospitals to stop the practice. The Department of Justice has announced settlements with six hospitals, The New York Times reported, to stop doing the surgeries and hormone treatments for minors. “The Department of Justice has done incredible work… -
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‘WICKED PRESUMPTION’: Social Worker Sues Over School Transgender Policy Requiring ‘a Conspiracy to Lie to Parents’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An Albuquerque social worker is speaking out after suing to block a school district policy, alleging that it violates her First Amendment rights by forcing her to lie to parents about their students’ gender identities. “I’m a social worker. My job is to support … emotional development, mental health, decision-making processes… -
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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: How Spanberger Buried a Rule to Protect Girls
Earlier this month, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger was finally clear about her permissive stance on boys in girls sports and bathrooms. During her campaign, though, she ran from a reporter and offered word salad answers whenever the issue came up. On Sept. 8, from the stage at Virginia’s Pridefest in Richmond, Spanberger told the crowd… -
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3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Launches Petition Demanding the WNBA Define What a Woman Is
With the backing of Lara Trump, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and former professional basketball players Charles Barkley and Enes Kanter Freedom, a three-time Olympic gold medalist recently launched a petition demanding that the Women’s National Basketball Association define “woman” as female. Nancy Hogshead, who won three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming for… -
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Big Money vs. Winsome Earle-Sears
Last week, Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was the beneficiary of a massive fundraiser at the home of media producer Jeffrey Soros, yes, George’s nephew. While a Soros raising money for a Democrat isn’t news—Uncle George and Cousin Alex have already contributed $102.8 million to races in 2026—it’s indicative of the hypocrisy of the Left. El-Sayed… -
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Conservative Lawmakers Demand the WNBA Define What a Woman Is
A group of House Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Women’s National Basketball Association on Friday, demanding that the league define what a woman is. The letter, drafted by Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., and signed by Reps. Erin Houchin, R-Ind.; John Rose, R-Tenn.; Zach Nunn, R-Iowa; and Sheri Biggs, R-S.C., sent the letter to… -
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Vermont Teachers Union Pushes Gender Identity in Sports, Raises Alarms About ‘White Privilege’
The Vermont teachers union formally recognizes students’ right to play sports based on “gender identity,” rather than biological sex. The National Education Association Vermont chapter also asserts that the state’s public school teachers must acknowledge the nation’s “white supremacy culture” as responsible for “white privilege” that is “conferred irrespective of wealth, gender, and other factors.”… -
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How a Lawsuit Settlement in Idaho Provides a Model for States to Protect Girls in School Bathrooms
Jane never planned on being the bleeding edge of the conservative legal movement. She was just a sophomore girl at Boise High School in Idaho. But one day, she heard deep grunting sounds from the stall next to her while in the girls’ restroom at school. Horrified, she looked down and saw a pair of… -
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3 Different Mechanisms Left-Wing Groups Use to Influence AI
Left-leaning labor unions and activist groups are seeking to influence artificial intelligence, not just in how it is deployed in schools and the federal government, but also in how technology companies build the AI models themselves. The American Federation of Teachers, the U.S.’ second-largest teachers union and a major Democrat ally, has teamed up with… -
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‘FALSE’: New Study Challenges Claim That Laws Restricting Transgender Medicine Increase Teen Suicide
The medical watchdog group Do No Harm published a study Thursday countering the claim that laws restricting sex-rejecting procedures, often euphemistically described as “gender-affirming care,” lead to increased suicide rates among young people with gender dysphoria. “When we examined the widely cited claim that restricting pediatric sex-rejecting procedures will spike suicide rates, we found it… -
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Parents Give NC School District 15 Days to Protect Religious Freedom or Face Lawsuit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A group of parents has given a North Carolina school district 15 days to provide religious accommodations related to a transgender teacher or face a lawsuit, according to a demand letter obtained by the Daily Signal. Thomas More Society attorneys argue that recent Supreme Court precedents require the Wake County Public… -
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Violated Its Own Rules to Admit Men Into the Sorority: Lawsuit
Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae are suing the national sorority for changing its own rules to allow men to join, and a circuit court heard the case Monday. “When Kappa tells you, we promise you a sisterhood of women, and a man shows up, that is the opposite. It is breaking the contract,” Allie Coghan, one… -
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Cruz Ensures Protections for Women in College Sports Act
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is leading the effort on a massive bipartisan bill to “protect, save, and preserve college sports in America.” While conservative groups formerly critiqued the bill for leaving a gap that would override state laws that ban men from competing in women’s sports, the authors changed the language of the bill to… -
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Parents Can’t Escape Washington’s Transgender Policies by Changing Schools, Supreme Court Brief Argues
The Supreme Court’s recent parental rights ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta is giving new momentum to a challenge against Washington state’s transgender policies, as parents urge the nation’s highest court to block laws that create an “incentive” for gender-confused children to run away. In 2023, Washington lawmakers enacted laws allowing youth shelters to refrain from… -
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Abbott Campaign Takes Aim at Hinojosa Over Transgender Policies
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa over her legislative record on transgender policies and parental rights. -
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Fans Wearing XX-XY Athletics Gear Booted From Soccer Game, Sports Bar
A Portland professional soccer team and a prominent women’s sports bar removed fans wearing apparel from XX-XY Athletics, a company that opposes allowing men who claim to identify as women to compete in women’s sports. A group of eight fans attended the women’s soccer match between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit at the… -
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New York Hospital to Provide $2M in Care for Patients Harmed by Pediatric Gender Interventions
The Justice Department announced on Friday that Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York’s largest hospital systems, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries to minors. It now must pay a monetary penalty and dedicate $2 million in free medical care to those suffering harmful consequences from those interventions. “The… -
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FIRST OF ITS KIND: Civil Rights Division Tests Novel Use of Education Law to Combat Gender Secrecy Policies
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division brought a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against a Kansas school district, applying decades-old laws to combat a new problem: gender secrecy policies allowing school staff to hide a student’s claimed gender identity from parents or legal guardians. “Parental rights are paramount in the operation of America’s public schools, and Kansas City,…