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Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., “paused prescriptions of puberty blockers and hormone therapy” for transgender-identifying youth there in response to a Trump directive.

Children’s hospitals suspend youth transgender programs after Trump order

Feb 3, 2025

By Daniel Payne

President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order restricting transgender surgeries and drugs for youth. Read more

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.

Bishop Barron applauds Trump’s order banning sex-change surgeries for minors

Jan 30, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“So many young people who have been victims of this ideological crusade have profound regrets over its life altering consequences,”... Read more

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021.

Trump signs order barring transgender-identifying soldiers from military service

Jan 28, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The order says any person who expresses “a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s sex cannot satisfy the rigorous... Read more

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New York Supreme Court upholds ‘common sense’ law barring men from women’s sports

Jan 22, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The judge ruled against a women’s roller derby league that had sought to block a Nassau County law banning men... Read more

President Donald Trump holds an executive order he just signed during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump signs executive order affirming ‘biological reality of sex’

Jan 21, 2025

By Peter Laffin

The order officially affirms that “women are biologically female, and men are biologically male,” and overturns an array of transgender-related... Read more

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House passes bill to block males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports

Jan 14, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 would deny federal funding to schools that permits biological... Read more

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

Court strikes down Biden’s Title IX ‘gender identity’ rule nationwide

Jan 9, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The court’s decision to strike down the rule is being hailed as a major victory by opponents of the regulation. Read more

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

Poll finds most parents, including Catholics, oppose transgender ideology in schools

Jan 8, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Nearly three-fourths of Catholic parents surveyed also oppose biological males on girls’ sports teams and nearly 60% oppose biological males... Read more

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix.

Trump vows executive action ‘on Day 1’ to end ‘transgender lunacy’

Dec 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“With the stroke of my pen, on Day 1, we’re going to stop the transgender lunacy,” President-elect Donald Trump said... Read more

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British government makes puberty blocker ban for kids permanent

Dec 12, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The decision is based on “independent expert advice from the Commission on Human Medicines,” which determined “there is currently an... Read more

Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy (third from the left, with president of ABC Entertainment Karey Burke, Caitlin Jenner,  and producer Jane Cha Cutler at at fundraiser event for the Center for Transyouth Health and Development-Children's Hospital on Feb. 1, 2020) is being sued by a woman who says she was rushed into a gender transition.

Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit

Dec 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The lawsuit, filed by UCLA student Kaya Clementine Breen, claims that “her body has been profoundly damaged in ways that... Read more

Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

Dec 7, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Demonstrating alongside activists, lawmakers, and medical professionals, the three men shared their stories with CNA. Read more

Activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole was among the speakers at a rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors.

Detransitioner Chloe Cole, Matt Walsh speak at rally on the steps of the Supreme Court 

Dec 5, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Tensions were high at times, as a rally organized by a coalition of trans-rights activists shared the space outside the... Read more

U.S. national and rainbow flags are pictured on the U.S. embassy in Moscow on June 30, 2022.

Trump could reverse State Department, USAID’s efforts to push gender ideology, abortion

Dec 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Under President Joe Biden’s administration, officials have used USAID and DOS to promote transgenderism and other elements of gender ideology... Read more

Opponents of transgender treatments on children gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices hear oral arguments for a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and hormones for minors.

Supreme Court seems skeptical of claim that Tennessee’s transgender law is discriminatory

Dec 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Tennessee’s law restricting transgender surgeries and drugs for minors is being challenged by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice and... Read more

The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Dec 3, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Under Joe Biden’s administration, the DOD has used taxpayer money to fund gender transitions and abortion-related travel expenses for service... Read more

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Republicans introduce bill to define ‘male’ and ‘female’ based on biological differences

Dec 2, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Defining Male and Female Act of 2024 is designed to prevent government officials and courts from reinterpreting terms through... Read more

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Judge upholds Missouri’s ban on transgender surgeries and drugs for minors

Nov 27, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act also prohibits adults who identify as transgender from accessing transgender health care under... Read more

Marian Tompson, 94, a founder of La Leche League, resigned over the group’s decision to allow men who believe they are women to participate in the organization’s breastfeeding support groups.

2 leaders resign from La Leche League over shift to include men in breastfeeding groups

Nov 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The international board of La Leche League recently directed all British affiliates to begin accommodating men who believe they are... Read more

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Ohio Legislature passes bill requiring school bathroom use based on biological sex

Nov 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The bill would “enact the Protect All Students Act regarding single-sex bathroom access in primary and secondary schools and institutions... Read more