Category: Social Issues

FBI Warrantless Searches of Americans Dropped 96 Percent in 2022

Based on a recent government report, under the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA), there has been a steep decline in the FBI’s warrantless searches of U.S. citizens. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Annual Statistical Transparency Report (pdf) released on April 28, the FBI conducted…


Oklahoma Passes Bill Banning Sex Change Surgeries for Children

Oklahoma’s Republican-majority Legislature has passed a bill banning health care providers from performing transgender procedures or providing gender-altering medication to minors. Senate Bill 613 was introduced by Republican state Sen. Julie Daniels and passed Thursday by a 38–8 vote. The bill will now go to Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it. The…


Kansas Becomes 1st State to Pass Law Defining Gender as a Person’s Sex at Birth

Kansas has become the first state to adopt a definition of gender with the passage of legislation that keeps men, no matter what gender they identify as, out of women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, and other intimate spaces. It also separates inmates and restricts participation in sports according to one’s sex at birth. The move came…


First State Passes Law Defining Gender as a Person’s Biological Sex at Birth

Kansas has become the first state to adopt a definition of gender with the passage of legislation that keeps men, no matter what gender they identify as, out of women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, and other intimate spaces. It also separates inmates and restricts participation in sports by biological sex. The move came late Thursday…


IN-DEPTH: Pro-Life Women Share How the Abortion Pill Changed Their Lives

As the legal battle over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) controversial approval of the abortion drug mifepristone continues, women whose lives have been personally affected by its use are stepping forward to share their experiences. One of those women is Sarah Hurm, an Iowa mother of four who, in 2018, became pregnant with…


IN-DEPTH: This Mother Was Able to Reverse an Abortion Pill and Save Her Baby’s Life

As the legal battle over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) controversial approval of the abortion drug mifepristone continues, women whose lives have been personally affected by its use are stepping forward to share their experiences. One of those women is Sarah Hurm, an Iowa mother of four who, in 2018, became pregnant with…


‘They’re Being Manipulated and Damaged’: Author Breaks Down Transgender Ideology’s Impact on Children

Helen Joyce thinks she has partly solved a riddle that vexes millions of people worldwide: How can we make sense of the illogical debates swirling around transgenderism? Joyce and others seek to bring more reason–and solid research–into view at “The Bigger Picture,” the first international conference of Genspect, an organization that is bucking a trend….


Hospital Pushes Children Into Gender Transition Treatments: Documents

Seattle Children’s Hospital strongly motivates medical professionals to provide transgender medical treatments for young patients with gender identity issues, even when treatments are risky and patients question the side effects, according to documents published by the hospital. The hospital published multiple guides to instruct medical professionals on their treatment decisions regarding “gender-affirming medical care” for youth. The…


‘Boycott Maybelline’ Trends on Social Media Over Transgender Influencer Partnership

Maybelline is the latest brand to face a social media backlash over its partnership with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney. A video of Mulvaney, a 26-year-old man identifying as a woman, applying Maybelline products was first posted to TikTok in March. Maybelline shared the clip to its official Instagram account, writing, “Maybelline Glam all day,…


Senate GOP Blocks Resurrection of Equal Rights Amendment

Senate Republicans blocked the efforts of Democrats on April 27 to revive the long-since-expired Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) a century after it was first introduced. Specifically, the vote was to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed in taking up a joint resolution (pdf) to disregard the deadline that Congress set decades ago for the…