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As Lawsuits Multiply, Transgender Reversal Movement Gains Momentum

February 22, 2026 lawsuits, Reversal, Transgender, Multiply, movement, Momentum, gains0 comment

Lawsuits filed by young people who were permanently disfigured by procedures attempting to reassign gender are multiplying, and more and more professional medical associations are backing away from endorsing the procedures for minors. Experts like Walt Heyer, who formerly spent eight years living a transgender lifestyle, say it’s just the beginning of a burgeoning movement. On Jan. 30, a New York jury awarded 22-year-old woman Fox Varian $ 2 million after she sued a psychologist and a plastic surgeon for deviating from standard medical practice and informed consent when they pushed her…

‘Only the Beginning’: Lawsuits From Detransitioners Are on Rise

December 7, 2023 from, Only, rise, lawsuits, beginning, Detransitioners0 comment

As the number of people who have chosen to detransition out of a transgender identity continues to grow, a parallel increase in lawsuits filed by detransitioners against gender clinics and medical professionals is also occurring. In November of last year, 18-year-old Chloe Cole became the first detransitioner to file a medical malpractice suit against Kaiser Permanente as well as the doctors who advised her to undergo gender transition procedures and performed them over a five-year period beginning when she was 13. The lawsuit noted that as a result of undergoing “puberty blockers, off-label cross-sex hormone…

Alex Jones Loses By Default In All Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuits

November 15, 2021 Sandy, Default, loses, Jones, lawsuits, defamation, Alex, Hook0 comment

This article is part of <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe”>TPM Cafe</a>, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at <a href=”https://theconversation.com/alex-jones-loses-sandy-hook-case-but-important-defamation-issues-remain-unresolved-171914″>The Conversation.</a> <a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/us/politics/alex-jones-sandy-hook.html”>A Connecticut judge has found Alex Jones, a well-known media personality, liable</a> in the defamation claim brought against him by parents of 6- and 7-year-old children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre for falsely claiming they were accomplices in faking the murders of their own children. Like <a href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/us/alex-jones-lawsuit-sandy-hook.html”>an earlier decision in a Texas court</a> brought by different parents, the court entered a “<a href=”https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=460″>default judgment</a>,” which means that…