So the Ninth Circuit held today, by a 2-1 vote. I tentatively think the majority got it right as a matter of First Amendment law and statutory interpretation, though I think such statutes ought to be written to include some privacy exceptions as to gender identity and not just sex.
A Massachusetts 7th grader was sent home for wearing the shirt, though the school allows students to challenge the idea it conveyed.
The evolutionary biologist challenges modern dogmas, defends scientific objectivity, and warns against the rise of ideological orthodoxy in society.
“I am here to break the law,” Marcy Rheintgen said after being given a trespass warning.
Conservatives are picking up the unconstitutional weapons that intolerant progressives have deployed against them.
Across the country, parents of gender-dysphoric kids are confronting state intrusion.
Is Florida forgetting that the First Amendment applies there too?
Two new meta-analyses make a case for individualistic approaches to puberty blockers and hormone treatments, driven by patients, parents, and doctors rather than the state.
Brianna Wu and TafTaj discuss the role of transgender issues in the 2024 election, "centrist" trans politics, and their own personal stories.
Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, Erika Sanzi, discusses woke indoctrination in education.
The court concludes that the government may institute such an exemption, though doesn't decide whether it must do so.
The Court's grant of certiorari is limited to only one of the issues in this litigation.
Jesse Singal questions the science of "gender-affirming care."
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The court reverses a contrary trial court decision.
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The former civil liberties group continues morphing into a progressive organization.
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Don’t let culture war politics overwhelm a commitment to the facts.
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"Republicans believe in less government, not more," he said.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill last month that would bar federal agencies from forcing employees to respect preferred names or pronouns.
After a divided ruling, laws limiting such treatments in Tennessee and Kentucky will go into force.
Porn sites and other online spaces with adult content are fun; they’re also important sources of community and information.
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A divided panel concludes the plaintiffs are unlikely to prevail on the merits and pledges to expedite the appeal.
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Sometimes he calls for freedom, and sometimes he preaches something darker.
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"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."
Reason talks with the transgender historian who used the term to describe a revolutionary gender-affirming treatment for teens.
Today's scheduled execution is getting attention because she's trans. But the bigger story here is how she was sentenced to die.
The Appeals Panel Rejects a Trangender Student's Bid to Use Bathroom Corresponding to the Student's Gender Identity Instead of Biological Sex.
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So holds the Ninth Circuit; Hamilton plays a major role.
The facts are complicated, and involve a good deal more than just disagreement as to gender identity; but it seems to me like an important controversy.
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Under H.B. 6454, prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones would be treated as a more severe form of child abuse than starving or abandoning a kid.
"[A] prisoner's right to be free from highly invasive intrusions on bodily privacy by prison employees of the opposite sex—whether on religious or privacy grounds—does not change based on a guard's transgender status."
When it comes to gender identity issues, some conservatives make a mockery of liberty and parental rights.
The best-selling author of Why People Believe Weird Things sees a fundamental clash between wokeness and scientific inquiry.
Tampa top prosecutor Andrew Warren pledged to not prosecute women seeking abortions and those pursuing gender-affirming health care.
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