Latest news with #genderideology
Bloomberg
28-05-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
Education Department Targets Pregnant, LGBTQ Staff Protections
The US Department of Education is pushing to strip workplace protections for pregnant or LGBTQ staff, telling its employee union the policies must be changed to conform to President Donald Trump's executive order on 'defending women from gender ideology extremism." In a May 9 email viewed by Bloomberg News, the agency invited the union to negotiate over 'required changes' to the rules and shared a spreadsheet listing dozens of specific union contract provisions and human resources policies targeted for revisions.
National Post
28-05-2025
- General
- National Post
Jamie Sarkonak: Alberta is right to take graphic sex books out of elementary schools
There is currently no expectation that Alberta schools refrain from giving kids access to books containing depictions of child molestation and point-of-view oral sex. That is why on Monday, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced he'd be working over the summer to craft a new policy on age-appropriate content for schools, slated to take effect in September. Article content Article content Article content Public consultations for the new standards are open until June 6, and the ministry has indicated that the ensuing policy could come as early as 'late spring, 2025.' Article content Article content Which all means that Nicolaides will now have to spend his summer facing performative outrage from progressives suddenly concerned about free expression, and who insinuate at every turn that common-sense content curation is the same thing as fascist book banning. Kudos to him. Article content What prompted this new project was the education ministry's discovery of some clearly over-the-line materials in 57 Alberta schools. Among these was the infamous autobiographical graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, which has been banned from the collections of at least 56 U.S. school districts. The contents are so graphic that a concerned adult in Florida was removed from a school board meeting for trying to read some pages into the record. Article content Not only does that book promote gender ideology — the idea of a gender spectrum completely detached from biological sex — it contains graphic depictions of sex and masturbation in child-friendly colours. It covers porn (the main character is an avid user), masturbation (vibrators and dildos are discussed with excitement) and kinks (the main character claims to be an autoandrophile — that is, someone who is aroused at the thought of being a male). Article content At one point, the main character is told — and I'm sorry to repeat this here, but the point that this is inappropriate for children needs to be made — 'I can't wait to have your c–k in my mouth — I'm going to give you the blow job of your life. Then I want you inside me.' She later dons a strap-on and receives oral sex in a panel that graces the viewer with multiple angles. The entire book is more than 200 pages, and isn't entirely about sex, but that's not the point. The problem is that some pages contain graphic sexual content — to the point where even the author doesn't recommend it for children. Article content And yet, Gender Queer was found on the library shelves of some Calgary schools with students in Grades K-9, according to the ministry, as well as high schools of both major cities. Garrett Koehler, spokesperson for the education department, shared a photo with me showing the book on the same shelf as Naruto, a popular manga series for children; it was taken at an elementary school.
Fox News
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Giving Churches Ammunition to Fight Back Against Transgender Ideology
Attorney Vernadette Broyles knows her biology and science when it comes to gender and sexuality. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from Yale and was headed to medical school before the legal profession became her passion. She now advocates for children and parents, walking alongside them in their legal battles against the powerful lobby and juggernaut of the gender ideological movement that's pushing transgenderism on children in schools, government, and the culture at large – stripping parents of their rights to determine their children's care. Broyles is the President and General Counsel for Child & Parental Rights Campaign. She and her team have created tools for churches, pastors and parents called The Church Transgender Response Guide. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Broyles explains the deeper evil fueling the transgender movement, its historical roots, and the legal cases she's now taking on. She's sounding the alarm, offering churches videos, in person training, and even zoom calls. A full court press to fight back and give parents and churches the ammunition to live out their God given authority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tallgrass Film Association loses NEA grant
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Tallgrass Film Association, the organization that hosts the annual Tallgrass Film Festival, has lost its federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The association was awarded the grant in November through the NEA's Grants for Arts Projects program. However, the Trump administration has revoked it. The organization had earmarked the funds to support festival operations, staffing, venue costs, and core programs. However, it is now actively working to find ways to fill the gap. Tallgrass is just one of many organizations nationwide that have had their grants revoked by the administration. The NEA cites President Trump's executive order as the reason for its move to cut off grant funding. Wichita police urge businesses to check for fake bills carefully The NEA cites explicitly Section 2 (g) and Sections 3(e) of Executive Order 14168, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, for its actions. The NEA document says Section 2(g) states: Federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology. Each agency shall assess grant conditions and grantee preferences and ensure grant funds do not promote gender ideology. However, that line is actually in section 3 (g) of the executive order. Section 3 (e) reads: Agencies shall remove all statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications, or other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology, and shall cease issuing such statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications or other messages. Agency forms that require an individual's sex shall list male or female, and shall not request gender identity. Agencies shall take all necessary steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal funding of gender ideology. Established in 1965 during the Johnson Administration, the National Endowment for the Arts has frequently been the target of conservative groups and lawmakers. During President Reagan's first term, his administration looked into eliminating it, but a study determined that the NEA financially benefited the United States. During his first term, President Trump twice submitted a budget that eliminated funding for the NEA, but Congress voted to retain it. The ACLU is challenging the NEA's funding changes on behalf of several arts groups. Meanwhile, Sierra Franklin-Morton, the interim director of the Tallgrass Film Association, says there are ways the public can help the organization. She encourages those who support Tallgrass and its mission to contact their representatives. She also says it's important to share publicly how the Tallgrass Film Festival has impacted your life on a personal level. Franklin-Morton says you can also help financially support the Tallgrass Association by making a donation. All donations to Tallgrass in May will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $30,000. Checks can be mailed to: Tallgrass Film Association120 E 1st St N, Unit 113Wichita, KS 67202 You can also donate online at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
