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Sexual Assault on the Mat: The Latest Revealing Transgender Sports Controversy
Allowing boys to compete in girls sports isn’t just wrong—a new lawsuit reveals that it can make girls vulnerable to sexual assault, even alleged vaginal penetration. Yes, according to a verified complaint filed in a federal court Tuesday, a young man who claimed to identify as female not only competed against a teenage girl in… -
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Daughters of the American Revolution to Vote on Definition of ‘Woman’ Amid Criticism of Transgender Policy
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Daughters of the American Revolution currently allows men who identify as women to join, but the group will vote on a resolution to reverse that policy and formally define “woman,” the Daily Signal has learned. “Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution will take an historic vote to define… -
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Parents Must Remain Vigilant Against the Ideological Colonization of Libraries
America’s culture war is still being fought, and New York is the latest flare-up. The state’s lawmakers recently introduced legislation that replaces the terms “father” and “mother” from state child custody laws, using gender-neutral language like “gestating parent” instead. The lesson for American parents? Remain vigilant. This isn’t a left-versus-right issue; it is the commonsense crowd—a strong… -
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TRANS ‘MEDICINE’ IN RETREAT: 315 Health Care Facilities Drop LGBTQ Activist Group’s ‘Equality’ Index
Transgender “medicine” has suffered tremendous setbacks in the last two years, but it remains entrenched in much of America’s medical establishment. Although hundreds of health care facilities have distanced themselves from the transgender orthodoxy demanded by the LGBTQ+ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, hundreds of others remain committed to it. HRC ranks health care… -
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‘Moderate’ California Governor Candidate Weaponized the Law Against Conservatives on Abortion, Transgender Ideology
To hear the legacy media tell it, the sensible “middle-of-the-road” and “centrist” Xavier Becerra is likely to proceed to the runoff in the California governor race, and while he may have been the establishment pick, he’s far from moderate on abortion or transgender ideology. In fact, Becerra has an ugly record of weaponizing the law… -
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5 Things to Know About the Senate Hearing on Transgender ‘Medicine,’ Chloe Cole’s Testimony
When a detransitioner testified to members of Congress about the harm she suffered from experimental transgender medical interventions and advocated for laws against such procedures on minors, Democrats attempted to frame their opposition to such laws in terms of parental rights and medical privacy. “The entire premise of transgenderism is that I will take my… -
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‘This Will Be FUN!’: The Texas Senate Race Stars an Anti-Texan
“This will be FUN!” So said President Donald Trump about the upcoming Texas Senate race after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP primary runoff. Paxton will square off against Democrat nominee James Talarico in what may turn out to be the most expensive U.S. Senate race ever. It’ll certainly… -
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Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Backs Men in Women’s Sports
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms claims she would have vetoed legislation that prevents biological men from competing in women’s sports if she were governor. “I don’t respect the government making decisions about who should compete in athletics,” Bottoms told voters during a Democrat primary debate before she clinched her party’s nomination. The moderator interrupted… -
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Fairfax GOP Stands Up to State Party on Abortion and Gender
Last week, Big-Tentism slithered into the Fairfax County GOP meeting and tempted us to silence in the face of Democrat attempts to enshrine abortion, gay marriage, and transgender ideology in the Virginia state constitution. Here is what happened. Among the many slimy things Virginia Democrats did when they assumed power was to pass a slate… -
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New Texas Clinic Flips the Left’s Gender Narrative on Its Head
People who have been hoodwinked by transgender ideology and the medical establishment telling them to physically damage their own bodies in pursuit of a false identity may have a strong new remedy. The Department of Justice and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week a seismic shift in medicine. For the first time, a… -
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Texas Children’s Hospital Settlement Deals Massive Defeat to Medical Transgender Agenda
THE WASHINGTON STAND—The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in which the hospital not only committed to never again carry out gender transition procedures on minors, but also agreed to open the nation’s first detransitioner clinic and fully fund it for five years. TCH gained notoriety in 2023 when… -
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Did Loudoun County Public Schools Try to Cover Up Another Transgender Bathroom Scandal? America First Legal Demands Answers
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—America First Legal is demanding information amid claims that Loudoun County Public Schools hid from parents key safety concerns about a student, who identifies as transgender, filming boys without their pants and underwear in high school bathrooms. “By all reports, there are over forty victims over the course of three years…. -
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Here’s How You Can Fight Back Against TV Shows Pushing the Transgender Woke Agenda on Your Kids
The LGBTQ+ agenda for brainwashing your kids isn’t subtle. Activists often chant, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.” Parents who wish to protect impressionable young kids from the noxious idea that Billy can become Sally don’t just need to watch their local elementary school—they need to remain on alert at the library… -
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Gender Ideology Is Threatening Missouri Women
Earlier this year, I was on a college visit with my daughter when I found myself having to ask if, by sending her there, she might have to share a dorm with a “transgender” biological male. What stayed with me was the fact that I had to ask about it at all. Standing there awkwardly… -
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Trump White House Takes Transgender-Motivated Terror Threat Seriously
America’s counterterror forces can no longer ignore the threat of extremism motivated by transgender ideology, and President Donald Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy rightly addresses this threat. The counterterrorism strategy, released Wednesday, outlines three major threats: narcoterrorists and transnational gangs; legacy Islamist terrorists; and violent left-wing extremists, including anarchists and anti-fascists. That third category includes transgender… -
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Did This Women’s College Violate Title IX by Admitting Men? Department of Education Is Investigating
The Department of Education opened an investigation into Smith College, probing whether the women’s college discriminated on the basis of sex by admitting men who claim to identify as transgender women. “Smith College, while still portraying itself as a women’s-only institution, admits natal men who feel like women, and on nothing more than their say-so,”… -
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‘Permanent, Irreversible Harm’: How Trump Is Protecting Parents From Losing Kids to Gender Ideology
There are not enough homes for every foster child, yet under the Biden administration, children were put in the system because of their parents’ beliefs about gender, said Assistant Secretary of Health Alex Adams. Adams, who oversees the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, is working to stop… -
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Hawley Warns Billions Could Fund Transgender Surgeries, Abortion Without Action From Johnson
Senate leadership this week directed Republicans to pass a budget resolution narrowly aimed at immigration enforcement funding, but some congressional leaders say the scope should be widened to address abortion and transgender surgeries for minors. While budget resolution talks have attempted to stay focused on funds for Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, House… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Cracks Down on Men in Women’s Restrooms
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is enforcing President Donald Trump’s policy banning men from using women’s restrooms and other private spaces, according to a new memo obtained by The Daily Signal. The State Department issued a memo on Monday titled “Updates Regarding Biological Sex and Intimate Spaces, Including Restrooms,” which clarifies that the… -
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Democrat Unwittingly Reveals the Ugly Truth of Transgender Ideology
Sometimes, transgender advocates‘ own words form the best argument against them. A Democrat’s recent argument for a bill combating “conversion therapy” actually made a strong case against his measure, which would effectively prevent counseling to help young people come to terms with their biology. This counseling may be the only real solution for gender dysphoria…