Hakeem Jeffries says trans athletes ban bill will ‘unleash predators on girls’ but offers no explanation how
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sent a post on Bluesky criticizing the proposed Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Tuesday, making unsubstantiated claims that the law would “unleash horrific child predators on girls and young women.” “The House Republican Child Predator Empowerment Act does not promote fairness and safety in sports. […]
Senate passes defense bill that includes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The Senate on Wednesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a massive defense spending package that includes a ban on coverage of gender-affirming care for the transgender children of military service members. The vote in the Senate was 85 to 14, after the House last week passed the bill, which was negotiated by […]
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up TikTok’s appeal challenging a federal law that could ban the popular social media app by next month. The court acted just a day after TikTok filed its appeal and will hear oral arguments on Jan. 10 before issuing a decision on whether to […]
Democratic senators seek to ax transgender care ban from defense bill
Fourteen Democratic senators will introduce an amendment Monday evening to remove language from Congress’ massive defense spending bill that seeks to ban coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members, the office of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., told NBC News. The 1,800-page National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, passed the House last week […]
House passes massive defense bill with ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids
WASHINGTON — A massive defense policy bill that cleared the House on Wednesday includes a ban on gender-affirming care for children of servicemembers — a provision that sparked opposition from the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee and many others in the party. The bill passed 281-140. Two hundred Republicans and 81 Democrats […]
High school facing student uprising over ban of shirts protesting trans athletes after girls beg for safety
Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, is the latest battleground in the ongoing national culture war over trans athletes in girls’ sports. Students at the school have gone viral on social media in recent weeks amid an ongoing lawsuit over two girls’ cross country runners allegedly being told they can’t wear t-shirts that […]
Women’s golf tour owner reveals harrowing experience with trans golfer that sparked push for new LPGA ban
The LPGA’s new rule that bans post-puberty biological males from pro women’s golf competition has been widely celebrated by women’s sports activists after it was passed this week. However, it has also earned gripes from transgender golfer Hailey Davidson, who spoke out against the ban in an Instagram story on Thursday and claimed the LPGA […]
High court seems skeptical of challenge to ban treatments for transgender youths
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Measure to ban trans Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from women’s bathroom fails
A measure to bar Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the state’s first transgender legislator, from using the women’s restroom at the State Capitol failed to pass the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, with several Republicans voting against it. The measure, introduced by Republican Rep. Jerry Schillinger, would have required state legislators to use the restrooms of […]
Luca Guadagnino on ‘Queer’s’ Ban in Turkey
While at the jury press conference at Marrakech Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino said on Saturday that he’ll be “happy” if people download “Queer” in Turkey, where the movie, starring Daniel Craig as a gay American expat in 1950s Mexico City, was banned by authorities who deemed it “too provocative.” “They banned the movie because they […]