LGBT issues
September 16, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Minnesota’s Democrats have been around the bend for a while, but not many people noticed until Kamala Harris (or someone) selected Governor Tim Walz as the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee. Now national attention has focused, among other things, on the “trans refuge” bill that the Democrats passed in the 2023 legislative session, and Tim Walz signed into law. The intent of the bill was to make Minnesota a “trans refuge”
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August 18, 2024 — John Hinderaker
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency application by the Biden Administration for partial stays on orders entered by district courts and affirmed by the Fifth and Sixth Circuits. As usual in such cases, the Court’s order was Per Curiam. The order lays out the procedural history succinctly: The Department of Education recently issued a new rule implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The rule
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June 8, 2024 — John Hinderaker
It is good to know that even in today’s anything-goes age, some things are inviolate. Like the “Pride” flag. (If anyone ever explains why being “queer”–their word, not one that I would ever use–is something to be proud of, let me know.) Thus we have kids being arrested for riding their scooters across a Pride flag that was…painted on a street: A group of five to six kids just starting
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June 4, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Remember the good old days when Samuel Johnson wrote that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel? Would that it were still true today! These days, the last refuge of a scoundrel–Mary Moriarty, in this case–is far worse. We have written repeatedly about Moriarty, the Hennepin County Attorney, and her misadventures, most recently including the prosecution of a Minnesota State Trooper for what was obviously an act of self-defense.
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April 1, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Not me: rather, J.K. Rowling, the world’s most popular novelist. I think Rowling started out as a liberal, but she isn’t crazy and she is a feminist. So she is appalled by the “trans” nonsense, and isn’t afraid to say so. Under newly-enacted law in Scotland, where she lives, that could subject her to arrest. I wrote about the insanity now prevailing in Scotland here. JK Rowling has challenged the
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April 1, 2024 — John Hinderaker
This video is entertaining, and it tends to confirm what we have long suspected about the sincerity of those who purport to believe in “identifying.” I think a lot of people on the left are happy to dismiss reality until they are dealing with something that matters to them. Enjoy: Give this guy a medal! 😂 pic.twitter.com/6FArsDSLZY — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 31, 2024
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March 26, 2024 — John Hinderaker
Some time ago, a house in my neighborhood started flying a gay/trans flag. In response, I suspect, two nearby houses started flying American flags. But recently, there was a change: the gay/trans flag was replaced by the Scottish flag: If you remember Scotland as a country of highland clans, conservative Presbyterians and fearsome warriors, that may seem strange to you. But actually, it makes perfect sense: Scotland is being transformed
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February 12, 2024 — John Hinderaker
We keep hearing from the government about the grave dangers posed by right-wing domestic terrorism, but the actual threats generally seem to come from elsewhere. The most recent case in point is the shooter who attacked the Lakewood Church in Houston. Per Breitbart: The female shooter who attacked Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church has been identified as 36-year-old Genesse Moreno, who KHOU 11 noted “previously identified as Jeffery Escalante.” KHOU 11
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May 27, 2023 — Elizabeth Stauffer
You may have thought you were observing Memorial Day this weekend – a day to honor and mourn the lives of Americans who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. But rather than a day to reflect upon those who died for our freedom, the woke among us have perverted it into a “transgender day of remembrance.” In the video below, a young woman donning a clerical
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May 21, 2023 — Elizabeth Stauffer
A group of boys at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, showed state lawmakers exactly what they thought of HB 3294, the “Menstrual Dignity Act,” legislation that passed in 2021. They pulled the newly installed feminine hygiene dispenser off the boys room wall and threw it in a toilet, precisely where the unnecessary and offensive device belonged. High school boys simply put the tampon dispenser in their bathroom EXACTLY
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May 2, 2023 — Elizabeth Stauffer
Apparently, every day is a battle for LGBTQ+ lawmakers. According to an Associated Press report, they “find themselves fighting just ‘to exist.'” The article begins on an emotional note: State Sen. Shevrin Jones can often be seen at the Florida Capitol greeting staff and colleagues with a smile or laugh, but when he’s alone it’s a different story. “The outward expression is to show God’s love. That’s what I was
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April 22, 2023 — Elizabeth Stauffer
Ad Age reports there’s been a shakeup among leadership in the marketing department at Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch, the brand’s parent company, has confirmed that Alissa Heinerscheid, the woman behind the disastrous decision to partner with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in their latest marketing campaign, has taken a leave of absence and “will be replaced by Todd Allen, who was most recently global marketing VP for Budweiser.” In a statement first
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April 7, 2023 — John Hinderaker
Riley Gaines is a champion swimmer, one of America’s best. She has spoken out eloquently against men competing in women’s sports, in part because she and other women were traumatized by being forced to share a locker room with “Lia” Thomas. If you haven’t seen her, you should check out this video: “The NCAA intentionally & explicitly discriminated on the basis of sex. Although the NCAA claimed it acted in
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April 6, 2023 — John Hinderaker
The “trans community” has been a fertile source of actual and would-be mass murderers. That shouldn’t be surprising, I suppose, since we are talking about mental illness. Another one was stopped in Colorado today. Robert Spencer asks a good question: William Whitworth, a 19-year-old male who claims to be female and goes by the name “Lilly,” has been arrested in Colorado Springs, Colo., after threatening various local schools. Whitworth has
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March 30, 2023 — Elizabeth Stauffer
One New Year’s Eve in the 1990s, I was seated on a train out of Manhattan when a huge man dressed as a woman took the facing seat directly across from me. Although he had caused quite a stir as he moved through the car, he seemed oblivious to the eye rolls from my fellow passengers. With his bare midriff, I remember thinking he must be cold given the freezing temperatures
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March 25, 2023 — John Hinderaker
This is a topic I would much rather not write about, but the Left has promoted it so aggressively that, in defense of our children, we have no choice but to speak up. To begin with, I have never understood the appeal of drag shows, which have been around for a long time. Why anyone would want to see men dress up as women is beyond me. But, to each
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March 16, 2023 — Elizabeth Stauffer
Far-left journalist and former MSNBC contributor Touré doesn’t appreciate the Right’s use of the word “woke” to describe those who disingenuously find systemic racism lurking behind every one of social ills. He took to Twitter on Wednesday to inform us: At this point woke is a slur. The way the right uses it is an undercover way of saying “those people,” or “non-white people.” It’s a polite way of saying
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