Friends and allies, welcome to 2026! While last year brought many victories at both the federal and state levels, the battle against gender ideology continues.
Major developments this week:
Two Colorado Hospitals Suspend Sex-Rejecting Interventions
Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health have paused all sex-rejecting chemical and surgical interventions on minors, citing federal pressure and funding concerns.
HRC Files Class Action on Federal Coverage
The Human Rights Campaign has filed a complaint claiming the Trump administration’s removal of coverage for sex-trait procedures from federal health plans constitutes workplace sex discrimination.
Appeals Court Blocks California Ruling
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a decision allowing teachers to disclose students’ gender self-identification to their parents.
Sincerely,
The Biological Integrity Team
The American College of Pediatricians
Two Major Colorado Hospitals Suspend Sex-Rejecting Interventions on Minors
As of this week, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health have allegedly suspended all sex-rejecting chemical and surgical interventions for minors, including puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, following recent actions by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and out of concern over potential loss of federal funding.
While Colorado remains to be one of the transgender sanctuary states and continues to aggressively promote gender ideology in schools and communities, this development may mark the beginning of a slow turnaround away from performing harmful interventions.
HRC Launches Class Action Against the Trump Administration
On January 1, the Human Rights Campaign announced that it had filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of federal employees, claiming that the Trump administration’s decision to remove sex-rejecting chemical and surgical interventions from federal health insurance coverage constitutes workplace sex discrimination.
The complaint argues that the Office of Personnel Management’s new policy affecting Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service plans unfairly “harms” workers who identify as transgender. HRC intentionally pursued this legal strategy under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which has historically proven more successful in related litigation.
Appeals Court Halts Ruling Allowing California Teachers to Disclose Students’ Gender Identity
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s decision that would have allowed California teachers to disclose to parents if their child is self-identifying as the opposite sex at school, pausing the change while the state’s appeal proceeds.
According to data cited in the original ruling, more than half (at least 598 of 1000) state school districts currently have policies limiting what parents can be told about their child’s “gender expression” at school — showing that the state is clearly violating parental rights.
