Trump Admin to Allow Homeless Shelters to Serve on Basis of Biological Sex
Jun 19, 2020
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is set to roll back an Obama-era rule that requires single-sex homeless shelters to accommodate clients based on their gender identity. Under HUD’s proposed new rule, workers at single-sex shelters may consider someone’s biological sex, instead of how they self-identify, when making accommodation decisions.
Gays, Progressives Rebuke George Takei on ‘Scientifically Ignorant’ Biological Sex
Jun 19, 2020
Actor and left-wing political activist George Takei took to Twitter last week to comment on transphobia. Takei's tweet read, "When you defend so-called ‘biological sex,’ you sound scientifically ignorant and you elevate transphobia." However, the actor received backlash from a number of progressives and gays on Twitter.
Supreme Court Ruling Extends Title VII Protection to Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation
Jun 19, 2020
In a 6-3 ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v Clayton County, Georgia, that provisions in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination in the workplace based on sex must be extended to both gender identity and sexual orientation. The opinion was a surprise to many because sexual orientation and gender identity were not considered “sex” at the time that word was used by Congress.
U.S. Department of Education Finds Connecticut Athletic Policy Violates Title IX
Jun 12, 2020
After nearly a year of investigation, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) said a Connecticut policy which allowed male students identifying as female to compete in athletic competitions against biologically female students violated Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
City Drops 50-Person Limit on Church Services After Churches Stand Up for Religious Freedom
Jun 12, 2020
Outrage over a last-minute change of to Dane County, Wisconsin health rules to limit attendance at religious services prompted a protest of nearly 200 Catholics who marched from the state Capitol to the City-County Building.
Pro-life Organizations Protest COVID-19 Vaccines’ Use of Fetal Cells
Jun 12, 2020
A strong outcry from pro-life leaders is raising ethical questions in the medical community surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine candidates that are manufactured using cells derived from human fetuses electively aborted decades ago.
Author JK Rowling's Tweets on Transgender People Spark Outrage
Jun 12, 2020
International best-selling authorJ.K. Rowling drew outrage on Twitter after posting a series of tweets reiterating that biological sex is real. Her comments are now being deemed "transphobic."
New Jersey Adopts Mandated LGBTQ-Inclusive Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Standards
Jun 12, 2020
Last week, the New Jersey State Board of Education adopted the new Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. The board has been working closely with the LGBTQ activists Garden State Equality and Planned Parenthood to develop the new standards.
Sixth Circuit Kills Kentucky Ban on Dismemberment Abortion
Jun 4, 2020
On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which covers Tennessee, put a final nail in the coffin in Governor Lee’s approach to protecting life beginning with the heartbeat. The governor’s “laddered” abortion bill effectively authorizes the federal courts to decide at which of ten stages of fetal development abortion can be prohibited, beginning with a heartbeat.
Facebook Scraps 500 Mom Strong Group for Third Time
Jun 4, 2020
Last summer, Anna Hall Bohach founded 500 Mom Strong, a group she described as "women tired of Drag Queen Story Hour’s sexualization of children and mockery of femininity." The public Facebook page for the group was was taken down for the third time this past Monday, because Facebook deemed the page “transphobic.”
