The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rachel Levine to a top post in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), making the doctor the first openly transgender person to get Senate confirmation. Levine, previously Pennsylvania’s health secretary, will be assistant secretary for health in HHS. All 50 Democrats, along with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and…
Biden Nominee Becomes First Senate-Confirmed Openly Transgender Official
Biden DOJ Nominee Avoids Question on Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports
Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general, refused to say at her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday whether she believes it’s fair for male-born transgender athletes to compete against biological girls. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), highlighting Gupta’s record of leading the Justice Department’s civil rights unit under the Obama administration, noted that…
Biden Champions Transgender Movement, While Trump Had Reservations
News Analysis President Joe Biden differs sharply from his predecessor when it comes to how the federal government should treat Americans who identify as transgender. Biden is a progressive leveler. He embraces the transgender ideology unreservedly, demanding that society accept and normalize transgender people, whereas former President Donald Trump was more restrained, respecting the right…
Mississippi Bill Banning Transgender Student Athletes From Female Sports Heads to Governor
Mississippi legislators have passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in female sports at schools and universities. The state House voted 81-28 on Wednesday to pass the Mississippi Fairness Act, which cleared the state Senate last month by a vote of 34-9. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Tate…
Alabama Senate Passes Bill Banning Transgender Treatments, Surgeries for Minors
State senators in Alabama voted this week to pass a bill that seeks to prevent children from obtaining medication and therapy that would change their gender. The Alabama Senate passed the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, or Senate Bill 10, on Tuesday in a 23-4 vote. The bill will now be considered by the state House of…
Biden’s Appointees: Diversity But Not Much Else
Commentary Dr. Rachel Levine’s nomination to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services is being hailed as “historic” by Democrats and the media, solely because Levine is transgender. That’s crazy. Her own sexual identity should be irrelevant. What’s needed, especially during the pandemic, is competence. Levine lacks it. As Pennsylvania health secretary, Levine was…
Miss USA Can Reject Applicants Who Aren’t Biologically Female: Judge
The Miss United States of America is able to only accept biological females, a judge ruled last week. U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman, a George W. Bush appointee, said the pageant organization can’t be forced to let transgender women participate in its pageants. “Because I viewed it as an organization that does promote a message and…
Progressive Policies Need to Be Fought Off by States: Rep. Steube
March 1, 2021
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Conservative lawmakers do not have sufficient power to counter legislative initiatives pushing for progressive policies because of the Democratic majority in Congress, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) told The Epoch Times. Steube criticized recently passed bills such as the COVID-19 relief bill for including progressive measures unrelated to the pandemic and the progressive Equality Act for…
Australian Academic Says Women Are Afraid of Being Labelled Transphobic for Standing up for Themselves
A Melbourne academic believes women are not standing up for their rights to have female-only spaces—like single-gender changing rooms—because they will be targeted as transphobic. Alongside this, she believes that the increasing encroachment of so-called gender-neutral language, such as “chest-feeding” and “gestational carrier,” is impacting the rights of women; who are allowing it for the sake…
Biden Health Nominee Pressed on Support for Genital Surgery for Children
One of President Joe Biden’s top health nominees on Thursday was pressed about stating in the past support for children getting puberty blockers and genital surgery. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned Dr. Rachel Levine on the past support, noting that data from the American College of Pediatricians shows that 80 percent to 95 percent of children…
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