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Informed consent is a pillar of any ethical medical practice or treatment, but like the pseudo-science cited by proponents of “transgender” genital mutilation and chemical castration, it is notoriously absent from discussions about whether to pursue the irreversible medical interventions.

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an inquiry, requesting public input, as to the true scope of information provided to would-be patients — with a particular focus on children — by doctors or other health professionals before being convinced to start the experimental and permanently harmful interventions.

The FTC says it wants to “better understand how consumers may have been exposed to false or unsupported claims about ‘gender-affirming care,’ especially as it relates to minors, and to gauge the harms consumers may be experiencing.”

The inquiry follows a July 9 event where the FTC heard from a variety doctors, detransitioners, parents, and medical ethicists on the subject of deceptive trade practices when it comes to fully describing the risks involved with the unproven and often gruesome medical procedures.

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In the weeks surrounding Trump’s inauguration, the left-wing media insisted the administration’s effort to remove trans troops from the military would weaken the force — some outlets fearmongered that up to 15,000 service members would be booted. But numbers recently obtained by journalist Chris Bray from the Department of Defense indicate that only four “transgender servicemembers” have been “removed from the military so far under the new Trump administration policy.”

In May, the Department of Defense released a memo laying out how “Service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria may elect to separate voluntarily.” At the time, the agency estimated 1,000 troops who self-identified as having gender dysphoria would “begin the voluntary separation process.” According to Bray’s reporting, citing a DoD official, of 1,404 troops who self-identified as of May, only four have completed the process of separation. The rest are “pending.”

Nonetheless, as Bray also notes, the media will surely continue pushing the claim that Trump’s efforts to “prioritize military excellence” will boot “thousands” from the force.

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I’m a huge fan of the Legend of Zelda games. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve helping hero Link on his quest to rescue Princess Zelda from the evil clutches of big baddie Ganondorf. But one wonders how Link would react if he discovered the princess he had just risked life and limb to save was a dude in a dress.

The internet erupted earlier this month with news of the casting for the much-anticipated Zelda live-action movie. British actors Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason are set to portray Link and Princess Zelda, respectively.

Activists were enraged that their preferred choice for Zelda, one Hunter Schafer, did not get the part following endless rumors he would. I emphasize he because Schafer is a man who claims to be a woman.

The gender cultists argued that in one heavily stylized photo, Schafer closely resembled Zelda’s appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. If you squint, Schafer could share some features with the titular princess, minus the Adam’s apple and five o’clock shadow, of course.