This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 &#8211; 10:51)What Happens in Brazil Won’t Stay in Brazil: Brazil Criminalizes Those Speak Against Transgender Ideology<ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/opinion/brazil-criminalizes-transgender-dissent-69ae7917?gaa_at=eafs&#038;gaa_n=AWEtsqcs7mMoCrQ2Jfa58R-wXQbSsQgI0sOh4VbqIY2Sb0NYKgaM6aXsBlsIZXeijNs%3D&#038;gaa_ts=698a787b&#038;gaa_sig=h9sZS9aWTnaAgWXIKU3VD9xRgq_1ez8X7erjwuVnjNSrq3DuCcTTbLqIqUHdw60doprn7bhhcC8M1eN5KaX7lA%3D%3D'>Brazil Criminalizes Transgender Dissent</a> by The Wall Street Journal (Mary Anastasia O’Grady)</li></ul>Part II (10:51 &#8211; 21:12)A Wave of Detransitioners is Coming: Woman Wins Lawsuit Over So-Called Transgender Procedure as Minor<ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/health/gender-surgery-malpractice-varian.html'>Woman Wins Malpractice Suit Over Gender Surgery as a Minor</a> by The New York Times (Andrew Jacobs)</li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/health/gender-surgery-minors-ama.html'>Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors</a> by The New York Times (Andrew Jacobs)</li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/california-children-hospital-transgender-care.html'>California Sues a Children’s Hospital to Maintain Transgender Health Care</a> by The New York Times (Jill Cowan)</li></ul>Part III (21:12 &#8211; 25:48)LGBTQ in the Culture War: Des Moines Pushes Back Against LGBTQ Ideology, But a Teacher is Forced to Apologize for Using Terms ‘Male’ and ‘Female’<ul><li><a href='https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2026/02/02/iowa-education-department-nonbinary-student-demographic-count/88179540007/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=false&#038;gca-epti=z11xx22p119650c119650u113022v11xx22&#038;gca-ft=68&#038;gca-ds=sophi'>Uncounted and &#8216;invisible?&#8217; Why Iowa stopped counting nonbinary students</a> by The Des Moines Register (Samantha Hernandez) </li><li><a href='https://www.thefp.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-youth-gender'>The Rise and Fall of Youth Gender Medicine</a> by The Free Press (Emily Yoffe)</li></ul><a href="https://albertmohler.com/subscribe">Sign up</a> to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:<a href="https://twitter.com/albertmohler">X</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/albertmohler/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlbertMohlerSBTS">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH05TIlVgb3fNFMb10LYvg">YouTube</a>For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to <a href="https://sbts.edu">sbts.edu</a>.For more information on Boyce College, just go to <a href="https://boycecollege.com">BoyceCollege.com</a>.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go <a href="https://albertmohler.com/contact">here</a>.

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