DOJ Subpoenas Clinics Over Transgender Procedures on Children

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Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a short press release announcing it had issued subpoenas to doctors and medical facilities involved in performing sex-change procedures on minors.

The statement said,

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children.

The Department’s investigations include healthcare fraud, false statements, and more.

“Medical professionals and organizations that mutilated children in the service of a warped ideology will be held accountable by this Department of Justice.” — Attorney General Pamela Bondi

Last Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission also hosted a workshop highlighting the dangers of so-called “gender-affirming care” for children.

Both federal agencies appear to be concerned about the deception that often surrounds sex-change procedures — especially when these procedures are performed on children.

Sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones can leave children permanently scarred, sterilized, and at risk of serious health conditions.

Last fall, medical experts at the organization Do No Harm released a report showing that from 2019 to 2023, dozens of children in Arkansas underwent sex-change surgeries or were prescribed puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Doctors do not know the long-term effects that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones might have on people. However, files leaked from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) organization show medical professionals have been fully aware that these procedures can lead to lasting regret and complications — some of which may even be life-threatening.

Since 2021, a major hospital in Sweden has announced that it would no longer give puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids, the U.K. has adopted policies to protect children from puberty blockers, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added a warning label to puberty blockers after discovering they caused brain swelling in some biological girls.

In a comprehensive study published last year, Finnish researchers found transgender surgeries did not appear to resolve the underlying emotional and mental issues that youth with gender dysphoria faced.

And gender clinics have been shown to rush children and families through the transition process without adequate informed-consent and mental health screenings.

In 2021, Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act prohibiting doctors from performing sex-change surgeries on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

Unfortunately, a federal judge blocked the state from enforcing the law. However, in June the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision upholding a Tennessee law similar to Arkansas’ SAFE Act, and Attorney General Tim Griffin’s team has argued the ruling underscores that the SAFE Act is constitutional as well.

It’s good to see our state and federal policymakers taking a stand on this issue, and we look forward to a day when children are protected from these dangerous procedures.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Corporate “Pride” Fizzles in 2025

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News outlets report that major corporations are more subdued when it comes to celebrating LGBT “pride” this year.

We wrote last week about how retailer Target has reduced its pro-LGBT merchandise — and they are not alone. According to CNN, “many retail chains and brands are going quiet” when it comes to LGBT “pride.” Some say nearly 40% of companies are scaling back their pro-LGBT marketing this month.

Ironically, many corporate pundits are blaming President Trump and the GOP for businesses opting out of “pride month” this year. Some claim the president is “weaponizing” federal agencies to go after pro-LGBT businesses. The truth is public backlash against pro-LGBT pandering has been happening for years, and businesses are finally catching on.

Back in 2022, Disney encountered pushback from families who did not appreciate the entertainment giant force-feeding liberal messages to moviegoers.

In 2023, Bud Light singlehandedly ousted itself as the best-selling beer in America after a pro-LGBT marketing disaster. Two years later, there is evidence that the Bud Light brand has never fully recovered.

Last year Target began to quietly reduce its pride-themed merchandise after experiencing significant pushback from customers in 2023.

Last July, John Deere — the world’s largest seller of farm equipment — announced it was moving away from pro-LGBT and pro-DEI activity. Not long after that, companies like Lowe’s and Walmart did the same.

The list goes on.

As we keep saying, it’s troubling when multimillion dollar corporations use their wealth and influence to promote radical LGBT ideologies — but it’s encouraging to see consumers are still willing to vote with their feet by choosing not to support that agenda.

As some have said, it proves that the “silent majority” is real when it comes to the transgender issue.

Maybe Corporate America is finally getting the picture.

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Female Athletes Seek to Protect Women’s Sports in Minnesota

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Our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Female Athletes United to protect fairness in women’s sports in Minnesota.

Female student athletes in Minnesota have been forced to compete against biological males who identify as transgender.

The lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s decision to let males to compete in women’s sports.

We have written time and time again about how women’s athletics is in jeopardy.

Female swimmers, powerlifters, cyclists, sprinters, volleyball players, and others have seen their sports radically changed by men who claim to be women.

Letting men compete in women’s sports is unfair and reverses more than 50 years of advancements for women. In some cases — as our friends at ADF point out — it can even be dangerous.

Last year the Biden Administration released more than 1,500 pages of new rules drastically reinterpreting federal law to force public schools to let biological males compete in women’s sports and use girls’ locker rooms, showers, and changing areas at school.

In response, people across America — including Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin — filed lawsuits to block the Biden Administration’s new rules, and this year the Trump administration has taken steps to protect female athletes.

All of this reminds us why it is so important that Arkansas passed Act 461 in 2021 to prevent male athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school.

This good law was one of the first of its kind in the nation. To date, some 29 states have passed similar measures protecting fairness in women’s sports.

It’s also worth noting that pollsters at Gallup have found most Americans agree that athletes should compete according to their biological sex — not their gender identity.

We appreciate our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom and our policymakers who work hard to protect fairness in women’s sports both in Arkansas and across the country.

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