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First Amendment experts, radical feminists and doctors are pushing back against a court ruling that held two educators responsible for their own firing because their opposition to a proposed gender identity policy sparked student protests and community complaints to Oregon's Grants Pass School District. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke botched Supreme Court precedents on the speech rights of public employees and qualified immunity from personal liability, upheld restrictions that disproportionately target women and adopted pseudoscientific language, according to ideologically diverse friend-of-the-court briefs filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Clarke's dismissal of the educators' lawsuit "effectively endorses a...

Hundreds of students in Pennsylvania walked out of school in protest over a new rule allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. High school students in Perkiomen Valley School District staged the protest after officials opted not to adopt a policy that would force students to use restrooms which correspond with their biological sex. They accused education chiefs of 'compromising' their rights and putting female students at risk during the demonstration last week. The policy was proposed by local father Tim Jagger, who said his daughter had become distressed after encountering a transgender student in the bathroom....

A third of trans children treated with puberty blockers had their mental health deteriorate while on the medication, a new analysis of a landmark study reveals. The original study found that 44 children, aged 12 to 15, who took the controversial drugs experienced no change — good or bad — to their mental health. This report, produced by experts from the NHS's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at Tavistock and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) in 2021 eventually led to a lowering of the age children could access puberty blockers. But a fresh analysis of the data used in the...

We are about to meet Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, junior sergeant and spokesman for Ukrainian Territorial Defense Force (TDF) and, honestly, we don’t have to dig too deeply to see that this person is not well, mentally. Here’s a video where he talks about hunting down Russian propagandists: Since there are several people asking for this video and many discussing it on Telegram and across social media channels, here is my latest episode of Russia Hates the Truth. The russians and their supporters are gnashing their teeth as predicted. pic.twitter.com/Bdr1yddFN3 — Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (Ukrainian TDF Media) (@SarahAshtonLV) September 13, 2023 Anytime someone...

Nicole Solas, who has written for Legal Insurrection, tells this amazing story. It’s incredible how quickly this ideology spread into everything.From the Daily Caller:SOLAS: My Pediatrician Discharged My Kids Because I Objected To Gender IdeologyI didn’t know that asking for an exam room free from sexualization and gender ideology would cause my pediatrician to discharge my kids from her care.My now-former pediatrician installed on the wall of every exam room a “Safe Zone” rainbow triangle sticker with the words “sexual orientation,” “gender expression,” and “gender identity.” Meticulously placed in front of the exam table and at a child’s eye level,...

Study says 50% of transgender people cancel or delay their medical appointments to avoid discrimination. The French doctor admitted he didn't have the training or knowledge to treat trans patients - as experts say there's no need for a trans woman to visit a gynaecologist at all. "I only treat real women" - that's what French gynaecologist Victor Acharian told a 26-year-old transgender woman he refused to treat in his clinic in the south-west of the country recently. The transgender woman, accompanied by her boyfriend, went to a gynaecological appointment when, after minutes of waiting, the secretary told her...

I have to admit, I was shocked when I first saw this clip. There’s been a lot of talk about Trump’s recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” but his answer to what may have been one of the most important questions was so horrifying awful, I can’t even wrap my head around it. During the interview, Megyn Kelly asked Trump a very simple question: “Can a man become a woman?” Easy, right? The answer is “No, absolutely not.” It’s not complex or complicated. There’s no room for nuance, different points of view, or interpretation. A man cannot become...

Luka Hein, who is now 21 years old, is suing the doctors who allegedly rushed her into transgender surgery at the age of 16, removing both her breasts. Hein spoke with the Daily Mail, telling the outlet the surgery has left her with daily pain. They also pumped her full of hormone treatments that could possibly rob her of being a mother one day. During her teens, Hein’s parents went through a bitter divorce. A series of events after that led to doctors convincing her parents that if they didn’t push her to become transgender she would commit suicide. The...

In a recent interview with Fox News, former transgender influencer and author Oli London discussed the pressing issue of pushing gender-affirming ideology onto young children. Here’s the whole story. Gender Madness London, who once identified as a Trans woman and underwent a gender transition, now stands as an advocate against the ideology he believes is harmful to children In his interview with “Fox & Friends First,” London said, “I’ve been through the transition process before. I’ve struggled with gender identity, and now I’ve really witnessed what is going on right now.” “Adults can make decisions on their own, and we...

Transgender activist who participates in "drag queen story hour" in elementary schools arrested for masturbating in public On September 14, 2023 The Blaze reported "An active member of drag queen group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was arrested near a park in California for publicly exposing himself. "...According to numerous witnesses, Ellis-Gilmore had been at that location for approximately one hour, sitting in his truck with the door open, masturbating,” a sheriff's report said, according to the Daily Wire. “The conduct does not appear to have been directed at anyone in particular.” Not only was the man reportedly shirtless at...

Five Transgender Bills Targeting Concerned Parents Awaiting Gov. Newsom’s Signature or Veto

‘It was clear from what they saw that Mr. Yates was still fully a man’Board members of the Gettysburg Area School District in Pennsylvania recently voted to rehire a transgender female tennis coach despite reports he had used a girls’ locker room and bathroom in the past year.According to PennLive.com, the school board rehired Sasha Yates on September 5 by a 6-2 vote after deadlocking 3-3 on the issue a few weeks earlier.The report notes board members provided “scant” details about Yates’ coaching contract, but denied it was due to his gender preference.It also mentions — briefly — that a...

We hadn't heard of Stephanie Winn (@SomeTherapist) before but are delighted to have discovered her. If your child comes out to you as a pirate, you should celebrate! It's wonderful news that he's discovered his true self. Plus, his coming out means he trusts you with the privilege of knowing something sacred and ineffable he discovered deep within himself. Make sure he feels… pic.twitter.com/Cvimsmc3Sq — Stephanie Winn (@sometherapist) September 12, 2023 If your child comes out to you as a pirate, you should celebrate! It's wonderful news that he's discovered his true self. Plus, his coming out means he trusts...

Patients grandfathered into the state’s new ban on gender-affirming-care for minors are still having prescriptions revoked as providers fear lawsuits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Washington University in St. Louis joined University of Missouri Health as the latest provider of care to transgender minors to announce it is canceling pre-existing prescriptions for puberty blockers or hormone-replacement therapy. A new state law restricting access to gender-affirming care bars those under 18 from beginning new treatments. But in a compromise with opponents of the ban, lawmakers grandfathered in patients who had begun a medical transition before the law went into effect on Aug. 28. But a...

The fight to protect children scored a big victory when officials at Washington University in St. Louis announced they were halting ALL gender-affirming medications for minors. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey was happy to share the news. BREAKING: Washington University has ceased all prescription of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children after a law that my office successfully defended in court went into effect two weeks ago. ->https://t.co/rVKqdZBR8w — Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) September 11, 2023 From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Citing 'unacceptable' legal liability, Washington University officials announced Monday the school’s physicians will stop providing gender-affirming medications...

Police in Portland have declared a “biohazard” after a transgender activist destroyed a teenage girl’s car and defecated inside the vehicle. Eric Neil Bowen, a 44-year-old male who claims to be “female” and goes by “Vivian Shemansky,” accused the girl of being “transphobic” before he wrecked her car. Bowen reportedly exploded in a rage after the 17-year-old girl parked near his tent in the Hollywood District of the city on August 27. The tent was pitched in a parking lot and the victim, identified only as Jade, was parked legally in an available space. Bowen responded by yelling and throwing...

I'm just frustrated. I have 2 older daughters in their 30's. I can't talk to them about any current topic. Everything I say triggers them. Today I got in a fuss defending the gallantry of Southern soldiers. Then I got in a fuss about being a culturist because I believe a substantial portion of the Black underclass in 5 times more likely to commit crimes and murder than other groups. 30 people a week shot in Chicago or New Orleans is OK but DeSantis is a racist. I just said I never see race in a competent individual. I just...

A Ron Desantis-backed conservative activist was named in a civil rights complaint against a Florida college — after he misgendered an educator who used ze/zir pronouns. The Biden administration’s Department of Education opened an investigation into the New College of Florida after it received a complaint last month alleging that the school’s board has created a “hostile” environment for transgender and disabled students and staff.

A south Florida town has become the first in the state to formally declare itself an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city. In a Lake Worth Beach city commission meeting Tuesday, members voted unanimously in favor of the decision, according to a report from NBC affiliate WPTV. City council members and advocates cited concerns from the community – particularly from parents, educators and students – regarding recently enacted legislation aimed at LGBTQ+ people. The expanded Parental Rights in Education law, which took effect in June, further limits the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in Florida classrooms. The restrictions originally went up...

A Portland transgender activist faces a slew of charges for allegedly defecating and ransacking a teen girl's car after claiming she was 'transphobic.' Vivian Shemansky, 44, allegedly flew into a frenzy after the 17-year-old, Jade, parked near her tent in a parking lot on August 27. After Shemansky allegedly first threw a stick at her, the teen returned to her car after just 10 minutes to find it covered in human waste with every window smashed. The teen's mother, Lisa Thomasson, told The Post Millenial that her daughter was 'in tears' when she discovered her destroyed car, which was written...