DOJ asserts West Virginia, Arkansas laws limiting transgender rights are unconstitutional

The Justice Department argued in court filings Thursday that GOP-backed laws related to the rights of transgender youth in West Virginia and Arkansas are unconstitutional, setting up a likely legal clash in the coming months. Federal attorneys asserted in a statement of interest filing that a West Virginia law banning transgender youth athletes from participating in women’s sports was … Continued

Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in foster care dispute

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city of Philadelphia violated the Constitution by limiting its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency over the group’s refusal to certify same-sex couples as foster parents. The justices came down unanimously against Philadelphia and for Catholic Social Services. Advertisement “The refusal of Philadelphia to contract with … Continued

State Board Cannot Punish Discrimination for Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, Paxton Writes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said yesterday that the state board in charge of licensing social workers cannot punish them for gender identity or sexual orientation discrimination. The Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) licenses counselors, family therapists, psychologists, and social workers. A young agency, the legislature created the BHEC in 2019 and authorized it to punish license … Continued

After Competing Against Transgender Athletes, Mom and Daughter Fight for Fairness in Women’s Sports

For professional track athlete Cynthia Monteleone and her teenage daughter, the fight to protect women’s sports is something they know firsthand. In separate events, both mother and daughter have raced against biological men. In Monteleone’s case, she beat her transgender competitor by a few tenths of a second. But her daughter Margaret Oneal Monteleone, 16, … Continued

College Standing Up to the Biden Administration

When President Joe Biden took office earlier this year, he didn’t waste any time implementing policies that threaten our most basic freedoms. Case in point: On his very first day in office, President Biden issued an executive order redefining “sex” to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” This has various (and concerning) implications. One of … Continued

The War On Children

I know many of you are deeply concerned about our country today, as I am. It is rocking and reeling like a ship on a stormy sea. Everything we have cherished about America is under assault, encompassing the entire Judeo-Christian ethic. Where do we start to preserve what we can’t afford to lose? Specifically, what … Continued

Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill into law Tuesday limiting transgender students’ participation in school sports. The bill, deemed the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” prohibits transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. READ: Florida House passes bill to ban transgender females from competing in girls’ and women’s sports “Girls are going … Continued

Virginia teacher placed on leave after speech disputing ‘biological boy can be a girl and vice versa’

An elementary school physical education teacher in Virginia was placed on leave after an explosive speech in which he told his school board he wouldn’t “affirm that a biological boy can be a girl and vice versa,” Fox News has learned. During a Loudoun County school board meeting Tuesday, teacher Byron “Tanner” Cross voiced his opposition to policies surrounding … Continued

‘I Still Felt Incomplete’: Detransitioned Men, Women Describe How Frighteningly Easy it Was to Get Trans Surgeries, Hormones

Multiple men and women who have detransitioned described how easy it was for them to get transgender surgeries and hormones in a new CBS segment — and how the surgeries or treatment negatively impacted them. As lawmakers across the country introduce and pass bills focused on gender transitions, Lesley Stahl interviewed multiple medical experts and former or … Continued

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