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Jun 10 2022
Perspectives Blog
“Gender-Affirming Care” or “Medical Procedures”? Both Sides of Transgender Terminology
Updated May 10, 2023
Treatments for gender dysphoria/gender-affirming care for transgender youth have been a hot topic of discussion lately, with some states moving to limit or ban such treatments for youth. This led to an internal discussion at AllSides as to whether or not we should use the phrase “gender-affirming care” or another term when writing about transgender treatments and
Julie Mastrine
Oct 09 2016
News
Senate Republicans Begin Breaking From Donald Trump
Senate Republicans fighting to retain control of the chamber in November’s elections began breaking with their party’s presidential nominee on Saturday in response to Donald Trump’s lewd comments about women.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 29 2016
News
Trump and Clinton Gear Up for a Race Defined by Gender
Donald J. Trump has already proved willing to attack Hillary Clinton in ways that many women find sexist and consider out of bounds.
New York Times (News)
Oct 18 2012
News
Post-debate, candidates court women’s vote
Trying to regain a clear lead among female voters, President Obama and Democrats said Wednesday that Mitt Romneys second debate performance showed the Republican presidential nominee will not stand up for womens rights and mocked him for saying he brought “binders full of women as job candidates with him when he became Massachusetts governor.
Washington Times
Dec 03 2019
News
Republicans To Confirm Lifetime Federal Judge Opposed To Fertility Treatments
WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans will vote this week to confirm a lifetime federal judge who claimed that fertility treatments and surrogacy have “grave effects on society, including diminished respect for motherhood and the unique mother-child bond; exploitation of women; commodification of gestation and of children themselves; and weakening of appropriate social mores against eugenic abortion
HuffPost
Nov 03 2020
Humor
I Forced A Bot to Write an Amy Coney Barrett Story Based on Media Reporting and This Was the Result
Using advanced algorithmic technology purchased on the dark web, the Washington Free Beacon has created a bot capable of performing journalism at a professional level. This week, we forced the bot to review media reports on Amy Coney Barrett, the frontrunner to be President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, and asked it to write its own report based on that analysis. Here is the
Washington Free Beacon
Aug 11 2020
News
Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Biden’s running mate
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate, elevating a former presidential candidate whose most electric campaign performance came when she criticized his record on school integration during a debate.
Harris will be the first Black woman and first Asian American to run for vice president, representing a historic choice at a
Washington Post
Aug 11 2020
News
Biden taps Kamala Harris as running mate, setting aside tensions from primary
She makes history as the first Black woman to serve as a major political party’s VP pick. The Biden campaign said Biden and Harris will deliver remarks together on Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware.
"I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Donald Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021," Biden said in an email
Fox News Digital
Jun 26 2021
Analysis
Pride merch won’t save trans youth
Just before the start of Pride Month, Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, began selling a wide variety of rainbow-themed merchandise. A perusal of the company’s website reveals hundreds of such items for sale, like a Queer Eye-branded clothing line and tie-ins from rainbow-themed brands like Skittles and the Kellogg Company. You can even buy a shirt that reads: “I can’t even think
Vox
Aug 16 2021
News
The new restraints on Taliban threats
Muslims worldwide are more opposed to violent jihadi ideology, which may help make Afghanistan less of a terrorist sanctuary.
Just ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Americans are again shocked at an event originating in distant Afghanistan. The Taliban have not only retaken power after being ousted in 2001 by the United States for harboring Al Qaeda but have done so
Christian Science Monitor