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Issues Between Amy Acton, Progressives Get Worse
This week, Dr. Amy Acton’s team held a virtual meeting nearly a month after the Ohio Democrat gubernatorial nominee offered comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding state laws protecting women’s sports. As Acton told the Toledo Blade on June 30, “I do not support boys playing in girls sports. This is already settled… -
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‘Transgender’ Language Is a Lie
I discovered from my own personal experience identifying as a woman for eight years that attempting to change from male to female is a form of self-harm, even self-destruction. Many people claim that “transgender” language is “gender-affirming.” It is hard to square that claim with medical procedures that ruin healthy genital organs. Though I once… -
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‘It Has Destroyed Our Lives’: Christian Parents Sue Over Accusation They Caused ‘Mental Injury’ for Refusing to ‘Affirm’ Daughter’s Transgender Identity
A Christian mom and her husband are fighting back in court after Oregon’s Department of Human Services determined that they caused “mental injury” to her daughter by refusing to “affirm” her transgender identity. “It has destroyed our lives,” Nicole Calaway, the mother of two daughters who are now estranged because they both claim a transgender… -
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Court Stops Michigan From ‘Harming Children’ by Forcing Transgender Double Standard, Lawyer Says
A district court judge blocked Michigan from enforcing a “conversion therapy” law, in a ruling that protects children, according to the attorney representing Catholic therapists challenging the law. “Michigan was harming children—pushing kids toward a lifetime of harmful, irreversible medical interventions by muzzling compassionate counselors who could help them,” Luke Goodrich, senior counsel at the… -
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What Happened to the Bold Women Who Rallied for Sophie Cunningham in Seattle
Sophie Cunningham, an Indiana Fever shooting guard, found fame last month for not backing down on the court, and now she and her fans are facing full-court pressure for saying that men shouldn’t be allowed to play in women’s sports. On July 28, fans of Cunningham hosted a rally outside of Climate Pledge Arena in… -
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Christian PA Fired Over Transgender Referrals, Pronouns Wins $410K Settlement as Hospital Adopts New Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Christian physician assistant fired after refusing to participate in transgender procedures and use preferred pronouns has reached a settlement with the University of Michigan Health-West, which agreed to adopt new religious freedom protections for employees and pay $410,000. “All I wanted to do was provide the best care possible to… -
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Medical Watchdog Calls on AMA to Condemn Practice That Doesn’t Belong ‘in Any Clinical-Care Plan’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The medical watchdog group Do No Harm is calling on 10 major medical associations to explicitly condemn transgender genital surgeries on minors. “Professional medical societies that endorse so-called gender-affirming care in minors bear tremendous responsibility for the harm done to American children in the name of gender ideology,” Dr. Kurt Miceli,… -
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MIX-AND-MATCH GENITALS? Minnesota Therapist Uses ‘MyGender Dolls’ to Indoctrinate Kids
Imagine you wanted to confuse kids about their sex at a young age, and introduce the destructive idea that a boy can become a girl and vice versa. Kids learn best through play, and tactile sensations often reinforce basic ideas. When you teach a toddler that a cow says, “Moo,” it helps to have a… -
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How Are Detransitioners Faring in Medical Malpractice Cases Across the Country?
Many of those who underwent experimental medical “treatments” to make their bodies resemble those of the opposite sex later reject their transgender identities, and some of these detransitioners are now suing for medical malpractice. Josh Payne, founding partner of the law firm Campbell Miller Payne, which exists to represent these detransitioners, briefed the Daily Signal… -
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AP Report on ‘LGBT’ USAID Workers in Nepal Reveals True Agenda of the Shuttered Program
Remember how the Left said that eliminating USAID would lead to “devastating” consequences? It certainly did, but for their global cultural aspirations, not for our country. The Associated Press published a lengthy report on Thursday—and I can’t believe this is real—highlighting how shutting down USAID in Nepal led to “around 100 LGBTQ+” now-unemployed workers to… -
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Protecting Women’s Sports, Including Irish Dance
The June 30 Supreme Court ruling defending states’ right to ban trans-identifying men from women’s sports is already paying dividends, including in sports that had previously skirted U.S. law on American soil. Since 2023, the world’s largest Irish dance organization, An Coimisiún le Rinci Gaelacha (CLRG), together with the Irish Dance Teachers Association of North… -
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Sophie Cunningham’s Pointed Defense of Women’s Sports
Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham defended the policy of keeping men out of women’s sports and girls’ locker rooms this week, and the Left and media immediately screamed, “Foul!” However, Cunningham characteristically refused to back down and on Wednesday night repeated her desire to protect girls in sports. The WNBA star, whose fierce, hysterical 22-second… -
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Does Apple Support Chemical ‘Transition’ for Minors? Shareholders Want to Know
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Apple shareholders sent a letter to CEO Tim Cook, raising concerns about the tech company’s commitments to transgender ideology and the potential market downsides of such a stance. “Gender ideology has become an incredibly divisive issue in the United States and around the world, and companies put billions of dollars of… -
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Will Amy Acton Lose This Democrat Candidate’s Support Over Protecting Women’s Sports?
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton called the Supreme Court’s decision on protecting women’s sports “settled law,” but many on her left disagree—and now they’re making demands. Some candidates and caucuses are taking issue with Acton’s words and are seeking to meet with the Democrat nominee. Arienne Childrey, who is transgender, is meeting with Acton on… -
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Why Does Colorado Keep Losing at the Supreme Court?
Despite multiple losses at the U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado continues to try to force an LGBTQ agenda on residents, and it costs taxpayers a great deal. “There’s just double down after double down after double down,” Jonathan Scruggs, senior counsel and vice president of litigation strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom, told the Daily Signal in… -
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Muslim Dem Claims She’s Being Silenced by Party Over LGBTQ Issues
Melissa Chaudhry, a Washington State Democrat running for the state’s 9th Congressional District, told the Daily Signal that the Democratic Party has silenced the candidate for not embracing the LGBTQ+ community. The controversy comes after Chaudhry, who has already been endorsed by local advocacy groups in her race to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Adam Smith,… -
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Gwen Graham, Possible Fl. Lt. Gov, Oversaw Transgender Bathroom, Pronouns and School Choice Policy
Gwen Graham, a former one-term congresswoman who oversaw the implementation of transgender bathroom school policies and the dismantlement of school choice initiatives under President Joe Biden, has been announced as the running mate for Florida Democrat gubernatorial candidate David Jolly. Graham, who previously ran for Florida’s governor’s mansion in 2018 and served as assistant secretary… -
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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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Dem Party Lashes Out at Muslim Candidate for Not Embracing LGBTQ Community
Melissa Chaudhry, a Muslim Democrat running for Congress in Olympia, Washington, has reportedly threatened to switch parties if elected after fellow Democrats and LGBTQ+ activists pitted her Muslim beliefs against supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Andrew Ashiofu, chair of the Stonewall Democrats, the official LGBTQ+ caucus in the Washington State Democratic Party, recently told Jerusalem News Syndicate… -
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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.”…