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Abbott Campaign Takes Aim at Hinojosa Over Transgender Policies
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign is targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa over her legislative record on transgender policies and parental rights. -
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Fans Wearing XX-XY Athletics Gear Booted From Soccer Game, Sports Bar
A Portland professional soccer team and a prominent women’s sports bar removed fans wearing apparel from XX-XY Athletics, a company that opposes allowing men who claim to identify as women to compete in women’s sports. A group of eight fans attended the women’s soccer match between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit at the… -
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New York Hospital to Provide $2M in Care for Patients Harmed by Pediatric Gender Interventions
The Justice Department announced on Friday that Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York’s largest hospital systems, agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries to minors. It now must pay a monetary penalty and dedicate $2 million in free medical care to those suffering harmful consequences from those interventions. “The… -
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FIRST OF ITS KIND: Civil Rights Division Tests Novel Use of Education Law to Combat Gender Secrecy Policies
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division brought a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against a Kansas school district, applying decades-old laws to combat a new problem: gender secrecy policies allowing school staff to hide a student’s claimed gender identity from parents or legal guardians. “Parental rights are paramount in the operation of America’s public schools, and Kansas City,… -
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This Disability Law May Be Parents’ Secret Weapon Against Transgender Policies in School
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The law firm America First Legal released a parental rights toolkit Tuesday, explaining how a law that protects the rights of disabled children also helps parents defend their rights when schools adopt policies hiding a child’s transgender identity from parents. “Parents hold the fundamental and constitutionally-protected right to direct the upbringing… -
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‘There’s No Portland Exception to the Constitution’: Mom Sues School Over Trans Policies
A Christian mom asked a court for an emergency order preventing Portland Public Schools from excluding her from her daughter’s school and reversing its policy on keeping gender transitions secret from parents. Portland, Oregon, native Allison Roberts sued her school district earlier this month, alleging retaliation for her free speech in opposition to the school’s… -
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The Subtle Deception of the LGBTQ Movement’s Legal Strategy Roadmap on Parental Rights
The LGBTQ+ Bar Association, the largest membership group for LGBTQ+ legal professionals, claimed in a parental rights strategy memo that the Supreme Court has “muddied the doctrinal waters” on the issue. While critics say the opposite is true, the claim hints at the movement’s likely legal strategy. The document seems meant to accompany a panel… -
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Buried NIH Trans Report Did DEI Search for ‘Youth of Color’ and Males for Study
Researchers examining the effects of puberty blockers and transgender hormones for ages 8 through 20 set a goal of enrolling “additional youth of color” and more “assigned male at birth” participants for a taxpayer-funded study. This is because the participants getting these treatments skewed overwhelmingly white, as well as toward a majority of young females… -
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Bone, Heart Risk to Transgender Youth Receiving Puberty Blockers and Hormones: Study
A long-suppressed, taxpayer-funded report on transgender youth found that treatments with puberty blockers and hormones could have lasting negative impacts on bone density and heart health, among other health issues. The Oversight Project, a watchdog group, obtained the final report of “The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth” and shared it with The… -
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Iowa Democrat Wants Distance From His Own Party. His Record Won’t Let Him.
Rob Sand, the Democrat nominee for governor in Iowa, has claimed he is “not a party guy,” but his record suggests otherwise, according to his opponent. With the rise of democratic socialism, many are trying to distance themselves from the Democratic Party, including Sand in the purple state of Iowa. Sand, the current state auditor,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: NIH-Funded Study Finds Puberty Blockers Failed to Improve Youth Mental Health
A taxpayer-funded study of children and young adults taking puberty blockers and hormone treatments found no improvement in youth mental health. The Oversight Project, a watchdog group, obtained the final report of “The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth” and shared it with the Daily Signal. The National Institutes of Health first allocated… -
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‘JUNK REPORT’: Human Rights Campaign Fires Back at HHS Transgender Political-Violence Study
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBTQ+ activist group, condemned as “junk” a report finding a correlation between support for transgender medical procedures and left-wing authoritarianism, along with justifications for political violence. The Department of Health and Human Services commissioned the study, in which researchers with Rutgers University, the Manhattan Institute, and the Network Contagion… -
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Americans Who Support Transgender Interventions More Likely to Justify Political Violence: HHS Study
A new study commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services has found a correlation between people who believe in radical gender ideology and a greater willingness to justify political violence. The preregistered survey of 1,208 U.S. adults, obtained by the Daily Signal, found that stronger endorsement of so-called gender-affirming care was substantially associated… -
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HHS Responds to Democrat’s Head-Scratching Defense of Transgender ‘Medicine’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Health and Human Services pushed back after Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, compared transgender medical procedures to circumcision. HHS under President Donald Trump published a comprehensive peer-reviewed study finding “extremely weak evidence” for any benefits from sex-rejecting procedures in pursuit of a transgender… -
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LGBTQ CRACK-UP: Human Rights Campaign Slams Log Cabin Republicans for Rejecting Transgender Activism
A major fissure within the LGBTQ+ movement burst into public view last week when Log Cabin Republicans abandoned transgender advocacy and the Human Rights Campaign condemned the move. Log Cabin Republicans, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, voted to remove the “T” from its advocacy. Ross Hemminger, the group’s president, announced the move… -
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How the Transgender Movement Lost the Power to End Debate
Transgender activists once used maximalist legal arguments to force their worldview on American society, but now they’re arguing defensively. Activists are accusing the government of trying to silence them and take away their health care benefits. To some degree, this strategy represents a legal response to President Donald Trump’s reelection, but it also reveals an… -
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What a Male Breastfeeding Image Reveals About the Transgender Movement
Conservatives may be tempted to laugh at the absurdity of a breastfeeding organization featuring a man attached to breast pumps, but we shouldn’t simply move on—it reveals something important about the effect of transgenderism on America’s institutions. First, what happened? The Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition, an organization dedicated to advocacy and training on lactation, in… -
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Ohio BMV Changes Policy for Gender Markers
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has changed how transgender individuals can update their identification. In doing so, the BMV is making sure to be consistent with state law. While transgender Ohioans could previously change their ID using a professionally certified form, these individuals must now have an updated birth certificate or passport. Reporting from… -
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TRANS DEFECTION: Black NH House Rep Accused of Backing ‘Jim Crow’ Takes Stand Against Gender Ideology
A New Hampshire House Democrat is standing by his opposition to transgender ideology after drawing fierce criticism for supporting legislation on sex-segregated spaces. State Rep. Jonah Wheeler, who represents Hillsborough, emphatically condemned transgender ideology in a Sunday video, reposted online by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. “Gender ideology, as defined as the belief system that… -
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Christian Mom Who Spoke Out Against Transgender Policies Blocked From Son’s Graduation: Lawsuit
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Christian mom is suing Portland Public Schools after officials barred her from her children’s elementary school for a year in alleged retaliation for criticizing its transgender policies. “What the district said was, ‘Be quiet, or we will take your children away from you,’ essentially—at eight hours a day, nine months…