Gender

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently signed a memorandum enacting internal reforms across the Department of Defense (DOD) relating to how the military handles equal opportunity complaints.  The memorandum, which Secretary Hegseth nicknamed the “No More Walking On Eggshells” policy, seeks to counteract specious Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints.   According to Hegseth, unsupported EEO complaints […]

The US Army has banned transgender individuals from joining in accordance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order mandating the same.  “The USArmy will no longer allow transgender individuals to join the military and will stop performing or facilitating procedures associated with gender transition for service members,” announced the Army via X.  The ban comes […]

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender women, i.e., biological males, from participating in sports designated for biological females.  The executive order would prohibit schools receiving federal funds from enabling transgender women to participate in sports explicitly reserved for biological females.  “We are putting every school receiving taxpayer dollars on notice: If […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A Florida bill expanding health insurance coverage to people de-transitioning from sex reassignment procedures and changing requirements on licenses from "gender" to "sex" passed down party lines Monday afternoon. In a lengthy public testimony and debate, Democrats opposed the bill for its alleged dangerous impact on transgender communities. "I call this the compassion and […]

Florida Representative Ryan Chamberlin (R) has filed a bill that would protect free speech regarding sexual identity within Florida’s public institutions.  Representative Chamberlin’s HB599 proposes to prohibit state agencies or contractors from compelling employees to refer to an individual by gender pronouns that contradicts his biological sex.  The bill would also prohibit state agencies or […]

Washington, D.C.- Utah Senator Mike Lee (R), filed a bill today that would ban the use of federal funds for sex-reassignment research on minors.  Senator Lee’s Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act bans public funding for any research into sex-reassignment surgery, gender affirming care, or related hormonal treatments.  Senator Lee was joined by Senators […]

A major component of the legislative battle over gender reassignment surgery is the freedom of conscience and religion on behalf of healthcare providers. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill protecting those rights, the Protecting Conscience in Healthcare Act. For additional context, the Washington Free Beacon reported in May that the Human Rights Campaign, bankrolled […]

Washington, D.C- Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have introduced a bill that would expand Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe’s territory.  The move aims to annex the Osceola Camp, a residential area inhabited by Miccosukee residents, to the Miccosukee Reserved Area (MRA).  The bill would also authorize activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from […]