The Dalai Lama apologizes for kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue" during a public gathering at a temple in Dharamsala, India, which was filmed and went viral on social media.
California lawmakers are considering a bill, AB 1314, which would require schools to notify parents within three days if their child requests to be referred to by a name typically associated with the opposite gender or uses a bathroom or locker room designated for the opposite sex.
Forty professional and Olympic athletes signed a letter in opposition to the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which prohibits biological men from competing in women's sports.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the age in which a child may undergo gender operations is up to the "child and their parents to decide."
"This bill is aptly named the Vulnerable Child Protection Act because it seeks to protect children with gender dysphoria from medical and surgical interventions that can cause permanent damage to their bodies before they are mature enough to make such serious health decisions," writes Idaho's Gov. Little.
A Christian woman in Oregon was denied adoption due to her beliefs about gender, and concerns have been raised about the lifelong consequences of gender dysphoria treatments, as Oregon lawmakers propose a law to cut parents out of the process entirely.
