Tag: Social Issues

Blue Cross Blue Shield Excludes Organizations With White CEOs From Grant Program

The leader of a medical watchdog organization is calling Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina’s grant program for organizations not run by white people a new level of apartheid. “If ever there was a bad idea, the notion that we should start to separate our country along racial lines is amongst the worst,”…


Tennessee Democrats Debate Conservative Podcaster About Children’s Sex-Changes

Conservative political commentator Matt Walsh has escalated his efforts to call attention to child sex-change surgery, sparring with Tennessee lawmakers about a proposed bill. Walsh’s appearance before the Tennessee Legislature marks the latest advance in a crusade that began when he discovered that Vanderbilt University was performing sex-change operations on minors. On Feb. 7, he…


Colorado Parents Organize for Parental Rights and to Oppose School Mental Health Bill

Colorado parents protecting parental rights in public education have formed a statewide network. One of their first efforts is opposing a bill giving schools much greater power over mental health for students in grade 6 and up. State House Bill 23-1003 provides that students 12 or older can consent to a school mental health assessment—even…


Arkansas Empowering Minors to File Malpractice Lawsuits Against ‘Gender Transition’ Practitioners

A law proposed in Arkansas seeks to allow minors or their representatives to file a civil action lawsuit against healthcare professionals who performed “gender transition” procedures on them. Senate Bill 199, sponsored by Republican Senator Gary Stubblefield, received endorsement from a Senate panel on Monday. “A healthcare professional who performs a gender transition procedure on…


Tide May Be Turning In the Battle To Halt Gender-Transition Procedures on Minors, Crusaders Say

Scott Newgent is finally sensing a shift in the war against medical gender-transitioning of children in America. About four-and-a-half years ago, Newgent became one of the nation’s first transsexuals to voice strong opposition to gender-changing surgeries and drugs for minors. Newgent, a 50-year-old mother of three, nearly died after a 2017 gender-reassignment surgery. “I was…


Tide May Be Turning in Battle to Halt Gender-Transition Procedures on Minors, Crusaders Say

Scott Newgent is finally sensing a shift in the war against medical gender-transitioning of children in America. About four-and-a-half years ago, Newgent became one of the nation’s first transsexuals to voice strong opposition to gender-changing surgeries and drugs for minors. Newgent, a 50-year-old mother of three, nearly died after a 2017 gender-reassignment surgery. “I was…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 14 on Protecting Children Online. Kristin Bride of Survivor Parent And Social Media Reform Advocate, Portland, Oregon; Emma Lembke, founder of Log Off Movement, Birmingham, Alabama;  Michelle C. DeLaune, president and CEO of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria,…


LIVE NOW: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 14 on Protecting Children Online. Kristin Bride of Survivor Parent And Social Media Reform Advocate, Portland, Oregon; Emma Lembke, founder of Log Off Movement, Birmingham, Alabama;  Michelle C. DeLaune, president and CEO of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria,…


Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 14 on Protecting Children Online. Kristin Bride of Survivor Parent And Social Media Reform Advocate, Portland, Oregon; Emma Lembke, founder of Log Off Movement, Birmingham, Alabama;  Michelle C. DeLaune, president and CEO of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria,…


Kari Lake Goes Viral for Staying Seated During ‘Black National Anthem’ at Super Bowl

A photo of Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake staying seated during the performance of a song dubbed the “Black National Anthem” during the Super Bowl game on Sunday has gone viral. Lake, who has refused to concede the gubernatorial race to Gov. Katie Hobbs, was photographed sitting during the playing of the song “Lift Every Voice…