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Trump Admin Takes Step on Rule Barring Federal Funds from Hospitals That Transition Kids
When the Trump administration’s rule prohibiting federally funded hospitals from performing child transgender procedures was found missing from the regulatory agenda, conservatives worried the president was backtracking on a key promise. The Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for 2026 was initially posted without the rule included, but it was added to the agenda… -
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New Bill Addresses Transgender ‘Governance Crisis’ at Daughters of the American Revolution
A new bill in Congress would amend the charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to clarify that men who claim to identify as women cannot join the ladies’ genealogical society. A key leader of a coalition against men in the DAR told the Daily Signal that the bill would “solve all our problems.”… -
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Christian Therapist Explains the Central Problem With ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’ and Presents a Solution
Kaley Chiles, the counselor who prevailed at the Supreme Court against a Colorado law restricting therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria, told the Daily Signal that the medical sector bypasses the rightful course of treatment when it comes to transgender issues. “We’re treating this issue in some special way that we don’t treat… -
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Are Democrats in Disarray Over Protecting Women’s Sports?
Even Amy Acton, the Democrat nominee for Ohio’s governor, acknowledges that protecting women from having to compete against men is “settled law” in the state. In doing so, she’s irked progressives. Her comments appeared in a June 30 article from The Toledo Blade, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states are allowed to protect… -
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Robed Tyrants Abuse the Law to Shield Pro-Transgender Medical Charlatans From Accountability
Robed tyrants in the federal judiciary based in Illinois successfully blocked Florida’s attorney general from applying Florida laws in Florida state court to protect Florida families from deceptive practices regarding transgender medical interventions. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy… -
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How a Pro-Reality Sports Brand Aims to Compete With Transgender-Aligned Nike
XX-XY Athletics, a sportswear company championing women, aims to compete against the brand behemoth Nike, which XX-XY accuses of failing to stand up for women by pushing transgender ideology. “My goal is to have a successful business that actually truly stands out for female athletes—not that does it in a fake way, like Nike, where… -
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Battle Against Transgenderism Far From Over, Trump Official Says
A top public health official says the battle against gender ideology is not yet won despite a massive victory at the Supreme Court last week. States and the Trump administration have succeeded lately in taking action against gender ideology. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho preventing males who… -
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Not Just West Virginia or Idaho: Supreme Court Protects Women’s Sports in Several States
As part of the cases handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court this term, the six conservative justices delivered a win for women’s sports last week. While the cases came out of West Virginia and Idaho, the high court’s majority sent a message that reverberated in 25 states, including Ohio. In the combined cases of… -
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Don’t Buy Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Sleight of Hand on Women’s Sports
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tried to pull a fast one on the American people Tuesday. The court upheld West Virginia’s law preventing men from competing in women’s sports, finding that the law does not constitute discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The… -
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‘UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD’: Daughters of the American Revolution Leaders ‘Tilted’ Transgender Vote, Member Says
The Daughters of the American Revolution failed to adopt a resolution defining “woman” in the organization’s bylaws in a vote Friday, but campaigners claim that the vote did not meet the requirements in the organization’s bylaws, which require a separate meeting. “While I believe the vote count was accurate on Friday, leadership tilted the procedural… -
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Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging Laws That Treat ‘Non-Affirming Parents’ as Child Abusers
Can Washington state remove parental rights to enable runaway kids to access experimental transgender medical “treatments” without their parents’ knowledge or consent? The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would take up a case on this pivotal issue. In the case, a group of parents represented by International Partners for Ethical Care is challenging the… -
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Nonbinary Transgender Months Away From Being Sworn In
Georgia’s first “nonbinary transgender” politician could be sworn into the state’s Legislature this upcoming session. Bentley Hudgins, who openly identifies as a nonbinary transgender, was the top vote-getter in last month’s Democrat primary election to represent House District 90, which includes parts of DeKalb County. Previously, Hudgins served as Georgia state director for the Human Rights Campaign…. -
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Maine Is ‘Too Progressive’ to Allow Men in Women’s Sports, Girl Dad Leader Says as He Fights to Keep Initiative on the Ballot
Maine fathers are standing up for their daughters, challenging the secretary of state’s decision to invalidate their ballot initiative that aims to protect women’s sports from men claiming to be transgender. “Maine is far too progressive to continue allowing sexist, regressive, and illegal sex-based discrimination in our schools, and the daily violation of the civil… -
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Why I’m Fighting for Girls Sports in Arizona
Earlier this spring, the International Olympic Committee released a new policy on protecting women’s sports in future games. The committee concluded that “for all disciplines on the Sports Programme of an IOC Event, including individual and team sports, eligibility for any Female Category is limited to Biological Females.” The IOC’s rationale was very thorough and scientific. The committee found that “to protect… -
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Trump Admin Cuts Right to the Heart of the Child Gender Mutilation Pipeline
The Federal Trade Commission and four attorneys general filed a groundbreaking lawsuit Wednesday, aiming to hold the World Professional Association for Transgender Health accountable for allegedly deceptive trade practices, an action that may dismantle the child gender mutilation pipeline. WPATH may not be a household acronym, but this activist group masquerading as a health authority… -
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Deal With the Cleveland Clinic Better Protects Minors
Ohio continues to protect children from transgender procedures. Recently, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation reached a settlement with the Department of Justice and the Ohio attorney general involving detransition care and billing practices. A press release from the DOJ references agreements that include “a decades-long commitment to not perform or offer sex-rejecting procedures—which includes the administration… -
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How Can Anyone Defend Transgender Sports After This?!
Allowing boys to compete in girls sports isn’t just wrong—a new lawsuit reveals that it can make girls vulnerable to sexual assault, even alleged vaginal penetration. Yes, according to a verified complaint filed in a federal court Tuesday, a young man who claimed to identify as female not only competed against a teenage girl in… -
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Daughters of the American Revolution to Vote on Definition of ‘Woman’ Amid Criticism of Transgender Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daughters of the American Revolution currently allows men who identify as women to join, but the group will vote on a resolution to reverse that policy and formally define “woman,” the Daily Signal has learned. “Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution will take an historic vote to define… -
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Parents Must Remain Vigilant Against the Ideological Colonization of Libraries
America’s culture war is still being fought, and New York is the latest flare-up. The state’s lawmakers recently introduced legislation that replaces the terms “father” and “mother” from state child custody laws, using gender-neutral language like “gestating parent” instead. The lesson for American parents? Remain vigilant. This isn’t a left-versus-right issue; it is the commonsense crowd—a strong… -
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TRANS ‘MEDICINE’ IN RETREAT: 315 Health Care Facilities Drop LGBTQ Activist Group’s ‘Equality’ Index
Transgender “medicine” has suffered tremendous setbacks in the last two years, but it remains entrenched in much of America’s medical establishment. Although hundreds of health care facilities have distanced themselves from the transgender orthodoxy demanded by the LGBTQ+ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, hundreds of others remain committed to it. HRC ranks health care…