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EXCLUSIVE: Mom’s fight with school over teen daughter’s gender transition gets boost from parents group

EXCLUSIVE: The American Parents Coalition (APC) is weighing in on a lawsuit against a Florida middle school accused of secretly socially transitioning a 13-year-old girl behind her family’s back.
The group, which advocates for the rights of parents and families across the country, filed a brief in support of the Littlejohn family with the 11th Circuit Court on Wednesday. APC is arguing that so-called social transitioning is a type of medical treatment and that «parents have a substantive due process right to be informed about the treatments a school administers to their minor child and to refuse those treatments.»
The girl’s parents, January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, filed the suit against the school board of Leon County, Florida.
In an interview earlier this year, January Littlejohn, who was one of President Donald Trump’s guests at his address to a joint session of Congress, shared how the school’s actions had an extreme, «destructive» effect on her daughter and entire family. Littlejohn said that despite the school’s behavior, her daughter has worked through her gender confusion. But she said the school’s actions created a «huge wedge between us and our daughter» that «took many years to repair.»
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The American Parents Coalition, which advocates for the rights of parents and families across the country, filed a brief in support of January Littlejohn’s lawsuit in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. (Becket)
She explained that the school «took it upon themselves to intervene and socially transition my child» when the girl and her friends became fixated on their gender identity.
Though some consider social transitioning virtually harmless, Littlejohn explained that it «goes way beyond name and pronouns.»
«They sit the child down, and, in our case, it was behind closed doors with three adults that consisted of the school counselor, the assistant principal and a social worker I had never met, and they did an official ‘gender support plan,’» she explained.
In this session, Littlejohn said, the school staff asked her daughter what bathroom and locker rooms she wanted to use, which sex she wanted to room with during overnight trips and whether she wanted her parents to be notified.
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«They put the burden on her as to whether or not my parental rights would be honored by deciding she was the sole decision-maker as to whether or not my husband and I would be notified of the meeting,» she explained.
Littlejohn said that when she made inquiries about the session to the school, she was told «they could not give me any information about that meeting» and «that my daughter was now protected by a nondiscrimination law.»
Despite this, a three-judge panel from the 11th Circuit Court ruled 2-1 against the Littlejohns, saying the incident did not violate the parents’ due process rights.
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After this ruling, the Littlejohns appealed to have their case heard by the entire 11th Circuit Court. The American Parents Coalition joined in support of the Littlejohns’ lawsuit Wednesday.
In its brief, APC states that the Leon County School Board «violated the requirements of substantive due process when it started a minor child on the road to gender transition without the knowledge and consent of the child’s parents.»
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The brief argues that, regardless of debates about the safety and efficacy of gender transition treatments, «this much is clear: social transitioning is the first step in a process to treat a psychiatric diagnosis of gender dysphoria that then leads to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries.»
The group said that «even for proponents of this care, this first step can’t be taken lightly.» Yet, in the Littlejohns’ case, «the local school board decided that the parents should not be informed and need not consent before their middle-school age child is socially transitioned.»
«There’s no doubt that social transitioning is a medical treatment,» the group argues. «Parents should be involved in the medical process from this very first step — they should walk with their children through the challenges of growing up.»
Alleigh Marré, executive director of APC, explained the decision to join the Littlejohns’ suit, telling Fox News Digital her group is determined to «support parents and families and ensure nothing stands between parents and their child.»
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«No parent should ever be kept in the dark about their child,» said Marré. «When the school took steps to socially transition the Littlejohns’ daughter without their knowledge or consent, it wasn’t a misstep, it was a deliberate attempt to cut parents out of critical decisions while pushing gender ideology onto a child.
«This blatant flouting of parental rights and authority simply cannot be accepted or normalized.»
Chris Petley, a representative for Leon County Schools, responded to APC’s amicus brief by telling Fox News Digital that the schools «will respond appropriately to this latest legal challenge just like we have to the others before it.»
Petley asserted that «at no time did any LCS employee attempt to ‘socially transition’ a student in our school system.» Saying that, «for us, the truth matters. We look forward to a swift conclusion of this situation soon.»
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California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats

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As the controversy surrounding Texas’s redistricting efforts still rages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a plan for a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.
Newsom said the move was a counterpunch to Texas and was being done in a transparent fashion, but would also likely see Democrats pick up five seats if the measure is adopted. The plan would allow Democrats to temporarily bypass the state’s independent redistricting commission and adopt a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections.
«We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s happening in Texas and we will nullify what happens in Texas,» Newsom said at a Friday press conference flanked by several California lawmakers and some Texas Democrats who fled their state.
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California’s Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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«We’ll pick up five seats with the consent of the people. And that’s the difference between the approach we’re taking and the approach they’re taking,» Newsom continued. «We’re doing it on a temporary basis. We’re doing it in a fully transparent way and we’re doing it by asking the people of the state of California for their consent and support.»
California would be the first Democratic-led state to actively begin the process of passing new congressional district lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in response to Texas’s redistricting push.
Newsom said Democrats have until Aug. 22 to get the measure on the ballot and he railed against President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in justifying the move.
«Greg Abbott, who doesn’t have the courage, doesn’t have the backbone, doesn’t have a conscience of the consequences of his actions… is dialing now for new seats,» Newsom said Friday, referring to the Texas governor’s push for a mid-decade redistricting map and a call with President Trump.
«[Trump’s] agenda is failing. His presidency has failed. He knows the headwinds in a midterm. He’s dialing for seats now.»

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for the arrest of fleeing Democrats. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Texas Republicans, encouraged by the Trump administration, are pursuing a congressional map aimed at adding up to five GOP-leaning districts, prompting fierce backlash and counteraction. Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State to Democrat-stronghold states to break quorum and halt the vote.
The Texas House requires a quorum of two-thirds of members present to conduct official business and state lawmakers have reported they plan to be absent from the state until the end of August, when the special session ends.
Texas Democrats argue that their state’s redistricting plan is unconstitutional and nakedly partisan.
Pelosi defended the Texas walkout, calling it «self-defense for our democracy.»
She said Democrats will not let Trump «pave over» free and fair elections in the country.

Texas Democrats stood next to Illinois lawmakers on Aug. 4, 2025, to oppose redistricting measures proposed by Texas Republicans. (Fox News)
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Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows signed arrest warrants for the absent Democrats on Monday, following the state House approving of such warrants and Gov. Greg Abbott calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety to arrest the «delinquent Texas House Democrats.» The arrest warrants are largely viewed as symbolic as they only apply to those within state lines.
California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Democrat, said maps would be available to view next week.
«Once these maps are released, voters will have the opportunity to digest these maps, review them for weeks and months leading to this election,» he said.
Fox News’ Emma Colton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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El régimen de Irán amenazó con bloquear el corredor impulsado por EEUU en el marco del acuerdo de paz entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia

Teherán, Ereván, Bakú y Washington figuran en el centro de nuevas tensiones diplomáticas tras el anuncio de un acuerdo regional para abrir un corredor estratégico en el Cáucaso, conocido oficialmente como la Ruta Trump para la Paz y la Prosperidad Internacionales (TRIPP). El acuerdo, auspiciado por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, pretende establecer un paso que atravesaría el sur de Armenia, conectando directamente a Azerbaiyán con su exclave de Najicheván y con Turquía.
Un diplomático azerbaiyano declaró que el plan, respaldado por la firma de una declaración conjunta en la Casa Blanca el viernes, representa un paso clave hacia un acuerdo de paz final entre su país y Armenia. Según la fuente, Armenia ha reiterado su apoyo al proceso y al corredor regional, aunque persisten diferencias en torno al estatus de Nagorno Karabaj.
La administración estadounidense afirmó que, bajo el acuerdo, únicamente Estados Unidos tendría derechos de desarrollo exclusivos sobre el corredor, una vía que, según confirmó la Casa Blanca, podría incrementar significativamente las exportaciones energéticas y de otros recursos desde la región.
Sin embargo, la propuesta despertó la inmediata oposición de Irán, que limita con la zona. Ali Akbar Velayati, principal asesor del líder supremo iraní Ali Khamenei, advirtió: “Este corredor no se convertirá en un paso propiedad de Trump, sino en un cementerio para los mercenarios de Trump”. Velayati también subrayó que los recientes ejercicios militares realizados en el noroeste del país demostraban la determinación iraní de impedir “cualquier cambio geopolítico” en la frontera.

El sábado por la mañana, el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores iraní valoró el acuerdo como “un paso importante hacia una paz regional duradera”, aunque advirtió en un comunicado sobre “cualquier intervención extranjera cerca de nuestras fronteras que pueda socavar la seguridad y la estabilidad duradera de la región”.
Analistas y expertos señalaron que Irán, sometido a creciente presión internacional por su programa nuclear y tras la escalada militar de junio con Israel, carece actualmente de poder militar suficiente para bloquear efectivamente el corredor, aunque sus pronunciamientos logran tensar el ambiente diplomático.
Por su parte, Donald Trump recibió el viernes en la Casa Blanca al presidente de Azerbaiyán, Ilham Aliyev, y al primer ministro armenio, Nikol Pashinián, en una ceremonia en la que ambas partes suscribieron una declaración conjunta para poner fin a décadas de hostilidades.
La reacción de Rusia se hizo pública poco después. Aunque Moscú, tradicional intermediario y aliado de Armenia, expresó su apoyo a la cumbre impulsada por Washington, también hizo un llamamiento para “aplicar soluciones desarrolladas por los propios países de la región con el apoyo de sus vecinos inmediatos: Rusia, Irán y Turquía”, alertando sobre los riesgos de confiar en “la triste experiencia” de mediación occidental en Oriente Medio. Actualmente, guardias fronterizos rusos se encuentran estacionados en la frontera entre Armenia e Irán.
Turquía, miembro de la OTAN y aliado cercano de Azerbaiyán, acogió positivamente el acuerdo, lo que podría facilitar las conexiones de transporte y comerciales entre Ankara y Bakú.

Las tensiones entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia se remontan al final de la década de 1980, cuando la región montañosa de Nagorno Karabaj, de mayoría armenia pero situada en territorio azerbaiyano, declaró su independencia con el respaldo de Ereván. Azerbaiyán recuperó el control total de la zona en 2023, provocando la huida de la casi totalidad de los 100.000 armenios residentes.
El embajador de Azerbaiyán en el Reino Unido, Elin Suleymanov, sostuvo al respecto: “El capítulo de la enemistad se ha cerrado y ahora avanzamos hacia una paz duradera”, y estimó que el desarrollo del corredor representaría “un cambio de paradigma” en la región.
Suleymanov, quien fue enviado a Washington y trabajó en el gabinete presidencial, aclaró que la firma de un acuerdo de paz definitivo solo depende de que Armenia elimine de su Constitución toda referencia a Nagorno Karabaj. “Azerbaiyán está dispuesto a firmar en cualquier momento, una vez que Armenia cumpla el compromiso básico de eliminar de su Constitución la reivindicación territorial frente a Azerbaiyán”, manifestó el diplomático.
El primer ministro armenio, Nikol Pashinián, convocó este año un referéndum para modificar la Constitución, aunque no se ha fijado fecha para su celebración. Armenia programó elecciones parlamentarias para junio de 2026 y se prevé que la nueva carta magna esté redactada antes de las votaciones.
El acuerdo y las tensiones asociadas permanecerán bajo estrecha vigilancia internacional, debido a las implicaciones para la estabilidad y la seguridad energética del Cáucaso y sus vecinos.
(Con información de Reuters)
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