Mia Ashton
Mia Ashton is the lead on lead on caWsbars child safeguarding campaign and has been published in The Critic Gender Dissent and Lesbian and Gay News. Twitter: _CryMiaRiver
Shoulder reduction surgery latest trend in 'gender affirming care'
Shoulder reduction is available for males who identify as women who wish to appear more feminine. The procedure involves a part of the clavicle bone being removed and the remaining ends being reconnected with either a metal plate or screw.
Phrase 'protecting women and girls' deemed transphobic by UK officials
In order to be a good trans ally, staff at the Ministry of Justice in the UK have been told to avoid using phrases like “protecting women and girls” and “same-sex attracted”, according to leaked internal documents.
Trudeau Liberals, UK leaders offer tribute on Transgender Day of Remembrance to the 0 trans people killed in their countries
On the 23rd annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, and politicians and leaders around the world marked the occasion in the usual fashion: by paying to tribute to the zero transgender people murdered in their respective countries.
CHOP gender clinic founder admitted in 2017 that child sex change surgeries were being done without evidence of efficacy
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed bilateral mastectomies and genital surgery on minors despite knowing that there was no existing research to support doing so.
Elon Musk says addressing child sex exploitation is priority #1 for Twitter
Elon Musk has stated tackling child sex abuse content on Twitter is his number one priority, which comes as a refreshing change after the popular social media platform has spent years dawdling on the issue.
Rachel Levine says states should leave care of gender-confused youth to 'experts'
"And we do not need state laws and actions that dictate the principles of transgender medical care by pediatric experts," said Levine.
'DICK MATCH': Jacksonville LGBTQ youth center shares new memory card game on Instagram
A Jacksonville LGBTQ youth group recently posted photographs on its Instagram account of an adult card game called Dick Match, which features cards with pictures of various types of penises and scrotums.
PA school board says female athletes should accept trans competitors since they won’t go pro anyway
Two female members of the Central Bucks School District (CBSD) say that being inclusive of male students who identify as girls is what matters, as most students do not go on to play professional sports, anyway.
Distraught PA mother blames teachers for her daughter's mastectomy
A mother's emotional speech at a board meeting told how her daughter was allowed to change her name and pronouns at school, without her knowledge or consent, which she believes set her child on a path to taking testosterone and having a mastectomy.
Ontario bill demands taxpayers fund 'gender-affirming' cosmetic procedures in midst of health care crisis
An NDP Member of Provincial Parliament introduced a Private Member’s Bill which seeks to expand coverage for "gender-affirming" treatments such as facial feminization surgery and electrolysis, calling such procedures "life-saving."
Breast amputations touted as 'improving' quality of life after only 3 month study
Chloe Cole, the 18-year-old detransitioned woman from California who is currently suing her gender-affirming doctors for medical malpractice, says it was a year before she regretted having her breasts amputated.
18 state Attorneys General launch effort to protect parental rights
An 18-state coalition, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, has filed a brief in support of parental rights in a lawsuit against an Iowa school district’s policy that withholds information on a child’s gender identity from their parents.
Daughter eulogizes father as 'racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving, cis-straight white male'
A young woman is at the center of a social media storm for bad-mouthing her father at his funeral, calling him a “racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Trump-loving, cis-straight, white man.”
Teacher allegedly locks child in closet, investigation underway
A teacher in the Jackson County Central School District in Minnesota is under investigation after video footage emerged online allegedly showing a middle school child locked in a classroom closet.
California teacher recommends the 'Gender Unicorn' for preschoolers
McCray thought young children could easily understand the unicorn’s sliding scales of male/female and man/woman that are labeled “sex assigned at birth,” and said she then tells them that they can be born a boy or girl but that they "may not feel that way."