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- March 15, 2026
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More Setbacks for Trans Advocates

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The Supreme Court ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which we also report, is not the only recent legal setback for trans advocates. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a West Virginia law that allowed the state to withhold Medicaid funding for all trans surgeries, including those of adults . In Texas, Attorney General Ken […]

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- March 1, 2026
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Sue Everyone but the Traffickers

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A lawsuit recently filed against a San Francisco apartment building claims it was negligent in failing to stop a 17-year old resident from engaging in sex work. The suit claims that maintenance personnel should have notice the presence of condoms and drug paraphernalia in her unit and that doormen should have noticed her provocative attire […]

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- March 1, 2026
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Lesbians Exclude Trans Women

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The Lesbian Action Group (LAG), an Australian lesbian group in Victoria, is seeking an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act so it can legally prevent transgender women from attending its events. “Trans lesbians see themselves and seek to manifest themselves to the world as women and lesbians. The exclusion here seeks to perpetuate the view […]

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- February 15, 2026
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Sexual Harassment at the Museum of Sex

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One might think that a gig at New York’s Museum of Sex would equate to a highly sexualized environment full of hijinks from libidinous co-workers. That fantasy has not prevented employees from suing for sexual harassment, as Travis White recently did. One of his colleagues, a self-designated “big girl” who goes by the name Coquette […]

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- February 15, 2026
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The Fight for Reproductive Rights Continues

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As Hard Copy reported back in January, in 2026 the fight for reproductive rights and healthcare is heading to the courts. Although there is little political support for limiting access to reproductive healthcare, groups looking to restrict or ban it are going to the courts on the state and federal level. For example, in order […]

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- February 15, 2026
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(Small) Court Victories for LGBTQ in Some Unexpected Places

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In a significant development, The Philippines, a conservative Catholic country which does not recognize same-sex marriage or even allow divorce, has seen a partial victory for same-sex couples thanks to its Supreme Court. It ruled that they may co-own property, but only if they live together and both contributed to its purchase. The ruling came […]

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- February 15, 2026
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FBI: Epstein Was Not Running a Sex-Trafficking Ring

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After exhaustive review of the copious e-mails and bank records of Jeffrey Epstein, the FBI has concluded there is no credible evidence he was trafficking women to other men, as is commonly alleged by the conspiracy theories surrounding the late financier. They did find ample evidence of his paying high-school aged girls for sexualized massages […]

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- February 2, 2026
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Is Brigitte Macron a Trans Pedophile?

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Statements that the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron was born as a man and is a “pedophile” after first becoming involved with him when she was his high school drama teacher cannot be made with impunity in France. The conflation of transgenderism and pedophilia is all too familiar, as is the assumption that all […]

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- February 2, 2026
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Malpractice Verdict Raises Questions about Pediatric Gender Surgery

In the first successful lawsuit of its kind, a New York jury has awarded a 22-year old detransitioner $2 million in damages against her psychologist and surgeon. Based on the psychologist’s recommendation, she underwent a double mastectomy at the age of 16. She later came to regret it, testified to ongoing physical pain, and no […]

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- February 2, 2026
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Grok and Deepfake Porn

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Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on his social media platform X, is stirring up controversy. After the AI chatbot spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images, the EU opened a formal investigation into X. The investigation will examine whether Grok is living up to its obligations under the Digital Services Act, the bloc’s wide-ranging rule book for […]

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