Tuesday, May 17, 2022
This day in Herstory: Enya Patricia Brennan, born May 17, 1961, is an Irish singer, songwriter and musician, known for pioneering modern Celtic and New-age music. Regarded as the "Queen of New Age", Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist in history, and second-best-selling overall behind U2. (more)
Top Trans Medical Association Collaborated With Castration, Child Abuse Fetishists
From REDUXX (USA)
By Genevieve Gluck
May 17, 2022
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the international medical association which sets guidelines for the medical ‘transitioning’ of children, has been collaborating with participants of a fetish forum that hosts and produces fictional child pornography and extreme sadomasochistic content.
On December 3, 2021, WPATH released draft guidelines which included, for the first time, the category of ‘eunuch’ as a protected “gender identity.” WPATH’s updated 8th edition of their Standards of Care (SOC), which recommends medical treatment and services for those with a self-declared ‘gender identity,’ describes the relationship between “eunuch-identified people and other transgender people.” … read full article
Gender Reform Act may let criminals hide past
From The Times (UK)
By Shayma Bakht
May 17, 2022
Criminals will exploit loopholes in the SNP’s planned reforms to gender laws as an “invisibility cloak” to hide past offending, campaigners have claimed.
Ministers plan to scrap the need to provide a medical diagnosis or a doctor’s approval note to apply for a gender recognition certificate (GRC), as they argue the present system is too time-consuming and causes distress. … read full article
Trans rights ‘activists’ give protesters a bad name
The horrible truth is that the gimps in masks believe themselves to be ‘progressive’ rather than cowardly anonymous misogynists
From The Telegraph (UK)
By SUZANNE MOORE
May 17, 2022
What did you do at the weekend? “Oh I got myself a balaclava, dressed in black, put a noose with trans colours on it around the neck of a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst and posed for a picture with it.”
I don’t know the names of the people in the photos that emerged from Manchester city centre this weekend. I don’t know if they think they have done trans people an enormous favour with this cosplay of being members of some kind of militant force. “Black Pampers” as one wit described them on Twitter. … read full article
The remarkable poise of Allison Bailey
Bailey has shown the strength of her character in the courtroom
From The Critic (UK)
By Raquel Rosario Sánchez
May 17, 2022
Allison Bailey has every reason to be angry. But if she is, you couldn’t tell. During her cross-examination, the hundreds of people who logged in to watch her Employment Tribunal, in which she is suing both Garden Court Chambers and Stonewall, saw a poised woman measuring every word that came out of her mouth. She was demonstrating remarkable restraint in the face of adversity.
Adversity is the only word that comes to mind when describing Allison Bailey’s ordeal from the moment she stuck her head above the parapet and voiced opposition to what she describes in her witness statement as the “proselytization of gender identity theories and beliefs”. … read full article
JK Rowling defends girl ‘driven out of school for questioning trans ideology’
From The Times (UK)
By Nicola Woolcock
May 17, 2022
JK Rowling has condemned the “utterly shameful” treatment of a teenage girl who felt forced to leave her school after pupils hounded her for challenging the views of a visiting speaker.
The author waded into the row after a teacher at the school claimed the unnamed girl was treated like a heretic for questioning a politician’s assertions about sex.
After debating with the speaker, a female member of the House of Lords, the sixth form student at the private girl’s school said she was surrounded by up to 60 pupils who shouted, screamed and spat at her. She escaped and said she collapsed, unable to breathe properly. … read full article
An Open Letter to Australia's Doctors
From Dr Dylan Wilson, Paediatrician (Australia)
By Dr Dylan Wilson
May 16, 2022
In Australia, we have a clear template of the standard referral pathway. General practitioners refer to specialists, who refer to sub-specialists. Whenever we feel we need a more specialised opinion than our own we refer the patient to a colleague along this pathway. We can often choose to whom we refer; we may value a particular practitioner’s expertise on a particular matter, or we may know that someone may suit the patient best. This is most evident in the private system.
There are also times when we don’t get a choice, a patient has to be referred to a general service in the public system. While this may have issues, there are often benefits, and there are many times when referring a patient to the local public hospital service is in their best interests. … read full article
Biden transgender health mandate blocked by federal court in Christian alliance's appeal
Judge says no government agency should evaluate 'sincerity of another's religious beliefs'
From Fox News (USA)
By Tyler O'Neil
May 17, 2022
A federal district court Monday temporarily blocked the enforcement of two Biden administration mandates forcing both nonprofit and for-profit religious employers and health care providers to pay for and perform transgender medical procedures and counseling even if these measures violate the employers' or providers' religious beliefs.
District Judge Daniel M. Traynor of the U.S. District Court of North Dakota ruled that the Christian Employers Alliance "has shown a likelihood of success on the merits" in its case.
"No government agency ought to be in the business of evaluating the sincerity of another’s religious beliefs," Traynor wrote. … read full article
With New Book, Pediatricians Try to Ensnare Kids in Gender Ideology
From The Daily Signal (USA)
By Douglas Blair / @DouglasKBlair
May 17, 2022
The radical left continues to target vulnerable children with its twisted view of gender identity and sexual orientation. Now, the left has the full-fledged support of the country’s largest association of pediatric doctors.
“You-ology: A Puberty Guide for EVERY Body” is a book released by the American Academy of Pediatrics aiming “to talk about puberty in an inclusive way.”
Although there are chapters on the normal growing pains associated with puberty, the book raises eyebrows by including content related to kids identifying as transgender, as well as the academy’s recommendations for those kids. … read full article
Kansas teacher wins federal case, will not be forced to use students' preferred pronouns
Ricard sued the school after she was reprimanded, citing that her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights had been violated.
From The Post Millennial (USA)
By Ashley St. Clair
May 16, 2022
After a months-long battle, Pamela Ricard has won her battle against transgender-accommodating policies being implemented in public schools across the nation.
Ricard was reprimanded in April of 2021 for failure to use a student's preferred pronouns, despite the school not having an official policy on preferred pronoun use at the time. The school later implemented various policies on the issue after Ricard was reprimanded. … read full article
Parents Say Public Schools Make ‘Gender Identity’ Decisions for Them Without Telling Them
Lawsuits triggered by such practices have been filed in several states, including a Massachusetts case where a teacher was fired after advising parents about what was occurring without their knowledge.
From National Catholic Register (USA)
By Matthew McDonald
May 17, 2022
LUDLOW, Mass. — In early March 2021, a sixth-grade social studies teacher informed the parents of an 11-year-old that the student had announced a new gender identity to teachers at school.
Later that month, the principal put the teacher on administrative leave for disclosing what had happened at the school to the child’s parents and subsequently fired her.
The principal cited “conduct unbecoming a teacher relating to your inappropriate contact with the parents of a student,” according to a federal lawsuit filed last month on behalf of the parents, Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri, against the school committee and several school staff members at Paul R. Baird Middle School, a public school in Ludlow, a town in western Massachusetts. … read full article
Woman's Hour Presenter Dame Jenni Murray tells Nigel Farage: 'I am not anti-trans. I am a feminist'
From GB News (UK)
By Samantha Haynes
May 17, 2022
Dame Jenni Murray has hit back at people calling her anti-trans in an interview with GB News presenter Nigel Farage.
The former Woman's Hour presenter told Nigel: "So many people have been confused about the difference between sex and gender and that was really what made me cross the first time.
"I was one of the early ones to get into trouble for it and people keep accusing me of being a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF). I'll take the feminist but I won't take the radical," said Dame Murray. … read full article
Don’t Doubt The Trans Dogma
A recent town hall on transgender healthcare showed activist doctors' religious belief in the current trans dogma.
From The American Conservative (USA)
By JOHN D. SAILER
May 17, 2022
“White gay men are the worst.”
Thus spoke Dr. Robert Garofalo. A division chief at the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, and a gay man himself, Garofalo voiced his frustration with his own demographic’s growing skepticism of unconditional “gender-affirming care.”
“Even in my circles—in my own social circles—I hear the whispers sometimes. ‘Aren’t they a little too young?’ ‘Should she really be competing as a girl?’ Sit down,” he said forcefully. “If you can’t educate yourself and get better informed, at least sit down, because there are lives at stake.” … read full article
'Drag kids dress up': Illinois public libraries host 'Kiddie Korner' at county pride fest
From The National Desk (USA)
by ALEC SCHEMMEL |
May 17th 2022
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (TND) — Two publicly funded libraries in Illinois are hosting a “Kiddie Korner” at a local “PrideFest,” according to a Facebook event by Waukegan Public Library, Lake County PrideFest and LGBTQ+ Center of Lake County.
According to the event’s details on Facebook, the “kiddie korner” will include, among other things, “drag queen story time” and a “drag kids dress up.” … read full article
An Autogynephile in the Wild
"You are trapped in the wilderness with a man who won’t stop talking about his penis. This is not good. This is not normal."
From 4W (USA)
By Susi Quinn
May 17, 2022
“At the big spa in town, you have to shower naked,” says our guide, Helga, with some relish. “The tourists don’t like this, especially the American women, and sometimes they try to shower with their swimsuits on. Now, I’m a big lady, and I put on my deepest voice, and I bellowed at them to take their clothes off. You should have seen them scurry away!”
Helga and Jackie burst into raucous laughter. There are some polite chuckles from the men in the group. I say nothing and look away.
Helga is not a big lady. Helga is a tall, rugged man who has had his eyebrows plucked and his penis cut off. I don’t need to speculate about this with terfy prurience, or perform the fabled genital inspections, as he has told us all about his operation a great many times already. … read full article
“Male Breastfeeding” Post Sparks Concern On Social Media
From REDUXX (USA)
By Shay Woulahan
May 16, 2022
A Reddit post showing a trans-identified male “breast feeding” a newborn baby is circulating on Twitter and sparking concern and discussion from feminists.
On May 16, 2022, Reddit user u/AdmiralFisticuffs published a post on the r/MtF subreddit, a community of over 150,000 users for males who identify as women.
The post, titled “Oh my God I’m breastfeeding my daughter,” details how the user worked with a lactation consultant and his gender physician for several months prior to his female partner giving birth. … read full article
Harry Potter, fantasy worlds, and puberty blockers
From Writing behavior by Eliza Mondegreen (Canada)
By Eliza Mondegreen
May 17, 2022
E wrote in to add to yesterday’s fairytale conversation:
I was obsessed with fairy tales and mythology as a child. Back in the 60s, that meant reading the “Blue Fairy Book” and the “Red Fairy Book” from the school library and other books my parents bought me. It was still safe in those days for an 8-year-old girl to go wandering around in the woods, and I did that, imagining that this hollow log might be a portal to fairy land, or that I might see a real troll under a bridge! I was not surprised when I didn’t see any real fairies, but at that age, I still kept an open mind—maybe they ARE real! That is the process of childhood, sorting out reality from fantasy. At some point, the deeper meanings of the fairy tales became apparent to me.
The other day, I was thinking about the first time I read Harry Potter. I was 11 years old when I picked up The Sorcerer’s Stone, the same age as the main characters, and so we were children together on the cusp of adolescence. … read full article
Prejudices that led to witch-hunts still affect women today, says historian
Lucy Worsley, whose BBC TV series focuses on powerless people, says women continue to bear brunt of men’s rage
From The Guardian (UK)
By Tobi Thomas
May 17, 2022
Prejudices that led to witch-hunts hundreds of years ago have not disappeared and women are still on the receiving end of men’s anger, a leading historian has said.
Writing in the Radio Times, Lucy Worsley, a historian and author, said: “[Although] we like to think we’re better than the people who hunted witches, witch-hunting still happens in some parts of the world today.” .… read full article
12-year-old girl invited to 'art club' that was actually LGBTQ club
The National Desk
by ELISSA SALAMY |
May 17th 2022
WASHINGTON (TND) — A middle school in Fort Collins, Colorado, has come under fire after a 6th-grader was encouraged to attend an after-school art club. She found out it was instead a "gender and sexuality awareness club."
"This was a student new to the district who loves art — sort of introverted — [and] was invited by the art teacher to attend art club after school. It seemed like a really great idea to mom and dad. And it turned out that it wasn't an art club at all," said Parents Defending Education's Erika Sanzi. "There was a guest speaker there who works for an organization that begins targeting children as young as five with trans ideology. And in this case, a 12-year-old girl was told that if there's anything about being female that she's not comfortable with, anything about her body that she's not comfortable with as a female, that that meant she was trans." … read full article
Stolen
From Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans (PITT) (USA)
May 17, 2022
My daughter has been stolen by a stranger
Who crept in stealthily one night
And usurped her mind and her body.
The more I try to rescue her
The more he harms her with hormones
And surgery. … read full poem