Transgender Ideology

[UPDATE] Thomas More Society has filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court on behalf of its clients, California teachers and parents, to block state law that requires teachers to hide students’ gender confusion from their parents.

The appeal was filed on January 8 after a panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed an injunction blocking the laws.

Paul M. Jonna, special counsel for Thomas More Society and a partner at LiMandri & Jonna LLP, argued,

“Right now, California’s parental deception scheme is keeping families in the dark and causing irreparable harm. That’s why we’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene immediately. The state is inserting itself unconstitutionally between parents and children, forcing schools to deceive families, and punishing teachers who tell the truth.”

A storm is brewing in North Carolina with national implications. Educators in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools (home to the University of North Carolina) were called to a hearing by state legislators for persisting in indoctrinating children on gender and sexuality, in defiance of established state law. How does the left accomplish such a feat on a local level?

A trail of clues is emerging that uncovers the path educators took to circumvent legislation overwhelmingly supported by a majority of North Carolina voters. The Parents’ Bill of Rights (SB-49) was passed in 2023 over then-Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. It established that schools must notify parents if a child changes his name or pronouns, the beginning acts of social transition for gender change. Furthermore, it prohibits teaching gender and sexuality material to children in grades K-4.

Florida can now enforce a state law aimed at preventing children from attending what it defines as “sexually explicit” live performances, following a new ruling from a federal appeals court.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court order that had blocked enforcement of the law for the past two years. In an order issued on December 15, the court said the state may enforce the 2023 law statewide, except against Hamburger Mary’s, the Orlando-based venue that challenged the law’s constitutionality.

The appeals court’s decision was influenced by a June ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that limited the use of universal injunctions, which previously allowed judges to block enforcement of laws for parties not directly involved in a case.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier praised the ruling in a post on X. “For two years, our law preventing children from attending sexually explicit drag shows was held up in court. Starting today, the law is in effect thanks to a win on appeal by our office. If you’re exposing children to lewd conduct, you’re on notice. We’re watching, Pensacola.”

Blurb:

Progressives in higher education are not listening to the country on this topic; they just keep doubling down.

Advocates of transgender medical interventions euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care” often seek to silence critics, rather than engaging in a debate on the science—and one of the authors of the Department of Health and Human Services’ report on the issue says he thinks he knows why.

HHS published a review of the evidence regarding medical transition for minors in May, finding “extremely weak evidence” for any benefits from “gender-affirming care.” HHS sought peer review, submitting its report to medical professionals and pro-transgender health associations. Yet two of the three pro-transgender groups HHS approached refused to engage, and the remaining organization appeared not to have read the full report.

The back-and-forth appears in a supplement to the final review, published Tuesday.

A federal judge has ruled that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must provide sex change procedures to a convicted pedophile who recently began identifying as transgender.

Brian Buckingham, 47, is serving more than 21 years in prison for sexually abusing his 10-year-old son and producing child sex abuse images. Shortly before sentencing, Buckingham began identifying as “Nani Love” and claimed to be female, Reduxx reported.

In court filings, Buckingham claimed that being unable to access previously provided “gender-affirming” treatments, like hormone therapy, had worsened his depression and suicidal thoughts, The Post Millennial reported. Attorneys for Buckingham argued the sex change procedures were “medically necessary” to treat gender dysphoria and that denying Buckingham access to them is a violation of his Eighth Amendment rights.

Magistrate Judge David Christel ruled in September that Buckingham is “likely to succeed” on his claim that the BOP’s denial of sex change procedures is cruel and unusual punishment. In his ruling, Christel cited evidence that the BOP first acknowledged Buckingham’s requests for sex change procedures but then “discontinued them without reason.”

It’s a national embarrassment when high school students have to protest for basic decency at the expense of biology—but that is the world we currently live in.

High school students at Roseburg High School participated in a walkout after female students’ concerns about men using the women’s locker room and restrooms were ignored. While such issues were once considered a matter of basic safety, advocating for these rights is now viewed by some as controversial.

To claim that the left is all in it for women is both disingenuous and absurd.

According to The News Review:

“No boys in girls’ locker rooms.” “Trans rights are women’s rights.” “Girls deserve privacy too.” “Protect trans kids.” “My privacy is important too.” “Honk if you support trans rights.” “This all ends when enough of us say no.”

These were just some of the phrases seen on signs during a walkout at Roseburg High School on Wednesday, held during eighth period. The event drew crowds of students, parents and community members on both sides of a controversial debate: transgender student rights to use the restrooms and lockers they choose.