Tag: Social Issues

80 Percent of Kids Grow Out of Gender Dysphoria: Pediatric Psychiatrist

A leading Finnish pediatric gender expert has warned about transgender treatments being pushed on children, pointing out that the majority of kids facing “gender identity” issues come out of such confusion when they grow up. In an interview with Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Dr. Riittakerttu Kaltiala, chief psychiatrist at Tampere University’s department of adolescent psychiatry,…


Virginia House Passes Bill Directing Schools to Inform Parents of Child’s Gender Transition

The Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates on Feb. 7 passed a bill that would ensure parents are informed by schools if their child self-identifies as a gender that is different from their biological sex. Virginia House Bill 2432, also known as Sage’s Law, was introduced by Del. Dave LaRock, a Republican, who says it aims to ensure…


Texas Sues Biden Admin Over ‘Pharmacy Mandate’ to Dispense Abortion Drugs

Texas filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday to block federal health guidance that allegedly forces pharmacies to dispense abortion-inducing drugs. The Biden administration in July 2022 released guidance requiring pharmacies to supply women with abortion-inducing drugs or risk losing Medicaid and Medicare funds, even if certain state laws prohibit the procedure. Texas argues…


Female Centre-Right Politicians Face ‘Disgusting Vitriol’ Online: Opposition Leader

Female politicians of the centre-right face some of the most “disgusting vitriol online,” according to opposition leader Peter Dutton. Dutton said that if Parliament hopes to attract more women candidates, then it needed to deal with the issue; otherwise, diversity of opinion simply would “not exist.” “Today [the Liberal-National Coalition] have 10 women in the…


Tennessee Crisis Pregnancy Centers Could Get $100 Million in State Funding

“Civility is not a weakness, by the way, it is a strength,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) said after at least one audience member interrupted him at the State of the State address Monday at the state capitol in Nashville. The governor, going off script amid the heckling, was in the process of announcing a…


Democrats Speak out About Need to Push for Greater Access to Childcare Relief

Democrats from the House and Senate held a press conference on Feb. 7 ahead of the State of the Union address to discuss their efforts to ensure greater access to childcare relief for working families. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), spoke to the group, highlighting what they believed to be a…


Trans Activists Protest in Oklahoma Capitol to Stop Bill Against Child Sex-Change Surgeries

Oklahoma legislators were preparing to outlaw child sex-change surgeries. Then hundreds of transgender activists protested inside the state capitol. The crowd had rallied against several bills that, if passed, would ban child gender transition. “We are Oklahoma,” it chanted in footage uploaded to Twitter by local reporter Nick Camper. The crowd also chanted, “Trans lives…


GOP-Manchin Efforts to Block Biden’s ‘Woke’ Investing Rule Backed by More Than 100 Conservative Leaders and Groups

A resolution introduced by Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) to prevent the Biden administration from promoting a “woke capital agenda” has the support of more than 100 conservative leaders and organizations. The support was organized by former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom (AAF), which released a…


Texas Power Cuts Could Last Till Sunday, Nearly 12,000 Affected

Thousands of Texas citizens are waiting for their power to return after last week’s winter weather disruptions, with a major energy company warning that the wait could last until the end of this weekend. On Friday, over 350,000 Texans were without power as the sleet and freezing rain from an ice storm weighed down on…


Socialism Is ‘Pathway’ to Communism and Marxism: New China Committee Member

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), an appointee to a new bipartisan select committee investigating competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, has denounced socialism as a horror in an interview on “Capitol Report,” a political news program on NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media outlet. “Socialism is that pathway to more extreme forms of…