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U.K. Bars Puberty Blockers for Minors: Guest Column

Apr 5, 2024John StonestreetLGBTLGBT, Transgender

The NHS announced the decision after a years-long study found no significant change in the mental health of children treated for gender dysphoria.

Recently, the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) announced a new clinical policy barring the prescription of puberty-blocking drugs for minors. The decision came after a years-long public debate around transgender “care,” first started by a surge of referrals to the U.K.’s Tavistock gender clinic. After claims of malpractice, the NHS commissioned an independent review of the national clinic.

The review found “no statistically significant difference in gender dysphoria, mental health, body image and psychosocial functioning in children and adolescents treated with [puberty blockers].” Review of additional data led the NHS to conclude “that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of [puberty blockers] to make the treatment routinely available at this time.”

In fact, puberty blockers are neither safe nor reversible, something even the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, the leading transgender medical organization, has been caught admitting.

Thank God that the U.K. government will protect kids. Hopefully, the U.S. will follow suit.

Fired VT Coach Receives Settlement: Guest Column

Mar 29, 2024Jerry CoxLGBTFairness in Women's Sports, LGBT, Transgender

Last year, a Vermont high school snowboard coach was fired for stating that boys tend to have an advantage over girls in sports. David Bloch made the comments in an attempt to defuse a heated argument between two students about whether it was fair to let trans-identifying male athletes compete against girls.

This month, almost a year later, Vermont school officials agreed to pay the former coach $75,000 in damages, acknowledging that he, in fact, “did not violate a state-mandated policy prohibiting harassment, hazing, and bullying.”

Regardless of how a person identifies, physical realities mean that boys have a competitive advantage over girls in sports. According to one study, even men who have taken estrogen for two years retained competitive advantage.

Bloch’s lawyer, Tyson Langhofer of the Alliance Defending Freedom, said that the settlement isn’t about the money. It’s about “stand[ing] up” for the right to say what’s true. After all, Langhofer said, “No teacher should ever lose their job for speaking the truth.”

Wyoming Becomes 24th State to Protect Children From Sex-Change Surgeries

Mar 27, 2024Jerry CoxLGBTLGBT, SAFE Act, Transgender

Last week Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed legislation protecting children from sex-change surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones. Wyoming reportedly is the 24th state to enact a law of this kind.

Sex-change surgeries and procedures can leave children sterilized and scarred for life.

A growing body of scientific evidence shows children should not be subjected to sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones. That is why many experts agree these procedures are experimental, at best, and actually do serious harm to children.

In 2021, lawmakers in Arkansas overwhelmingly passed the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act.

The SAFE Act is a good law that prevents doctors in Arkansas from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Unfortunately, the SAFE Act has been tied up in court for more than two years, and a federal judge in Little Rock has blocked the state from enforcing the law. However, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office is appealing the case.

It’s good to see lawmakers across the nation taking steps to protect children. Public opinion is shifting on this issue, with more Americans saying that it’s morally wrong to change genders. Even though Arkansas’ SAFE Act is in federal court at the moment, we believe the judges will recognize that it is a good law and uphold it as constitutional.

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