State and National Updates
Some important news for us
In Pennsylvania news, Hershey spa employee sues over suspension for refusing to escort transgender woman [sic].
A Lebanon County woman who describes herself as a devout Christian was suspended from work after she refused to escort a transgender woman [sic] to a women’s locker room at a spa operated by the Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. Middle District court.
The article is very biased towards the trans-identifying male (TIM).
Employee Jeriah Sellers DOES need to “leave her religious beliefs at the door.” A victory on religious grounds sets a dangerous precedent for any religious person to avoid doing anything they don’t like in public accommodations, medicine, etc., as long as they invoke their religion. Religious exemptions allow pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for oral contraceptives, for example, and deny women reproductive medical care. Instead, Ms Sellers should sue to protect women’s sex-based right to a single-sex, women-only locker room. Pennsylvania anti-discrimination laws do NOT cover “gender identity,” so the entitled TIM cannot use this excuse to invade a women’s locker room.
Your Author could not find any other PA media coverage of Ms Sellers’s lawsuit.
Pa. hospital defends transgender care as feds seek patient info:
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia [CHOP] called new evidence presented by President Donald Trump’s administration weak and untrustworthy in a blistering legal response to federal efforts to investigate its doctors providing gender-affirming care [sic].
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“That new evidence should not be considered because it is not before the Court in this case and is unreliable in any event,” CHOP lawyers wrote in the filing. “The government (still) cannot establish that its need for extraordinarily sensitive and personal patient information outweighs the highest-order privacy interests on the other side of the ledger.”
Hospitals are fighting to protect a lucrative source of income.
Western Beaver 'following federal guidelines' in recognizing 2 genders [sic] as school districts grapple with executive orders. As usual, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette disabled comments about its biased gender ideology articles.
The Western Beaver County School Board passed a resolution this week that will impact LGBTQ+ students in the Beaver County district.
The resolution, passed unanimously on Wednesday, will ensure that all district policies are in compliance with federal directives declaring sex is a binary concept with two genders [sic], male and female, based on biological characteristics at birth.
HELLO! These policies affect women and girls too! Why does P-G ignore this? Why did they NOT interview anyone in favor of protecting female students?
Sadly, we all know why.
Nationally, sex-realists had some decisions in our favor!
Federal Court Rejects Biden-Era Redefinition of Sex. Dr Colin Wright reports that
A federal court in Mississippi has struck down a major Biden administration rule that would have required hospitals and doctors receiving federal funds to provide “gender-affirming care.” The decision, issued by Judge Louis Guirola on October 22, 2025, in State of Tennessee, et al. v. Kennedy, et al., found that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) went beyond its legal authority when it tried to redefine “sex” to include “gender identity” under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
Leor Sapir tweeted about it, including the actual decision document.
The Hill wrote
Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi ruled in favor of a coalition of 15 GOP-led states that sued over the rule, which broadened sex discrimination by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected characteristics in certain health programs and activities.
The Department of Health and Human Services “exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender identity discrimination,” Guirola ruled.
Finally, some common sense! Sex discrimination has nothing to do with the nonexistent “gender identity” and everything to do with biological reality.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected ACLU's motion to dismiss its own case. The case, Little vs Hecox, is about a man calling himself “Lindsay” Hecox who feels entitled to compete in women’s sports. PA4SBR covered the case here. It is already on SCOTUS’s docket this term. ACLU must expect to lose — again — this case if it wants it dismissed. They’ve already lost Skrmetti, a significant defeat for the trans industry. It cannot afford another.
While not a victory, this is news. The National Law Review reports that Federal Court Narrows but Does Not End Debate Over Transgender Athletes and Title IX in College Sports.
Gaines does not resolve the national debate over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports. It narrows the controversy for now and tees up a focused question that could be transformative: whether the NCAA is itself a recipient of federal financial assistance subject to Title IX. With a short discovery window on that issue and Supreme Court review of related state‑law challenges on the horizon, the legal landscape for college sports remains fluid. If the NCAA is found to be a Title IX recipient, its eligibility policies—including those concerning transgender athletes—would need to align with federal nondiscrimination requirements as interpreted by courts and federal agencies.
Clearly, the federal court is deferring to SCOTUS’s decisions on two cases this term regarding men’s participation in women’s sports.
PA4SBR previously covered Jurupa Valley High School in California and its defense of a male player on the women’s volleyball team. Now, a Vocal ‘Protect Girls’ Sports’ Crowd Fills Gym As Jurupa Valley Trans Player AB Hernandez Plays Season Finale.
“We have a lot of grassroots support down here — conservative parents trying to help out other parents, help out students, and inform them of what’s going on,” said Justin, one of the attendees wearing an XX-XY Athletics shirt.
“The number one thing is education, making sure people understand what’s actually taking place,” he added. “A couple of parents wanted to possibly sit their child out because of what’s going on, and then CIF [California Interscholastic Federation] came down and said, ‘Hey, if you guys forfeit the game, you’ll be disciplined next year.’”
Juruba lost in straight sets to Valencia High School.
Founded by 1986 US all-around gymnastics champion Jennifer Sey, XX-XY Athletics is the only athletics apparel brand defending women’s sports. Disclosure: Ms Sey gave Your Author an XX-XY t-shirt.
Finally, here is a Call For Writer Submissions: Black Women Speak on Gender Ideology. This is a paid opportunity for black women who have experienced the dangers of gender ideology.
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