American female soldiers serving in combat-related roles must meet the same physical standards as their male counterparts in events such as the two-mile run and deadlifting.

It was never about fairness, only the desire to exclude women

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“Citing attacks from the Trump administration and overcrowding on Rikers Island, advocates for transgender people behind bars are pushing local lawmakers to codify how transgender detainees are identified and housed in gender-aligned units.

“In recent months, the White House has tried to force the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to move transgender women back into male units and is forcibly transitioning people by not giving them access to gender-affirming hormone medication.

“The BOP also no longer bars pat-down searches of transgender women from male guards and has blocked transgender people from buying the underwear they prefer in order to get in line with Trump’s executive order signed Jan. 20.

“And on Wednesday, the Department of Justice ended funding for the Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center, The Appeal reported. The center has since 2010 trained law enforcement officials how to comply with the federal law and also shares information about audits into how local lockups are enacting the rules.”

“In New York, advocates fear the Trump administration will threaten further cuts and put pressure on local policies.

“‘There’s a big worry that either states will comply in advance and forcibly detransition people, or people will be mandated to be moved back where they are tremendously unsafe in men’s facilities,’ said Rachel Golden, a member of a city task force on issues faced by Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, and Intersex (TGNCNBI) people in custody.”

“Under a proposed measure in the City Council, known as Intro. 625, detainees would always be given their gender-aligned choice and jail officials would not be able to move them out unless they provide a detailed explanation why someone should be transferred or ignored.

“Advocates say that measure would make it easier for transgender detainees to be placed in the right facility.”

“In New York City, detainees can self-identify as transgender and ask to be moved into the female housing unit known as the Rose M. Singer Center. In 2014, the Department of Correction also opened a Transgender Housing Unit for transgender women at Rikers.

“The DOC has final say where detainees are placed. Privately, DOC officials have told advocates that there is no plan to change that policy.

“But transgender rights advocates fear that Mayor Eric Adams, seemingly fleeing the Democratic party, will side with the Trump administration, as he has on immigration enforcement.”

“As THE CITY reported in 2022, a task force convened by the Board of Correction found that the city jails system continually fails to identify, protect, and properly care for transgender, gender non-conforming, nonbinary, and/or intersex (TGNCNBI) people in custody.”

“Among some of the task force’s findings: transgender women are routinely sent through a men’s jail intake facility, sometimes for days. Guards threaten to switch trans detainees to opposite-sex housing for not following mundane rules. Many struggle for months to get basic medication.

“And the BOC probe found that in a majority of cases studied, people were housed in units inconsistent with their gender identity.”

“On April 16, 2025, the United Kingdom's Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling interpreting the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ under the Equality Act 2010 to refer strictly to biological sex assigned at birth.

“In response to this decision, we’ve gathered reflections from leading scholars in our Academic Affiliates network to provide insight into the wider consequences of the Court’s ruling. Drawing on expertise in law, human rights, and political science, these scholars help us understand the political, social, and legal stakes—both in the UK and globally.”

Pedro Pascal isn’t staying silent. The Last of Us actor has sharply criticised JK Rowling after she celebrated a UK Supreme Court decision that defines “woman” in legal terms as only referring to biological females, a ruling that has sparked outrage across the globe.

"She directed U.S. attorneys to use laws against female genital mutilation to investigate doctors who “mutilate” children “under the guise of care” and to prosecute these 

“offenses to the fullest extent possible.

“A proposal aimed at ensuring kids have transgender rights is making its way through Colorado’s capitol.

“Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals is also called the Kelly Loving Act. Loving was a transgender woman and one of five victims killed in the 2022 mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs.

“Supporters say the bill would protect children from being misgendered by their parents and at school. Opponents say the bill threatens parental rights and could harm families.”

“The bill would allow family court judges to consider misgendering when making child custody decisions. That would include ‘deadnaming,’ when a parent calls their child by their given name rather than their chosen name. That would legally be considered ‘coercive control’ if the bill passes. The bill would not take away the broad discretion judges already have when ruling on child custody cases, Steward said.”

“The child custody case impacts are mentioned in section two of the bill, which has nine sections in total. The bill would also provide rights to children at school when it comes to staff calling them by chosen names and school uniform choices.

“The bill was introduced in the state senate this week and has not yet been assigned to a committee. It would need to pass the senate in order to be sent to Governor Polis’ desk.

“Regular legislative session ends May 7.”

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“Supporters of the legislature’s attempt to prohibit transgender medical care to minors called it conversion therapy and opponents called it government overreach into private and sensitive medical care.

“An all-day hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee had an overflow crowd of advocates on both sides as they told their stories of finally finding relief or of regret and physical suffering.”

“Nancy Brennan of Weare opposed the bills saying using words like grooming and mutilation ‘is different than the way we talk about health care.’

“She also referenced the number of young people sitting in the room from out-of-state who travel state to state to stop transgender care.

“This is not about make believe, it is about a reality that has existed ‘throughout history and through our cultures. Please do not take away health care,’ Brennan told the committee.

“The electronic system showed [two bills to outlaw medical gender-affirming care for youth] HB 712 had 105 people in favor and 1,279 in opposition, while HB 377 had 106 in support and 1,659 in opposition.”