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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Air Force pulls back ban on personal pronouns in emails
The U.S. Air Force is reversing its ban on including preferred pronouns in email signatures and in other professional communications. In a news release published April 3, the Air Force said it has 'rescinded' an earlier 'directive to cease the use of 'preferred pronouns' (he/him, she/her, or they/them) to identify one's gender identity in professional communications.' Airmen and civilian employees may now include their preferred pronouns in email signature blocks, memoranda, letters, papers, social media, official websites and any Department of the Air Force official correspondence, the news release said. The original ban was announced on Feb. 4, in guidance on President Trump's executive order, 'Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.' reported that the ban reversal came after the Air Force learned that a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law in 2023, said the defense secretary 'may not require or prohibit a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense to identify the gender or personal pronouns of such member or employee in any official correspondence of the Department.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Judge blocks enforcement of Texas A&M system's drag show ban, allowing 'Draggieland' event on campus this week
Senior U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal has blocked enforcement of the Texas A&M University System board of regents' drag show ban, insisting that an event called "Draggieland" must be allowed to take place at a university facility later this week. "Defendants … must permit the Draggieland performance to take place as scheduled on March 27, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., at the Rudder Theatre," Rosenthal's eyebrow-raising order declares. The grant of preliminary injunction comes as the Queer Empowerment Council at Texas A&M University, which is behind "Draggieland," challenged the Texas A&M University System board of regents' move to ban drag shows. "Draggieland has been a vibrant and award-winning student-run event for many years, embodying queer joy and unity," the Queer Empowerment Council said in a statement last month when responding to the ban. A Texas A&M University spokesperson told Fox News Digital via email on Monday that the institution cannot comment on pending litigation. "The system has received the opinion and is evaluating next steps," a Texas A&M University system spokesperson told Fox News Digital via phone on Monday. Fox News Digital also reached out to request comment from the Queer Empowerment Council at TAMU, but did not receive a response by the time of publication. The resolution to ban drag shows states that "it is the policy of the Board of Regents that Drag Show Events shall not be held at Special Event Venues on any of the campuses of the Universities … " The measure points to President Donald Trump's January executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," as well as to a letter issued by the Lone Star State's Republican Gov. Greg Abbott later that month. The resolution states that "given that both the System and the Universities receive significant federal funding, the use of facilities at the Universities for Drag Show Events may be considered promotion of gender ideology in violation of the Executive Order and the Governor's directive."
Fox News
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Dylan Mulvaney says 'religion and faith used against' trans community, hopes people will feel 'ashamed'
Transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney said that transgender individuals are having "religion and faith" used against them, and hoped Americans will feel "ashamed" looking back on the government's treatment of trans individuals during a CNN interview on Friday. Mulvaney came under fire after posting a video in April 2023 revealing Anheuser-Busch sent packs of Bud Light with the influencer's face as part of a promotional push and to celebrate Mulvaney's full year of transitioning to "girlhood." CNN's Sara Sidner asked the transgender activist what she told her mother when she came out to her as transgender when she was only four years old. "I came to her and I said, 'I think I, God, made a mistake. He put a girl into a boy's body. And she said, 'God doesn't make mistakes.' And in many ways, I still believe that to be true. I don't think I'm a mistake, and I'm still finding a version of a higher power for, you know, my life now," Mulvaney replied. "I think a lot of the times, queer and trans people feel alienated because they're, we're having religion and faith used against us." Sidner then claimed that the government is currently focused on transgender people "in the most negative ways," referencing President Donald Trump's "two sexes" executive order. Trump signed an executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," on his first day in office. The order mandates the federal government to recognize only two sexes — male and female — based on immutable biological characteristics, which must be reflected on official documents, like passports. "There is a whole government that actually has been very much focused on transgender people in the most negative ways. They are changing passports to people's assigned gender at birth. They are saying there's only two genders. There is only one bathroom that you're allowed to go into. What do you do with all this?" asked Sidner. Mulvaney responded by acknowledging that no matter what a passport says, or what gender a person is referred to as by government officials, it doesn't change who they are and how they see themselves. "Well, I just have to remember that no matter what my passport says or you know what government official is misgendering me, that doesn't change who I am and who I see every day, and who my fellow trans folks are," Mulvaney replied. The trans influencer continued, claiming that the government is using transgender people as a "common enemy" to distract from other problems the world is facing. Mulvaney also hoped that people will feel "ashamed" when they look back at this period of time. "You know, not to bring it back to [the musical] 'Wicked,' but they talk about finding a common enemy to kind of distract from what else is going on in the world. We're less than 1% and we're really not harming anyone. We're not monsters," claimed Mulvaney. "So I hope that when we look back on this period of time, we'll be quite ashamed of what this looked like."
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ohio college 'illegally forcing students' to share bathrooms with opposite sex: watchdog
A conservative legal watchdog group is urging both the Trump administration and the state of Ohio to investigate Kenyon College, which they allege is breaking the state's recently passed bathroom bill categorizing restrooms by biological sex. America First Legal sent letters to Craig Trainor, the Department of Education's acting assistant secretary in the Office for Civil Rights, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Thursday morning urging the agencies to open an investigation of the college. "Ohio law is clear: multi-occupancy restrooms must be designated for either men or women," Will Scolinos, AFL legal counsel said. "Schools of higher education should focus more on educating students rather than re-educating them into radical gender policies that require students, men and women, to share the same restrooms. It is not normal." In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the college said, "Kenyon fully complies with all state and federal laws." OHIO TRANSGENDER BATHROOM LAW TAKES EFFECT AS TOP PROPONENT CALLS IT 'VICTORY FOR SAFETY & COMMON SENSE' "We are committed to ensuring that women on Kenyon's campus do not experience discrimination or harassment of any kind, just as we do for all students and the faculty and staff who support them," the spokesperson said. "We look forward to working with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights and the Ohio Attorney General to address any concerns they may have." Read On The Fox News App Kenyon College is being accused of violating Ohio law by allowing multi-occupancy restrooms in its administrative and academic buildings to avoid sex-based requirements. The law, which went into effect in February, designates student restrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities by biological sex. According to its policy update, Kenyon justifies its administrative multi-occupancy restrooms by stating that the restrooms are "not, and cannot be, designated for use exclusively by students" and students "are permitted to use these restrooms if they choose to do so, but the student restroom requirements outlined above do not apply to these facilities." However, Ohio law states that any "restroom... accessible to multiple individuals at the same time" must adhere to sex-based entry restrictions, AFL argues. Speaker Johnson Announces New Capitol Bathroom Policy In Response To Delaware Lawmaker Controversy The letter points out that other Ohio schools comply by applying these restrictions to all multi-occupancy restrooms. AFL also alleges the policy doesn't align with President Donald Trump's executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." "The order establishes that it is the official policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female, defining 'sex' as 'an individual's immutable biological classification as either male or female [and] is not a synonym for and does not include the concept of 'gender identity,'" AFL's letter to the DOE states. "Furthermore, Kenyon's failure to provide separate restrooms for men and women in academic and administrative buildings appears to violate Title IX," the letter reads. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is already investigating Denver Public Schools, a school district, for potentially violating Title IX by installing multi-stall, all-gender restrooms. "Let me be clear: it is a new day in America, and under President Trump, OCR will not tolerate discrimination of any kind," Trainor said in a news release last month. Trans Inmate In Prison For Killing Baby Must Get Gender Surgery At 'Earliest Opportunity': Judge Kenyon, a private university, encouraged its students affected by the new law to "seek support" from its civil rights office, college chaplains, campus safety, the counseling center and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office. The Department of Education, which Trump has indicated he wants to fully dismantle and where workforce reductions are already underway, is a key battleground in the new administration for overturning Biden-era DEI and woke policies. It also launched an investigation into 60 universities due to allegations of antisemitism and violence against Jewish students since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks on article source: Ohio college 'illegally forcing students' to share bathrooms with opposite sex: watchdog
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney derides Trump-era gender orders
Transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney denounced the Trump administration's restoration of biological reality to government-issued identification materials, claiming to be a female "no matter what my passport says." TikTok star Mulvaney sparked national controversy in 2023 after posting a video revealing Bud Light sent beer cans with the influencer's face on them as part of a new ad campaign and to celebrate Mulvaney's full year of transitioning to "girlhood." On Monday, "CBS Mornings" spoke to the TikTok star about the aftermath of this controversy and living as a transgender-identifying person amid the new Trump administration and its executive orders dismantling pro-transgender policies. Trans Star Of Hit Hbo Series Says Renewed Passport Now Says Male After Trump Order Trump famously signed an executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," on his first day in office. The order mandates the federal government to recognize only two sexes — male and female — based on immutable biological characteristics, which must be reflected on official documents, like passports. The State Department, responsible for passports, is no longer issuing passports with the "X" marker that's been available since 2021 and is not honoring requests to change gender markers between "M" and "F." Since then, a group of transgender people represented by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit claiming the policy violates privacy and First Amendment rights. Read On The Fox News App When asked about Trump's executive order, Mulvaney was defiant. "It didn't change any way that I think about myself, because I'm a woman no matter what my passport says," the influencer said. "We are not hurting anyone. We're less than one percent of the population, and the way that they speak about us so often is as if we're, like, taking over cities like Godzilla. We're just being our authentic selves." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "CBS Mornings" also noted Trump's order to restrict sex-change procedures for young people 19 and under. "What do you say to those who do question gender-affirming care, believing that it could be irreversible and lead to problems later in life, even cause regrets?" CBS News correspondent Natalie Morales asked. "I don't have the lived experience of a trans child that was able to seek out that care, but I ultimately do believe that parents know their child better than a government does," Mulvaney responded. "We should let those families figure out what is best for them."Original article source: Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney derides Trump-era gender orders
