Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed a bill to prohibit students from kindergarten through grade six in the state from being provided instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation. The legislation, Senate File 496, also has several other provisions to restrict age-inappropriate instruction and give parents and guardians more ways to oversee and guide…
Iowa Governor Signs Gender Identity Education Bill That Boosts Parental Rights
Why California’s Schools Are Losing Their Teachers, Part III
Commentary In Part I and Part II, I described Marina Middle School in San Francisco. The principal, the secretary, the custodian, several teachers—all walked away. The school had devolved into a blackboard jungle. Students were in charge. In San Francisco, this was not the first such incident. Everett Middle School had incidents of violence and…
Target Donated Millions of Dollars to Group That Promotes LGBT Activism in Schools
In the wake of an ongoing customer backlash against Target, the retail chain’s longtime partnership with a national activist group that places LGBT-themed books in K-12 school libraries and encourages teachers to discuss sex and gender with children has gained renewed attention. Over the past decade, the New York City-based Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education…
Montana Becomes First State to Ban Drag Story Hour
Montana has become the first state in the union to ban “drag story hour” for children at public schools and libraries. The state’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the new bill on May 22 after the legislature passed it. The legislation (pdf), which went immediately into effect, was written to prohibit minors from attending “sexually oriented shows”…
IN-DEPTH: Transgender Movement Has ‘Dangerous’ Hidden Motivations, Says Former LGBT Activist
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Despite consumer opposition, companies believe backing transgenderism will win them more long-term cash because it has the approval of global regulatory power players, according to women’s rights activist Kay Yang. The push is part of a philosophical movement aimed at allowing for customization of the human body with sex-change surgery, technological advances, and more,…
Kirk Cameron to Release New Children’s Book ‘Pride Comes Before the Fall’ During Pride Month
Christian author Kirk Cameron’s new children’s book on the pitfalls of pride will be released on June 1, coinciding with the beginning of Pride Month. In a culture where drag queen nuns perform at baseball games and companies promote LGBT baby clothing, Cameron sees his latest book about humility as an antidote to run-away narcissism….
IN-DEPTH: Inquiries for Unvaccinated Donor Blood on the Rise, Contractor Says
The demand for unvaccinated blood is on the rise, a blood products and services provider said. Kirby Winn, public relations manager of ImpactLife, says that while the hospitals his company serves have not expressed any interest in receiving unvaccinated blood, he has noticed the demand for “pure blood” rising from the general population. Kirby Winn,…
Virginia Mom Turning to Courts After Failing to Secure Harsher Punishment for Son’s Assault
A Virginia mother has decided to take legal action against Fairfax County Public Schools because she believes the district did not take the assault and battery of her son seriously or do enough to keep him safe after he suffered physical and emotional injuries. Taylor Brock’s son, a seventh grader, was assaulted on the school…
Calls for Boycott of North Face Grow After Company Uses Drag Queen in Ads
As Target deals with a boycott after featuring pro-LBGT clothing for children, some prominent conservatives on social media are targeting another company for its clothes. North Face, the maker of jackets and hiking clothing, launched a campaign with a drag queen for its “Summer of Pride” ad blitz. In a post, a drag queen says he’s…
US Drug Overdose Deaths Exceeded 100,000 in 2022: CDC
More than 100,000 Americans likely died from drug overdoses in 2022, marking the highest number on record, according to provisional data published May 18 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States decreased by 2 percent from the 12 months…
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