Tag: Social Issues

Parents Pulling Their Kids From Maryland Schools Over Radical Curricula, Transgender Policies

A parents revolt against school boards is roiling local elections in counties across Maryland, according to activists speaking to The Epoch Times. Many parents have pulled their students from public schools and joined parent co-operatives for home schooling. They have been dubbed “Mama Grizzlies,” but they include dads and granddads, and they are steamed up…


Lawsuit: Woman Illegally Fired for Opposing Gender-Altering Treatments

A Michigan health care system is accused of wrongfully firing a health care worker who held “religious beliefs about gender and sexuality that are contrary to its agenda,” a federal lawsuit says. As The Epoch Times reported last week, former physician assistant Valerie Kloosterman had attempted to avoid suing her former employer, University of Michigan Health-West…


Indiana Abortion Ban Remains Blocked After State Supreme Court’s Decision, Pending Hearing in January

The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order on Oct. 12 that bars the state from enforcing a near-total abortion ban while the court considers whether the ban is in violation of the state’s constitution. It comes after a judge blocked the new abortion ban on Sept. 22, putting it on hold temporarily amid ongoing litigation. State Attorney…


California Attorney General to Investigate Los Angeles Redistricting Process After Audio Leak

State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Oct. 12 that his office will investigate the City of Los Angeles’s redistricting process—in light of the recent leak of a racially charged conversation between three city councilors and the head of a labor union. The investigation is the latest development in the public’s reaction to the recording that was…


Rep. Chip Roy, Fellow Lawmakers Demand FBI Provide Data on FACE Act Enforcement

A group of 37 lawmakers led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has publicly criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigations for the “continued politicization” in some of its activities and operations, and has called on the Bureau to clarify when and in what circumstances it is enforcing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act….


Republican Senators Warn DOJ Not to Police Speech Against Transgender Surgeries on Children

Senate Republicans are warning Attorney General Merrick Garland not to target Americans who speak against transgender surgeries on children the way his department did to parents protesting at school board meetings. In a letter sent on Tuesday to Garland, a group of five senators said they remain concerned that he would repeat a pattern played…


Dispute Over ‘Correcting’ Sex on Transgender Birth Record Heads to Ohio Supreme Court

Some Ohio counties would have rubber-stamped Hailey Adelaide’s request to change an official birth record “sex marker” from male to female. But Adelaide, who was born with obvious male anatomy but has lived as a female, lodged the request in a county where officials believe state law gives them no authority to alter that aspect…


Despite Initial Pullback, PayPal Will Continue to Fine Users for ‘Intolerance’ and ‘Hate’

PayPal intends to fine users who engage in activities that the payment service believes come under the categories of “hate” and “intolerance,” according to its last updated Acceptable User Policy (AUP). In September, PayPal announced that it was amending its AUP, which is scheduled to come into effect in November. The policy stated that PayPal…


Miami Beach Schools Rebelling Against Nixing of ‘LGBT History Month’

Whether or not to celebrate “LGBT History Month” in South Florida throughout October is a question pitting the school board of one of the largest school systems in the country against the schools it governs in 34 municipalities. And the dust-up could put city and school officials in violation of 10 Florida laws, says the…


Businesses Bow to Outrage, Reverse Course on Drag Shows for Children

For unspecified reasons, Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Big Chill and Grill restaurant and bar has backed down. It will ban children from its Drag Queen Bingo nights. It’s one of several businesses nationwide to scale back on offering what some argue is age-inappropriate content and services for children. “We are now running DQB [Drag Queen Bingo] as…