March 14, 2024
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England Bans Puberty Blockers for Minors |
by S.A. McCarthy |
England's National Health Service (NHS) is officially banning the prescription of puberty blockers to children. The NHS's guidelines on treatment of gender dysphoria currently state, "Puberty blockers ... are not available to children and young people for gender incongruence or gender dysphoria because there is not enough evidence of safety and clinical effectiveness." The NHS adds, "Children, young people and their families are strongly discouraged from getting puberty blockers or gender affirming hormones from unregulated sources or online providers that are not regulated by U.K. regulatory bodies." |
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How Biden's 2025 Proposed Budget Impacts Values Issues |
by Ben Johnson |
Biden's proposed 2025 budget would place minors in opposite sex's foster care facilities, bar Christians from fostering LGBT-identifying kids, expand abortion funding, and more. |
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Former Lance Armstrong Prosecutor Says Men in Girls' Sports Offers 10 Times the Edge of Doping |
by Suzanne Bowdey |
If anyone's an expert on cheating in sports, it's former U.S. Anti-Doping Agency official William Bock. The lead attorney in Lance Armstrong's case, Bill spent a lot of time investigating one of the biggest scandals in cycling history. Years later, he tried to explain to the NCAA - where he served on a key committee - that "there's a lot of crossover and similarities" between the problems of doping and men in girls' sports. No one listened. So he did what they couldn't ignore: he resigned. |
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'Devastating': Hur's Testimony Confirms Biden Committed Espionage, Says Legal Expert |
by Dan Hart |
During a heated congressional hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Special Counsel Robert Hur testified that his February report on President Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents "did not exonerate" the president of a potential crime, despite the fact that Hur's report did not recommend criminal charges against Biden. Legal experts say the hearing further confirmed a series of illegal actions that Biden allegedly took while in public office. |
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America's Economic Checkup Doesn't Look Good |
by Joshua Arnold |
A routine checkup of America's economic condition indicated a nation as hale and hearty in body and mind as that sprightly, energetic fellow sitting in the Oval Office. Let's review the details. |
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Survey Shows Support for Same-Sex Marriage Declining |
by S.A. McCarthy |
Support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. has fallen for the first time in nearly a decade, according to a new survey. The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) published updates to its American Values Atlas on Tuesday, revealing that public support for same-sex marriage dropped from 69% to 67% from 2022 to 2023. |
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Kansas Judge Prohibits Sex-Changes on State IDs, Arkansas May Be Next |
by Sarah Holliday |
In late January, Florida decided that residents could no longer change the biological sex on their state-issued driver's licenses. According to USA Today, this decision was a "target" against "transgender people." Ash Orr, a spokesperson for the National Center for Transgender Equality, claimed that the measure "adds to Florida's long list of harmful policies." But despite backlash from people like Orr, many continue to argue that keeping biological sex on state issued identification is "common sense." |
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Military Bill Expands IVF Services to Gay and Transgender Servicemembers |
by Emma Waters |
A sweeping Senate bill would radically expand in vitro fertilization and other reproductive technologies for military servicemembers without regard to their sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, promoting the creation of children outside of marriage, including between two men and their hired surrogates. |
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