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Female Authors Protest After Transgender Man Is Nominated for ‘Women’s Prize’

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Men — individuals who biologically are male — already are in women’s athletics, locker rooms and restrooms under the transgender agenda.

Now, women are protesting a literary organization’s nomination of a man for its “Women’s Prize for Fiction,” which includes a $42,000 payout.

In a letter, the Wild Woman Writing Club is protesting the nomination of Torrey Peters, a man who lives as a woman, for his book “Detransition, Baby.”

The letter by the WWWC to the charity that presents the prize, the Women’s Prize Trust, obtained some 250 signatures within a day. However, some signed under a pseudonym due to fear of being “permanently canceled by the book industry,” the U.K.’s Christian Institute explained.

The letter said: “The Women’s Prize was established to recognize the contribution of female writers who were overlooked by other major literary awards. The founder launched it in response to the all-male shortlist for the 1991 Booker Prize. Over the years, the Women’s Prize has been criticized as ‘sexist’ because it is for women. (Read more from “Female Authors Protest After Transgender Man Is Nominated for ‘Women’s Prize'” HERE)

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Serious Warning For ‘Inappropriate’ ‘Sex And Gender’ Treatments

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A new study in the British Medical Journal warns of “inappropriate” medical treatments for patients that could occur when doctors “deliberately confuse sex and gender.”

The U.K.’s Christian Institute said the study from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland said “the significance of biological sex is being ignored by some medical practitioners, which can result in male or female-specific treatments being offered to the wrong people.”

“In their study, published in the British Medical Journal, the researchers explained that in cases where transgender patients have been taking cross-sex hormones for a long period, they may respond differently to treatments for medical conditions,” the institute said.

Dr. Margaret McCartney of the university’s medical school said: “There are many instances of sex and gender being confused by the research community and society more broadly. Unless we identify and count categories correctly, we will end up with errors which serve all populations poorly, including minority populations.” (Read more from “Serious Warning For ‘Inappropriate’ ‘Sex And Gender’ Treatments” HERE)

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Another State Set to Bar Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

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The Florida House passed a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girl’s scholastic sports.

“This is about giving women and girls an equal chance to succeed,” said state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, a former tennis player and coach. “It’s simple. It’s clear. I’ve reviewed it.”

The bill passed the Republican-controlled state House on Wednesday, 77-40.

If passed, the bill would require public schools and college sports teams to admit athletes based on biological sex, not gender identity.

“It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain opportunities for female athletes to demonstrate their skill, strength, and athletic abilities while also providing them with opportunities to obtain recognition and accolades, college scholarships, and the numerous other long-term benefits that result from success in athletic endeavors and to promote sex equality by requiring the designation of separate sex-specific athletic teams or sports,” HB 1475, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, states. (Read more from “Another State Set to Bar Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports” HERE)

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Destroying Women’s Sports: NCAA ‘Unequivocally Supports’ Transgender Athletes Participation

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association, the country’s largest organization regulating college athletics, announced this week that it “firmly and unequivocally supports” the inclusion of transgender athletes in college sports competitions.

The announcement comes as Republican-controlled legislatures in multiple states around the country consider legislation banning transgender individuals who are biologically male from competing in women’s sports. Proponents of the legislation argue that to allow such individuals to participate is “unfair” to female athletes.

However, in a statement issued Monday, the NCAA insisted its dedication to including transgender athletes in women’s sports is for the purpose of producing “fair competition.”

“The NCAA Board of Governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student-athletes to compete in college sports. This commitment is grounded in our values of inclusion and fair competition,” the statement said.

The organization cited a policy implemented in 2010, which “requires testosterone suppression treatment for transgender women to compete in women’s sports,” as a means to provide a “more inclusive path for transgender participation in college sports.” (Read more from “Destroying Women’s Sports: NCAA ‘Unequivocally Supports’ Transgender Athletes Participation” HERE)

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Two-Time Baby Killer Among Trans Prisoners Moved to Women’s Jail

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An inmate convicted of murdering two babies is among the transgender prison inmates housed at a California women’s facility.

Forty-six-year-old Jessica M. Hann, formerly known as Jason Michael Hann, was admitted to Riverside County in February 2014 with a death sentence for first-degree murder, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Deputy Press Secretary Terry Thornton told the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday.

Hann was transferred to Central California Women’s Facility in February 2020 where he is housed on death row, Thornton said. The mother of Hann’s children, 41-year-old Krissy Lynn Werntz, was admitted to the facility in July 2014 where she is housed in the general population serving life with the possibility of parole for second-degree murder.

A judge sentenced Hann after authorities discovered the deceased remains of Hann’s and Werntz’s son Jason and daughter Montana hidden in the couple’s abandoned trailers. The couple was indicted by a grand jury in 2009, and attorneys said that Hann killed the children and that Werntz hid the remains, bringing the remains on their travels throughout the country. . .

Hann underwent a state-funded gender transition while incarcerated, the local California outlet KESQ reported, noting that California is the first state to pay for inmate’s gender reassignment surgeries. (Read more from “Two-Time Baby Killer Among Trans Prisoners Moved to Women’s Jail” HERE)

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Arkansas GOP Governor Vetoes Child-Protecting Transgender Health Care Bill

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Arkansas’ Republican governor on Monday vetoed an anti-transgender health care bill that would’ve prohibited physicians in the state from providing gender-affirming “procedures” for trans people under age 18.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters that he killed HB 1570 because the bill “would be and is a vast government overreach” and because it would’ve created “new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people.”

The governor called the legislation “a product of the cultural war in America,” adding that his veto comes even though he believed the bill was “well-intended.” . . .

The governor predicted during his remarks that the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly “will likely override” his veto, noting it takes only a simple majority to do so. (Read more from “Arkansas GOP Governor Vetoes Transgender Health Care Bill” HERE)

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Biden Forces Military to Allow Transgender Service Members, but These Physical and Mental Conditions Should Still Disqualify Them

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Transgender Troops to Serve Openly

By US News. The Pentagon on Wednesday announced that transgender troops may serve openly in the military and receive medical benefits for gender transitions, following through on President Joe Biden’s pledge from earlier this year.

The new policies will allow transgender people to enlist in the military and serve openly as their self-identified gender, and that they will have access to medical treatments for transition-related care authorized by law. These troops must still meet military standards. (Read more from “Military to Allow Transgender Troops to Serve Openly” HERE)
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“Dreams Coming True” for Aspiring Transgender Service Members

By Stephen Losey. Paulo Batista, a 36-year-old transgender [wo]man in San Diego, California, has wanted to serve in the military ever since [s]he was in ROTC in high school.

But that dream always seemed out of reach. First, h[er] father became ill from the cancer that eventually proved fatal, and Batista had to forgo joining the military to take care of h[er]. Then, in 2017, then-President Donald Trump issued a surprise announcement that sought to bar transgender people from serving in the military.

On Wednesday, though, Batista — and many other transgender people like h[er] who want to join the military — got another chance at wearing the uniform when the Pentagon officially restored its previous policies allowing troops who are transgender or gender-dysphoric to enlist and serve in the armed forces.

In a telephone call with Military.com, Batista said [s]he was “beyond ecstatic” to see h[er] yearslong dream become possible once again. (Read more about this aspiring transgender service member HERE)

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If Enforced, These Regulations Will Prevent Transgenders From Serving

By Daily Wire. On Wednesday, which was “International Transgender Day of Visibility,” the Pentagon announced their latest policies and regulations regarding transgender people in the military. . .

Given the debate over whether transgender individuals — regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria — should be allowed to serve in the United States military — and which forms of health care should be provided as a result — a broad range of other medical conditions remain which prevent someone from serving in the military. . .

“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, if with: (1) A recommended or prescribed Individualized Education Program, 504 Plan, or work accommodations after the 14th birthday; (2) A history of comorbid mental disorders; (3) Prescribed medication in the previous 24 months; or (4) Documentation of adverse academic, occupational, or work performance.”

“History of learning disorders after the 14th birthday, including but not limited to dyslexia, if any of the following apply: (1) With a recommended or prescribed Individualized Education Program, 504 Plan, or work accommodations after the 14th birthday; (2) With a history of comorbid mental disorders; or (3) With documentation of adverse academic, occupational, or work performance.” . . .

“History of atopic dermatitis or eczema after the 12th birthday. History of residual or recurrent lesions in characteristic areas (face, neck, antecubital or popliteal fossae, occasionally wrists and hands),” or “History of recurrent or chronic non-specific dermatitis within the past 2 years to include contact (irritant or allergic) or dyshidrotic dermatitis requiring more than treatment with topical corticosteroid.” (Read more from “After the Military Sets New Regulations for Transgender Service Members, These Physical and Mental Conditions Will Still Disqualify You From Enlisting” HERE)

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Transgender Student Barred From Boys’ Locker Room Gets Huge Payout

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A transgender student who was barred from using the boys’ locker room at [her] Minnesota high school is getting more than $300,000 from the school district, [her] legal team announced this week.

Nick H — who asked not to reveal [her] surname out of safety fears — came out as transgender in 2015 shortly before starting [her] freshman year at Coon Rapids High School, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota, which helped bring [her] case.

The swim team member used the boys’ changing room “for months, without any complaints or any problems,” ACLU staff lawyer David McKinney said in a virtual press briefing with his bearded client Tuesday.

“Then the school board got involved” in 2016 and “prohibited Nick from using the boys’ locker room, and said he would be disciplined if he did,” McKinney said, with the then-teen assigned to a “segregated room.” . . .

As well as a settlement of “over $300,000,” the district agreed to “numerous important policy reforms” to make sure other trans kids do not suffer the same experience, the lawyer said. (Read more from “Transgender Student Barred From Boys’ Locker Room Gets Huge Payout” HERE)

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How Kristi Noem’s Transgender Sports Veto Tapped Into the Spirit of Traitor Mike Pence

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When South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem backpedaled on her support for a state bill banning transgender participation in women’s sports leagues, social conservatives denounced the rising Republican star as a traitor.

Noem on Friday partially vetoed the popular bill, warning state legislators that she feared retribution from the NCAA, which in the past has fought states on transgender issues. Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state’s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. . .

The transgender fiasco is Noem’s first since her leadership during the coronavirus pandemic catapulted her into the national spotlight. And it recalls the stumblings of another Republican star confronted with a crisis over social issues: Mike Pence. “It’s a familiar playbook,” said Ryan Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, noting that both Noem and Pence backed off their principles when faced with hard choices related to sexual orientation and identity. . .

While governor of Indiana in 2015, Pence became embroiled in a fight that had both gay marriage proponents and social conservatives at his throat. The issue was the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which Pence signed with broad approval from Republicans. [Then later, while] considering a presidential run, [Pence] sign[ed] further legislation intended expressly to protect gay and transgender people from discrimination. But this move only angered religious conservatives, Pence’s base, who complained that the new legislation gutted the protections given to them in the original bill. (Read more from “How Kristi Noem’s Transgender Sports Veto Tapped Into the ‘Spirit of Mike Pence'” HERE)

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Father Facing Jail for Calling Daughter ‘She’

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A Canadian father has been jailed for referring to a 14-year-old daughter who believes she is a boy as “she” and “her.”

Robert Hoogland of Surrey, British Columbia, turned himself in to a Canadian court Tuesday and was jailed after the provincial attorney general issued an arrest warrant for contempt, The Federalist reported.

British Columbia’s Supreme Court in February 2019 had ordered that the girl receive testosterone injections despite the father’s objections. The court further declared that if either parent referred to the girl with female pronouns or by her birth name, the parent would be considered guilty of “family violence.”

The trouble for Hoogland began when his daughter’s school referred the girl to a psychologist who recommended that she begin taking cross-sex hormones at age 13. Hoogland, citing his daughter’s alleged history of mental health issues, refused to give permission. But physicians at BC Children’s Hospital decided the girl should receive testosterone injections, and the court agreed.

Hoogland charged that the government was using his daughter as “a guinea pig in an experiment.” (Read more from “Father Facing Jail for Calling Daughter ‘She'” HERE)

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