Transgender Law Showdown | 10.8.23

Three days before the midterms, a New York Times investigation alleges that Mary Peltola’s campaign and national Democratic operatives searched Alaska’s voter rolls for a second Dan Sullivan to put on the ballot against the real one in order to confuse voters. Peltola and the DSC ... Show More

With Election Day just two days away, Morning Wire sits down with Daily Wire opinion editor Ben Domenech and DC bureau chief Tim Rice to break down the biggest surprises, defining moments, and key races of the 2026 midterm cycle. They examine Democrats’ unexpected success in maki ... Show More

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<p>On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard a major case on the rights of transgender children that could help uphold or dismantle dozens of laws across the country.</p><p>Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, explains how the questioning played out and how the ju ... Show More

As many Republican-led states pass legislation restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors and adults, both the Biden administration and the Supreme Court have begun to weigh in. We look at the current state of affairs in Utah, which passed a law on the topic earlier ... Show More

Sasha Buchert, senior attorney at Lambda Legal, discusses lawmakers in more than two dozen states weighing legislation that aims to restrict or ban access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, prompting legal challenges from LGBTQ rights groups that allege the b ... Show More

Women testifying against a pediatric gender mutilation ban say they knew their kids were trans due to toy and food choices, Jazz Jennings responds to my comments, and a trans woman is cleared of flashing “her” penis after judge ruled “she” was too fat genitals to be seen. - - - C ... Show More

<p>In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of younger Americans who identify as transgender and are seeking medical intervention to support their transition. </p><p>This increase has coincided with laws introduced in Republican State Houses across the count ... Show More

Moira walks Adrian through the right wing fixation on trans kids and the way it is reshaping our politics. In early December, the US Supreme Court heard US v. Skrmetti, and is almost certain to uphold a Tennessee law banning most forms of gender-affirming care for minors. In 2016 ... Show More

<p>Britain’s High Court has <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/12/01/a-court-makes-it-harder-to-prescribe-puberty-blockers-to-children?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" targe ... Show More

Since 2021, nearly half the states in the U.S. have passed bans on medical treatments for transgender minors. The Trump administration is now targeting the care, and in the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in.“The Protocol” is the story of youth gender medicin ... Show More

State bans are enacted. The Supreme Court is poised to weigh in. President Trump declares that there are only two genders and threatens to withhold federal funds from hospitals that provide pediatric gender treatments. We hear from kids, parents and providers caught in the middle ... Show More