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New York Post
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- New York Post
Chole Cole's detrans tale and more: Letters to the Editor — June 22, 2025
Detrans pain Chloe Cole's story is a sad case of a young girl who was 'seduced by activist lies' to change her gender at the age of just 12 ('Let my pain be a cautionary tale,' June 19). In addition to these activists, she accuses 'doctors and nurses' who lied to her about the treatments. She blames herself as well: It was too late, she says, when she realized that she made a mistake. All this when she was just 12 years old! But where were her parents? Decisions about her body and health were made by activists, doctors, nurses and herself. How did her parents allow this to happen? If her parents — and the parents of the thousands of kids she described — would've been effectively involved, these tragedies might have been avoided. Wallace Gottlieb, Cedarhurst Court-officer woes I was a court officer for 30 years ('Courting judicial trouble,' June 16). I retired in 2016 at the rank of sergeant. We had staffing shortages even then. I agree with everything former officer Shawn Hobson said. I worked with him many years, and he was a true professional. Two officers stabbed at Manhattan Criminal Court were just stabbed allegedly by a punk with 18 arrests. These are the kind of individuals we have to deal with on a daily basis. Court officers perform a specialized function within the law-enforcement community, and they do it in an enclosed area, increasing the danger they face. When something breaks out, it happens in a split second, and the officers must respond immediately. I was injured several times restraining defendants from disrupting the court. The Office of Court Administration must hire more officers to not only protect the public, but to insure the safety of officers. Gary Acerra, Staten Island Targeting a winner What in the world is going on with women's basketball players ('WNBA: Clark, Fever beat Sun,' Sports, June 18)? Their main target is Caitlin Clark. She has done nothing but play hard and boost the attendance and notoriety of the game. The players who go after her in extremely harmful ways should be punished harshly. Even some of the referees should be held accountable. The jealousy is so blatant and disgraceful. This should not be allowed to happen. Something has to be done. Lorraine Fittipaldi, Apollo Beach, Fla. Advertisement DMV scammers So the FBI has awakened at last to the scammers pretending to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles ('FBI says Zap fake 'DMV' text,' June 17)! What took the agency so long? I've been getting those texts for several months now (and I don't own a car). Better late than never, I suppose. Bill Marsano, Manhattan Joey's comeback When Michael Jordan took his diamond detour, sports fans suffered — and when Joey Chestnut was barred from Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition, tubed meat enthusiasts were sick over their hero's absence from the annual Brooklyn gorge-fest ('Joey's dog in race,' June 17). Thankfully, both sides have come to their senses, once again letting Chestnut test the limits of his gag reflex, as well as the audience's. While other entertainers were put on Earth to sing or dance, Chestnut is here to shove an ungodly number of hot dogs down his throat. And the public's appetite for excellence is insatiable. Oliver Mosier, Brooklyn Want to weigh in on today's stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@ Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy, and style.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Health
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FBI calls for public tips on children hurt in 'gender-affirming' surgeries
The Fbi is urging members of the public to tip them off about any facilities or individuals who "mutilate" children with surgeries "under the guise of gender-affirming care." The federal law enforcement agency shared the message Monday on social media. "Help the FBI protect children. As the Attorney General has made clear, we will protect our children and hold accountable those who mutilate them under the guise of gender-affirming care," the posts on X and Facebook read. "Report tips of any hospitals, clinics, or practitioners performing these surgical procedures on children at 1-800-CALL-FBI or Fbi Email Instructs Employees Not To Promote Pride Month On Bureau Time: 'Focused Only On Our Core Mission' Chloe Cole responded to the FBI's post on X by noting, "I'm a detransitioner and I've spoken personally with hundreds of others that have been seriously injured by this practice. We want to see this burnt to the ground." President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier this year titled "Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation." Read On The Fox News App Trans Athlete Ab Hernandez Takes Girls' Track And Field State Championships In California, Defying Trump The order noted, in part, that "it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called 'transition' of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures." In an April memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi noted, "The Department of Justice will not sit idly by while doctors, motivated by ideology, profits, or both, exploit and mutilate our children. Under my watch, the Department will act decisively to protect our children and hold accountable those who mutilate them under the guise of care." Dept Of Education Labels June As 'Title Ix Month' In Wake Of Trans Athletes Winning Girls' Competitions In a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Tuesday morning, a Justice Department spokesperson noted, "As Attorney General Bondi has made clear, this Department of Justice will use every legal and law enforcement tool available to protect innocent children from being mutilated under the guise of 'care.'"Original article source: FBI calls for public tips on children hurt in 'gender-affirming' surgeries
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I transitioned from male to female when I was 12... here's why I SUPPORT Trump's ban on childhood sex changes
The prominent de-transitioner Chloe Cole has joined a lawsuit to support a Trump administration order halting medical sex changes on children, which has been challenged in the courts. Cole, 20, began to transition at age 12 with drugs and then breast-removal surgery, which she later regretted and has tried to reverse. She says President Donald Trump 's directive should stand, as it would stop other minors suffering like her.
Mint
02-05-2025
- Health
- Mint
Legal action may change transgender care in America
Few issues divide Americans, and their politicians, as much as medical care for children with gender dysphoria. Governors in six Republican states have signed bills that restrict or ban such care, which some see as 'child abuse'. In response, some of these states are being sued, and governors in several Democratic states are putting protections in place for a treatment that they see as 'life-saving'. Do not expect the politicians to try to settle their differences—they have too much to gain from whipping up outrage among their supporters. Instead the serious action is likely to play out in the courts. On February 22nd a lawsuit was filed that could mark the start of a backlash. Chloe Cole, an 18-year-old who has become a voice for detransitioners in America, is suing Kaiser Permanente, a large American medical provider, for medical negligence. Ms Cole decided at the age of 12 that she was a boy, was put on puberty blockers and testosterone at 13 and underwent a double mastectomy at 15, before changing her mind and detransitioning at 16. The complaint, filed in California by the Centre for American Liberty, a conservative non-profit that supports Ms Cole, accuses Kaiser of performing a 'mutilating, mimicry sex-change experiment' on a vulnerable girl instead of focusing on her complex mental health. Her lawyer, Harmeet Dhillon, said medical professionals 'permanently disfigured her for profit'. Ms Cole, whose lawyers say she meets the criteria for being on the autism spectrum, says she is particularly concerned about her fertility and about pain and discomfort caused by skin grafts. Kaiser's broad statement, in response to a request to comment on the allegations, says it 'provides patient centred gender-affirming care that is consistent with the standards of medical care and excellence'. It emphasises that it respects 'the patients and their families' informed decisions about their personal health'. But a crucial part of the claim is that Ms Cole says she and her parents were not informed of alternative, less invasive treatments, such as psychiatric care. According to the complaint, physicians suggested that her gender dysphoria would 'never resolve unless she chemically/surgically transitioned'. Ms Cole told a rally outside the Capitol in September that the clinic presented her case to her parents as a choice between having a suicidal daughter or a trans son. Proponents of adolescent medical transition say detransitioning is very rare. Opponents point to two recent studies that suggest 20-30% of patients may discontinue hormone treatment within a few years. So far there has been little litigation from 'detransitioners', people who received care for gender dysphoria but then decided to stop or reverse the treatment. The medical procedures they underwent are relatively new; it can take years for people to change their minds or to start experiencing negative effects. Moreover, many states have short statutes of limitations, says Candice Jackson, a west-coast lawyer. Some state politicians have promised to change those restrictions. Another complication is that, in contrast to botched surgery, claiming and measuring harm is more difficult when a doctor has provided exactly what was promised. Muddying matters further still is the belief that medical practitioners are shielded from litigation by the fact that they can say they were following their medical bodies' guidelines on gender-affirming care, a little-tested assumption. Few law firms want to risk being labelled transphobic, being 'cancelled' or losing clients. Ms Jackson co-founded her own firm after she realised how hard it was for detransitioners to find legal representation. There has been little money in this business, at least up to now. And, adds one paediatrician, many detransitioners have a history of mental illness. They may make poor witnesses. But a credible star witness could break the mould. This may turn out to be Ms Cole, whose lawyers claim they have been contacted by others from across America, who are preparing lawsuits on behalf of their detransitioner clients. Cases such as this will take time to be heard and ruled on; some may be settled behind closed doors. Ms Jackson says she is preparing for an arduous battle, much like the one fought against Big Tobacco. Legal victories for detransitioners could have knock-on consequences, by making insurers come to regard gender-transition treatments as a liability. That would push up the costs of providing the treatment, and make providers more careful about advertising. Most Americans favour protecting trans people from discrimination, but they sharply disagree on medically transitioning children. Whereas 72% of Republicans believe it should be illegal to provide a minor with medical care for gender transition, just 26% of Democrats agree, according to the Pew Research Centre, a think-tank. Activists who believe such care saves lives have tried to discredit Ms Cole, by focusing on the support she receives from firebrands on the right. But the facts of this case—if they are as claimed—could give at least some of them pause for thought. First Published: 2 May 2025, 04:10 PM IST
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Detrans Awareness Day' is Just Another MAGA Political Stunt Meant to Erase Real Lives
The latest Republican-led spectacle, 'Detrans Awareness Day,' is nothing more than another dangerous attempt to undermine transgender rights, weaponizing a subset of people to justify sweeping, harmful policies that attack the entire transgender community while DOGE 'staffers' loot American data. Like clockwork, conservative lawmakers and anti-LGBTQ+ groups have coalesced to use de-transitioners as political props to justify bans on life-saving gender-affirming care and to manufacture fear around the legitimacy of trans identities. Let's be clear: The vast majority of transgender people who receive gender-affirming care experience improved mental health and well-being. Study after study has shown that regret among those who transition is exceedingly rare—just one percent or less of trans people choose to detransition due to actual regret. But facts don't matter when your goal is to systematically erase a community under the guise of 'protecting children.' This latest crusade against human rights is part of a well-funded, far-right effort to roll back progress. Many of the 'detransitioners' championed by the GOP have been exposed as grifters—either never actually identifying as trans or deliberately misrepresenting their experiences to fit a preordained narrative. Figures like Chloe Cole, a favorite among far-right lawmakers, have testified in multiple GOP-led hearings advocating for the elimination of gender-affirming care for minors. These detransitioners were given lucrative platforms in right-wing media not because they represent a movement but because they serve as valuable pawns in a broader campaign to justify policies that strip trans people of fundamental rights. We've seen this strategy before. The radical right loves to elevate voices that reinforce their agenda—particularly those with proximity to privilege. Caitlyn Jenner, for example, has long used her status to push policies that harm other trans people while remaining insulated by wealth and white privilege. Now, conservative activists elevate select detransitioners to claim trans youth are being 'groomed' or coerced into transition. Let's talk about the facts: Puberty blockers — the very medical intervention conservatives claim is permanently disfiguring teenagers — are entirely reversible. They have been used safely for decades, and their primary function is to give young people time to explore their gender identity before making long-term decisions about medical transition. In reality, many trans youth face immense barriers to accessing affirming care, often after years of careful deliberation with doctors, therapists, and family members. Children, their families and their doctors have made decisions about medical care for centuries, and we should all be clear about why politicians, not medical doctors, are attempting to legislate genocide. It's a test case to relegate some among us to second-class citizens while the most privileged among us hoard more resources. The notion that educators and counselors are pressuring children into being transgender is absurd. Trans identities have existed across cultures and history long before social media, gender studies programs, or so-called 'woke indoctrination.' What is new, however, is the level of institutionalized discrimination trans people face today. Trump's latest executive order restricting federal support for gender-affirming care is part of a larger strategy to erase transgender people from public life. Teenagers who can live authentically with the support of their families, schools, and communities have far better outcomes than those forced into closets built by bigots, societal pressure, and government mandates. Trans youth who are affirmed in their identity experience significantly lower rates of depression and suicide. They do better in school. They go on to lead successful, fulfilling lives. With love, access to health care, and support, they thrive. And yet, the Republican playbook continues to focus on limiting trans youth's access to support systems—banning them from sports, censoring books that tell their stories, and rolling back their legal protections. The hypocrisy is astounding. The same movement banning discussions of race, gender, and LGBTQ+ identities in schools under the pretense of 'parental rights' is now advocating for the government to overrule deeply personal medical decisions made by families and doctors. The fear-mongering surrounding trans identities is more than just political theater—it has real-world consequences. Hate crimes against transgender people are rising, and policies that deny access to care increase the likelihood of mental health crises, homelessness, and unemployment. The Trump administration's relentless attacks on trans rights—including banning trans people from military service, stripping gender identity from federal protections, and restricting access to legal gender markers—are part of a broader authoritarian agenda. Detransitioners deserve the same compassion and space to share their stories as anyone else, but their existence should not be weaponized to strip rights away from an entire population. If Republicans truly cared about mental health, they would focus on reducing the staggering rates of suicide and violence against trans people, not fabricating crises to justify their next wave of oppressive legislation––such as the deliberate dismantling of Medicaid, which directly threatens access to gender-affirming care and mental health resources so many trans lives depend upon. Trans people have always existed, and they will continue to exist, regardless of inflammatory rhetoric and policies that seek to erase mention or reference of them. As Transgender Day of Visibility approaches, we should celebrate the strength and resilience of trans people in the face of relentless attacks and remain steadfast in ensuring they have the rights, protections, and opportunities they deserve. None of us can know freedom unless and until trans people know freedom. Trans people do not need to be debated. They need to be protected. The same is true for all of us. ————- Dr. David Johns is CEO & Executive Director of National Black Justice Collective For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
