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Judge Allows Enforcement of Law Banning Experimental Cross-Sex Treatments for Minors

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The Alabama attorney general has scored a win against a group of trans activists suing over a state law banning transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers.

The Alabama legislature passed a bill in April 2022 designating sex-change treatments as Class C felonies. Doctors who violated the law could face up to 10 years in prison.

Shortly after Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law, a group of transgender advocates sued the Alabama governor and Attorney General Steve Marshall over the law.

“She has undermined the health and well-being of Alabama children and put doctors like me in the horrifying position of choosing between ignoring the medical needs of our patients or risking being sent to prison,” the lawsuit states, NBC News reported.

A federal judge blocked enforcement of the law in May 2022.

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Female Powerlifter Decries Record Set by Trans Athlete as ‘Completely Unfair’ (VIDEO)

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Female powerlifter April Hutchinson dismissed Sunday’s record-breaking lifts by transgender athlete Anne Andres as “completely unfair.”

Andres, a 40-year-old biological male who identifies as female, completed squat, dead lift, and bench lifts for a total score of 597.5 kilograms, or 1317.262 pounds, at the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s 2023 Western Canadian Championship, according to a report.

“My boyfriend could basically walk in tomorrow, identify as a female, compete, and then the next day go back to being a man again,” Hutchinson said. “No proof, no ID required, just basically going on how you feel that day or whatever gender you want to it.”

The score totaled by Andres was more than 200 kilograms, or 440.925 pounds, greater than the biologically female athlete who finished in second place. (Read more from “Female Powerlifter Decries Record Set by Trans Athlete as ‘Completely Unfair'” HERE)

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School Board Member Sues After She Was Censured for Facebook Post on Transgender Bathroom Policy

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A Virginia school board member is suing her fellow board members after she was censured for a Facebook post about the school district’s transgender bathroom practices.

Angela Allen, vice chairwoman of the Goochland County School Board in the Richmond area, filed a lawsuit Monday against her school board colleagues in their personal capacities, accusing them of defamation and forming a civil conspiracy against her.

The controversy started back in January when Allen posted on Facebook about what she said were the school district’s practices around trans-identifying students and bathroom use.

“As a Goochland School Board member, effectively representing your interests is my duty. This week I learned that [Goochland County Public Schools] students are allowed to use restrooms different from their biological sex. Is this our community’s expectation?” Allen posted on the social media platform on January 26. (Read more from “School Board Member Sues After She Was Censured for Facebook Post on Transgender Bathroom Policy” HERE)

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Children’s Hospital Offers to Discuss ‘Gender Identity’ Alone With 11-Year-Olds

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Staff members at Children’s Minnesota, a children’s hospital in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, are willing to meet individually with children over the age of 10, according to the facility’s website.

Children’s Minnesota launched its “Gender Health Program” in 2019 with the goal of becoming the “go-to resource for transgender and gender-diverse children from across the region,” program director Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd said at the time. The clinic’s services include meetings with a “gender-health expert” to discuss “gender identity;” and “pubertal suppression,” which the hospital describes as “fully reversible.”

Some medical professionals have warned blocking puberty can put gender dysphoric kids who might otherwise desist on a path to further medical interventions, such as hormones and surgery. Some patients suffer permanent loss of bone density and fractures later in life after taking the drug.

The clinic said it would also provide cross-sex hormones to patients in “late puberty or post puberty,” as well as “fertility preservation consultations.”

The first appointment the clinic provides to kids who experience gender dysphoria is a consultation with a mental health professional to discuss the child’s “gender identity and goals.” (Read more from “Children’s Hospital Offers to Discuss ‘Gender Identity’ Alone With 11-Year-Olds” HERE)

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Kentucky Gov. Backs Transgender Procedures Linked to Negative Health Outcomes for Children

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has maintained that he doesn’t support sex change surgeries on minors, but that he does support access to other so-called “gender-affirming” treatments, procedures that have been linked to negative health outcomes for children.

The issue has come to the forefront of the Kentucky gubernatorial race with Beshear saying in recent weeks that he doesn’t support transgender surgeries on kids, and that they don’t happen in the commonwealth. He has openly voiced support for non-surgical procedures. In his veto message of a bill banning all transgender procedures, including surgeries, on children, Beshear said that the bill would “cause an increase in suicide among Kentucky’s youth.”

This message is disputed by “detransitioners” and medical associations who say that transgender treatments on minors do not actually help mental health or reduce suicide rates, as well as medical groups that have warned of potential health risks from non-surgical gender procedures.

“There is not a single long term study to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for transgender-believing youth. This means that youth transition is experimental, and therefore, parents cannot provide informed consent, nor can minors assent to these interventions. Moreover, the best long-term evidence we have among adults shows that medical intervention fails to reduce suicide,” the American College of Pediatricians says.

The American College of Pediatricians is a medical association group founded in 2002 that is composed of over 600 physicians and other health care workers across the U.S. “who are dedicated to the well-being of children.” (Read more from “Kentucky Gov. Backs Transgender Procedures Linked to Negative Health Outcomes for Children” HERE)

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American Academy of Pediatrics Announces Review of ‘Gender Affirming Care’

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The American Academy Of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced a review of “gender-affirming care” for gender dysphoric children in a win for critics who have long called for such a review.

The country’s leading pediatrician professional association said last week that it will conduct a “systematic review of the evidence” around transgender medical interventions for children.

Such interventions can include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, double mastectomies to make girls appear more masculine, and sometimes even genital surgeries for older youth.

The AAP authorized the development of an “expanded set of guidance for pediatricians based on a systematic review of the evidence,” the group said in press release on Friday.

However, AAP leadership also reaffirmed their confidence in the current guidelines and said they remain in the best interests of children. (Read more from “American Academy of Pediatrics Announces Review of ‘Gender Affirming Care’” HERE)

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Rapper Doubles Down on Trans Comments After Backlash: ‘My Feelings on the Matter Are Mine’

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Rapper Ne-Yo doubled down on his comments last week criticizing parents who allow their children to change their genders, saying in a social media post that that is his opinion on the matter and people are free to disagree with him.

“1st and foremost, I CONDEMN NO ONE,” he wrote on Instagram. “Who am I to condemn anybody? Your life, your kids, your choice. I was asked a question and I answered it. My opinion is mine. I’m not asking anybody to agree with me nor am I telling you what you can and cannot do with your children. I stated my opinion on a matter and that’s that.”

“Why should I care if my opinion upsets you when you don’t care if yours upsets anyone? Opinions aren’t special,” he continued. “We all have one. People voice them regularly whether they’re asked or not. I was actually asked mine. Agreeing to disagree is not a declaration of war. Y’all do whatever the hell y’all want to. But my feelings on the matter are mine. Same way yours are yours. Meanwhile, I love everybody. Don’t agree with some of y’all’s ideals … but love you no less.”

The musician made his initial remarks that sparked left-wing outrage during an appearance on VladTV with Gloria Velez when asked about transgenderism.

“Parents have almost forgotten what the role of a parent is,” he said. “It’s like, okay, if your little boy comes to you and says, ‘Daddy, I want to be a girl.’ And you just let him rock with that? You just let — he’s five.” (Read more from “Rapper Doubles Down on Trans Comments After Backlash: ‘My Feelings on the Matter Are Mine’” HERE)

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VIDEO: Trans Protester Brings Cycling World Championship Race to a Stop

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A transgender protester demonstrating for environmental causes and against the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) decision to exclude men identifying as women from women’s racing brought the men’s road race at the Cycling World Championships to a full stop on Sunday.

Five people were involved in the protest in which demonstrators glued themselves to the road. In total, it took authorities 50 minutes to remove the activists.

The Telegraph reports that a Scottish climate activist group called This is Rigged took responsibility for the demonstration.

The UCI took a leading role among international sports governing bodies in enacting new restrictions preventing males identifying as females from competing in women’s categories. Soon after UCI made its ruling, World Aquatics, the international swimming governing body, enacted similar restrictions. (Read more from “Video: Trans Protester Brings Cycling World Championship Race to a Stop” HERE)

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Taxpayer-Funded LGBTQ Center Teaches Kids as Young as 11 ‘Fundamentals of Drag’

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An LBGTQ center in Ohio partially funded by county taxpayers is holding a monthly session teaching children as young as 11 the “fundamentals of drag.”

The Colors+ Youth Center, roughly 15 miles from Cleveland, welcomes kids from ages 4 to 17, and states that it is “run by two licensed professional mental health counselors.”

“In collaboration with Drag Queen Story Hour Cleveland, we offer monthly drag tutorials on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30pm led by a local drag performer who teaches the fundamentals of drag (makeup, costume design, and performance),” the Colors+ website proclaims. “Youth are able to creatively express themselves in a safe, affirming, and age appropriate way. Funded by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.”

The county funding comes from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, which boasts that it is “one of the largest local public funders for arts and culture in the nation, helping hundreds of organizations in Cuyahoga County connect millions of people to cultural experiences each year,” adding, “Cuyahoga Arts & Culture is a strong steward of the public’s money, investing nearly $12 million annually in organizations that bring arts and culture to life in our communities. Each year we support tens of thousands of arts and culture programs and events that enhance the lives of Cuyahoga County residents.”

In July, the Colors+ Youth Center celebrated the election of one of its board members as President of the Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES). (Read more from “Taxpayer-Funded LGBTQ Center Teaches Kids as Young as 11 ‘Fundamentals of Drag’” HERE)

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Native Man Whose Sex-Change Operation Brought Him Nothing but ‘Discomfort and Pain’ Is Now Battling to Get Euthanized

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The Canadian government is more than willing to euthanize the poor and the disabled, but appears reluctant to exterminate someone suffering the consequences of another controversial service it promotes and provides.

Lois Cardinal is a 35-year-old native man who lives on an Indian reserve near St. Paul, Alberta, and describes himself as “post-op transsexual woman of 14 years.”

Since his sex change appears to have brought him nothing but “constant discomfort and pain,” Cardinal attempted to take the Trudeau government up on its promise of euthanasia. However, he recently had his bid rejected — a decision he has since characterized as a “human rights concern.” . . .

Like other victims of sex-change mutilations and/or sterilizing hormone therapies, Cardinal is stricken with remorse.

TheBlaze previously reported that late last year, Cardinal bared his soul online, claiming that the system rushed him into a surgery that he “wasn’t yet ready for. One that resulted in [his] sterilization.” (Read more from “Native Man Whose Sex-Change Operation Brought Him Nothing but ‘Discomfort and Pain’ Is Now Battling to Get Euthanized” HERE)

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