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_{Dear Colleague,} _{You may be interested in the most recent commentary from the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society:} _{Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones, and Youth Suicide The Heritage Foundation Dr. Jay Greene, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy Lowering legal barriers to make it easier for minors to undergo cross-sex medical interventions without parental consent does not reduce suicide rates—in fact, it likely leads to higher rates of suicide among young people in states that adopt these changes. States should instead adopt parental bills of rights and tighten the criteria for receiving cross-sex treatments.} _{Does “Gender-Affirming Care” For Trans Kids Actually Prevent Suicide? Here’s What The Data Say} _{Daily Wire} _{Dr. Jay Greene, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy} _{When faced with divisive political arguments, the Left has a bad habit of putting on its figurative lab coat, conducting lousy research, and then declaring that Science has resolved the dispute in its favor. Here's what the data actually says.} _{Pride Month Jumps the Shark} _{Daily Signal} _{Dr. Jay Richards, Director, DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family} _{"Pride" now seems less about gay and lesbian inclusion and more about abolishing the difference between males and females, and between adults and children. As the sexualization of young kids attempts force itself into mainstream culture, there is stronger pushback than ever before.} _{Fox’s Transgender Whitewash Ignores Agony, Regrets of Detransitioners} _{Daily Signal} _{Suzanne Bowdey} _{A transgender teenager suffers from depression and feelings of sadness and desperation. Most mainstream media reporting on transgender issues downplay or outright ignore those inconvenient aspects of transgenderism.} _{By the Numbers: How Many Men in California Prisons Identify as Women} _{Daily Signal} _{Fred Lucas} _{As of May 23, a total of 342 biological male inmates who identified as women had requested to be transferred to a women’s prison. Of them, 39 were approved for transfer to a female institution, according to the corrections department. Another 14 were denied a transfer and 28 changed their minds about making the move.} _{Newsweek: UPenn’s Disregard for Title IX Takes Opportunities Away From Women Athletes} _Newsweek _{Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America LAC} _{Penny Nance responds to the recent Good Morning America interview of National Collegiate Athletic Association swimmer Lia Thomas. After competing on the men’s swim team for three seasons, Thomas competed as a female.} _{Also, be sure to RSVP for our upcoming events:} _{Title IX in the Crosshairs: The 50th Anniversary of Women’s Equality in Education June 23rd, 2:00pm-3:00pm, Reception at 1:00pm Christiana Kiefer, Chelsea Mitchell, and Christy Mitchell hosted by Sarah Parshall Perry On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Biden administration is poised to eviscerate long-standing protections for women and girls by expanding “sex” to include sexual orientation and gender identity. A panel of experts and advocates discusses how the gains of the women’s movement and women’s equality and opportunity are teetering on the brink of erasure.} _{International Religious Freedom Summit June 28th-30th The IRF Summit 2022 will bring together international religious freedom leaders, advocates from around the world, and a diverse coalition that passionately supports religious freedom around the globe.} _{And in case you missed it:} _{The Effect of Access to Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones on Youth Suicide Rates} _{Dr. Jay Greene, Dr. Jay Richards, and Virginia Gentles moderated by Dr. Ryan Anderson} _{Does easing teenagers’ access to cross-sex medical interventions such as puberty blockers and hormones protect against adolescent suicide, as the left claims, or do such interventions have the opposite effect? Watch the recording to learn more here.} _{Life After Roe Symposium Dr. Kevin Roberts, Dr. Ryan Anderson, and Catherine Glenn What does life after Roe really look like? Leading legal, medical, and policy experts analyze the opportunities—and challenges—facing policymakers and the American people in their work to protect unborn children, empower their mothers, and strengthen families. Watch the recording to learn more here.} _Sincerely, _{DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society} _{Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity} _{The Heritage Foundation}
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_{Dear Colleague,}

_{You may be interested in the most recent commentary from the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society:}

_{Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones, and Youth Suicide
The Heritage Foundation
Dr. Jay Greene, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy
Lowering legal barriers to make it easier for minors to undergo cross-sex medical interventions without parental consent does not reduce suicide rates—in fact, it likely leads to higher rates of suicide among young people in states that adopt these changes. States should instead adopt parental bills of rights and tighten the criteria for receiving cross-sex treatments.}

_{Does “Gender-Affirming Care” For Trans Kids Actually Prevent Suicide? Here’s What The Data Say}
_{Daily Wire}
_{Dr. Jay Greene, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy}
_{When faced with divisive political arguments, the Left has a bad habit of putting on its figurative lab coat, conducting lousy research, and then declaring that Science has resolved the dispute in its favor. Here's what the data actually says.}

_{Pride Month Jumps the Shark}
_{Daily Signal}
_{Dr. Jay Richards, Director, DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family}
_{"Pride" now seems less about gay and lesbian inclusion and more about abolishing the difference between males and females, and between adults and children. As the sexualization of young kids attempts force itself into mainstream culture, there is stronger pushback than ever before.}

_{Fox’s Transgender Whitewash Ignores Agony, Regrets of Detransitioners}
_{Daily Signal}
_{Suzanne Bowdey}
_{A transgender teenager suffers from depression and feelings of sadness and desperation. Most mainstream media reporting on transgender issues downplay or outright ignore those inconvenient aspects of transgenderism.}

_{By the Numbers: How Many Men in California Prisons Identify as Women}
_{Daily Signal}
_{Fred Lucas}
_{As of May 23, a total of 342 biological male inmates who identified as women had requested to be transferred to a women’s prison. Of them, 39 were approved for transfer to a female institution, according to the corrections department. Another 14 were denied a transfer and 28 changed their minds about making the move.}

_{Newsweek: UPenn’s Disregard for Title IX Takes Opportunities Away From Women Athletes}

_Newsweek

_{Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America LAC}

_{Penny Nance responds to the recent Good Morning America interview of National Collegiate Athletic Association swimmer Lia Thomas. After competing on the men’s swim team for three seasons, Thomas competed as a female.}

_{Also, be sure to RSVP for our upcoming events:}

_{Title IX in the Crosshairs: The 50th Anniversary of Women’s Equality in Education
June 23rd, 2:00pm-3:00pm, Reception at 1:00pm
Christiana Kiefer, Chelsea Mitchell, and Christy Mitchell hosted by Sarah Parshall Perry
On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Biden administration is poised to eviscerate long-standing protections for women and girls by expanding “sex” to include sexual orientation and gender identity. A panel of experts and advocates discusses how the gains of the women’s movement and women’s equality and opportunity are teetering on the brink of erasure.}

_{International Religious Freedom Summit
June 28th-30th
The IRF Summit 2022 will bring together international religious freedom leaders, advocates from around the world, and a diverse coalition that passionately supports religious freedom around the globe.}

_{And in case you missed it:}

_{The Effect of Access to Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones on Youth Suicide Rates}
_{Dr. Jay Greene, Dr. Jay Richards, and Virginia Gentles moderated by Dr. Ryan Anderson}

_{Does easing teenagers’ access to cross-sex medical interventions such as puberty blockers and hormones protect against adolescent suicide, as the left claims, or do such interventions have the opposite effect? Watch the recording to learn more here.}

_{Life After Roe Symposium
Dr. Kevin Roberts, Dr. Ryan Anderson, and Catherine Glenn
What does life after Roe really look like? Leading legal, medical, and policy experts analyze the opportunities—and challenges—facing policymakers and the American people in their work to protect unborn children, empower their mothers, and strengthen families. Watch the recording to learn more here.}

_Sincerely,

_{DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society}

_{Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity}

_{The Heritage Foundation}

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