California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) drew sharp criticism this week after mocking the power of prayer in response to the tragic mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, where two children were killed and 17 others wounded during morning Mass.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) downplayed reports that the Minneapolis Catholic school shooter identified as transgender and expressed anti-Trump sentiments, instead shifting focus to gun control during an interview Wednesday on MSNBC’s The Briefing.
Justine Lindsay, the first openly transgender cheerleader in the NFL, has announced he will not return to the Carolina Panthers’ cheerleading team for the upcoming season. Lindsay joined the TopCats squad in 2022, marking a first in league history, but now says his focus will shift to other pursuits, including pageantry, community activism, and a potential career in sports media.
Britain’s first transgender judge, Victoria McCloud, is seeking to bypass the UK Supreme Court by appealing to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. McCloud, who was appointed in 2010 and retired earlier this year, is challenging the April ruling that affirmed biological sex as binary, stating, “a person is either a woman or a man.”
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Oklahoma’s law banning sex change surgeries and hormone treatments for minors, delivering a significant legal victory to advocates of parental rights and child protection. The ruling affirms the state’s authority to restrict medical interventions on minors amid ongoing debate over the safety and ethics of gender transition procedures.
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte (R) signed bills Friday outlawing gender mutilation practices for minors, becoming the first state in New England to do so.
