Tag: Social Issues

California Teacher Sues After Being Fired for Not Reading LGBT-Themed Books to Toddlers

Out of the 12 books available to Nelli Parisenkova while she was employed at the nation’s largest chain of childcare centers in Studio City, California, five promoted LGBT lifestyles, which she avoided due to her Christian religion. But a new supervisor, Katy Callas, allegedly decided Parisenkova’s refusal to read the books to toddlers was unacceptable…


Department of Justice Charges Another Pro-Life Activist

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged another pro-life activist, the latest Biden administration case against a person who allegedly sought to block access to an abortion clinic. Herb Geraghty, of Pennsylvania, was charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) Act and conspiring to deprive civil rights, the same charges…


Parents Erupt Over ‘Queerest’ Halloween Party and Drag Show Promoted by Schools

Surgeons promoting the removal of children’s healthy body parts should stay in the imaginary part of Halloween and away from real children, a mom told her school board. Brittany Mayer, a San Diego County mom, spoke on Oct. 11 at a regular meeting of the Encinitas Union School District (EUSD) as parents gathered to voice…


Scannable Teacher Badges Direct Teens to Explicit Sex Guides

Teens don’t hear enough about gay sex and how to perform it, says a how-to manual promoted to students by teachers around the country and provided by the nation’s largest union of educators. Teachers who want to share that message can encourage students to scan a QR code on a badge they wear. The $2…


Makeup Giants Getting Under Skin of Women For Trans-Beauty Promotions

Two giants in the makeup industry are under fire by women for using transgender men to promote their beauty products. For its “The Beauty Of” campaign, Ulta Beauty produced a podcast featuring transgender host David Lopez and guest Dylan Mulvaney, a 25-year-old TikTok influencer who talks about his experiences of buying tampons as a woman…


Distrusting Parents Should ‘Take Your Children Elsewhere,’ Maine Teacher Admonishes

If parents don’t like how public school teachers instruct their children, they should take them and leave, the head of a local teachers’ union in Maine said during at an official community meeting. Third-grade teacher Erin York, president of the Hermon Education Association (HEA), passionately addressed parents during a Hermon School Committee meeting on Oct….


Colorado Looking to Fund Equity and Affordable Housing Programs By Reducing Tax Refunds

In September, the average sales price for a single-family home in Colorado was almost $670,000. That’s a number most first-time home buyers and lower-income families find difficult to swallow. As a result of Colorado’s sky-high housing costs, state legislators have taken measures to increase affordable housing. But Nov. 8 is the first time Colorado voters get to…


US Lawmakers Push for More Transparency Over Foreign Governments’ US Media Operations

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation to boost the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to oversee foreign sponsorships of TV and radio programs broadcast in America. The bill, dubbed the Identifying Propaganda on Our Airwaves (IPA) Act, would allow the FCC to require that broadcasters check foreign media databases to…


Sydney Pro-Democracy Activists Voice Support for ‘Bridge Man’

Pro-democracy Chinese activists held events at four landmarks in Sydney to support the “bridge man” who protested in Beijing last week. On Oct. 16, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 20th national congress, several pro-democracy activists from the Federation for a Democratic China gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney to kick off the pop-up…


Hearing Held in Lawsuit to Halt Philadelphia’s Funding for Abortions

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A public hearing in a lawsuit to block the use of taxpayer money for abortions was held on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The suit was filed by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Philadelphia residents. It seeks to block the city’s half-million dollar donation to the Abortion…