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Marian Tompson, 94, a founder of La Leche League, resigned over the group’s decision to allow men who believe they are women to participate in the organization’s breastfeeding support groups.

2 leaders resign from La Leche League over shift to include men in breastfeeding groups

Nov 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The international board of La Leche League recently directed all British affiliates to begin accommodating men who believe they are... Read more

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Ohio Legislature passes bill requiring school bathroom use based on biological sex

Nov 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The bill would “enact the Protect All Students Act regarding single-sex bathroom access in primary and secondary schools and institutions... Read more

Admiral Rachel Levine, Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health, announces new transgender guidelines.

Trump could restrict transgender surgeries for kids in second term, policy analysts say

Nov 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“The left-wing gender insanity being pushed in our children is an act of child abuse,” Trump said earlier this year... Read more

Sign outside National Institute of Health, Department for Health and human Services, Washington D.C.

Doctor concealed tax-funded puberty blocker study after it did not show mental health benefits

Oct 24, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“I do not want our work to be weaponized,” Johanna Olson-Kennedy said, according to the Times. “It has to be... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court will hear case on Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors

Oct 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The law is facing a legal challenge from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ administration as well as... Read more

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Texas attorney general sues doctor over allegedly giving cross-sex hormones to children

Oct 18, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a doctor for reportedly violating state law by prescribing transgender drugs to underage... Read more

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CDC study finds 3% of all U.S. high school students identify as transgender

Oct 10, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The study, taken in 2023 and published by the CDC this month, also suggests that an additional 2.2% of high... Read more

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Report: Nearly 150 Catholic hospitals provided transgender drugs or surgeries to children

Oct 10, 2024

By Tyler Arnold, Matt McDonald

In all, more than 520 minors received treatments in Catholic hospitals in about 40 states over a five-year period, an... Read more

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United Nations human rights watchdog speaks out against men competing in women’s sports

Oct 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls demanded that member countries preserve female spaces in sports. Read more

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Virginia school board to pay teacher $575,000 after firing over transgender pronouns

Oct 3, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Peter Vlaming was dismissed by the West Point School District in 2018 after he refused to use male pronouns to... Read more

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana.

Indiana diocese issues school guidelines affirming biological sex, promoting pastoral care

Sep 20, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend notes in the policy that all diocesan institutes must use pronouns that align... Read more

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Biden ‘gender reassignment’ surgery mandate blocked

Sep 3, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The move comes after Texas and Montana sued the administration over changes to the Affordable Care Act’s section prohibiting discrimination... Read more

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Federal courts rule in favor of transgender-identifying athletes in two states

Aug 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

In other states, the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX regulations has suffered significant court losses in recent months. Read more

Paula Scanlan, a women’s sports activist and former teammate of trans-identifying athlete Lia Thomas on the University of Pennsylvania women’s swim team, speaks to a crowd about her story. Originally only speaking out anonymously, Scanlan has since gone public about the emotional impact of having to share a locker room with a biological male had on her as a sexual assault survivor.

Biden’s Title IX gender-identity protections have been blocked in 26 states: What to know

Aug 19, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The new guidelines prohibit any policy that “prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with... Read more

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American Society of Plastic Surgeons says it has not endorsed transgender surgery for teens

Aug 16, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has come out saying there is “considerable uncertainty” surrounding these surgical treatments. Read more

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Parents sue Colorado school for secretly facilitating daughter’s gender transition 

Aug 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A school counselor at Brighton High School secretly connected the 14-year-old girl with a transgender therapist. Read more

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Swiss court: Parents must turn over documents to allow sex change of teen daughter

Aug 7, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The parents have been embroiled in legal battles with Swiss government bodies for about three years to prevent officials from... Read more

Pope Francis traveled to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, on July 31, 2024, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park.

Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park

Jul 31, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, who has been serving homosexuals and “transgender”... Read more

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UK high court upholds puberty blockers ban due to ‘substantial risks’ for minors

Jul 29, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Justice Beverly Lang cited England’s National Health Service study that preceded the restrictions, calling it “powerful scientific evidence.” Read more

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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds abortion restrictions, ban on sex changes for minors

Jul 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit, which argued that the legislation violated Nebraska’s single subject... Read more