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The world is waking up to the horror that is 'gender-affirming care.' Of course, that term is one of the biggest lies ever told, but it becomes even more horrific when it is applied to children. This weekend, the French Senate joined the growing number of nations trying to ban the barbaric practice of sterilizing and mutilating children before they're even CLOSE to an age where they are capable of informed consent. To date, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have either banned or placed severe restrictions on trans surgeries and hormones for minors, along with 22 states in...

I wonder if there is ever a moment while DHS Secretary Mayorkas is claiming that America’s borders are entirely secure and blaming “climate change” for the influx of tens of millions of illegal aliens into the United States when he thinks, “Wow, I am really full of BS. I mean, it is simply amazing how much BS I shovel down the American people’s throats every single day.” The notion that powerful people lie to the public is certainly not new. You can go back through the centuries and find essays, songs, drawings, and folktales that all attest to the timeless...

Regulators in Britain have banned a Christian teacher from the profession for life for “misgendering” a student, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country. The Teaching Regulation Authority (TRA) has ruled that Joshua Sutcliffe, 33, formerly of the Cherwell School at Oxford, should be banned from the teaching profession for failing to use the so-called preferred pronouns of a girl student who identified as a boy, which they claimed amounted to not providing the pupil with “dignity and respect”. Sutcliffe admitted that there was an instance in which he praised a group...

A transgender activist is going viral on TikTok after a fiery speech delivered in front of Texas state lawmakers turned into a physical standoff Thursday. Transgender activist Loren Perkins spoke in favor of drag performances during a fiery speech at the Texas State Capitol in an address that led to a physical altercation last week. The moment quickly went viral on TikTok, picking up more than 1 million views on the platform. Perkins compared Texas state lawmakers to the Nazis in opposition to legislation that would prohibit public libraries and other venues from receiving state funding if they host drag...

Few culture battles have become more charged than the war over medical interventions for transgender children. And the issue, along with other progressive passions, is increasingly taking on religious overtones in the continuing effort to drown out dissenting voices. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images The debate over transgender issues—and in particular, medical interventions for transgender children—continues to rage as one of the greatest battles in our nation’s current culture wars. Now Pres. Biden—in concert with trans-activists—has discovered an unlikely tool with the potential to upend this debate altogether: Religion. Indeed, the trans movement has vocally emerged as a new religion...

A recent Twitter trend has reignited a debate within the LGBTQ community. The debate involves the lesbian and gay members who are resisting the tendency of queer theory–an ideology advanced in higher education–to present conflicting, even regressive messages about the ability to find love in same-sex relationships. “[I]n the last week,” one Twitter user writes, “I have seen a huge surge of ‘I am now anti-trans because someone told me I wasn't allowed to have genital preferences.’”

Nearly a third of retirees are playing chicken with one of the steepest tax penalties out there — and they are running out of time. IRS rules on so-called required minimum distributions generally kick in once you reach age 70½. For 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans, it's either when you turn 70½. or you retire, whichever is later. If you've inherited an IRA, you might also be subject to RMDs, even if your own retirement is years away. How much you need to take is usually based on the account balance at the end of the previous year, and...

Washington, Feb. 12 (CNA) Several members of U.S. House of Representatives have voiced their opposition to mainland China's proposed anti-secession law, saying that the law will not only unilaterally change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait but will also escalate military tension and endanger regional peace and stability. They said the proposed law will also challenge the U.S. determination to honor its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and urged Beijing not to enact such a law. They also called for other free nations to jointly oppose the law. The remarks of the representatives, including Dan Burton, Sherrod...