FDA Adds Warning Label to Puberty Blockers

In July the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added a warning label to puberty blockers after six biological girls developed symptoms of tumor-like masses in the brain. One of the girls reportedly was receiving the puberty blockers for purposes of gender transition.

The new label warns of headache, papilledema, blurred or loss of vision, diplopia, pain behind the eye or pain with eye movement, tinnitus, dizziness, and nausea associated with tumor-like masses in the brain.

The FDA has approved puberty blockers to treat precocious puberty, among other things, but has never approved them for sex-change procedures.

Doctors who give puberty blockers to children for purposes of gender transition are doing so off label. That is part of the reason why many medical experts say giving puberty blockers to children for gender transition is “experimental” at best.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act.

The SAFE Act is an excellent law that protects children from sex-reassignment procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.

Unfortunately, the ACLU and others filed a lawsuit against the SAFE Act last summer, before the law officially took effect.

Several business interests and the Biden-Harris Administration also have joined the fight against Arkansas’ SAFE Act.

U.S. District Judge James Moody temporarily blocked the state from enforcing the law while the lawsuit progresses. 

Arkansas’ Attorney General asked the Eighth Circuit to lift his order so that the state can start enforcing the law right away. In June a three-judge panel heard arguments in that case.

The FDA’s warning label underscores the risks associated with giving puberty blockers to children. Arkansas’ SAFE Act protects children. We believe federal courts ultimately will recognize that fact and uphold this good law as constitutional.

Fayetteville Public Library Cancels Drag Show Targeting Children

Above: Public libraries around the country have hosted Drag Queen Story Times and similar drag events like this one. These events are inappropriate and have rightly drawn criticism from parents and individuals concerned about child welfare. | Photo Credit: YouTube Screenshot.

The Fayetteville Public Library’s website indicates that the library has canceled a back-to-school event slated to include drag performances directed at children.

News outlets reported last week that the August 7 event at the public library would let middle and high school students select clothing from The Transition Closet, and it would also host a “Back To School Dance Party” where students would be able to watch drag performances.

The Fayetteville Public Library also posted on social media that the event would offer “name change info” and gender support plans for students.

It’s good to see this event has been canceled.

As we have written before, LGBT activists use events like these at public libraries to foist their message on kids.

In some cases, children have been exposed to convicted sex-offenders through drag performances at public libraries.

These types of events are not appropriate for children — and certainly not in a public library.

Photo Credit: YouTube Screenshot.

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