By JMann
Publication Date: 2026-04-29 21:24:00
One of America’s largest corporations and most iconic brands is facing pressure to stop supporting transgender surgeries for minors as conservatives urge it to end woke policies.
On Tuesday, detransitioner Camille Kiefel asked shareholders of International Business Machines, better known as IBM, to review the company’s charitable giving, which she said likely supports transgender surgeries for minors – procedures she said lack safety guardrails and cause physical and psychological harm.
“When I turned to medical providers and asked about transitioning, the focus was not on understanding me but affirming me to surgery. How can someone make an informed decision if they are not given all the information? They can’t. Yet this is the standard way in which providers under IBM’s current health care plans appear to treat their young patients,” Kiefel said at the company’s shareholder meeting, which was considering a proposal brought…