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Yesterday, Fox (and only Fox) ran a story headlined, “FBI launches probes into 3 children's hospitals for alleged genital mutilation of minors.” The sub-headline explained, “The investigations are part of the Trump administration's push to enforce federal genital mutilation statutes.” You know, the old addadictome procedure.

According to the story, the FBI has opened criminal —criminal, not civil— investigations of three children's hospitals: Boston Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The article noted that these are the top three providers of pediatric sex change procedures in the US. The DOJ is wielding a long-standing federal law, 18 U.S.C. § 116, which criminalizes female genital mutilation.

The statute carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years per count. DOJ chief Bondi said, “I am directing all U.S. Attorneys to investigate all suspected cases of FGM — under the banner of so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ or otherwise — and to prosecute all FGM offenses to the fullest extent possible.” The UK Daily Mail, 2023:

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In even better news, Fox said the DOJ is drafting new legislation that would create private causes of action for children and their parents, whenever children’s “healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals through chemical and surgical mutilation,” so families and victims can hold hospitals and providers retroactively liable for damages.

There’s progress! Earlier this month, Children's Hospital Los Angeles —one of the three now under investigation— announced it would permanently close its so-called Center for Transyouth Health and Development, effective next month. The hospital cited "significant operational, legal and financial risks stemming from the shifting policy landscape at both the state and federal levels," according to a CBS News report.

You don’t say. I would be happy if the providers were required to undertake all the same sick procedures they’ve inflicted on kids. The Supreme Court would probably call it “cruel and unusual punishment,” but what does that tell you? Still, hope springs eternal.

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Speaking of cheating swimmers, yesterday Axios ran a long-overdue story headlined, “Trans swimmer Lia Thomas' records revoked in UPenn deal with Trump admin.” It’s much better than that.

As part of a newly inked deal with the Department of Education to comply with federal bans on transgender athletes in women's sports, U. Penn agreed to retroactively strip “Lia” Thomas of his swimming records and titles in ladies’ swimming. School officials also agreed that henceforth, no perverts will be allowed in women’s “intimate facilities” (locker rooms and bathrooms). Penn will also adopt definitions for “male” and “female” consistent with biological sex, and will restore the stolen records and titles to female athletes.

Best of all, Penn must issue personal apologies to each impacted female swimmer.

A trans-identified male who pled guilty to second-degree murder of his former cellmate has filed multiple lawsuits against officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), as well as the state’s governor, seeking over $1 billion in compensation for “medical neglect.” Andre Cashmere Patterson, also known as Janiah Monroe, is also seeking a reduction in his sentence.

Despite being recorded under his birth name and sex within the IDOC records, Patterson is currently housed in a women’s prison. His transfer to Logan Correctional Center was secured in 2019 after his legal challenge, filed by Chicago-based legal group the Uptown People’s Law Center, was supported by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU).

Within months of his transfer to Logan, Patterson was accused of raping a female inmate. In June of 2019, a woman who was made to share a housing unit with Patterson filed a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) report alleging that he had raped her. Under the protection of anonymity, “Jane Doe” also accused prison officials of attempting to coach her to lie about her ordeal.

While multiple allegations of sexual misconduct were mentioned in the court case, Patterson remains in the women’s prison due to a court-ordered stay – though attempts have been made by IDOC authorities to have him transferred back to a men’s facility. However, Patterson has proven to be a vexatious litigant who actively files legal claims contending that he is the victim of discrimination. ...

Patterson also has demanded financial compensation to the tune of $1.1 billion, alleging his 8th amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment have been violated, and, that as a man who claims to be a transgender woman, he has a disability which requires special protections.

According to one of the several claims, Patterson argues that governor Pritzker and IDOC authorities “have been deliberately indifferent to [his] serious medical and mental health needs,” which he says violates a “constitutional duty” to provide him with mental health care.