Woke Biden judge blocks Trump ban of transvestites in military, fueling concerns over judicial overreach: 'Lunacy'



Democrat-appointed activist judges appear eager to prevent the democratically elected president from exercising his constitutional authority and realizing his popular agenda.

In the latest instance of judicial overreach, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes — a Biden-appointed lesbian judge who previously worked as a lawyer to fight the first Trump administration's immigration policy — decided to indefinitely block the implementation of the second Trump administration's ban on transvestites in the military, suggesting it likely violated their constitutional rights.

At issue in Talbott v. Trump, a case brought by GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, is Trump's Jan. 27 executive titled "Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness" and the resulting Pentagon guidance.

Trump underscored in his order that the military's policy to establish "high standards for troop readiness, lethality, cohesion, honesty, humility, uniformity, and integrity" is incompatible with the accommodations sought and health constraints faced by gender-dysphoric individuals.

Trump added that those "expressing a false 'gender identity'" at odds with their actual sex "cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service" and cannot satisfy the soldier's "commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle."

The Pentagon's new guidance states:

Military service by Service members and applicants for military service who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria is incompatible with military service. Service by these individuals is not in the best interests of the Military Services and is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security. Individuals who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are no longer eligible for military service.

Reyes, formerly of the Feminist Majority Foundation, acknowledged in her Tuesday ruling that Trump has the "power — indeed the obligation — to ensure military readiness." However, she figured that it was nevertheless her job to interfere, both characterizing Trump's exercise of presidential authority as an attempt to "deny marginalized persons the privilege of serving" and glossing over the military's prohibition on other medically and mentally compromised individuals enlisting, including those found to be on medications, women with abnormal uterine bleeding, men with deformed genitals, those with chronic anxiety, those who have committed self-harm, and those who have met in the past with psychiatrists.

Reyes suggested in her ruling that it was her responsibility as a judge to keep the executive branch in its proper place, despite acknowledging the "pernicious" nature of judicial overreach.

'Each day the nation arises to see what the craziest unelected local federal judge has decided the policies of the government of the United States shall be.'

Reyes suggested further that the "Military Ban is soaked in animus and dripping with pretext. Its language is unabashedly demeaning, its policy stigmatizes transgender persons as inherently unfit, and its conclusions bear no relation to fact."

Reyes clearly did not bother shrouding her animus toward the Trump administration in the ruling or during past hearings.

The foreign-born judge previously suggested that Trump, through his executive order directing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to update military policy to effectively ban medical and cosmetic transvestites from the military, was "literally erasing transgender people." In addition to claiming that Pete Hegseth, a recipient of two Bronze Stars, had no military experience, Reyes also tried to dunk on the administration with a bizarre distortion of Christian teaching, asking Justice Department attorney Jason Lynch how Jesus Christ would respond to Trump's order — prompting a misconduct complaint.

Fresh off condemning one Obama judge for preventing President Donald Trump from deporting terrorists under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and another Obama judge for "appoint[ing] himself king of foreign policy," Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, asked, "Is there no end to this madness?"

After noting that district court judges "have now decided they are in command of the Armed Forces," Miller likened the actions taken by Reyes and other activist judges to "Marxist university professors being able to unilaterally veto, edit or override the exercise of presidential authority."

"Currently, district court judges have assumed the mantle of Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security and Commander-in-Chief," wrote Miller. "Each day, they change the foreign policy, economic, staffing and national security policies of the Administration. Each day the nation arises to see what the craziest unelected local federal judge has decided the policies of the government of the United States shall be. It is madness. It is lunacy. It is pure lawlessness. It is the gravest assault on democracy. It must and will end."

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk noted, "We either have a presidency or we have a rule by 677 gavel-wielding dictators."

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) responded, "We don't play 'Hail to the Chief' when they enter the courtroom."

An analysis of nationwide injunctions issued between 2001 and 2023 published last year in the Harvard Law Review revealed that Democrat-appointed judges zealously tried to hamstring the first Trump administration. Of a total of 96 injunctions issued across four administrations, the Trump administration was slapped with 64. Of those 64 injunctions, 59 were issued by judges appointed by Democratic presidents. Over 50% of all injunctions issued since 1963 were issued against Trump administration policies.

It appears that Reyes and some of her peers are keen to pick up where their fellow travelers left off.

When the first Trump administration passed a ban on transvestites in the military, the Supreme Court let it take effect in 2019. It did not, however, rule on its constitutionality. Reyes' latest effort to undermine the president may pave the way to such a ruling.

The Pentagon has until Friday to ask a higher court to stay Reyes' order. Failing that, it can appeal.

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Democrat melts down after cross-dressing comrade called 'mister' during House hearing



Democratic Rep. Bill Keating (Mass.) melted down during a House hearing Tuesday over one of his Republican peer's decision not to engage in a transvestite's game of make-believe.

The House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Europe convened to discuss arms control, international security, and continued American assistance to Europe. Just over an hour into the hearing, Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), the subcommittee's chairman, recognized Congressman Sarah McBride (D-Del.) to speak.

"I now recognize the representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride," said Self, a 71-year-old former Army lieutenant colonel.

The use of "mister" — a common English honorific for men — in reference to McBride, who was known as Tim McBride before his decision to masquerade as a woman, clearly rankled the Democratic lawmaker.

To his credit, McBride responded with humor, saying, "Thank you, madam chair."

Devoid of a similar sense of humor, Keating interrupted McBride to demand that Self repeat his introduction apparently in hopes of doing what his comrade is unable to do, namely turn a "Mr." into a "Ms."

When that failed, Keating began arguing over the accurate use of the word "mister."

After Self noted, "We have set the standard on the floor of the House," Keating again demanded that the Republican repeat McBride's introduction.

Self doubled down, referring to the cross-dressing congressman as "Mr. McBride."

'BREAKING: "Sarah" McBride is still a man.'

"Mr. Chairman," said the visibly agitated Keating, "You are out of order. Mr. Chairman, have you no decency? I've come to know you a little bit, but this is not decent."

When Self suggested that it was time to continue with the meeting — with McBride still waiting to speak — Keating said, "You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly-elected representative the right way."

Unwilling to satisfy Keating's ultimatum, Self adjourned the hearing.

The Texas congressman noted on X that "it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female."

This is a direct quote from President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 executive order "Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government," which underscored that the two "sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality."

Several of Self's colleagues lauded him for his commitment to reality.

Illinois Rep. Mary Miller (R), for instance, stated that Self "is right to state the biological reality that Tim 'Sarah' McBride is a man. Enough with the lies. As God ordained and President Trump declared, there are only TWO GENDERS: Male and Female!"

Miller added, "Tim 'Sarah' McBride is a biological man and always will be."

"Americans soundly rejected this woke nonsense when they elected Donald Trump to be their President," wrote Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.). "@RepKeithSelf stands for truth."

"BREAKING: 'Sarah' McBride is still a man," wrote Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who recently suggested that the Democratic Party "can't define what a woman is and won't give women the right to privacy."

The New York Times, MSNBC, and other liberal publications rushed to paint McBride as a victim of "misgendering," making sure to use his preferred pronouns.

Erin Reed, the boyfriend of crossing-dressing Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D), was among the LGBT activists who also decried Self's word choice, stating, "The event also highlights the deep erosion of what is considered 'decorum' when it comes to transgender people in Congress."

McBride, barred from using the women's bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol, told ABC News in a statement that he was "disappointed" by the abrupt adjournment of the hearing, noting that he "was prepared to move forward with my questions for the Subcommittee on nuclear nonproliferation and US support for Democratic allies in Europe."

McBride later noted on X, "No matter how I'm treated by some colleagues, nothing diminishes my awe and gratitude at getting to represent Delaware in Congress."

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Trump signs executive order preventing men from competing in women's sports: 'It's about time'



Gender ideology — with core claims that have not only been debunked but in many cases rejected by the majority of Americans — is on the ropes. President Donald Trump appears committed to delivering the knockout punch.

The 47th president, who promised in 2023 to bring an end to "left-wing gender insanity" upon taking office, signed an executive order Wednesday afternoon banning male transvestites from competing in girls' or women's sports.

"It's about time," said Trump. "Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls."

Trump noted that "men claiming to be girls have stolen more than 3,500 victories" and have "invaded more than 11,000 competitions designed for women."

Trump also indicated that he has instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make clear to the International Olympic Committee that America will no longer tolerate men in women's sports at home or abroad.

"From now on, women's sports will be only for women," added the president.

While LGBT activists and other radicals are incensed over the decision, Trump's order reflects the desire of the supermajority of Americans. A 2023 Gallup survey found that 69% of Americans wanted transvestites to play only on sports teams that corresponded with their actual sex.

'This commonsense action from President Trump ends the disgusting betrayal of women and girls by the previous administration.'

Dozens of states have already passed legislation banning transvestites from participating in sporting events intended for members of the opposite sex. Now, there's a strong likelihood the rest of the nation will fall in line.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated earlier in the day that the purpose of the order was to "defend the safety of athletes, protect competitive integrity, and uphold the promise of Title IX."

"This commonsense action from President Trump ends the disgusting betrayal of women and girls by the previous administration, who for years catered to radical activists who wanted biological males to be treated as women in workplace showers, competitive sports, prisons, and even rape shelters," continued Leavitt. "Gender ideology insanity is over."

The order is aligned with the Trump Department of Education's announcement last month, which promised a reversion to the first Trump administration's Title IX rule, enforcing protections on the basis of biological sex, not on the basis of so-called "gender identity."

"The Biden administration's failed attempt to rewrite Title IX was an unlawful abuse of regulatory power and an egregious slight to women and girls," said acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor. "Under the Trump administration, the Education Department will champion equal opportunity for all Americans, including women and girls, by protecting their right to safe and separate facilities and activities in schools, colleges, and universities."

Terry Schilling, the president of the American Principles Project who was present for the signing ceremony Wednesday, told Blaze News that he spent the past six years "speaking with anyone and everyone to save America from this gender insanity," adding that his organization shelled out $1 million on polling and testing with regard to "transgender issues, including women's sports," and $18 million hammering Democrats on their support for gender ideology.

'This is a victory for every girl who has fought for fairness.'

"I got a chance to meet with President Trump last summer, and I shared with him our voter impact study from previous elections showing that women's sports and protecting kids from gender insanity moved tens of thousands of voters in Arizona and Wisconsin," said Schilling. "Opposing gender insanity is one of the few areas in politics where you don't have to choose between good public policy and good politics."

"President Trump won on this issue and is keeping his promises from the campaign trail," continued Schilling. "What a welcome change in political leadership!"

Kaitlynn Wheeler — a member of the women's swim team who with All-American swim star Riley Gaines not only had to compete with the cross-dresser formerly known as William Thomas but found herself sharing a locker room with him — was also present for the signing, which coincided with the 39th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Wheeler noted in advance on X, "This is a victory for every girl who has fought for fairness, every woman who refused to be silenced, & every future athlete who deserves a level playing field."

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who has worked diligently to keep cross-dressers and predatory men out of women's facilities at the U.S. Capitol, tweeted that "this executive order restores fairness, upholds Title IX's original intent, and defends the rights of female athletes who have worked their whole lives to compete at the highest levels."

"No amount of activism, corporate pressure, or lies can erase reality — men are biologically different from women," added Mace.

The decision to keep opportunistic men from competing against female athletes, over whom they enjoy scientifically documented physical advantages, comes just one week after Trump made good on another campaign promise to ban the "chemical castration and medical mutilation of innocent children."

The previous week, Trump signed an order both prohibiting the use of federal funds to promote gender ideology and underscoring that sex is unchangeable and "grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality."

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AOC and other Dems enraged that female lawmakers don't want man in their Capitol bathrooms



With the recent election of Delaware Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D) to Congress, female lawmakers now face the prospect of sharing women-specific facilities at the Capitol with a man.

Keen to avoid the fate of school girls and women in blue states around the country, Rep. Nancy Mace (R) introduced a resolution this week to make biological reality — not wishful thinking — the determining factor for which single-sex facilities House members or employees can use.

While there already appears to be some support for the resolution, McBride, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other leftists are crying foul.

Mace, the first woman to graduate from the Citadel's Corps of Cadets, shared her resolution on X Monday evening, noting, "Biological men do not belong in private women's spaces. Period. Full stop. End of story."

The resolution states that "allowing biological males into single-sex facilities, such as restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms designed for women, jeopardizes the safety and dignity of Members, officers, and employees of the House who are female."

To ensure women's safety and protect their dignity in the Capitol, the resolution would prohibit House members, delegates, resident commissioners, officers, and employees from using single-sex facilities that do not correspond to their sex. The House sergeant-at-arms would enforce the ban.

'Women should never be forced to share his delusion.'

Mace told reporters outside the Capitol that McBride "doesn't get a say. This is about real women and women's rights. The far-left, radical left — they want to erase women and women's rights, and I'm not going to let them."

The Republican leadership did not reject the resolution outright.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Axios, "We're going to talk about that. We're working on the issue."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled support for the resolution, indicating that the same prohibition should apply to all taxpayer-funded federal facilities.

When asked which facilities McBride — a transvestite formerly known as Tim — should use, Greene said, "He is a biological male. He has plenty of places he can go. ... He can go in the men's room, and he has a bathroom in his office just like all of us do."

"I'm sick of this s***," added the Georgia congresswoman. "Mentally ill men pretending to be women need to stay out of our bathrooms and our sports. They don't have rights to our spaces or identity!"

Other feminists and conservatives insisted the rule was a no-brainer.

Filmmaker Robby Starbuck, for instance, noted that "Mr. McBride is a biological male and he's free to live in his fantasy world that he's a woman but women should never be forced to share his delusion. Men don't belong in Women's bathrooms, sports or locker rooms."

Leftists alternatively suggested that female lawmakers should accept men in their private spaces.

New York Rep. Joe Morelle (D) supported his fellow congressman using the women's bathroom, telling Axios, "I think we have a lot of problems in America, I don't think spending time worrying about the restrooms is an order of priority here. I think Nancy Mace should focus on other things."

"She's a woman," continued Morelle. "She should use the ladies room."

Democratic Rep. Sean Casten (D) suggested that if Mace is uncomfortable with men in the bathroom, she should just hide in a stall.

"If Ms Mace finds it difficult to use the toilet without thinking sexual thoughts or inspecting the genitals of the others in the bathroom she would be well advised to shut the stall door and keep her hatred and darkness to herself," tweeted Casten.

Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), co-chair of the so-called Equality Caucus, said, "The cruelty is the point."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Axios, "This is not just bigotry, this is just plain bullying."

McBride was similarly upset by female lawmakers' desire to keep him out of their private spaces, stating, "This is a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing."

Despite McBride's characterization of the opposition as extreme, most Americans agree that men should not invade women's spaces.

Both a January YouGov survey and 2023 Public Religion Research Institute survey found that the majority of Americans oppose policies permitting transvestites to use bathrooms designated for the opposite sex.

There is similar opposition to other gender ideology-driven policies.

According to a 2023 Gallup poll, the super-majority of Americans support sex-segregated competitive sports. A 2023 Washington Post-KFF poll revealed that the majority of Americans don't accept LGBT activists' premise that gender and sex can be separated and think it is inappropriate for teachers to teach K-8 students about so-called "trans identity."

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Flashback: Old Bud Light ads jokingly feature cross-dressing men



Bud Light has faced a wave of negative public sentiment in the wake of its ill-advised move to enlist transgender figure Dylan Mulvaney to promote the beverage, but years ago, the beer brand actually had ads that jokingly featured cross-dressing men.

In one ad, cross dressing men pretend to be women so they can compete in a women's pool competition where the first place prize is Bud Light beer.

Bud Light - Pool Table (1995) www.youtube.com

In another ad, men show up at a bar dressed as women and speak in high pitched voices, apparently in a bid to score Bud Lights on ladies night while there's a special on the drink.

Bud Light - Ladies Night (1993) www.youtube.com

And in another ad, famous comedian Don Rickles offers to buy a someone a Bud Light, only to have that person turn around and reveal himself to be a cross-dressing man with a mustasche.

Amid the public backlash related to Dylan Mulvaney, Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth issued a statement last week in which he said that the company "never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people." But when Bud Light posted a tweet last week, that tweet was majorly ratioed as people pounced on the woke company.

Nike has absurdly had Mulvaney, a biological male, advertise a bra and leggings.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure on Thursday that would help protect female sports from biological men who identify as women, but zero House Democrats voted in favor of passage. The measure would need to clear the Senate in order to reach President Joe Biden, and the president intends to veto it if it arrives at his desk.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will make appearance on show about drag queens ... again



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be making another appearance on a show that is about cross dressing.

Pelosi will appear on a new season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" — she previously appeared on the program several years ago as well.

"Can I get an amen?" Pelosi can be seen saying in a clip advertising the show's upcoming season.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7 Exclusive First Look! youtu.be

In 2018, the Hollywood Reporter posed the question to Pelosi: "What could politicians learn from drag queens?"

"Authenticity," Pelosi answered. "Taking pride in who you are. Knowing your power — that’s what I talk about on my brief segment on the show. This idea of people believing in themselves, being themselves, taking pride in themselves, is not just a lesson for politicians but for everyone in the country. And that’s why I was so excited and couldn’t resist being on the show."

During that interview, the outlet also asked the lawmaker whether she had ever considered what her drag name would be, but Pelosi said that she had not.

The California Democrat has served in Congress for more than three decades and holds the distinction of being the first and only woman ever to serve as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney recently tweeted support for Drag Queen Story Hour, a program that involves cross dressers reading books to children.

"Across the country, books are being banned, which are depriving our nation’s youth. But thanks to @NYPL and programs like Draq Queen story hour, NYC’s next generation are getting a well rounded education about LGBTQ+ issues and gender identity," Maloney tweeted.

Critics pounced on the congresswoman's post, but she remained unfazed, declaring that "the bigots are at it again in the comments."

Looks like the bigots are at it again in the comments.\n\nYour hate didn\u2019t stop me when I introduced the first domestic partnership legislation in NYS history when I was on the @NYCCouncil, and it won\u2019t stop me now.https://twitter.com/RepMaloney/status/1513618619233718277\u00a0\u2026
— Carolyn B. Maloney (@Carolyn B. Maloney) 1649880799