Loudoun County Public Schools pursued punishment against boys who complained about being filmed by a girl in the boys&#8217; locker room — and not the girl who was filming, who identifies as transgender — even though the girl repeatedly changed her story about purported anti-transgender harassment, a lawsuit filed Wednesday said.
The Virginia school district doled out 10-day suspensions to boys who asked each other why a girl was in the boys&#8217; locker room, even though officials&#8217; interviews with a multitude of teachers and students failed to corroborate the girl&#8217;s claims that the boys had denigrated, threatened, and ordered her to leave, the suit said.
A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses district officials of deleting at least one other recording the female student made of boys using the bathroom, leaking confidential information to a left-wing PAC that it says defamed the boys, and declining to discipline a Muslim student who was uncomfortable with a girl in the boys&#8217; locker room, only two Christian ones.
The incident occurred at the same school, Stone Bridge, where a<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says"> transgender rapist struck</a> in 2021. Loudoun County Public Schools officials covered up that rape because it would have posed an impediment to passing a transgender policy, Policy 8040, which allowed transgenders to use the opposite sex&#8217;s bathrooms and locker rooms.
The school district is now using that policy to go after the pair of Christian boys at the center of this case — even after the federal Department of Education&#8217;s Office of Civil Rights said last month that the district could lose federal funding unless it cancels the boys&#8217; suspensions and apologizes to them.
Lawyers for America First Legal and the Founding Freedoms Law Center, which filed the suit on behalf of two boys, said it&#8217;s another example of the school district engaging in misconduct to promote transgender ideology.
The girl originally stated that the threat occurred on March 17, but later clarified it was on March 21. Originally, she said a trio of boys &#8220;constantly screamed at the [female student] calling him a ‘Boy-girl,’ ‘It,’ and ‘Girl Female,’&#8221; and &#8220;got in her face,&#8221; saying &#8220;if you ever come in here again, we&#8217;re gonna beat your ass.&#8221; But she later said she didn&#8217;t know who shouted at her, and that she &#8220;barely remembered&#8221; the incident.
The school interviewed more than a dozen teachers and students, none of whom had heard these comments, and even the girl&#8217;s friends stated that she never mentioned it to them when discussing her locker room woes, the suit said.
One of the boys told investigators that none of them had ever addressed any comment to the girl or used any disparaging language, but simply asked in a conversation among themselves why there was a girl in the locker room.
The girl specifically said that one of the students who made the threat was a Muslim student. The most specific allegations were against that student: she said that during science class last year, he also told her &#8220;You guys are a disappointment to humanity,&#8221; referring to transgenders, and would &#8220;constantly misgender&#8221; her.
Loudoun County Public Schools&#8217; Title IX investigators determined that the Muslim student did not make the &#8220;disappointment to humanity&#8221; comment, the<a href="https://aflegal.org/press-release/america-first-legal-and-founding-freedoms-law-center-file-federal-lawsuit-against-lcps-seeking-emergency-relief-to-stop-boys-suspension-for-complaining-about-a-girl-in-their-locker-room/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=251029-afl_email_395_amended_complaint_against_loudoun_county_public_schools_revealing_new_details_of_sham_title_ix_investigation_and_alleging_conspiracy_with_a_political_action_committee_to_retaliate_against_students_full_file_10292025"> suit</a> said. Still, the school system sided with the girl, citing her &#8220;credibility.&#8221;
In disciplinary proceedings against the boys, Loudoun County Public Schools also stated that a video captured one of the students calling her a &#8220;girl-boy,&#8221; even though documents obtained through the lawsuit show that school investigators specifically said they heard no such thing. A speaker can be heard saying “girl-boy” three times between the start of the video and the 0:05 timestamp. The speaker then yells the same phrase twice at the 0:06 timestamp and the 0:08 timestamp,&#8221; the Title IX charges said. In reality, the Title IX investigator said, “I cannot understand any audio that’s on it.”
The school system dropped the charges against the Muslim boy while pursuing them against the Christian boys. It sent the Muslim boy a letter stating that the investigation was closed because, even if the allegations were true, they would not constitute prohibited harassment. Then they alleged the same facts to the Christian boys and said they remained under investigation.
The charges against all three boys left out the &#8220;beat your ass&#8221; comment, seeming to acknowledge that there was no evidence for it while avoiding mention of it to inflate the girl&#8217;s credibility.
Charging documents stated that the boy who asked, &#8220;Why is there a girl in here?&#8221; also said, &#8220;Get out of here,&#8221; suggesting that he was ordering the girl to leave. This contradicts the school district&#8217;s transcript, which said &#8220;get out of here&#8221; came from a different speaker. &#8220;&#8216;Get out of here&#8217; was clearly said from a distance away from the Female Student&#8230;as a colloquial expression of disbelief, similar to saying “You’ve got to be joking,&#8217;” the lawsuit said. It said the recordings were made in a noisy, crowded locker room.
The school system seized the girl&#8217;s phone and &#8220;deleted a recording of yet another boy using the bathroom whom the Female Student had recorded, thus denying the Plaintiffs the opportunity to present potentially exonerating evidence,&#8221; the lawsuit said. A fourth recording went missing.
The school district dropped charges against the Muslim boy after a mosque official reached out to school board member Arben Istrefi, who said he was doing what he could to resolve the situation. On May 20, Newsweek reported that School Board Chair Melinda Mansfield said it was &#8220;untrue&#8221; that the boys were being subjected to the Title IX disciplinary process, even though it was true, the lawsuit said.
Loudoun County Public Schools officials leaked confidential information to a left-wing political action committee, Loudoun for All, that &#8220;raises and spends money for attack advertisements against school board candidates and members who disagree with the policies and decisions of LCPS’s Superintendent Aaron Spence and the school board chair, Melinda Mansfield,&#8221; the suit said.
That PAC put out a press release that represented that &#8220;24 staff and student witnesses” corroborated that the boys had been engaged in “relentless harassment over the course of a year&#8221; against the female student — a claim that was false, the lawsuit said.
Loudoun for All overlaps with a group that, The Daily Wire reported in 2021, rallied to dox, hack, and<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-teachers-target-parents-critical-race-theory-hacking"> punish parents</a> who questioned school policies.
The school system&#8217;s cover-up of the transgender rapist likely would have gone uncovered were it not for the county&#8217;s sheriff, a Republican. The sheriff is investigating the girl for recording in a locker room, though it is unclear how Loudoun County Public Schools&#8217; apparent deletion of some of the evidence could affect that.

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Glamour UK magazine just named nine men as recipients of its annual “Women of the Year” Awards.
Transgender honorees Munroe Bergdorf, Maxine Heron, Taira, Munya, Bel Priestly, Dani St James, Ceval Omar, Mya Mehmi, and Shon Faye were all photographed for the magazine cover, standing together wearing “Protect the Dolls” t-shirts. &#8220;Dolls&#8221; refers to transgender-identifying males, and the shirts have been sold to raise money for a hotline providing support to transgender-identifying people in the United States and Canada.
Many of the reactions on social media were negative.
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9 men have been chosen as Glamour’s Women of the Year.
I heard on this site that woke is dead, but I’m not sure how anyone could ever think that considering K-12 education and universities are dominated by radicals pushing queer theory and every other civilization-destroying… <a href="https://t.co/G2g4IoUAWc">pic.twitter.com/G2g4IoUAWc</a>
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“9 men have been chosen as Glamour’s Women of the Year,” conservative activist Billboard Chris <a href="https://x.com/billboardchris/status/1983666109606981681?s=43">wrote</a> on X. “I heard on this site that woke is dead, but I’m not sure how anyone could ever think that considering K-12 education and universities are dominated by radicals pushing queer theory and every other civilization-destroying ideology.”
“Woke will never die until power in the education system is taken from the Left,” he added.
“I can’t believe this is real,” Libs of TikTok <a href="https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1983691103607112137">wrote</a>.
“So much for the women&#8217;s rights movement! Men are now stealing what it means to be a woman. Where are the so-called feminists?!” another reply <a href="https://x.com/JillPTorkelson/status/1983721580242072066">said</a>. 
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“I grew up in an era when mainstream women’s magazines told girls they needed to be thinner and prettier,” author J.K. Rowling wrote. “Now mainstream women’s magazines tell girls that men are better women than they are.”
Glamour UK included an article featuring interviews with the “dolls” where they expanded on the issue of transgender rights. 
“Now, trans people – and especially trans women – are facing a committed attempt from anti-trans pressure groups and right-wing politicians to make exclusionary policy the default across British public life including toilets, changing rooms, leisure facilities, workplaces, hospital wards and crisis support services. The intention is clear: to drive us out of public life to repress, then deny our existence,” the accompanying <a href="https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/protect-the-dolls-interview-2025-glamour-women-of-the-year-awards">article</a> says.
Bergdorf complained that trans-identifying people are facing “segregation laws” and “an inability to participate in public life.”
When the interviewer asked Omar what “protect the dolls” meant in practice, he replied, “I think it should, first and foremost, be ‘pay the dolls’ because there’s no protection like having stability and having money to secure yourself with housing and hormones and all these things. So, ‘paying the dolls’, I think, is very important, even when you think of protecting the dolls.”
This is not the first time men have been honored as women. In 2023, the U.K.-based outlet Attitude Magazine <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-k-magazine-names-dylan-mulvaney-woman-of-the-year">named</a> trans activist Dylan Mulvaney as its Woman of the Year. The same thing happened in 2022 when influencer Linn da Quebrada <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-woman-man-crowned-glamour-brazils-woman-of-the-year">became</a> Glamour Brazil’s “Woman of the Year.”

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Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in the five-part series “American Maoists: Warnings From The Cultural Revolution.”
In Part II, Xi Van Fleet and Sasha Gong — both activists, scholars, and survivors of Mao’s communist uprising — broke down the endless cycle of victimization that fuels perpetual revolution, and has been embraced by the American Left.
Today, the authors take up the question of women. The American Left, it turns out, is not the first revolutionary movement to encourage androgyny and shame women for being traditionally feminine. Indeed, as our authors, show, destroying womanhood is essential to the revolutionary project.
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The story of women under radical Marxist ideology is the story of beauty turned to beast.
Mao Zedong’s wife, Jiang Qing — known in the West as Madame Mao — was once celebrated as a symbol of feminine beauty. In 1930s Shanghai, the so-called “Hollywood of the East,” she gained fame as a rising movie star, embodying the glamour and grace traditionally associated with Chinese womanhood.
But Shanghai was also a hub for progressives, Communist sympathizers, and fellow travelers — and Jiang Qing was soon drawn into their orbit.
In 1937, at the age of 23, Jiang Qing — like tens of thousands of other progressive youths — traveled to Yan’an, the Communist stronghold in the loess hills of northwestern China, to join the revolution. There she quickly caught Mao Zedong’s attention, leading him to set aside his guerrilla fighter wife and marry the former movie star. 
As Jiang Qing bound herself to Mao and the Communist revolution, she began to shed her feminine image: cutting her long hair short, trading dresses for shapeless military uniforms, and abandoning the aura of a glamorous actress.
This transformation was not simply personal; it reflected a broader ideological demand. In Yan’an, and later in Beijing, the revolution required individuals to dissolve their identity into the collective. As Mao’s political power grew, Jiang’s own image moved ever further from the ideals of Chinese traditional femininity.
By 1966, when Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, Jiang’s metamorphosis was complete. Elevated to unprecedented authority as “Chairman Mao’s greatest standard-bearer,” she emerged as a hardened, gender-neutral revolutionary warrior, wearing a distinctly masculine haircut and clad only in a Mao suit or military uniform.
Jiang Qing became the model for all Chinese women to emulate. Feminine qualities were denounced as toxic, bourgeois, and reactionary, and women were expected to abandon not only the ornaments of beauty but the very essence of femininity itself — as lovers, wives, and mothers. Mao himself praised this new ideal in verse: “China’s daughters hold uncommon resolve; they love not splendid ornaments, but the arms of revolution.”
Nowhere was this more stark than in the Red Guard movement: thousands of teenage girls, who might once have sung, studied, or courted love, instead shouted slogans, wielded clubs, and became torturers and killers.
The Red Guard was responsible for the first murder of the Cultural Revolution — the brutal beating to death of their principal at a Beijing girls’ high school — an act that unleashed the nationwide violence which would claim tens of millions of lives.
It was in that era that both of us passed through girlhood, adolescence, and the bloom of youth, devoid of all femininity.
We were told, and we believed, that women could hold up half the sky, and that whatever men could do, we could do even better. We strove to become Iron Girls — the Chinese version of the superwoman — taking on the hardest tasks while training ourselves to look, speak, and act like men. Family, children, and motherhood were pushed from our minds; all that mattered was proving ourselves as revolutionaries.
Sadly, defeminization left deep scars on the women of our generation, eroding many of the traditional Chinese virtues of womanhood: tenderness, modesty, nurturing, grace, and devotion to family. Our generation, unlike our Western counterparts, grew up without dreams of a fairytale love story or a perfect wedding. 
When some of us later came to the West, we shattered the stereotype of what an Asian woman was expected to be in the eyes of Westerners.
As survivors of Mao’s defeminization, we are horrified to see history repeating itself here in America. Although the process began decades ago with the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1960s, its pace has accelerated dramatically in recent years.
Radicalized young women — especially white female youth in search of identity — have taken defeminization to new extremes. The body itself becomes a canvas of protest against convention and traditional feminine beauty: blue hair, tattoos, piercings, and harsh attire announce open rebellion. One needs to look no further than the Antifa girls on the streets for living proof.
As in Mao’s China, defeminization is more than an outward transformation; in today’s woke culture it is a proud declaration of being the opposite of what family, culture, or faith once revered as good, beautiful, or sacred. In this sense, it is a total reordering of values, inscribed visibly on the body. 
What is even worse is that the defeminization of women is accompanied by the feminization of men — a topic for another time. Both trends aim to shake the very foundation of a functioning society.
READ MORE:
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/license-to-kill-what-turns-normal-people-to-political-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Maoists, Part I: License To Kill: What Turns Normal People To Political Violence?</a>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-wheel-of-misfortune-victims-victimhood-and-victimization?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Xi+Van+Fleet+and+Sasha+Gong&amp;category=Opinion&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=The+Wheel+Of+Misfortune%3A+Victims%2C+Victimhood%2C+And+Victimization">American Maoists, Part II: The Wheel Of Misfortune: Victims, Victimhood, And Victimization</a>
Xi Van Fleet is a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, activist, and author of “Mao’s America: A Survivor’s Warning.”
Sasha Gong is a writer, scholar, journalist, and filmmaker. A dissident in Mao’s China, she holds a PhD from Harvard University and was previously Director of the China Branch at Voice of America.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Medical professionals are exploiting medical records and privacy laws to push children into transgenderism without their parents&#8217; knowledge, a watchdog organization warned Tuesday. 
A new report from Do No Harm first obtained by The Daily Wire says that parents can be kept in the dark about whether their children are undergoing transgender procedures and treatments under the guise of medical privacy. This is especially worrisome, the report notes, because the two companies responsible for the majority of electronic medical records in the United States have embraced transgender ideology.
&#8220;Confidentiality regulations are being used to hide aspects of pediatric medical transition, such as social transitioning and preferred pronouns of the child, as well as medications, from parents and guardians,&#8221; Do No Harm’s Michelle Havrilla writes.
Do No Harm says that the risk stems from hospitals interpreting federal and state health privacy laws to deny parents access to their child’s medical records once they turn 13. HIPAA — the federal law that mandates medical records be kept private — was meant to maintain parents&#8217; access to their children&#8217;s medical records. Traditionally, HIPAA has only been used to conceal minors&#8217; medical treatments from their parents in instances where it encouraged minors to seek treatment, for things like substance abuse and STDs.
Now, providers are exploiting those exceptions to hide information about transgender procedures, Do No Harm warns. 
“It appears that healthcare systems are using sexually transmitted infections, mental health concerns, and drug and alcohol exceptions to remove parental access to their child’s entire medical record – well beyond the limits of the law,” Havrilla wrote. 
At Lakeland Regional Health in Florida, parental proxy access to medical records <a href="https://www.mylrh.org/cerner-proxy/">goes away</a> at the age of 13. At age 13, the child has to call the system and authorize parental access to their medical records. 
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At the same time, companies like Epic and Oracle Health have enabled hospitals to incorporate questions about gender identity into their patient systems, Do No Harm says. Epic and Oracle control over 60% of the electronic medical record industry in the United States. 
Electronic medical records dictate “how physicians, nurses, deliver care from implementing clinical practice guidelines to methods used for billing and documentation,” Do No Harm medical director Kurt Miceli says.
Epic <a href="https://www.epic.com/epic/post/inclusive-care-transgender-patients-using-epic/">boasts</a> on its website about creating “more inclusive care for transgender patients.” It says that it has assisted its clients in incorporating “questions about patients’ preferred pronouns, sex assigned at birth, and gender identity into each patient’s chart in Epic.”
“The information a patient provides in response to these prompts can give providers a more nuanced understanding of a patient’s sex, gender identity, and healthcare needs, helping to prevent unwarranted assumptions and improve care,” Epic says. “For example, a transgender patient’s sex assigned at birth—along with the patient’s current anatomy — might inform clinical decisions, while their legal sex might be relevant to identifying them in billing workflows.”
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center <a href="https://lgbtqprimarycare.com/chapter-9/section-3-documenting-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-information/">appears</a> to use a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity SmartForm developed by Epic, according to a screenshot posted by an LGBT advocacy group. 
The form asks a patient to fill in their gender identity and takes an organ inventory where it can be designated what genitalia the patient has or what faux genitalia have been constructed. 
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Epic <a href="https://www.mychart.org/Help/proxy">notes</a> that parents using its MyChart software may not have access to their child’s records because “proxy access to a child’s account changes as they get older.&#8221;
&#8220;Because each organization has their own interpretation of federal legislation that guarantees privacy rights to adolescents, each organization determines the ages at which proxy access might become limited or removed,&#8221; the group writes.
An Epic spokesman told The Daily Wire that the company designs its software to comply with state law, and that health systems determine the format of electronic health records.
&#8220;Each healthcare organization configures Epic’s software to align with its specific needs, including compliance with state and local laws. This includes settings for proxy access and documentation in children’s medical records. These decisions are determined by each organization, not by Epic,&#8221; the spokesman said. 
Oracle also <a href="https://www.oracle.com/europe/health/continuum-care/3-ways-organizations-can-advance-gender-affirming-healthcare/">pushes</a> for “more inclusive” electronic health records and encourages organizations to “advance gender-affirming health care.” This includes the promotion of adding gender identity, “sex assigned at birth,” and pronouns to electronic health records charts.
The company also <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/industries/health/health-patient-portal/pp-release-notes/solution-changes-oracle-health-patient-portal-administrative-console.html">highlights</a> how 13 is the default age at which parents are restricted from viewing the vital signs and results of minor patients. 
“When a minor reaches the protected status age, an option becomes available to them from the Settings menu in the Patient Portal, and they can select what category of information they want to restrict. When a proxy tries to access restricted information, they receive an error message,” Oracle <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/industries/health/health-patient-portal/hppag/confidentiality.html">notes</a>. 
Other health systems that keep parents in the dark <a href="https://mychart.wellstar.org/MyChart/en-us/docs/tipsheets/MyChart_TeenGuide.pdf">include</a> Wellstar Health System in Georgia, which limits parents&#8217; access to their children&#8217;s health records after age 12. The child must authorize access for parents to get a full picture of what is going on with their health care. 
“While these institutions make a questionable attempt to be transparent with their proxy access policies, the concept of allowing a 13-year-old decision-making capacity is counter to what we understand about a developing adolescent brain,” Havrilla writes. “Adolescents simply do not have the cognitive capacity to make these difficult decisions.”
Miceli says that Do No Harm&#8217;s report is a call for both electronic health record platforms and health systems to put patients over ideology. 
“When you&#8217;re dealing with a child, it&#8217;s the child, as well as their parent or guardian who is going to help them, support them, and guide them through,” he told The Daily Wire. “That&#8217;s the key message to underscore the importance of what is truly patient centered in this regard.”
Some health systems are reportedly already surveying young patients about their &#8220;gender identities.&#8221;
Do No Harm included screenshots from a survey reportedly given to a 13-year-old emergency room patient at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
According to screenshots, the survey included questions like “What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate?” and “In your entire life, what, if any kind of sexual contact have you had?” with the options “Penis in vagina; Vagina on vagina; Anal; Oral; I have never had sex; I prefer not to answer.”
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Parents in Oregon and Florida were asked to fill out surveys about gender identity and sexual preferences for children as young as one.
“What&#8217;s concerning is that these identity focused questions are being introduced at an age when children are developing basic sense of self awareness, prompting confusion and promoting an ideology,&#8221; Havrilla said. &#8220;A pediatric visit should prioritize medical care, not an ideological exploration.&#8221;
The push for extreme privacy has in part come from groups like the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, which <a href="https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(14)00053-6/fulltext">contends</a> that “the design, implementation, and use of [electronic health records] need to take into account the special needs of adolescents for access to health information and the vigorous protection of confidentiality.”
One of the authors of that position is Dr. Ryan Pasternak, an advocate of transgender procedures for gender-confused children. 
“Ensuring access to confidential care can be really a serious safety issue for some adolescent patients, just depending on how their parents feel about some of the behaviors that they might be engaging in,” Pasternak <a href="https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/cme_podcast/15/">said</a> on a podcast while discussing “confidential” health care for young people. 
Instead of pushing for more restrictions on what parents can know, Do No Harm argues that states and the federal government should step in to protect parental rights and clarify medical privacy laws.
Miceli told The Daily Wire that it was important for parents to know if their child was experiencing gender confusion so they could “have the opportunity to help their child and not allow them to continue deeper and deeper into an ideology that will only result in more harm to them.”
“Regulations and laws must be enforced to stop [electronic health records] and health systems from unlawfully denying parental access and prioritize their children&#8217;s health, and allow parents to exercise their rights and responsibilities as parents for these young minors,” Miceli says.

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A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden-era rule that expanded federal discrimination protections to encompass gender identity and forced health care providers to perform transgender procedures. 
U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. <a href="https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2025/pr25-51-opinion.pdf">sided</a> with Tennessee and fourteen other states that sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the rule. Guirola said that the HHS overstepped its legal authority by expanding Title IX discrimination protections to gender identity. 
“In the opinion of the Court, Congress only contemplated biological sex when it enacted Title IX in 1972,” the judge wrote. “Therefore, the Court finds that HHS exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender-identity discrimination.”
The <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities">rule</a> had been put forth by the Biden administration on May 6, 2024. Despite the changeover in administration, the states still worried that the rule could be enforced against them in the future. Lawyers for Trump&#8217;s HHS argued that the states should fear no action from the federal government because of Trump&#8217;s crackdown on transgender ideology. 
Guirola said that since the rule was still in place, the “threat of enforcement and legal action is real&#8221; and that the resolution of the legal questions at the heart of the suit would “provide much-needed clarity.” 
He said that the rule would have blocked state-created health benefit exchanges, recipients of Medicaid and Medicare, and others from denying transgender medical procedures.
“When it enacted Title IX, Congress’s concern was prohibiting sex discrimination in education. It was particularly concerned with inequality that female students experienced. It did not at that time contemplate gender identity, transgender status, or ‘gender-affirming care,’” Guirola wrote. 
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti celebrated the decision from the court. 
“When Biden-era bureaucrats tried to illegally rewrite our laws to force radical gender ideology into every corner of American health care, Tennessee stood strong and stopped them,” Skrmetti said. “This decision restores not just common sense but also constitutional limits on federal overreach, and I am proud of the team of excellent attorneys who fought this through to the finish.”
Skrmetti argued that the rule would have blocked hospitals from maintaining sex-segregated spaces and forced states to subsidize transgender procedures through their Medicaid programs. 
The Republican attorneys general of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia all signed on to the suit.
Through a series of executive orders, President Donald Trump has sought to reverse Biden&#8217;s adoption of transgender ideology. As part of that, he ordered a review of all executive actions taken by Biden on the issue.

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Federal Judge Deals Another Major Blow To Transgender Ideology

Federal Judge Deals Another Blow To Transgender Ideology After GOP Suit

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A conservative watchdog accused federal bureaucrats of &#8220;hiding&#8221; key data from a government-funded study that would expose the questionable &#8220;science&#8221; behind putting gender-confused kids on puberty blockers. 
The American Accountability Foundation filed a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/NIH-FOIA-Complaint-to-file.pdf">suit</a> on Wednesday, alleging that the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health are withholding the release of data expected to significantly undermine transgender ideology. The data is from a government-funded study that the author admitted in an interview with The New York Times would hurt the case for placing young children on puberty blockers. 
&#8220;For over a year, HHS has been hiding a bombshell study that confirms what we&#8217;ve known all along: transgender therapy is a failure,” American Accountability Foundation President Tom Jones told The Daily Wire. “The lead researcher herself admitted that the findings challenge the effectiveness of these drugs. HHS bureaucrats are playing woke political games, ignoring science and common sense.”
The American Accountability Foundation first requested the data from the $9.7 million project after the Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/science/puberty-blockers-olson-kennedy.html">published</a> a story on October 23, 2024, that featured researcher Johanna Olson-Kennedy admitting that she had delayed publishing the effects of puberty blockers on children due to political concerns. Olson-Kennedy told The Times that the data did not show better mental outcomes for children placed on puberty blockers. 
Five days later, the American Accountability Foundation submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to get the data. However, the response came with significant redactions that obscured important data points, the suit filed in the District of Columbia said.  
“Though the NIH sent a response and produced some records in November 2024, NIH’s production appeared incomplete, as it didn’t include Dr. Olson-Kennedy’s data and contained redactions throughout. NIH’s response also appeared incomplete and insufficient because it didn’t justify any of the redactions, nor did it explain how the search was conducted to find responsive records pertaining to the data set,&#8221; the suit said. 
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Jones filed an appeal of the redactions on January 6, 2025, but says that the issue has not yet been resolved. The suit says that HHS and the NIH have violated federal records laws in their handling of the request. 
Specific records that have been redacted include the names of researchers who aided in the project, their background, and information on the compensation they received from the government. 
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Also redacted are demographic information and other data points about the kids who were put on puberty blockers. That data is redacted for “proprietary info,” while some is left out with the reason, “redacted by agreement.”
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The suit said that the AAF opposed the vague redactions and “objected to the adequacy of NIH’s search. Specifically, AAF requested a copy of the data to which Dr. Olson referred. The FOIA coordinator’s response said nothing about how the search was conducted, whether such data are being withheld, and, if they are being withheld, why they are being withheld.”
HHS Press Secretary Emily Hilliard told The Daily Wire the agency does not comment on pending litigation, but that it was &#8220;committed to protecting children from being harmed by puberty blockers.&#8221;
A <a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.14.25327614v1.full-text">preprint version</a> of Olson-Kennedy’s study appears to be available, but it has not yet been peer reviewed. Olson-Kennedy and her co-authors claim in that version that their research shows that “youth demonstrated both stability and improvement in emotional and mental health over 24 months.”
The American Accountability Foundation believes that all the data documenting the study should be made available so it can be independently analyzed.
“We&#8217;re fighting back, suing HHS to force them to follow the law and release this truth,” Jones said. “The American people deserve to know what&#8217;s being hidden by the radical left!&#8221;

Supreme Court Considers Tennessee’s Ban On Treatments For Transgender Minors

‘Woke’ Government Bureaucrats ‘Hiding’ Crucial Data On Blockbuster Trans Study, Watchdog Says

'Woke' Government Bureaucrats Withholding Data On Blockbuster Trans Study, Watchdog Says

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There’s this mic-drop line in the trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio’s new film, “One Battle After Another”: “It’s not that hard, they/them.” 
When my husband and I heard it in theaters, we couldn’t help but shoot one another a look. We weren’t outraged; frankly, we were exhausted.
That zinger was clearly written to earn brownie points from a woke crowd, but it landed like a prepackaged corporate slogan. Any potential hype from the action movie trailer tanked the way an advertisement does when it tries too hard to sound like a movement.
But that’s where we’re at now. Even Hollywood trailers have a virtue-signal quota that writers type into scripts as proof that the studio has passed ideological inspections.
We’re not the only ones tired of it, apparently, since the whole notion of non-binary identities appears to be collapsing in on itself.
Sociologist Eric Kaufmann recently published data on <a href="https://x.com/epkaufm/status/1978074195767480659">X</a> that went viral, showing that the number of young people identifying as a non-binary “gender identity” — and even those identifying sexually as “queer” — has dropped dramatically.
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1/ NEW: trans identification is in free fall among the young
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Meanwhile, heterosexual identification quietly, and unfashionably, has seen a rebound.
That’s not political backlash, however. People are fatigued by a fading trend.
For years, “gender identity” meant more than personal exploration. Frankly, it felt like a public performance. The internet made it oh-so-contagious; Hollywood made it fashionable. Then corporations made it profitable.
But the more that identity became a virtue to pander or a brand to adopt, the less authentic it felt.
I can think of no better example than actress and singer Demi Lovato, as her story shows the emotional cost better than any statistic. Her struggles were, as many child stars’ are, very public and very difficult to watch: childhood trauma, addiction, near-fatal overdoses, long stretches of recovery, and then a relapse. But in 2021, amidst all that turmoil, Lovato “came out” as non-binary and deemed her pronouns “they/them.”
At the time, she described her new identity as freeing, one that made sense. But let’s be honest, freedom built on instability isn’t lasting. By the next year, she quietly started using “she/her” pronouns again and told interviewers she had become “exhausted” by constantly explaining herself. Focus on that word. She wasn’t just fatigued by correcting strangers, she was clearly weary of trying to rebuild her life through a faulty label based on fiction.
Kaufmann’s research suggests that Lovato’s identity arc clearly mirrors what’s happening on a larger scale. The boom in “trans” and “non-binary” identifications also happened to coincide with historic spikes in depression, anxiety, and loneliness — especially during COVID-19 lockdowns. But now, as self-reported mental health appears to have improved, those identities appear to be declining.
One may not have directly caused the other, but the overlap is worth pondering. For many, that “non-binary” label could have been a survival mechanism of sorts, a way they could name their inner chaos and get it off their chest in a culture that began looking down on traditional anchors like family and even faith. And once Lovato returned to “she/her,” she signaled to the public she was in recovery. This summer, she even <a href="https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/demi-lovato-s-case-study-and-why-women-are-more-prone-to-mimetic-desire">married</a> her Canadian beau, looking absolutely stunning in a traditional white wedding dress to boot.
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Even Hollywood gets the picture that the magic is wearing off. For years, Netflix and other leading platforms turned representation into their marketing strategies. They inserted gender lessons into everything from teen dramas to children’s cartoons.
The 2021 children’s animated show “Ridley Jones,” for example, had a talking bison come out as “non-binary” and ask his grandma to use “they/them” pronouns. The show was “quietly dumped” two years later, as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11863181/Netflix-quietly-dumps-Ridley-Jones-bison-comes-non-binary-grandma.html">Daily Mail</a> put it, once that novelty wore off.
This show, and many other forms of pandering media, are storytelling failures. Audiences don’t want to watch a sermon or get lectured. They just want entertainment, and they instinctively recognize when something that once felt radical is now conventional.
So, we’re witnessing the rise and fall of a trend cycle. A movement went viral, institutions codified it, corporations co-opted it, and then … many followers moved on. It started as “liberation,” but it became the branding du jour, which always collapses under its own fickle weight.
Between the data points, I see something hopeful happening. People are quietly rediscovering that they don’t need to reinvent themselves to feel or be whole. To them, I say, “Welcome home.”
For years, authenticity was socially measured by how fluid you were willing to be, but now it matters more how anchored you can stay in the storm. We’ve spent a decade being told that “normal” is oppressive, but normalcy is looking hotter than ever.
And maybe people won’t want to admit they were wrong — I get it. No one likes to admit they had it all mixed up. But when my husband and I heard that “mic-drop” in the movie theater, we didn’t react with cynicism. We recognized that culture has reached a point where even the symbols of rebellion have become clichés.
That’s why this new data is less like a regression and more like a release. After years of confusion, people aren’t running backward, I promise. They’re running home to simplicity and to the peace of saying, “I’m fine with being me.”
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Andrea Mew is the managing editor of IW Features, the grassroots storytelling arm of Independent Women, and a contributing writer for Evie Magazine.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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London Premiere Of “One Battle After Another”

Even Hollywood Is Growing Tired Of Pronouns

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Jennifer Flavin, wife of actor Sylvester Stallone, challenged the surge of celebrities with transgender-identifying children, suggesting it reflects a trend rather than a truth.
“I just think Hollywood is, you know, it’s all about expression,” Flavin said during an appearance on “The Katie Miller Podcast” after Miller quipped about whether there was “something in the water” influencing celebrity culture.
“However you want to express yourself. If you feel like a cat today, you’re a cat. And it’s so loosey-goosey,” she continued in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/sylvester-stallones-wife-reveals-theory-why-more-celebrity-kids-identify-transgender">preview clip</a> shared by Fox News Digital. “I don’t think that we’re really understanding that these kids are not our accessories. They’re little human beings that need structure. And structure is really important for them because it helps their brain organize everything.”
&#8220;And I think growing up in a Hollywood home, there’s really no structure because you have this thing going, and you’ve got private planes. And you’ve got all these giant homes with chefs and secretaries and assistants and, you know, housekeepers and nannies,&#8221; Flavin continued. &#8220;And there’s just too much of everything. It gets really confusing for a little person.&#8221;
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The former model also talked about raising three daughters, who are now in their twenties, with Stallone.
“It’s OK what you decide to be as an adult, but raise them just with good common sense,” Flavin added.
“My daughters were tomboys,” she said. “They preferred to wear pants than dresses, you know? And they loved sports. But I never said, ‘Oh, you’re a boy now.’ I just said, ‘You love to play sports, you love to hang out with boys, that’s awesome.&#8217;”
The full interview is scheduled to go live Monday night.
Many celebrities publicly speak about having transgender-identifying or “queer” children, including Liev Schreiber, Dwyane Wade, Cynthia Nixon, Annette Bening, Robert De Niro, Gabrielle Union, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charlize Theron, Cher, Jennifer Lopez, Marlon Wayans, Sting, Sigourney Weaver, and Rosie O’Donnell. 
Some of their kids began identifying this way as minors, while for others it was later in life.

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Sylvester Stallone’s Wife Rips Hollywood Over Trans Kids, Says Children ‘Are Not Our Accessories’

Sylvester Stallone's Wife Blasts Celebs With Trans Kids, Says Children Aren't 'Accessories'

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As The Daily Wire looks back on the past 10 years, it&#8217;s the perfect time to celebrate some of our great achievements. No win has defined the last decade of company success quite like Matt Walsh’s hit documentary “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman?row=0&amp;elementPosition=8&amp;rowType=Square+Show+Carousel">What is a Woman?</a>” 
This cultural juggernaut proved that one provocative question has the power to shatter the mainstream narrative and literally change the nation forever.
When “What is a Woman?” premiered on June 1, 2022, the first day of Pride Month back when most companies still celebrated, it launched a revolution. The documentary film featuring a simple question broke Daily Wire streaming records and sparked a national debate. The title became a rallying cry for everyone fed up with the madness of radical left-wing gender theory. 
From the opening scenes, Matt Walsh set out to do exactly what our community knows best: ask a pointed question and refuse to accept a nonsensical answer. The Daily Wire podcast host confronted academics, activists, therapists, and everyday people who struggled to define the word &#8220;woman.&#8221; The result called into question all those previously taboo “truths” that radicals had been trying to mainstream for years.
The release wasn’t all sunshine and roses. The Daily Wire’s site was hit by a DDoS cyberattack as critics and trolls tried to shut us down before we could even get started. But that backfired. The documentary premiere became the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-a-cyberattack-tried-to-stop-you-from-watching-matt-walshs-what-is-a-woman">most trafficked live stream</a> in Daily Wire history.
The massive success of “What is a Woman?” was no flash in the pan. One year later, the film exploded again on X when The Daily Wire made it available for free. Viewership skyrocketed once more and even Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk himself jumped in, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/every-parent-should-watch-this-elon-musk-retweets-what-is-a-woman-to-his-140m-followers">tweeting</a> “Every parent should watch this.”
Leftists melted down over the impact of the film, but ultimately they were left with nothing but an empty defense of a harmful ideology built on lies and intimidation. Normal citizens who were too afraid to speak up before were suddenly emboldened, and they joined Walsh in a chorus that sounded a lot like standing up for what’s right and true.
And that’s where the real MVPs come in: you. Daily Wire members didn’t just watch “What is a Woman?” – though they did that too. They also shared it, praised it, defended it, and kept streaming it even while the site was struggling to keep up. Your support helped turn that simple question into a movement that eventually became a culture war victory.
Common sense and conservative principles got a major victory through “What is a Woman?” — but the fight against the Left hasn’t stopped. As much as ever before, The Daily Wire is continuing to push back against leftism&#8217;s crazy and dangerous ideas. 
Now we’re celebrating ten years of podcasts, news articles, merch, and more, and it’s all thanks to our loyal members. You’re the reason we keep raising the bar. You remind us that asking the tough questions, even when our enemies attack for it, is always worth it. Because the free market of ideas is still free thanks to people like you.
Here’s to a decade down. And a future where one question, one film, and one community at a time, we keep winning. 
We can’t wait to see what the next ten years bring.

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British actress Keira Knightley is going viral for her reaction to a question about the boycott of J.K. Rowling.
The 40-year-old A-lister gave a chuckle when the interviewer brought up the topic. Knightley was promoting her new Netflix thriller “The Woman in Cabin 10” when the interviewer changed tracks and asked about her role in the new audiobook productions of Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels, which are called “Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions.”
The interviewer from <a href="https://decider.com/2025/10/10/keira-knightley-interview-the-woman-in-cabin-10-simon-stone-boat/">Decider</a> asked Knightley if she knew that “some fans are calling for a boycott” due to Rowling’s stance on trans acceptance.
“I was not aware of that, no. I’m very sorry,” she said with a smirk and a laugh. “You know, I think we’re all living in a period of time right now where we’re all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren’t we? And we’ve all got very different opinions. I hope that we can all find respect.”
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Keira Knightley says she &#8220;was not aware&#8221; of any <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarryPotter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarryPotter</a> boycott when she signed on to voice Professor Umbridge in Audible&#8217;s upcoming seven-part audio book adaptation of the J.K. Rowling series: <a href="https://t.co/OJLE548Yfr">https://t.co/OJLE548Yfr</a> <a href="https://t.co/unaMY7pQjX">pic.twitter.com/unaMY7pQjX</a>
— Decider (@decider) <a href="https://twitter.com/decider/status/1978116155773448575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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While her words suggested an apology, her tone was one of clear amusement, which led many viewers to celebrate a shift in how the transgender issue is discussed.
“The pro-trans emotional blackmail crusade is dead,” political commentator Collin Rugg <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1978193634316149050">wrote</a> in response to the clip.
“She is hearing none of their bullsh**,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/Ami_Marisol/status/1978192852736741452">wrote</a>.
“Expertly avoided getting boxed in, yet left you in no doubt as to her thoughts,” another person said. “Perfect response to this whole sideshow. Respect.”
“The Woman in Cabin 10” director Simon Stone, who was also being interviewed, chimed in with his agreement to what Knightley said. 
“I think that’s right,” Stone said, per <a href="https://decider.com/2025/10/10/keira-knightley-interview-the-woman-in-cabin-10-simon-stone-boat/">Decider</a>. “I think that we have learned over time, unfortunately, that the unbearable voice in the room is something … I think everyone needs to recognize that they’re the unbearable voice for someone else, as well. The live and let live thing of like, ‘Oh God, your voice is really loud, and I can’t stand you.’ That’s part of our lives.”
“We all have hatred, deep hatred for someone in the universe — someone in the class,” he added. “Let’s reduce it to classroom politics. There is always the kid that we cannot stand. I think we’d all agree that we’re that kid for someone else, too. Unfortunately, all sides of the political spectrum are currently trying to shut that kid’s voice down, but they don’t realize the irony of the fact that they’re also that kid for someone else. If we can. &#8230; all have a moratorium on that, and just let chaos live for a little bit, we might find our way out.”
Leftist fans have been furious with Rowling since she started speaking out on the topic of biological sex being real in 2020. Most members of the original “Harry Potter” movie cast have denounced her and sided with the trans activists. 
Most recently, Rowling and actress Emma Watson got into a public feud which culminated in Rowling <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shes-ignorant-of-how-ignorant-she-is-j-k-rowling-slams-emma-watson-over-transgender-views?author=Amanda+Harding&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98She%E2%80%99s+Ignorant+Of+How+Ignorant+She+Is%E2%80%99%3A+J.K.+Rowling+Slams+Emma+Watson+Over+Transgender+Views">saying</a> Watson, “has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley Praised For Laughing When Asked About J.K. Rowling Boycott

Keira Knightley Praised For Laughing When Asked About JK Rowling Boycott

JK Rowling

Social Issues

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) has lost some ground following her recent debate with Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) as the two are vying for control of the governor&#8217;s mansion.
During the debate — which came just over a week after a text message scandal embroiled another Virginia Democrat, Jay Jones, as he runs to replace state Attorney General Jason Miyares — Spanberger repeatedly dodged direct questions or clammed up entirely as she was pressed on whether or not she&#8217;d walk back her endorsement of Jones.
WATCH:
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BRUTAL
Debate moderator has to follow up repeatedly for TWO MINUTES to get Abigail Spanberger to say whether she still endorses Jay Jones.
&#8220;We are all running our individual races&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/KZhebTiWLe">pic.twitter.com/KZhebTiWLe</a>
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleMartinsen_/status/1976427949973963256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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When asked directly by the debate moderator to say whether she&#8217;d known about the texts before they went public and whether she&#8217;d still endorse Jones, Spanberger ignored the endorsement question and complained about the political motives of the people who had released the texts.
The moderator pressed again, asking for a &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221; on the endorsement, and Spanberger once again did not answer, saying instead that the final decision would be up to the voters and that all of the candidates would be responsible for running their own individual races.
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In the text messages in question, Jones had openly advocated the assassination of a political rival — then state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) — and suggested that the only way Gilbert would ever change his political positions would be if he and his wife were forced to watch one of their two young children die. Spanberger had condemned the comments immediately, but had also stopped short of withdrawing her endorsement.
Earle-Sears also posed the question to Spanberger, who stonewalled her and refused to even look at her while she was asking the question.
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Virginia’s <a href="https://twitter.com/WinsomeSears?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WinsomeSears</a> asks <a href="https://twitter.com/SpanbergerForVA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpanbergerForVA</a> why she won’t condemn Dem AG candidate Jay Jones for calling for the kids of a political opponent to die while Spanberger refuses to even look at her in their debate. This is powerful. <a href="https://t.co/KTGsNAd67L">pic.twitter.com/KTGsNAd67L</a>
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1976490352052715674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Earle-Sears followed the debate with a brutal ad showcasing Spanberger&#8217;s abject refusal to address the situation.
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Brutal ad that drives home how terrible Abigail Spanberger&#8217;s debate strategy was <a href="https://t.co/HQfgMSxrc0">pic.twitter.com/HQfgMSxrc0</a>
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) <a href="https://twitter.com/peterjhasson/status/1976703196266742203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Shortly after the debate, the polls began to tighten noticeably.
Focus groups panned Spanberger&#8217;s performance.
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Brutal reviews for Abigail Spanberger&#8217;s debate performance from George Mason University students:
&#8220;Spanberger looked stiff&#8221;
&#8220;Spanberger failed to make an impression&#8221;
&#8220;Spanberger didn&#8217;t even reference Earle-Sears by her name&#8221;
&#8220;When I heard [Earle-Sears] speaking, I felt liked… <a href="https://t.co/TRIC34fCAK">pic.twitter.com/TRIC34fCAK</a>
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleMartinsen_/status/1977364671154835635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;New Trafalgar numbers show Abigail Spanberger at 47.7% and Winsome Sears at 45.1%, a razor-thin 2-point gap that confirms what insiders already knew: Virginia is a battleground again,&#8221; Walter Curt posted.
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🚨BREAKING: Winsome Sears Post Debate Poll Narrows Race to 2 Points—Virginia Officially in Play
New Trafalgar numbers show Abigail Spanberger at 47.7% and Winsome Sears at 45.1%, a razor-thin 2-point gap that confirms what insiders already knew: Virginia is a battleground again.… <a href="https://t.co/AjKD0BSFtn">pic.twitter.com/AjKD0BSFtn</a>
— Walter Curt (@WCdispatch_) <a href="https://twitter.com/WCdispatch_/status/1977097454051860967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Across America, an alarming trend is unfolding: state governments are criminalizing conversations between therapists and children.
In Colorado, <a href="https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1312" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Bill 25-1312</a> makes it illegal for licensed professionals to provide “talk therapy” to help minors explore or reconcile their feelings about gender unless the therapist immediately affirms a self-declared identity. The constitutionality of this law was argued this week in front of the Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar, a case poised to decide whether counseling services for minors battling gender confusion are protected by the First Amendment.
Supporters claim this protects vulnerable youth. In reality, it silences them — and their therapists.
Colorado argues that, because counseling occurs within a licensed profession, it can control the content of the discussion. But the Supreme Court rejected that logic in NIFLA v. Becerra, affirming that the government cannot sidestep the First Amendment by labeling speech as “professional conduct.”
Free speech does not end at the therapy room door.
As someone who has spent decades working with traumatized children  — including those in foster care and victims of violence — I know that healing begins with open dialogue, not censorship. The ability to talk freely about one’s experiences, fears, and confusion is the cornerstone of mental health treatment. When the government dictates what can and cannot be said, it is not protecting children — it is silencing them at the moment they most need to be heard.
The American Psychological Association (APA) and allied organizations claim a “scientific consensus” supports these bans. Yet the APA’s own review concedes there are no scientifically rigorous studies proving that talk therapy for minors is harmful or ineffective. Despite this absence of evidence, the APA labels such therapy dangerous and demands conformity nationwide. That is ideology, not science.
Developmental science tells a very different story. Children and adolescents are still growing — not just physically but neurologically. The prefrontal cortex, responsible for impulse control, judgment, and long-term decision-making, continues developing into the mid-twenties. This means young people lack the biological maturity to grasp the lifelong consequences of irreversible medical interventions.
Yet many states are fast-tracking children toward puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries — procedures that can result in sterilization, chronic health problems, and deep psychological pain. Meanwhile, these same children are told they cannot even discuss their feelings with a licensed therapist who might help them slow down, ask questions, and address underlying issues such as trauma, anxiety, or family instability.
In every other area of mental health, patience, exploration, and informed consent are considered best practices. But when it comes to gender, ideology has replaced inquiry. The same professional groups that insist minors cannot consent to therapy now insist they can consent to sterilizing medical interventions. This contradiction exposes the political nature of the movement driving these bans — it is not grounded in scientific rigor or clinical ethics.
The First Amendment exists precisely to protect speech that challenges prevailing orthodoxy. It protects journalists, teachers, pastors, and, yes, therapists. The right to speak and seek understanding through conversation is fundamental to both liberty and healing.
When states like Colorado criminalize talk therapy, they don’t just violate constitutional rights — they betray vulnerable children. Young people facing profound questions about identity deserve compassion, time, and the freedom to explore all aspects of their experience without government interference.
The Supreme Court should once again affirm what our Constitution already makes clear: speech is speech. Children deserve care rooted in truth and freedom, not ideology and coercion. When we silence therapists, we silence hope.
Dr. Jennifer Bauwens serves as Director of the Center for American Values at the America First Policy Institute. 
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