In middle school, Abel Garcia wondered if he was a woman. Now he wishes he had been protected from choosing a destructive path that has permanently affected his life. “My culture is [about] being very masculine,” Mr. Garcia, now 26, told The Epoch Times. “I always questioned myself as a young man, to the point…

The New York Times just reported that British pop singer, Sir Elton John: “lamented the ‘growing swell of anger and homophobia’ in the United States and described several laws recently passed in Florida that curtail L.G.B.T.Q. rights as ‘disgraceful.’” What are these “disgraceful” Florida laws? According to Governor DeSantis’s office: “House Bill (HB) 1557, Parental…

Former staff of a transgender clinic accused of rushing vulnerable children into treatment have set up a private surgery referral service for young people. Gender Plus is offering services to children and teens across the UK and Ireland, with 7 of its employees previously working for the controversial Tavistock Centre. Last year, NHS England announced…

A retired paediatrician has described the Scottish government’s refusal to stop the routine prescription of puberty blockers to children as “a medical scandal.” Dr Jenny Cunningham has questioned why Scotland’s health service continues offering the hormone-stopping drugs to those as young as 12 years old despite the NHS in England announcing it was stopping the…

For children, raising money from strangers for a sex change is just a click away on GoFundMe.com. GoFundMe is the world’s largest crowdfunding website. It has more than 100 million users and has collected $25 billion in donations for causes described on the website. Detransitioner Chloe Cole, who now regrets a mastectomy she got with…

Five bills designed to “let kids be kids” were signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 17. One outlaws transgender surgery and puberty blockers for minors. Another halts what DeSantis called “the pronoun Olympics” in Florida schools. Another bans the presence of minors at sexually explicit entertainment such as drag shows. Young…

Five bills designed to “let kids be kids” were signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 17. One outlaws transgender surgery and puberty blockers for minors. Another halts what DeSantis called “the pronoun Olympics” in Florida schools. Another bans the presence of minors at sexually explicit entertainment such as drag shows. Young…

Some Oregon lawmakers are outraged about a measure requiring insurance coverage for gender changes for transgenders—without requiring coverage to “detransition” those who change their minds. But what makes them even more upset is that it would allow children to “transition” without requiring parental knowledge and consent. “I’ve got transgender people who think it’s crazy what…

A primary school teacher sacked after refusing to use an eight-year-old child’s trans pronouns has said her only intention was to safeguard the pupil. The teacher from England, who can’t be named to protect the child’s identity, told The Epoch Times she had raised concerns about the potential damage social transition could have on the…

An Epoch Times investigation discovered a Florida activist group secretly sent hundreds of children transgender sex-change kits across the country. The “Build-A-Queer” kits contain breast binders, condoms, fake male genitalia called “packers,” tape used to bind and hide male genitalia, and more. Several of these items can potentially harm children, experts have told The Epoch…