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May 7, 2025
Wake Up Right
News
War

SCOTUS Sides With Trump Effort to Ban Transgenders from Military.

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major win on Tuesday, overturning a lower court ruling that blocked his ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military.

Back up: In January, President Trump signed an executive order that banned transgenders from serving in the military. In March, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of this order.

The details: In a brief order released Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court granted Trump’s emergency request to overturn the lower court ruling, after the administration argued it hindered the U.S. military readiness.

  • The three liberal justices—Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson—would deny Trump’s request.

What Americans think: A recent poll found that most Americans, 54 percent, approve of Trump’s ban on transgender troops.

What happens next: Litigation over the constitutionality of Trump’s order will continue. But while that plays out, his ban can go into effect.

Why Trump’s right on the issue: It is longstanding Department of Defense policy that service members are “[f]ree of medical conditions or physical defects that may reasonably be expected to require excessive time lost from duty for necessary treatment or hospitalization.” The military isn’t an office computer job. It’s the literal line of defense between us and our enemies. There is no room for radical gender ideology.

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May 1, 2025
Sports
UK

Transgenders Banned from Women’s Soccer.

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❓What Happened: The Football Association (FA) in England has issued a decision to prohibit transgenders from participating in women’s soccer teams.

👥 Who’s Involved: The Football Association, the governing body of soccer in England, and male players who claim to be women.

📍 Where & When: England; effective from June 1.

💬 Key Quote: “Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women’s football in England.” — Football Association.

⚠️ Impact: The ruling affects participation in both grassroots and professional women’s soccer, requiring adaptation to a recent Supreme Court ruling that women should be defined in terms of their biology for legal purposes.

IN FULL:

The English Football Association (FA) has announced that transgenders will be barred from competing on women’s soccer teams. This decision, effective from June, follows a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The ruling clarified that Britain’s equality laws are founded on “biological sex,” and that female-identifying males do not meet the legal definition of women.

The FA’s policy shift is part of a broader movement among various organizations to comply with the Supreme Court’s judgment, directing all public and private bodies in Britain to comply regarding the access they provide to single-sex services and spaces.

This new ban affects grassroots soccer, regional leagues governed by the FA, and professional-level competition. The ruling has also prompted changes in other sports organizations. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has announced that competitive girls’ and women’s football will be restricted to biological females beginning in the 2025-26 season.

The move comes after the London Marathon refused to ban biological men from competing as women in its mass participation category. Transgender athletes were prohibited from elite-level competition, but still able to record their race times as women in the mass participation race.

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April 30, 2025
Wake Up Right
Sports

Trans-Identifying Male Dominates U.S. Women’s Swim Nationals.

A biologically male swimmer identifying as female swept gold in five individual events at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships.

The details: Ana Caldas, who has also competed under the names Hannah and Hugo Caldas, competed in the 45–49 women’s division and won every event he entered.

  • He won by margins as wide as four seconds—which is considered a blowout in elite short-distance swimming.

The rules: The U.S. Masters Swimming competition allows biological men to compete against women as long as they can show proof that they’ve received hormone therapy to reduce their testosterone levels.

Reality check: We know that there is no level of testosterone suppression that can undo the physical biological advantages that a man naturally has in sports — bone density, lung capacity, muscle fiber density, skeletal structure—especially for a man his age.

What Americans think: A poll from earlier this year found that 79 percent of Americans oppose letting biological men compete against women—including 67 percent of Democrats.

The last word goes to comedian Rob Schneider, who wrote on X: “Michael Jordan at 60 years old could suit up today and be the best ‘WOMAN’ in the [WNBA] and maybe THEN the stupid people in the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championship would SEE THEIR OWN INSANITY!”

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April 29, 2025
Health
News

Federal Departments Are Implementing Trump EO Against Child Surgical and Chemical Mutilation.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order banning the federal funding and facilitation of puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgeries for minors.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.

📍 Where & When: United States, Executive Order signed on January 28, 2025.

💬 Key Quote: A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) alert emphasizes that providers must “follow the highest standards of care… especially as it comes to America’s children.”

⚠️ Impact: Federal grants supporting related treatments have been rescinded, saving taxpayers $477 million, and further actions are underway to ensure adherence to the order.

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President Donald J. Trump’s executive order banning the federal government from funding transgender surgeries or therapies for children has now been implemented on several fronts. A White House report released April 28 details what measures have already been implemented since the order was signed in January.

This directive, Executive Order 14187, calls for agencies to reverse policies based on the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s (WPATH) standards, which are criticized for lacking a scientific foundation. A notable element of these earlier policies was the absence of age restrictions for surgeries, influenced by health lobbyists.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to conduct an extensive review of existing literature regarding best health practices for children with gender dysphoria, assembling an expert team to ensure scientific accuracy.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is tasked with promoting accountability across taxpayer-supported research to uphold data quality and transparency. This includes rectifying the nondisclosure of study outcomes that have been withheld due to political reasons.

With the order’s implementation, HHS has already terminated federal grants supporting medical treatments involving child gender modifications. This has reportedly saved taxpayers approximately $477 million, including substantial funding previously allocated to entities such as the Center for Innovative Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital.

As part of enhancing medical safety, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a cautionary memo warning providers about the risks of these interventions. “It is of the utmost importance that all providers follow the highest standards of care and adhere closely to the foundational principles of medicine, especially as it comes to America’s children,” the memo states.

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April 11, 2025
Christopher Tomlinson
Culture
Health

Globalist Canadian PM Backs Sex Changes for Children.

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❓What Happened: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to defend sex changes for children as part of his election campaign.

👥 Who’s Involved: Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party of Canada, Albertans, and Canadian children.

📍 Where & When: Canada, on the campaign trail on April 9.

💬 Key Quote: “Access to healthcare in Canada is not a business; it is a fundamental right, and we will defend it for all Canadians, without exception.” — Mark Carney

⚠️ Impact: The pledge is the opposite of President Donald J. Trump’s policy on transgenderism, which attempts to ban medical professionals from transitioning children.

IN FULL:

Globalist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal Party, has stated he supports sex change treatments for children ahead of this month’s federal election. Carney defended transitions for minors, calling them a “fundamental right.”

“Canada is a mosaic; people can be who they are, they can love who they love,” Carney said this week on the campaign trail. “Access to health care in Canada is not a business, it is a fundamental right, and we will defend it for all Canadians, without exception,” he added.

Some Canadian provinces are looking to block minors from being subjected to puberty blockers and hormone therapies, such as Alberta. While socialized healthcare in Canada is mainly under provincial jurisdiction, the federal government can use the Canada Health Act to override the provinces in certain circumstances.

Alberta’s Bill 26 bans medical professionals from performing sex reassignment surgeries on children and requires parental approval for hormone treatments on anyone under 16.

Prime Minister Carney became leader of the Liberal Party earlier this year following Justin Trudeau’s resignation. On the international relations front, the former head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England initially promised to retaliate against tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. However, on April 11, he caved and asked to negotiate.

Carney has also been embroiled in a foreign election interference scandal, with reports that a major Chinese Communist Party (CCP) account on the platform WeChat supported his election campaign.

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March 18, 2025
Science

Trump Halts Biden Funding for Transgender Animal Research.

The Trump administration has announced the termination of taxpayer-funded grants for transgender experiments on animals, according to the watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW). Initially awarded under President Joe Biden’s government, these grants were directed to Harvard University and recently ended by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

One grant, valued at $299,940, was designated for research on “Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy on Breast Cancer Risk and Treatment Outcomes.” This project aimed to explore breast cancer risks associated with testosterone therapy in “transmasculine” individuals by conducting experiments on female mice, which involved administering testosterone and removing ovaries. The study, which began in September 2023, was initially set to conclude in August 2025 but was cut short by the Trump administration.

Another grant, valued at $442,444, focused on the “Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone-Mediated Sex Differences in Wound Healing” and was slated to receive $2.2 million through 2029. Beginning in September 2024, this project’s funding was also terminated. The research involved experiments examining wound healing in animals treated with exogenous hormones, aiming to understand the impacts of transgender hormone therapy.

Anthony Bellotti, President of WCW, praised the Trump administration for cutting these grants, describing the move as a victory against wasteful taxpayer spending on animal experiments. WCW reported that nine such grants, totaling over $8 million, had been slashed.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer reported in February that $241 million in taxpayer funds had been utilized for transgender animal experiments during Biden’s tenure.

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The Trump administration has announced the termination of taxpayer-funded grants for transgender experiments on animals, according to the watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW). Initially awarded under President Joe Biden's government, these grants were directed to Harvard University and recently ended by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). show more
March 17, 2025
Wake Up Right
Culture

Mom Blasts School for Forcing Girls to Change in Front of Boys.

An Illinois mom accused her daughter’s school officials of forcing the 13-year-old and other girls to undress in front of a biological male in the name of “inclusivity.”

The details: Nicole Georgas told a Deerfield District 109 School Board meeting that her daughter came home from Shepard Middle School on February 5 frightened and upset because a boy was in the girls’ bathroom, and school administrators told her it was permitted.

  • The school has separate gender-neutral options for trans-identifying students.

Bad to worse: Georgas said the situation “went from bad to worse” a few days later when the girls made the decision not to change into their phys-ed clothes because the male was present.

  • The school allegedly responded by putting adults in the locker room to ensure all girls were changing into their gym clothes without protest.

Back up: On February 5, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” which threatens to withhold federal funding from public schools that allow biological boys into girls’ locker rooms.

The circus comes to town: Georgas’ testimony at the school board meeting was booed by a large audience of transgender activists. Charlie Friedman, a transgender person with a transgender middle schooler, said:

  • “The discomfort or privacy concerns of other students, teachers, or parents are not valid reasons to deny or limit the full and equal use of those facilities based on a student’s gender-related identity.”

…So this transgender parent has a transgender kid. What are the odds? And this pillar of mental stability claims a 13-year-old girl’s right to privacy is “not valid.”

What happens now? Georgas has filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Justice.

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An Illinois mom accused her daughter’s school officials of forcing the 13-year-old and other girls to undress in front of a biological male in the name of “inclusivity.” show more
March 7, 2025
Wake Up Right
Health

Trans Surgeries Increase Mental Health Risks.

A new study of over 100,000 patients raises serious concerns about the mental health effects of “gender-affirming” surgeries—finding higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among patients.

The details: Researchers at the University of Texas analyzed 107,583 patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria and compared those who had “gender-affirming” surgery with those who had not.

The results were published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine and found:

  • Depression:
    • Males who had surgeries had a 25 percent rate vs. 11.5 percent without
    • Females who had surgeries had a 22.9 percent rate vs. 14.6 percent without
  • Anxiety:
    • Males who had the surgeries had a 12.8 percent rate vs. 2.6 percent without
    • Females who had the surgeries had a 10.5 percent rate vs. 7.1 percent without

Conclusion: The study determined that depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance-use disorders were “significantly higher” among those who had trans surgeries.

Back up: This isn’t the first study to make this connection. Back in April 2024, the National Institutes of Health found that people who had “gender-affirming” surgeries had much higher rates of PTSD, suicide attempts, and suicide.

The last word goes to Jonathan Alpert, a Manhattan-based psychotherapist, who commented on the study, saying:

  • “These findings suggest that surgery alone doesn’t eliminate the complex psychological burdens that stem from societal stigma and personal struggles with identity. In fact, taking a scalpel to treat a psychological disorder can sometimes lead to more issues, as the study results are elucidating.”

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A new study of over 100,000 patients raises serious concerns about the mental health effects of "gender-affirming" surgeries—finding higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among patients. show more
March 6, 2025
Wake Up Right
Fact Check
Media

CNN Caught Writing Fake ‘Fact Check’ on Trump’s Transgender Mice Claim.

CNN was forced to correct their “fact-check” after the outlet claimed President Donald J. Trump “falsely” stated that $8 million in tax dollars were used to study making mice transgender.

Back up: During President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday, he rattled off a list of ways the federal government was wasting money, including “Eight million dollars for making mice transgender. This is real.”

CNN fact-check: Shortly after his speech, CNN published a fact-check article, which said Trump “falsely claimed” the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found $8 million for turning mice transgender.

  • The article suggested Trump was erroneously referring to a $477,121 project that gave monkeys estrogen for HIV testing.

The truth: The White House clapped back, providing a fact sheet with six studies funded by the Biden regime’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) “for making mice transgender” that totaled $8,290,053.

  • $3.1 million was spent to determine how to “treat and prevent asthma in cis and transgender women.”
  • $1.2 million was spent to learn how testosterone affects “transgender males” reproductive systems

CNN’s walk-back: The outlet quietly corrected its article, admitting Trump’s statement was “incorrectly characterized as false.”

The last word goes to the Trump White House’s rapid response account on X, which wrote:

  • “The Fake News losers at CNN tried to fact check President Trump… but President Trump was right (as usual).”

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CNN was forced to correct their "fact-check" after the outlet claimed President Donald J. Trump "falsely" stated that $8 million in tax dollars were used to study making mice transgender. show more
February 27, 2025
Christopher Tomlinson
Culture
Health

Trans Activists Storm State Capitol.

Pro-transgender activists stormed the state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa, on February 27 amid discussions on a bill to scrap gender identity protections. Hundreds of protesters were seen entering the capitol rotunda while holding pro-transgender signs and demanding the bill be scrapped.

The bill was introduced last week and seeks to remove gender identity from the state civil rights code. The legislature, then Democrat-controlled, added it in 2007. The bill will explicitly define gender as male and female, and Republicans in the state argue the change will stop biological males from entering women’s spaces and playing in women’s sports.

A 90-minute hearing took place on Thursday, February 27, but faced repeated delays as pro-trans activists interrupted the proceedings by yelling slogans each time the chamber’s door was opened. State police later blocked off part of the hall outside the hearing in an effort to allow the debate to proceed.

Similar legislation is being advanced by Republicans in Georgia, who want to change hate crime legislation to restrict males from competing in women’s and girls’ sports in colleges and universities. High schools in the state already have a ban in place.

The new changes come after President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order restricting federal funding of sex changes for minors. New orders also restrict federal funds for research or education that promote gender ideology and bodies, including males in female sports.

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Pro-transgender activists stormed the state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa, on February 27 amid discussions on a bill to scrap gender identity protections. Hundreds of protesters were seen entering the capitol rotunda while holding pro-transgender signs and demanding the bill be scrapped. show more