Trump claimed that the bill will achieve "NO MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS" AND "NO TRANSGENDER MUTILATION SURGERY FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF PARENTS." She shared an image of a post from Trump demanding Congress pass the SAVE Act, a voter ID bill that has nothing to do with access to transgender health care.
In a statement released by Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday, she accused CDE of "egregiously" abusing its authority by "pressuring school officials to withhold information about students' so-called 'gender transitions' from their parents." "Children do not belong to the State-they belong to families," she added. "We will use every available mechanism to hold California accountable for these practices and restore parental rights."
One afternoon during her senior year in 2017, my 18-year-old high schooler, Baylie Grogan, spoke to me in a serious tone. "The only thing worse than dying is living in a body that doesn't work," she said. "Promise me you won't ever let me live that way." It was shortly before she left home to start college as a pre-med student. "I promise," I replied, agreeing that such a predicament would be horrifying, and I wouldn't want it either.
A Lexington father is suing the town's school district and some of its leaders, alleging they stonewalled his attempts to excuse his kindergartener from lessons featuring LGBTQ themes that conflict with his Christian values. The parent, referred to as "Alan L." in the Oct. 17 complaint, specifically pointed to picture books depicting same-sex couples and their children - classroom instruction he says is "unmistakably normative and contradicts his family's faith by normalizing and celebrating LGBTQ relationships and identities."
But even as the youth-including twenty- and thirtysomething podcasters and social media influencers, as well as student members of the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA- brought a high-energy vibe, stalwart members got a new assignment. Where past Moms for Liberty attendees were urged to run for school boards, this year they were encouraged to turn their grievances into legal challenges.
A petition calling for all parents of children in England to be allowed 10 days of term-time holiday leave has surpassed 180,000 signatures, prompting potential parliamentary debate.
