Tag: Social Issues

9 California Fentanyl Bills Advance, 8 Targeting Overdose Prevention, One Increasing Penalties

SACRAMENTO—With the fentanyl crisis leading to more than 500 deaths of Californians per week, lawmakers in the California Assembly passed a series of bills on May 25 aimed at preventing overdoses through education, providing more access to opioid reversal medications, and harsher penalties for dealers caught with enough of the drug to kill 500,000 people….


2 Elderly Pro-Life Activists Beaten Outside Baltimore Planned Parenthood

Two elderly pro-life activists were attacked outside an abortion clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday morning. The assault took place at around 10:30 a.m. outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on North Howard Street. According to a Baltimore Police Department incident report shared with The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD News, a witness said 80-year-old…


IN-DEPTH: Texas Physician Continues to Face Repercussions for Not Complying With Discredited Mask Mandates

A Texas physician continues to face repercussions for not complying with the now widely discredited mask mandate issued during the pandemic. The Texas Medical Board (TMI) charged Dr. Eric Hensen with “unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that is likely to deceive or defraud the public” based on a patient complaint that he wasn’t wearing a mask…


Parents Should Take Action if They Fear Teachers Are ‘Grooming’ Children With LGBT Details, Experts Say

Across the country, some young children are coming home from school confused because, increasingly, teachers are revealing details about a previously secret LGBT lifestyle, experts say. Sometimes it’s an announcement about a teacher’s same-sex spouse that bewilders children. Sometimes it’s the revelation that a beloved teacher’s gender identity doesn’t match the exterior that students observe….


Dodgers Pitcher Issues Strong Statement Against His Own Team for Inviting Anti-Christian LGBT Group

Two Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers spoke out this week after the team announced it will honor an anti-Catholic LGBT group during a “pride night” event on June 16, coming in the midst of boycotts against brands. The group, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, is a self-described “leading-edge Order of queer and trans nuns” that has…


Female Athlete Retires After Competing Against Biological Men, Says Girls ‘No Longer Have a Fair Chance’

Hannah Arensman, a 35-time national cyclocross winner, decided to retire at the age of 25 following a loss to a transgender competitor. She shared her decision along with 67 female athletes and supporters in a recent Supreme Court amicus brief filing (pdf) in support of a West Virginia law that would keep biological men out…


Bud Light Giving LGBTQ Organization $200,000 in Donation

Bud Light has announced that it intends to donate money to a cause supporting LGBTQ business owners—a decision coming at a time when the company’s sales are getting hammered from customers opposing a transgender agenda. Bud Light will donate $200,000 to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) in support of the organization’s “Communities of…


Nevada Governor Signs Bill Granting Abortion Access

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has approved a bill that codifies an existing executive order related to abortion that blocks prosecutions for out-of-state residents who seek the procedure and in-state providers. The rare move positions Nevada as one of the only Republican-led states to enact such pro-abortion policies. Despite identifying as “pro-life,” Lombardo pledged to honor…


Chinese Muslims Clash With Police Over Partial Demolition of Mosque in Yunnan

Chinese Muslims in Yunnan Province clashed with armed police in an attempt to stop the communist regime’s forced partial demolition of a local mosque. Several viral videos on social media showed that many protesters gathered at the entrance of Najiaying Mosque in Nagu Town of Yuxi City in China’s southwestern province Yunnan on May 27….


Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Sexualized Drag Shows for Kids

Lawmakers in both houses of the Texas state legislature have passed a bill that would ban sexually charged performances in the presence of minors. On Sunday, the Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 12 by a vote of 87-54. The bill has now cleared both the Texas Senate and House and goes on to…