The following is the opening satirical monologue from “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1126-right-vs-left-right-vs-wrong">The Andrew Klavan Show.</a>“
The Biden Administration has issued its final report on Biden’s disastrous surrender in Afghanistan, and the report says the Biden decisions that led to the Biden plan that created the Biden catastrophe are the fault of Donald Trump. To show the administration was taking full responsibility for the Biden disaster caused by Trump, the report was thrown out of a speeding car in a brown paper bag on the Friday night before Easter weekend while Joe Biden snuck out of the White House then jumped on a helicopter to Camp David. Fortunately, Defense Department spokesman John Kirby was left behind to take reporters’ questions — although Kirby only became available after chasing Biden’s helicopter for half an hour, shouting, “Come back, please don’t leave me behind to take reporters’ questions.”
The report, written by the late comedian John Belushi, gives a new inside look at the intense war room conferences in which Joe Biden and his advisors designed a plan that would lead to chaos, death and global disorder because of Donald Trump.
In one meeting for instance, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General and Thoroughly Modern Milley arrived late because his adult education class on Understanding White Rage had run long and he had had to rush home to change into a floor-length evening gown with voluminous ruffles cascading down the skirt beneath a flattering pleated waist. Swanning gracefully back and forth across the war room, General Modern repeatedly advised Biden that at least 25-hundred US troops should remain in Afghanistan in order to entertain the Taliban conquerors with an ever-so-fun synchronized dance routine reminiscent of the Rockettes only more gay. General Willy-Milley felt this would atone for generations of systemic American racism with a show of support for LGBT causes until the Taliban finally learned that trans women are women and should be oppressed and beaten just like all their other women. Milley said, “It isn’t fair for the Taliban to murder girls for trying to get an education while boys who dress up as girls are only murdered for dressing up as girls.”
As the meeting continued, Admiral of the Ocean Waves Richard Levine suggested that he or possibly his twin sister Rachel who was conveniently also himself would send a flotilla of ships to Afghanistan to distribute pamphlets to the Taliban explaining why healthy children should be sexually butchered. That suggestion was tabled after it was discovered that the Taliban was already perfectly happy to butcher children, and also Afghanistan is landlocked.
Speaking for the intelligence community, U.S. National Security Director Vladimir Kung Pao said American agents should undermine the Taliban by infiltrating Catholic churches in America. There, the agents could make sure that no one was speaking Latin, which might slow the decay of American culture into a godless miasma of spiritual degradation or otherwise impede the Biden administration’s agenda.
Despite these incisive suggestions from his perfectly selected team of crack military and intelligence advisors, Joe Biden announced that he was the smartest man in the room and had therefore decided he’d have two scoops of the pistachio ice cream after lunch instead of mixing it with one scoop of swirly caramel, and would also pull out all air and materiel support from our Afghan allies so that they would instantly be forced to surrender while at the same time he would abandon our military airfield in the dead of night so that the sun would rise on scenes of panic, desperation, and destruction. Thus our enemies in Russia would witness first-hand the sort of brilliant American military and intelligence leadership that made this such a great time to invade Ukraine.
When reporters asked Defense Spokesman John Kirby why any of this was Donald Trump’s fault, Kirby said, “I can’t answer that question right now because I’m too out of breath from chasing Biden’s helicopter and begging him not to leave me here to answer that question right now.”
White House Spokeswoman Karine-Jean-Identity-Hire did respond to reporters’ questions, however, saying, “This president takes full responsibility for blaming Donald Trump. Now it’s time to leave the past in the rearview mirror and stop even looking in the rearview mirror but instead look to the future where China is conquering Taiwan so let’s stop looking to the future also and just close our eyes and drive blindly until we hit a tree, which will be Donald Trump’s fault.”
In other news, the Democrat National Committee has announced it will showcase Democrat policies by holding their next convention in the ruins of the crime-ridden Democrat-run city of Chicago, a decision they blamed on Donald Trump.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-andrew-klavan-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrew Klavan</a> is the host of The Andrew Klavan Show at The Daily Wire. A popular political satirist and Hollywood screenwriter, Klavan is also an award-winning novelist. His newest novel is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Habit-Mind-Cameron-Mysteries/dp/1613163517/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Strange Habit of Mind</a>, book two in the Cameron Winter Mystery series.
The views expressed in this satirical article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

President Biden Marks The Two-Year Anniversary Of The January 6th Insurrection

Joe Biden Takes Full Responsibility For Blaming Donald Trump

Andrew Klavan

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John Kirby

Rachel Levine

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> promoted and celebrated transgenderism on Friday, just one day after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-proclamation-condemns-states-with-laws-targeting-transgender-youth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">condemning states</a> that have passed laws banning sex change surgeries on minors.
In honor of the “Transgender Day of Visibility,” a host of government agencies and departments issued statements pushing gender ideology urging Americans to be &#8220;allies&#8221; of trans-identifying people and decrying &#8220;discrimination.&#8221;
The Naval Sea Systems Command published an article on Friday criticizing states that have banned sex change surgeries for kids and urging Americans to be an “ally” of trans-identifying people.
“Even if you are not a part of the trans community, a great way to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility is being an ally,” a <a href="https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/SavedNewsModule/Article/3343199/international-transgender-day-of-visibility-offers-a-chance-to-support-freedom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> from the command center read. “There is no one way to be a &#8216;perfect&#8217; ally. The transgender community is diverse and complex, coming from every region of the world, from every racial and ethnic background, and from every faith community.”
The press release adopts woke language about gender being “assigned at birth” and claims that “some state legislatures are advancing bills that target transgender people and limit local protections.”
Over at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/health-and-human-services" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department for Health and Human Services</a>, Assistant Secretary for Health <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rachel-levine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Levine</a>, a man who identifies as a woman, announced in a Twitter video that the department would be flying the transgender flag on Friday over its building in Washington, D.C.
“For the second year in a row, the transgender flag is flying above our department in Washington, D.C. And this is an affirmation of the administration’s support for the transgender community and across the nation, as well as our support for evidence-based gender-affirming care,” Levine <a href="https://twitter.com/HHSGov/status/1641802646351740928" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a video.
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Today, for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TransDayofVisibility?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TransDayofVisibility</a>, the transgender pride flag is flying proudly outside the HHS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. – for the second year in a row.
Today and always, transgender health care is health care. Period. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TDOV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TDOV</a> <a href="https://t.co/6FBVVYvqAy">pic.twitter.com/6FBVVYvqAy</a>
&mdash; HHS.gov (@HHSGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/HHSGov/status/1641789392392970248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In another statement, Levine <a href="https://twitter.com/HHS_ASH/status/1641790603158536192" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that more “progress” needed to be made for minorities, immigrants, and young people who identify as transgender.
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HHS Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/xavier-becerra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Xavier Becerra</a> also put out a <a href="https://twitter.com/SecBecerra/status/1641788717676232705" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet thread</a> on Friday highlighting what HHS was doing to support the “trans community.” Becerra highlighted that the department had released “guidance to state child welfare agencies that makes clear that states should use their child welfare systems to advance safety and support for LGBTQI+ youth, which includes access to gender-affirming care.”
The General Services Administration also issued a statement saying that it acknowledged “the adversity and discrimination that the #TransgenderCommunity continues to face across our Nation and recognize the strength, resilience, and joy of #transgender, #nonbinary, and #GenderNonconforming people.”
According to activist Charlotte Clymer, the Veterans Affairs Administration even recognized the day, with Secretary Denis McDonough hosting “a small breakfast in his office with trans military veterans to mark Trans Day of Visibility. We discussed service to country, the importance of community, and public policy, notably health care.”
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Early this morning, VA Secretary McDonough hosted a small breakfast in his office with trans military veterans to mark Trans Day of Visibility. We discussed service to country, the importance of community, and public policy, notably health care. (1/2) <a href="https://t.co/lcwbTw014U">pic.twitter.com/lcwbTw014U</a>
&mdash; Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) <a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1641817342366605312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The government-run website Youth.gov <a href="https://youth.gov/announcements/resource-2023-international-transgender-day-visibility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed</a> people toward resources put out by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a Left-wing group that opposes bills that segregate bathrooms by sex and related legislation.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also put out a <a href="https://www.state.gov/transgender-day-of-visibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> saying that “transgender rights are human rights.”
“We celebrate the achievements and resilience of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming persons around the world. We recognize their bravery in their hard-fought work for equality, inclusion, and the full recognition of their human rights, which continues to this day,” he added.
USAID recognized the day by <a href="https://twitter.com/USAID/status/1641652842887880704" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pointing</a> to a program that gives taxpayer dollars to groups led by transgender-identifying individuals. Samantha Power, head of USAID, <a href="https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1641834585930575874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that she was inspired by individuals around the world who stood up to “misinformation” regarding transgenderism.
In an interview with USAID Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator Jay Gilliam, the U.S. official, who <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/usaid-senior-lgbtqi-coordinator-jay-gilliam-talks-advancing-global/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spok</a>e at Sydney WorldPride earlier this year, said that USAID was “intentionally and thoughtfully design programs that empower all transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary individuals to be instrumental in the transformation of their own societies.”
Not to be outdone, the National Weather Service even posted a transgender flag to its Twitter account.
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To promote justice, equality, and equity for the transgender community, the National Weather Service family champions and stands alongside our transgender employees on this day and every day! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TransDayOfVisibility?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TransDayOfVisibility</a> <a href="https://t.co/mUb54CEe9o">pic.twitter.com/mUb54CEe9o</a>
&mdash; National Weather Service (@NWS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NWS/status/1641774592699035648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Navy Urges Americans To Be An ‘Ally’ As Biden Admin Promotes Transgenderism

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A resurfaced clip of transgender federal health official Dr. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rachel-levine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Levine</a> saying an adult transition gave Levine the chance to be a father is circulating on social media amid Levine&#8217;s recent, full-throated advocacy for sex changes for minors.
In the clip Levine, who is assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), says &#8220;I have no regrets” about transitioning later in life, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11872347/Trans-health-secretary-Rachel-Levine-happy-waited-kids-change-gender.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reported.
Levine began a transition in 2011 at age 54 and having been married to Martha Peaslee Levine for 23 years with two adult children.
&#8220;You know, my transition was very different … I transitioned over ten years,&#8221; Levine said in the 2019 clip. &#8220;Most people don&#8217;t take that long. I have no regrets because if I had transitioned when I was younger then I wouldn&#8217;t have my children. I can&#8217;t imagine a life without my children.&#8221;
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Dr. Rachel Levine says gender-affirming care for minors has Biden administration&#39;s &#39;highest support&#39; <a href="https://t.co/IyRq3vKX9W">https://t.co/IyRq3vKX9W</a>
&mdash; Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status/1636714047600050176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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At the time, Levine also said that young people aren&#8217;t &#8220;willing&#8221; to wait so long. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I was 15 today, if I would take so long,” the HHS official stated.
On Thursday, Levine promoted the Biden administration&#8217;s support for &#8220;gender affirming” care for minors, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-hhs-official-gender-affirming-care-will-be-normalized" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;I can say that you, the children that you serve, the young people that you serve, their families, and you all have support at the highest levels of the federal government,&#8221; the HHS official said during an appearance on a podcast hosted by Connecticut Children&#8217;s Hospital.
&#8220;President Biden supports you,&#8221; Levine added. &#8220;I, as the Assistant Secretary for Health, will support you, and I talk about this topic everywhere I go to get the word out.&#8221;
Levin also slammed critics of medical professionals who advocate for minor gender reassignments, labeling the attacks &#8220;ideologically and politically motivated.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m a positive and optimistic person, and I choose to be positive, optimistic,&#8221; the HHS official said. &#8220;And I think that the wheel will turn on this, and I think it is not going to be politically advantageous; it wasn&#8217;t particularly in 2022, and so I think that as we look to all the different elections in 2024, I think the next two years are going to be challenging, but I am positive and optimistic and hopeful that the wheel will turn after that and that this issue won&#8217;t be politically and socially such a minefield.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/she-persisted-childrens-book-for-little-girls-will-feature-trans-identifying-rachel-levines-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;She Persisted&#8217;: Children&#8217;s Book For Little Girls Will Feature Trans-Identifying Rachel Levine&#8217;s Story</a>

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Trans HHS Official Has ‘No Regrets,’ Glad Waited To ‘Transition’ To Have ‘My Children’ In Throwback Clip

Trans HHS Official Has ‘No Regrets,’ Says Glad Waited To 'Transition’ To Have 'My Children' In Throwback Clip

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Dr. Rachel Levine, the transgender Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saluted “gender-affirming” care, saying that in the near future, such practices will be normalized.
Levine, who stated on the Connecticut Children&#8217;s Grand Rounds podcast that “gender-affirming” care had the “highest support” of the Biden administration, slammed the harsh criticism of medical professionals who advocate for “gender-affirming” care, which can include such radical practices as removing genitals.
“I think that these attacks are ideologically and politically motivated,” Levine charged, ignoring the profound concern expressed by many people that such care damages children. “I think they’re being done for primarily political purposes throughout the country.”
Levine claimed that support for “gender-affirming“ care would blossom, declaring, “I&#8217;m a positive and optimistic person, and I choose to be positive, optimistic. And I think that the wheel will turn on this, and I think it is not going to be politically advantageous; it wasn’t particularly in 2022, and so I think that as we look to all the different elections in 2024, I think the next two years are going to be challenging but I am positive and optimistic and hopeful that the wheel will turn after that and that this issue won’t be politically and socially such a minefield.”
Levin attacked states that have passed laws restricting abortion or “gender-affirming” care, snapping, “You live in a state, in Connecticut, where it is unlikely that those regressive, negative and discriminatory laws will pass and be implemented.”
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), an anesthesiologist who is the <a href="https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/html/rep.html">only</a> Republican member of Maryland&#8217;s congressional delegation and serves as Co-Chair of the Pro-Life Caucus, said it&#8217;s “reprehensible for a government official—let alone the Assistant U.S. Secretary of HHS to promote the genital mutilation of minors as becoming a standard practice in the U.S.”
“As a physician, I was proud to co-sponsor the &#8216;Protect Children&#8217;s Innocence Act&#8217; which would prohibit harmful medical procedures used to treat gender dysphoria in transgender minors, including puberty blockers and surgeries in which minors alter their body to correspond to a sex that differs from their biological sex,” Harris stated, as <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-rachel-levine-changing-kids-genders-soon-fully-embraced-wheels-turn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> reported.
“Many pediatricians, particularly pediatric endocrinologists, have expressed serious concerns about the use of puberty blockers, hormone blockers, and sex transition surgeries in minors,” Harris added. “These doctors know that these medications and procedures can impact children’s bone growth, fertility, and risk of breast and prostate cancer. Meanwhile, HHS has pressured providers to provide this care or else face discrimination lawsuits. We must protect our children.”

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Transgender HHS Official: ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care Will Be Normalized

Transgender HHS Official: ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care For Minors Will Be Normalized

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Health

A new children&#8217;s book series geared toward girls between the ages of 6-9 will feature the story of trans-identifying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rachel-levine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Levine</a> overcoming &#8220;obstacles.&#8221;
In the &#8220;chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds,&#8221; a book titled &#8220;She Persisted: Rachel Levin” by author Lisa Bunker tells the story of how the assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) persisted &#8220;throughout her life,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/childrens-book-series-inspiring-women-publish-biography-transgender-rachel-levine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> reported.
&#8220;As the first openly transgender government official to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation, the first openly transgender four-star officer in uniform service, and the first female four-star admiral in the commissioned corps, Rachel Levine faced many obstacles throughout her life,&#8221; the book&#8217;s description reads. &#8220;But she persisted through them all and showed kids of all genders that they can succeed in their dreams too.&#8221;
The chapter book series was inspired by Chelsea Clinton&#8217;s &#8220;She Persisted&#8221; picture books and includes stories about people like United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, and environmental activist Greta Thunberg, the outlet noted.
In an introduction from Clinton, she called the books the &#8220;perfect choice for kids who love learning and teachers who want to bring inspiring women into their curriculum,” and provides a &#8220;list of ways that readers can follow in Rachel Levine&#8217;s footsteps and make a difference!&#8221;
Screenshots of some of the pages of the children&#8217;s book appeared on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Persisted-Rachel-Lisa-Bunker/dp/0593529030/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N2LEI8H0A9G7&amp;keywords=She+Persisted%3A+Rachel+Levine%22&amp;qid=1677268275&amp;sprefix=she+persisted+rachel+levine+%2Caps%2C146&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>, with one paragraph that reads, “And Rachel was born transgender or trans for short. That means she was born with a boy body, but on the inside, in her mind and in her heart, she was a girl.&#8221;
Many people on social media slammed the idea of a children&#8217;s book featuring a story about a biological male &#8220;chopping off&#8221; his body parts, with one saying our &#8220;daughters deserve better.&#8221;
“‘She&#8217; Persisted in telling gaslighting lies about how sterilizing and chopping off the healthy body parts of minors was lifesaving and supported by science,&#8221; one person <a href="https://twitter.com/wesyang/status/1628539794736222208?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
Another <a href="https://twitter.com/Amante_delCane/status/1629199394791911424?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;This absolutely blew my mind. &#8216;Rachel&#8217; Levine included in a series entitled, &#8216;She persisted&#8217; Imagine including a bio man, who only &#8216;became’ a woman recently (in his mid-50s no less) over so many other women who have truly persisted. The gender ideology cult is just so [throwing up emoji.&#8221;
While another person <a href="https://twitter.com/Austen12341/status/1628642994747502594?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>, &#8220;That Levine dude is in the SHE persisted chapter books for little girls. This would have been a lovely series for girls, Bethany Hamilton was and is my daughter’s hero, but this is maddening that he is included. It is a cruelty to gaslight girls this way.&#8221;
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Biden&#39;s trans diversity hire Rachel Levine featured in She Persisted children&#39;s book series—our daughters deserve better<a href="https://t.co/AQvPslNr3w">https://t.co/AQvPslNr3w</a>
&mdash; Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/libbyemmons/status/1629192549989552129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Are you kidding me?!
&quot;She Persisted&quot;?! I think they mean &quot;He&#39;s a White Man Wearing A Trans Crown So Gets Whatever He Wants&quot;.
He didn&#39;t persist at anything but his own misogyny and entitlement. <a href="https://t.co/mM5RlNA2U7">https://t.co/mM5RlNA2U7</a>
&mdash; Jess 💜🤺💚 (@anonotanon) <a href="https://twitter.com/anonotanon/status/1628549548212879361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;She Persisted: Rachel Levine&#8221; hits bookshelves June 6, 2023.

‘She Persisted’: Children’s Book For Little Girls Will Feature Trans-Identifying Rachel Levine’s Story

Children’s Book For Little Girls Will Feature Trans-Identifying Rachel Levine's Story

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The <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> account belonging to The Christian Post was restored on Saturday following a nine-month <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/social-media-censorship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspension</a> over a tweet calling Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rachel-levine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Levine</a>, who claims identity as a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/transgender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender</a> woman, a “man.”
The move comes two months after <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> officially took control of Twitter following a $44 billion acquisition deal. Among the first high-profile accounts to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/babylon-bee-ceo-we-now-have-more-twitter-followers-than-ever-because-we-stubbornly-refused-to-bend-the-knee-for-tyrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restored</a> was the page belonging to the Babylon Bee, a Christian satire outlet that posted an <a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/the-babylon-bees-man-of-the-year-is-rachel-levine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> that jokingly designated Levine as “Man of the Year.”
An email from Twitter sent in March likewise <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/twitter-takes-action-against-christian-post-over-rachel-levine-tweet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> The Christian Post, a conservative evangelical publication, of “hateful conduct” and warned that officials had “temporarily limited some” features of the account, including the ability to tweet and like posts from other users. The original tweet read “USA Today names Rachel Levine, a man, among its ‘Women of the Year.’”
The Christian Post <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristianPost/status/1609223724456374280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on its restored account that the outlet “refused to retract” an objectively true statement because of their journalistic commitments and their religious convictions.
“We understand our ethical obligation to provide accuracy over narrative and truth over opinion. Calling a man a man is a scientific truth, not opinion. Editorializing facts is called commentary, opinion, or, in some cases, dishonesty,” a thread posted to the account said. “But more importantly, as Christians, our primary responsibility is to God and advancing His truth. This is why we refused to capitulate on our biblical standards of truth by bowing down to the immoral demands of Twitter’s former leadership.”
“In this case, obedience to God meant judgment by man,” The Christian Post continued, alluding to the words of the apostle Peter when he was told to stop preaching the gospel. “As living sacrifices to God, this was a small but necessary line for us to draw.”
The outlet thanked Musk for his commitment to free speech and vowed to “continue speaking biblical truth, never in hate, always in love, and always to inform our readers to the best of our abilities.” Musk has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-it-elon-musk-explains-why-he-bought-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously stated</a> that he acquired Twitter in order to ensure that a section of the public square is free from censorship and open to dialogue.
Americans with conservative and religious viewpoints have faced censorship from social media companies, particularly with respect to their stances on contentious social issues. Libs of TikTok, an account that focuses on Left-wing activists, was temporarily <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/libs-of-tiktok-locked-out-of-twitter-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">locked out</a> of Twitter several months ago for a “hateful conduct” warning. Allie Beth Stuckey, a commentator and podcast host, was suspended from Twitter on two separate occasions, once for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-suspends-conservative-pundit-allie-beth-stuckey-for-stating-that-transgender-weightlifter-is-a-man" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that a transgender woman competing as an Olympic weightlifter is “still a man” and again for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/allie-beth-stuckey-suspended-from-twitter-after-challenging-fox-news-segment-that-went-viral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denouncing</a> a Fox News segment that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shapiro-a-complete-betrayal-at-fox-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted</a> a family claiming their child was transgender.
Musk, a vocal fan of the Babylon Bee, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-contacted-the-babylon-bee-before-buying-9-of-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">consulted</a> with the company’s leadership before launching his bid to acquire the platform, which also refused to delete its post. “We now have more followers, reach, and revenue than ever before,” Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon said after the outlets’ account was restored, “not because we acquiesced, but because we stubbornly refused to bend the knee for tyrants.”

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‘We Refused To Capitulate On Our Biblical Standards’: Christian News Outlet Restored To Twitter After Months Of Suspension

Christian Post Restored To Twitter After Months Of Suspension

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U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-secretary-levine-dubs-self-agencys-first-female-four-star-officer-in-bizarre-video-highlighting-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Levine</a>, who identifies as a transgender female, advocated for Big Tech censorship of “misinformation” related to “gender-affirming care,&#8221; a surfaced video shows.
Levine, the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate, has in the past advocated for transgender &#8220;care&#8221; of minors, which opponents highlight is often irreversible and damaging to children.
“There is substantial misinformation about gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals,” Levine said back in May during a presentation before the Federation of State Medical Boards in New Orleans, the Washington Times <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/dec/26/dr-rachel-levine-slammed-after-calling-big-tech-cl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted</a>.
“We need to get our voices in the public eye, and we know how effective our medical community can be talking to communities, whether it’s at town halls, schools, conversations with others, and we need to use our clinicians’ voice to collectively advocate for our tech companies to create a healthier, cleaner information environment,” Levine continued.
The comments resurfaced as new so-called Twitter Files uncovered government agencies like the FBI working with Twitter to crack down on misinformation surrounding a number of issues.
Popular account Libs of TikTok captioned the video clip, &#8220;Rachel Levine calls for big tech to censor &#8216;health misinformation&#8217; impacting &#8216;gender affirming care.&#8217; Says &#8216;gender affirming care&#8217; has a positive value for youth.&#8221;
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“We really want to debase our treatment and to affirm and to support and empower these youth, not to limit their participation in sports and even limit their ability to get gender-affirmation treatment in their state,” Levine said in July on MSNBC, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-asst-hhs-sec-lets-empower-children-to-get-gender-affirmation-treatment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
Levine last year <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-secretary-levine-dubs-self-agencys-first-female-four-star-officer-in-bizarre-video-highlighting-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> the title of the “first female four-star officer” in a video boasting about “diversity” for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“I am honored to serve as the first female four-star officer of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the first openly transgender four-star officer to serve across any of the eight uniformed services,” the official said.
“This is a momentous occasion,” Levine continued in the address post-swearing-in. “And I am honored to take this role, for the impact that I can make and for the historic nature of what it symbolizes.”
“Diversity makes us stronger,” the secretary asserted. “Each person has a different perspective and different strengths that they bring to make the whole community stronger. The time is now for our country to continue to move the bar forward for diversity. And I am proud to wear this uniform and answer that call.”
Levine went on to promise a commitment to “follow the science to build a healthier future, where we work to create an environment in which no one is left behind.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-secretary-levine-dubs-self-agencys-first-female-four-star-officer-in-bizarre-video-highlighting-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trans Secretary Levine Dubs Self Agency’s ‘First Female Four-Star Officer’ In Bizarre Video Highlighting ‘Diversity’</a>

Top Biden Official Pushed Big Tech To Censor ‘Misinformation’ On Trans ‘Care’ For Minors, Video Shows

Top Biden Official Rachel Levine Pushed Big Tech Censorship Related To Trans 'Care' For Minors, Video Shows

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A new public records request reveals how millions of taxpayer dollars have funded controversial &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; medical treatments for trans-identifying minors in Pennsylvania. 
The <a href="https://pafamily.org/about/">Pennsylvania Family Institute</a>, a non-profit representing family values, filed a right-to-know request with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to find out exactly how much taxpayer money has been spent on medically transitioning children and adolescents in the state. The request revealed that since 2015 more than $16.7 million in tax dollars have been spent on puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and gender-related surgeries for minors.
“When Gov. [Tom] Wolf took office, he unilaterally changed state policy to cover things like double mastectomies to remove healthy breasts from minor girls and irreversible experimental hormones for children,” said Emily Kreps with PA Family Institute. “The same drugs used to chemically castrate convicted sex offenders are being funded by tax dollars for minors. This type of ‘care’ is happening right now at major institutions like CHOP, Penn State Health and<a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1560027417456025601"> UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh</a>—especially to<a href="https://twitter.com/MegBeileen/status/1575540861462528001"> children in foster care</a>.”
In 2015, Democrat Governor Tom Wolf took office, nominating Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender pediatrician, as Pennsylvania&#8217;s physician general. Before becoming the Assistant Secretary of Health to the Biden administration, Levine worked for six years to advance &#8220;LGBTQ rights,&#8221; including access to &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; care. Levine has pressed for insurance coverage for medical gender transition at the state and federal levels. From 2015 to 2021, Pennsylvania saw a nearly 5000% increase in spending on &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; care for minors under 18.
The request included data from Fee-For-Service (FFS) paid claims, Physical Health (PH) HealthChoices paid encounters, and Behavioral Health (BH) HealthChoices paid encounters available in Pennsylvania DHS&#8217; PROMISe from January 1, 2015, through October 21, 2022.
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In 2021, Pennsylvania spent more than $3.9 million on services pertaining to “sex reassignment and transition related services and drugs” for minors. This figure is up from $2.7 million in 2020, which saw little increase from 2019, most likely attributed to the pandemic, when outpatient services and elective procedures were put on hold. From January 1, 2022, to October 21, 2022, the state spent $3.7 million on medical interventions for &#8220;trans&#8221; minors and is on course to exceed previous years. 
2015 saw the lowest spending for transitioning minors at $78,000 before &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; care was <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/18/2016-11458/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities">adopted</a> as national policy as part of Obamacare. On July 18, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services <a href="https://transequality.org/blog/pennsylvania-medicaid-removes-trans-health-exclusions">announced</a> that the state Medicaid program would begin to cover all &#8220;medically necessary gender transition services.&#8221; 2016 saw a 755% increase from 2015 at $668,000.
“This level of state-endorsed harm upon children is reprehensible,” said Alexis Sneller of the PA Family Institute. “While we knew the Wolf administration was funding services related to these irreversible procedures on minors, now seeing the exact numbers–millions spent towards these detrimental acts–is still shocking.”
Dr. Nadia Dowshen, co-founder of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Gender Clinic, <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-chop-gender-clinic-co-founder-praises-rachel-levines-initiatives-for-medical-transition-of-minors">praised</a> Levine during a 2018 lecture for being a &#8220;really wonderful advocate&#8221; for &#8220;work[ing] to ensure young people have coverage of these medications,&#8221; noting how expensive puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and gender-related surgeries can be.
A young Pennsylvania woman named <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-met-with-vitriol-by-transgender-activists-shares-her-story">KC Miller</a> had a viral video on Twitter describing the significant hair loss and receding hairline she now has after five years of taking testosterone. Miller adopted a transgender identity at 16 and was referred to a local gender clinic by CHOP, where she was prescribed the hormone just after her 17th birthday. Only six months after the injections started, she received a double mastectomy to remove her breasts. At age 21, she announced that she wanted to detransition after realizing that &#8220;social contagion&#8221; greatly influenced her initial decision. 
“Gender-affirming” care discourages medical professionals from questioning a minor’s self-reported transgender identity or exploring possible underlying factors that may be causing their dysphoria. The standard protocol for gender affirmation is administering puberty blockers, followed by cross-sex hormones, and then surgery, if desired. Proponents generally argue that parental approval should not be a requirement and reject medical “gatekeeping.”
None of these U.S.-based organizations that endorse &#8220;gender-affirming&#8221; care have done systematic reviews of the evidence, while arguably more leftist European countries like <a href="https://segm.org/segm-summary-sweden-prioritizes-therapy-curbs-hormones-for-gender-dysphoric-youth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sweden</a>, <a href="https://genderreport.ca/finland-strict-guidelines-for-treating-gender-dysphoria/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finland</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/englands-national-health-service-abandons-gender-affirming-model-of-care" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> have. After reviewing the evidence for the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in treating pediatric gender dysphoria, health authorities in all three countries have decided to abandon the “gender-affirming” model, finding the costs outweigh the benefits.

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Pennsylvania Taxpayers Spent $16.7 Million On Trans Treatments For Minors Since 2015: Report

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After insiders at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vanderbilt-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vanderbilt University Medical Center</a> told The Daily Wire that they fear transgender surgeries on minors would eventually resume, host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Walsh</a> affirmed why states need to create laws to ban such practices.
Walsh said during an interview Wednesday with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that places like Vanderbilt have become a &#8220;hub&#8221; for the sexual mutilation of children, which recently stopped the procedures following a videotape uncovered by The Daily Wire host exposing the practices. However, a recent report from three sources at the institution said the moment the public relieves pressure — the &#8220;liberal-led&#8221; university would continue to push them through.
&#8220;They will if they can get away with it, which is why we can&#8217;t rely on these institutions to police themselves,&#8221; Walsh said.
Walsh called on lawmakers to create legislation prohibiting doctors from performing procedures classified as so-called “gender-affirming care.”
&#8220;There have to be laws now — and I think most Americans, when they hear about this, are shocked to find out that there aren&#8217;t already laws banning doctors from doing cosmetic double mastectomies on teenage girls or sterilizing and castrating kids.&#8221;
United States Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine has recently made headlines after slamming laws that would dictate when children could begin receiving &#8220;a range of medical treatments and evaluations … of people who are transgender and transgender youth.&#8221;
&#8220;And we do not need state laws and actions that dictate principles of transgender medical care by us pediatric experts,&#8221; Levine <a href="https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/rachel-levine-slams-laws-dictating-when-children-can-begin-transgender-medical-therapies-biden-administration-trans-lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
However, Levine has faced backlash from medical professionals that have challenged the idea that &#8220;treatments and evaluations&#8221; like puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones are medically necessary and safe for minors.
Florida&#8217;s Department of Health has stated that conducting those procedures on minors lacked &#8220;conclusive evidence&#8221; and could lead to potential &#8220;long-term, irreversible effects.&#8221;
Puberty blockers, known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) substances, received a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fda-officials-warn-of-brain-swelling-vision-loss-in-minors-using-puberty-blockers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning</a> from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials earlier this year, saying the drug could cause brain swelling, loss of vision, and serious risks for children being injected with the hormone.
Officials said a plausible association between using puberty blockers and pseudotumor cerebri, which displays symptoms similar to a brain tumor, was identified in six young girls between the ages of five and 12. Symptoms in the patients included visual disturbances, headaches, and vomiting. Other effects GnRH agonists caused were an increase in blood pressure, brain swelling, and abducens neuropathy.
Institutions like Vanderbilt would be free to resume gender surgeries on children if a law weren&#8217;t in place.
But Walsh has charged supporters to fight for the protection of children&#8217;s health, to call on state legislators to implement laws and guardrails preventing institutions from performing irreversible procedures.
&#8220;The fact that Vanderbilt was even willing to put a pause on these procedures is an example of pressure from the Right, causing a left-wing institution to cave at least temporarily, which is significant in its own right,&#8221; Walsh said. &#8220;But of course, we&#8217;re not going to just rely on them to continue on their own.&#8221;
On Friday, Walsh is hosting the &#8220;Rally to End Child Mutilation&#8221; in Nashville, Tennessee, at the state Capitol. Speakers will include Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), state Senator Jack Johnson, and state Rep. William Lamberth. Former congresswoman, Democratic Party member, and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has also recently joined the list of speakers for Friday&#8217;s rally.
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‘We Can’t Rely On These Institutions To Police Themselves’: Matt Walsh Affirms Why Nation Needs Laws Banning Castrating Children

Matt Walsh Affirms Why Nation Needs Laws Banning Castrating Children

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The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) kicked off its 27th annual conference in Montreal on Saturday night with a keynote address from Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary of the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/health-and-human-services">Department of Health and Human Services</a>, who identifies as a transgender woman. 
Levine&#8217;s speech, complete with a “call to action,” comes off more as an activist manifesto than what you would typically expect from a conference of medical professionals. Levine called on the audience to think of themselves as “ambassadors for science” and insisted on a “proactive” rather than “passive” approach to educating the masses. 
“Our task quite simply is to educate the public in the United States and throughout the world, in as many forms as possible,” Levine proclaimed. “We have the power to expand the boundaries of science and of public understanding.”
The president of WPATH, Dr. Walter Bouman, and president-elect Dr. Marci Bowers, led the opening ceremony with a few words before they were interrupted by a group of activists who took over the podium with a banner and a prepared speech: “We’re just going to crash the party, no offense to anybody meant,” said one activist, while several others raised the banner. WPATH officials cut off the feed to their livestream for several minutes during the unplanned demonstration. 
The livestream commenced as the activists were listing their demands, which included “Adoption of the Standards of Care, free of psychomedical barriers, and entirely based on autonomy and informed consent,” as one “transfeminine” activist read aloud to an approving audience. “We want free access to all trans-affirmative care,” they continued, as the conference attendees cheered. Bouman and Bowers stood by, nodding their heads in approval of the interruption. 
The activists also demanded universal medical coverage for trans-identifying immigrants, regardless of immigration status, and an end to the “criminalization of sex work.” Their last request was for the “recognition of transfeminicide as an international humanitarian crisis,” for which the conference attendees gave a standing ovation. 
Dr. Marci Bowers, a surgeon who specializes in genital surgeries for transgender patients and identifies as a transgender woman, reclaimed the podium. Bowers was featured in The Daily Wire documentary “What is a Woman,” and admitted to performing vaginoplasty surgery on minors as young as 16. Bowers announced her appointment as the first “transfeminine person” to be elected President of WPATH in its 43-year history. 
Levine took to the stage after a lengthy introduction from Bowers. “I truly stand on the shoulders of those who came before me,” said Levine. “As we all know, progress brings new and inevitable challenges.” 
“I’ve heard from parent after parent, family after family, who have either considered moving to different states in the United States or have moved so that their child can access the medical care they need and deserve,” began Levine. “These stories are heartbreaking. It is critically important that medical decisions and the public pronouncements of them are based on science and human compassion rather than slander and stigmatization.”
But contrary to Levine’s claims, “the science” is not settled on transgender medicine. The Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine (SEGM), an international group of more than 100 clinicians and researchers, responded to “the science” deployed in WPATH’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-transgender-health-association-releases-new-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new official guidelines</a>. SEGM wrote a <a href="https://segm.org/draft_SOC8_lacks_methodological_rigor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critique</a> in January 2022, citing the potential for harm due to WPATH’s lack of methodological rigor and <a href="https://segm.org/NICE_gender_medicine_systematic_review_finds_poor_quality_evidence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">very low-quality evidence</a>.
WPATH says its guidelines were written “based on available evidence” but cite flawed, cherry-picked studies to support their conclusions. “The current description of the literature betrays a strong bias toward studies promoting social and medical transition,” said <a href="https://segm.org/sites/default/files/WPATH%20SOC8%20Comments_Final_3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEGM</a>.
Levine makes the false assertion that transgender youth don’t have underlying mental health issues that may be contributing to or causing their dysphoria, claiming that &#8220;It is the bullying, it is the harassment, the discrimination that transgender youth face that leads to these outcomes.&#8221;
&#8220;Gender-affirming care is medical care. Gender-affirming care is mental health care. Simply put, gender-affirming care is suicide prevention care,&#8221; continued Levine. But while “gender affirmation” treatment may sound innocuous, in practice this amounts to allowing children to dictate the terms of their own sex change.
The “suicide prevention” Levine refers to is the “affirm-or-suicide” myth, a <a href="https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/pediatric-gender-medicine-and-the" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debunked claim</a> that says trans-identified minors are more likely to commit suicide if they are denied “gender affirming” medical treatments. Studies claiming that “trans” youth are at elevated risk of suicide commonly compare their “trans” cohort to mentally healthy teenagers who don’t identify as trans. But when researchers <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33165650/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compared</a> “trans” youth to teens with similar mental health problems, but not including gender dysphoria, there was little difference in suicide rates, suggesting that withholding “gender affirming” care is not a driver of suicidal ideation.
“It is wrong to politicize medical care,” continued Levine, who then went on to advocate for the politicization of medicalized gender transition, with the full support of the Biden administration. 
Levine refers to the laws enacted to protect youth from accessing irreversible medical procedures as “anti-LGBTQ policies,” and in an attempt to rally the crowd said, &#8220;So I have a call to action. This is a call to action for all of you. I firmly believe that as a society, we have not made progress unless we have made progress for all.”
Levine insists that a “proactive” rather than “passive” response is necessary. &#8220;Our mission as doctors, as other medical professionals, psychological professionals, and really the diversity that we have in this room of professionals, must include a proactive approach rather than merely a passive rejection of intolerance,&#8221; said Levine. 
“We have the ability to share information to speak with the authority that our training and our experiences have given us, and to work together to assert our right to practice medicine as we were taught,” Levine continued. “I encourage all of you in the United States and throughout the world to think of yourselves as ambassadors, ambassadors for science, ambassadors for compassion, and ambassadors for care.&#8221; 
&#8220;These conversations should not just be restricted to medical settings,&#8221; Levine instructed. &#8220;Please offer yourselves as information or resources, not just for youth, but for school teachers, principals, professional organizations, and recreation centers, many would benefit from having this information, even if they themselves are not involved in these decisions. So please proactively seek out opportunities to speak about what you know.”
&#8220;Our task quite simply is to educate the public in the United States and throughout the world, in as many forms as possible. We have to have conversations that question the assumptions that people make that underlie these attacks on trans and nonbinary people. Educating people sometimes means asking them questions in addition to just giving them answers, we must push back the veil of ignorance. And this demands extra efforts and as a challenge for WPATH and for all of us,&#8221; Levine said.
WPATH’s <a href="https://www.wpath.org/">annual conference</a> in Montreal ends on September 20.

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Levine Opens WPATH Conference With Activist Manifesto: ‘This Is A Call To Action.’

Levine Opens WPATH Conference With Activist Manifesto: “This Is A Call To Action.”

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Puberty blockers, known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) substances, received a warning from U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fda">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) officials earlier this month, saying the drug could cause brain swelling, loss of vision, and serious risks for children injecting the hormone.
Officials said a plausible association between using puberty blockers and pseudotumor cerebri, which displays symptoms similar to a brain tumor, was identified in six young girls between the ages of 5 and 12.
&#8220;Five were undergoing treatment for central precocious puberty and one for transgender care,&#8221; FDA officials <a href="https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/20636/Risk-of-pseudotumor-cerebri-added-to-labeling-for?autologincheck=redirected">report</a>. &#8220;The onset of pseudotumor cerebri symptoms ranged from three to 240 days after GnRH agonist initiation.&#8221;
Such symptoms in the patients included visual disturbances, headaches, and vomiting. Other effects GnRH agonists caused were an increase in blood pressure, brain swelling, and abducens neuropathy.
A spokesperson from the FDA told <a href="https://www.formularywatch.com/view/fda-updates-safety-labels-for-group-of-gnrh-agonists">Formulary Watch</a> the cases were considered clinically serious and determined that a warning should be added to all GnRH agonist products approved for pediatric patients.
&#8220;Although the mechanism by which GnRH agonists may lead to development of pseudotumor cerebri has not been elucidated, and patients with CPP may have a higher baseline risk of developing pseudotumor cerebri compared with children without CPP,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;This potential serious risk associated with GnRH agonists justifies inclusion in product labeling.&#8221;
Puberty blockers and hormones have come under fire again after President Joe Biden&#8217;s U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine asserted that the U.S. should not limit youth access to so-called &#8220;gender-affirming care.&#8221;
&#8220;Gender affirming care is life-saving, medically necessary, age-appropriate, and a critical tool for health care providers,&#8221; Levine <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY0VNzkLHTI&amp;t=20s">said</a>. &#8220;As a pediatrician, when it comes to making sure kids are healthy and happy, I know how important care that affirms someone&#8217;s true identity can be.&#8221;
However, Florida&#8217;s Department of Health has argued the opposite of Levine&#8217;s claims, saying that due to the lack of conclusive evidence, and the potential for long-term and irreversible effects, doctors should not prescribe children 18 years old and younger puberty blockers or hormone therapy.
&#8220;Based on the currently available evidence &#8216;encouraging mastectomy, ovariectomy, uterine extirpation, penile disablement, tracheal shave, the prescription of hormones which are out of line with the genetic make-up of the child, or puberty blockers, are all clinical practices which run an unacceptably high risk of doing harm,'&#8221; Florida&#8217;s Department of Health wrote in a <a href="https://www.floridahealth.gov/_documents/newsroom/press-releases/2022/04/20220420-gender-dysphoria-guidance.pdf?utm_source=floridahealth.gov&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=newsroom&amp;utm_content=article&amp;url_trace_7f2r5y6=https://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2022/04/20220420-gender-dysphoria-press-release.pr.html">memo</a>.
Yet Levine claims every major medical association agrees with the comments about “gender-affirming” care saving lives, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-dept-health-slams-rachel-levine-character-assassination-trans-youth-comments">Fox News</a>.
Jeremy Redfern, a Florida Health Department spokesperson, denounced Levine&#8217;s so-called data.
&#8220;It&#8217;s an appeal to authority that is in stark contrast to the best available evidence,&#8221; Redfern said.
He said while the state&#8217;s Health Department is following the evidence, the federal government is following the eminence.

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FDA Officials Warn Of Brain Swelling, Vision Loss In Minors Using Puberty Blockers

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The <a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/07/bidens-transgender-assistant-health-secretary-rachel-levine-gender-fluid-pup-handler-sam-brinton-attend-french-ambassadors-bastille-day-party/">headline</a> was bad enough: “Biden’s Transgender Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine and Gender Fluid ‘Pup Handler’ Sam Brinton Attend French Ambassador’s Bastille Day Party.” The picture was even worse, featuring these two biological men in women’s clothing. Levine (who is a male but identifies as a female) was wearing a blazer and skirt, while Brinton (who is a male who dresses in drag) was wearing a dress. Keep in mind: they were on official business as representatives of the United States government. I am not making this up.
For those who are unfamiliar with these two individuals, Brinton is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy, and Levine is Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It was Brinton who <a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/tiEaGTyAMyUx7Fje8">posted the picture</a> on his Instagram account (now unavailable) with this caption: “Week 4 On The Job: Champagne and Celebration with the French Ambassador in his residence for Bastille Day. (But also the amazing opportunity to connect with one of the only other transgender government officials, Admiral Levine – not gonna lie, it felt great to commiserate with a fellow trans person facing the hate.)”
Talk about a picture telling a thousand words. It also provides a snapshot into just how radical the Biden administration is when it comes to LGTBQ+ activism, making President Obama’s <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-video/video/2015/11/03/time-lapse-white-house-june-26th-2015">lighting up</a> of the White House in rainbow colors in 2015 seem almost tame in comparison.
As for “facing the hate,” I’m sure there are people who have <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/24/pa-covid-trans-secretary-health/">expressed their hostility</a> towards these two presidential appointees. 
It is not hate that motivates me to write, though. Not in the least. To the contrary, as a Bible believer, I recognize that Brinton and Levine are created in the image of God and are objects of His redemptive love through the cross. I’m sure that, outside of their trans and drag identities, they have a great deal to be proud of on their resumes. 
So, I do not degrade them or despise them as people, and I truly want what is best for them.
However, at the same time, I believe they are defiling the image of God by wearing women’s clothes and identifying as women (each in their own way). Additionally, it is my opinion that as high-level, public appointees of my country, they are an embarrassment, representing a fringe faction of our population. Is this the image we want to present to the world? 
These days, unfortunately, the answer seems to be yes.
After all, it was this administration that had the temerity to <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247852/us-embassy-to-vatican-flies-lgbt-pride-flag-for-month-of-june">fly</a> the LGBTQ+ flag at our offices in the Vatican. Talk about brazenness and insensitivity. (For those who might snidely say, “The Vatican is full of closeted gays,” the fact is that the Catholic Church remains one of the strongest international voices speaking out against homosexual practice.)
It is this administration that is <a href="https://www.heritage.org/gender/commentary/biden-administration-force-schools-adopt-radical-gender-policies-heres-what-you">campaigning</a> so aggressively for biological boys to compete athletically with biological girls, and to share <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/judge-blocks-biden-admin-directives-transgender-athletes-bathrooms-2022-07-16/">bathrooms</a> and locker rooms with them.
It is this administration that is <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/20/state-department-celebrates-international-pronouns-day-after-biden-strands-americans-in-afghanistan/">pushing</a> preferred gender pronouns on our children in schools.
It is this administration that has <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/30/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2022/">declared</a> an annual Transgender Day of Visibility.
And, more to the point here, it is Levine who, as Assistant Health Secretary, has issued reckless statements about transitioning children, most recently on July 18. As <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/rachel-levine-blasted-call-support-empower-youth-transgender-treatments-unserious-regime">reported</a> by Fox, “U.S. Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine called for laws to ‘support and empower’ youths ‘to get gender affirmation treatment’ on Monday.”
This is where the personal overlaps dangerously with the professional.
As for Brinton’s bizarre proclivities, one more <a href="https://www.survivethenews.com/its-official-gender-fluid-drag-queen-into-kinks-related-to-animal-role-playing-now-serves-in-bidens-energy-departments-office-of-nuclear-energy/">headline</a> will suffice: “It’s Official: Gender Fluid Drag Queen Into Kinks Related to Animal Role-Playing Now Serves in Biden’s Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy.” Was there no one better suited for the job? 
Brinton is as out and proud as they come, unashamedly mixing the personal with the professional. For a glaring example, look at the outfit he wore in the <a href="https://twitter.com/sbrinton/status/1542288527920185344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542288527920185344%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.survivethenews.com%2Fits-official-gender-fluid-drag-queen-into-kinks-related-to-animal-role-playing-now-serves-in-bidens-energy-departments-office-of-nuclear-energy%2F">picture</a> he posted on Twitter announcing his new job. How do you like those high heel shoes replete with stars and stripes?
This kink-loving drag queen also wrote <a href="https://twitter.com/sbrinton/status/1542288539458703360">this</a>: “. . . I lead a staff of hundreds and a budget of millions (with a Nuclear Waste Fund I’m responsible for at over $45 billion) as the leader of the office overseeing the management of the nation’s spent nuclear fuel.”
Am I the only who doesn’t find that comforting?
Of course, Brinton and Levine are not the only prominent members of the Biden administration who are openly LGBTQ+. 
The president’s new press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, is a lesbian whose partner is CNN’s National Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, and they reportedly share a child together. This, not surprisingly, has raised <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/06/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierres-partner-cnn-correspondent-suzanne-malveaux/">concerns</a> of a potential conflict of interest.
Pete Buttigieg, who is married to his male partner, is our country’s Secretary of Transportation.
In addition, as <a href="https://victoryinstitute.org/programs/presidential-appointments-initiative/lgbtq-appointments-in-the-biden-harris-administration/">reported</a> by the LGBTQ Victory Institute, just 100 days into President Biden’s term, “over 200 known LGBTQ people have been appointed to his administration, the most in history at this point in any administration.”
It is little wonder, then, that even Hillary Clinton, herself a <a href="https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/lgbt-equality/">longtime LGBT advocate</a>, did not dispute the statement from the interviewer who <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10932979/Hillary-Clinton-warns-Democrats-obsession-transgender-issues-cost-2024-election.html">said</a>, “Democrats seem to be going out of their way to lose elections by elevating activist causes, notably the transgender debate, which are relevant only to a small minority. What sense does it make to depict JK Rowling as a fascist?”
The answer is that this makes no sense at all. It is not political pragmatism that is driving this agenda, but rather a radical agenda that has pushed political pragmatism aside &#8211; and we’re not even halfway through the term.
Dr. Michael Brown (<a href="http://www.askdrbrown.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.askdrbrown.org</a>) is the host of the nationally syndicated <a href="http://www.lineoffireradio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Line of Fire</a> radio program. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University and has served as a professor at a number of seminaries and is the author of 40 books. Connect with him on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AskDrBrown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DrMichaelLBrown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbINn3x-intLp88Zrf8acpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>.
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