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☑ ☆ ✇ Politics – The Daily Signal

Texas Doctor Faces Prison for Whistleblowing on Secret Child Gender Procedures

By: Mary Margaret Olohan — June 17th 2024 at 14:38

The Department of Justice is targeting a Texas whistleblower who exposed Texas Children’s Hospital secretly performing attempted gender-transition procedures on children.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced Monday that it had indicted 34-year-old Eithan Haim for “obtaining protected individual health information for patients that were not under his care and without authorization.”

If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 maximum possible fine.

Texas Children’s had publicly said in March 2022 that it would no longer perform attempted gender-transition procedures on kids. In May 2023, Haim provided journalist Christopher Rufo with documents showing that Texas Children’s was “lying to the public about the existence of its transgender-medicine program,” as Haim later revealed in an explosive January 2024 piece.

“I worked at the hospital as a surgery resident, and I knew that these interventions didn’t stop,” Haim wrote. “Three days after the announcement, a surgeon implanted a hormone device in a healthy 11-year-old girl for gender dysphoria. Over the next year, the frequency of these procedures increased, and potentially hundreds more children received hormone interventions for gender dysphoria.”

“Meantime, the director of a program that supposedly no longer existed was given the opportunity to speak at the hospital’s most prestigious lecture series in January 2023,” he continued. “I knew that it was my moral responsibility to expose what was happening to these children.”

Haim told The Free Press that before he gave Rufo any of the documents, he made sure that the patient’s names and identifying information were redacted (to protect himself from violating HIPAA and to protect the patients’ privacy).

First lady Jill Biden encourages parents and guardians to vaccinate kids ages 5-11 during her visit on Nov. 14, 2021, at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. (Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images)

The very next day after Rufo published Haim’s (then anonymous) May 2023 expose, the Texas Legislature banned these experimental gender-transition attempts for minors.

A month later, two federal agents came to Haim’s home to speak with him. They told him that he was a “potential target” of an investigation into federal criminal violations related to medical records.

“It was clear to me that this was a political investigation; I refused to submit to an interview without an attorney,” he wrote in City Journal.

After this, Haim went public with his story.

“To these agents, the prosecutor, and their political handlers, I was a criminal because I had told the truth,” he wrote. “It didn’t matter that we exposed the fact that the largest children’s hospital in the world was lying to the public about the existence of a program in which children were manipulated, mutilated, and even sterilized. It didn’t matter that the practice that they were lying about had now become illegal. It didn’t matter that I had committed no crime.”

“None of this mattered, I believe, because I had exposed a truth that threatened their ideology,” Haim added. “This was the reason for their frightening show of force. The intent was to intimidate me. If I agreed to stay silent, though, I would be legitimizing their lies and sacrificing the truth. Instead, I decided to fight back.”

Haim is now set to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Yvonne Y. Ho in Houston, Texas.

“The four-count indictment alleges Haim obtained personal information including patient names, treatment codes and the attending physician from Texas Children’s Hospital’s (TCH) electronic system without authorization,” says the U.S. Attorney’s Office release. “He allegedly obtained this information under false pretenses and with intent to cause malicious harm to TCH.”

Texas Children’s did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Daily Signal.

Haim joined “The Daily Signal Podcast” in March to share his story.

“What’s going to happen now is we’re going to do everything we can, [with] every fiber of my being, to hold them accountable,” Haim told The Daily Signal at the time. “We’re never going to stop until we succeed. So they thought they were going to intimidate me. They thought I was going to bend the knee to their evil ideology, like most doctors would have done. But as they were coming to find out, they had knocked on the wrong door.”

Haim is one of a number of Americans who have faced DOJ charges related to hot-button culture war issues. Armed FBI agents arrested Mark Houck, a Catholic father of seven and pro-life activist, in front of his children over an incident outside an abortion clinic that had been dismissed by local authorities.

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☑ ☆ ✇ Politics – The Daily Signal

LEAKED: Trans Nashville Shooter Allegedly Wrote Scathingly About Christians, Fantasized About ‘Imaginary Penis’

By: Tyler O'Neil — June 12th 2024 at 16:52

Newly released pages purportedly from the Nashville Covenant School shooter’s manifesto indicate that the shooter was strongly fixated on gender ideology and deeply held anger against Christianity.

In the pages, released Wednesday by The Daily Wire, trans-identifying shooter Audrey Hale condemns her parents, harshly criticizes Christians, and fantasizes about her “imaginary penis.” The pages come after months of stonewalling from authorities, who refused to confirm or deny a previous set of manifesto pages commentator Steven Crowder released in November.

“Officials have denied that there was evidence suggesting that The Covenant School, a private Christian school that the shooter attended as a child, was targeted because of animus toward religion,” The Daily Wire’s Brent Scher reported. “The mentions of Christianity, which appear throughout the journal entries, suggest that it certainly may have been a factor.”

“The remainder of the four pages, however, revolves around the shooter’s fixation on being a man, and suggests a serious case of gender dysphoria,” Scher added, noting that Hale “fantasized about what it would be like to have a penis.”

The trans-identifying shooter, who killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2023, before dying in a shootout with police, accused her parents of “selfishness” for refusing to support her desire to be a man.

“Pain of loosing [sic] a daughter?” she wrote, according to The Daily Wire. “That’s not pain, that’s selfishness. Just like any rest of the parents with that mindset. They are full of shit.”

“How could they not ever think of their own child suffering, and that they hate their gender so bad they cut + want to kill themselves?” the shooter reportedly continued. “F—ing parents like them who think of themselves first and their preference of conservative religion-gay shit make them believe that the child they are given should stay that way.”

2/ In one passage, the shooter rails against “Christian friends” that her parents have encouraged her to make. She writes, “Parents actually believe religion can change nature. That could explain why I don’t practice religion anymore. Let kids think for themselves.” pic.twitter.com/04xRXvBspj

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 12, 2024

“I’d kill to have parents who would let their child be happy no matter how different it is to their viewpoints or don’t agree, or scared of it,” she allegedly added. “I’d kill to have had those resources; 2007 was the birth of puberty blockers and a newfound discovery for treatment of non-conforming transgender children.”

“Aren’t parents manipulative? It’s total ignorance when parents step in + try to change their child’s environment,” the shooter wrote in another passage published by The Daily Wire. “Make them go to youth group + force Christian friends in their life because the old ones were a ‘bad’ influence. … Parents actually believe religion can change nature. That could explain why I don’t practice religion anymore. Let kids think for themselves … “

The Nashville Police Department did not immediately respond to The Daily Signal’s inquiry to confirm or deny the authenticity of the new pages.

The FBI previously warned Nashville police, in a May 11, 2023, memo, that the release of a school shooter’s writings might result in “false narratives” that “may lead to unintended consequences for the segment of the population more vulnerable or open to conspiracy theories.” The Tennessee Star first reported on the memo’s existence in early June.

Authorities have remained cagey on both the shooter and her documents, refusing to verify the authenticity of Hale’s alleged manifesto to The Daily Signal and other media outlets.

During the mass shooting last year, Hale killed three children and three adults—Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9; Cynthia Peak, 61; Katherine Koonce, 60; and Mike Hill, 61, according to Fox News.

Armed with two rifles and a handgun, the killer shot through the school’s locked door at about 10 a.m. that day, Fox reported. Hale then went upstairs to the second floor, where she reportedly opened fire.

Police officers first received the 911 call at 10:13 a.m., and Metro Nashville Police Officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo were among the dozens of officers who rushed to the building, The Tennessean reported. By 10:24 a.m., Engelbert and Collazo had taken out the shooter.

The post LEAKED: Trans Nashville Shooter Allegedly Wrote Scathingly About Christians, Fantasized About ‘Imaginary Penis’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Singer Maren Morris Commemorates Pride Month By Coming Out as Bisexual

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — June 11th 2024 at 08:33

Singer Maren Morris commemorated LGBTQ Pride Month by coming out as bisexual just several months after divorcing singer Ryan Hurd. 

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Olympics Media Guidelines: 'Harmful' to Call Transgender Athletes 'Biological Males'

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — June 10th 2024 at 09:35

The IOC's "Portrayal Guidelines" has declared it "harmful" to reference transgender athletes as "biological male" or "biological female." 

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☑ ☆ ✇ Politics – The Daily Signal

9 Things I Saw at the Pro-Hamas White House Rally

By: Hudson Crozier — June 10th 2024 at 20:11

Thousands gathered around the White House Saturday to demand that President Joe Biden stop all military aid to Israel amid its war against the terrorist group Hamas. The “Shut it Down for Palestine” movement, comprised of controversial groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine, organized the giant rally against Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. 

Several organizations in the movement previously praised the Oct. 7 attack in which Hamas killed around 1,200 Israelis, raped women, and took hundreds of hostages. SJP, for example, referred to the terror onslaught as “a historic win” days after the news broke. 

Saturday’s gathering proved a striking display of unity between Muslim, Marxist, LGBTQ, and even Jewish activists. Many organizers and demonstrators made it clear that they were not just demanding a “cease-fire” between Israel and Hamas. “Resistance” against the Jewish state–and fierce anti-American sentiment–were the overall themes.

Here’s what I saw: 

Support for Terrorism

A group of masked individuals carried a sign calling for “jihad”—an Islamic term for holy war cited by those who believe God commands them to kill unbelievers—and “Al Qassam,” a reference to Hamas’ military unit

Near the White House lawn, a group of people in head scarves hold a sign calling for "jihad" and "martyrdom" and referencing Al Qassam, the military unit of Hamas. pic.twitter.com/w3YtKv6qzk

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

A man walking by told the protesters to be careful about their “messaging,” to which one replied, “shut up.” 

At least two others wore green Hamas headbands, one carrying a megaphone with a sticker on it that read, “I voted.” They frequently stuck together and led groups of people in pro-Palestinian chants

At least two protesters are wearing Hamas-style green headbands. pic.twitter.com/JwNyCUzseW

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Another protester, an elderly man, attracted lots of attention by carrying a “stand with Hamas” sign. The Daily Signal talked to him to see whether he was serious.

A man who identified himself as Mike smiled as I photographed him holding this sign.

When I asked him about his stance, he said "resistance" is "the only way forward" against the "Jewish-supremacist state of Israel."

He denied that Hamas wants genocide against Jews. pic.twitter.com/yAHg6KwtvQ

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

His smile quickly faded as he declared that Palestinians are enduring “genocide” and must beat Israel “by any means necessary.” The Daily Signal asked what he thought about the genocidal elements of Hamas’s founding charter, which describes a “Day of Judgment” when Muslims will kill every Jew. Hamas is only “resisting genocide,” he said, his voice quivering and his body shaking with rage. 

“Got that?” he asked sharply. 

More than a few fringe actors explicitly praised terrorists at the event, however.

A leader with the Black Alliance for Peace said during his speech, "Oct. 7 was the beginning of the end of the genocide," prompting a round of applause and cheers.

It's safe to say this is a pro-Hamas rally. pic.twitter.com/SysIiGK8cm

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Protesters celebrated other violent anti-Israel groups, in addition to Hamas.

A young person at the protest told me he is selling T-shirts of Leila Khaled, calling her an "O.G." for the "Palestine freedom fight."

Khaled is a member of the designated terrorist group known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and she helped hijack planes. pic.twitter.com/5P1iQxoSJc

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

A few demonstrators made explicit attempts to distance themselves from antisemitism. Some signs claimed that “antizionism [is not] antisemitism” or that supporting the Palestinians “doesn’t make you anti-Jew.” Still, pushback against the more radical protesters proved scarce.

Vandalism

The small police presence failed to stop protesters as they spray-painted historic monuments and property surrounding the White House. To date, no arrests have been reported. The U.S. Capitol Police referred The Daily Signal to U.S. Park Police for comment, and the Park Police did not immediately respond when asked about arrests.

Monuments in front of the White House are being vandalized — the second time anti-Israel demonstrators have done this in recent memory. pic.twitter.com/6JbPndiHx1

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Protesters also left graffiti on a truck parked on a nearby curb and at least one park bench.

America Portrayed as an Enemy

Activists presented the U.S. as a force for evil due to its stance on Israel.

"Death to AmeriKKKa" written on a monument in front of the White House. pic.twitter.com/6KROzNxSIW

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Calls for an End to Israel

Demonstrators strongly condemned “Zionism,” the view that Jews have a right to their own state in the current land of Israel. Speakers onstage told their allies to help “smash” or “abolish Zionism.” One man scrawled “death to Israel” on a monument. 

A protester writes "death to Israel" on the monument to Marquis de Lafayette, a Revolutionary War figure. pic.twitter.com/wgTvamUcqx

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Agitators wrote, “Al Qassam, you make us proud[.] Kill another soldier now!” on another monument.

After a protester wrote “all Zionists are bastards” on the nearby Treasury Department building, a woman remarked, “that’s factual!”

Marxist Ideology

Protesters advocated for socialism, signaled support for the brutal Cuban Revolution leader Che Guevara, and offered copies of “The Communist Manifesto” and other Marxist writings to passersby. Protesters held signs from the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a communist political party founded in 2004. 

Protesters advertise communism and denounce "AmeriKKKa" in front of a historic U.S. war monument. pic.twitter.com/n5UyrjHCT3

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

A socialist group demands, "free all Palestinian political prisoners." pic.twitter.com/KthjvIXa4p

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Another activist holds a sign praising Che Guevara, who led the bloody regime of the late communist dictator Fidel Castro. Others fly the Cuban flag alongside the Palestinian flag or display the Soviet hammer and sickle symbol. pic.twitter.com/TeEvCEGCsi

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

“F— Joe Biden”

The crowds painted President Joe Biden as a mass murderer of Palestinians in tandem with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Some held giant posters showing the heads of the two leaders with blood dripping from their mouths. Others held a small severed head of the president. 

Protesters occasionally chanted, “F— Joe Biden!”

LGBTQ Allies

Several protesters carried signs or flags promoting gay and transgender rights as they rallied for Gaza, where male homosexual activity is illegal.

The LGBT movement also made a strong showing today alongside Marxist and pro-Hamas groups. pic.twitter.com/tcIEq7fQbW

— Hudson Crozier ?? (@L0neStarTrooper) June 8, 2024

Jewish Support

A few people presenting themselves as Jewish joined with pro-Palestinian protesters at Washington, D.C.’s Farragut Square shortly before heading to the White House event.

A young man wearing a yarmulke also walked around White House protesters with a sign that read, “Israel uses me as a human shield.”

One Angry Israel Supporter

The number of demonstrators significantly dwindled after around four and a half hours. At that time, a young man began kicking their signs off of the grass surrounding a monument, cursing them out, and flipping them off.

“I stand with Israel!” he yelled.

Another man followed the agitator as he walked away, filming him on his phone and asking repeatedly, “Do you support genocide?” 

The counter-protester declined an interview. 

The post 9 Things I Saw at the Pro-Hamas White House Rally appeared first on The Daily Signal.

☑ ☆ ✇ Politics – The Daily Signal

Alexandria Slammed for Painting ‘Permanent’ Trans ‘Pride Artwork’ Over Crosswalks in Historic Old Town

By: Mary Margaret Olohan — June 10th 2024 at 15:45

Note: This article contains language some readers might find offensive.

The city of Alexandria, Virginia, is drawing fire for painting Pride flags that include transgender symbols over the crosswalks in historic Old Town Alexandria.

The rainbow crosswalks are permanent, City Council member R. Kirk McPike told a local publication, The Zebra.

“Last June, in response to resident requests, I brought a memo before [the] Council, which my colleagues supported, asking staff to put together a proposal for permanent Pride street artwork,” McPike told The Zebra. “Staff brought a proposal to us last fall, which [the] Council approved, leading to these beautiful new crosswalks.”

He also said in a tweet that the unveiling of the rainbow crosswalks was met with “great media fanfare” and an “exciting drag story time” in which men dressed as women in drag read books and danced for children.

In addition to his role on the Alexandria City Council, McPike serves as chief of staff to a California Democratic congressman, Rep. Mark Takano. McPike is married to a man.

He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

What a great time at the Alexandria Pride Festival! We opened the rainbow crosswalk with great media fanfare, had an exciting drag story time, and dozens of booths offering information and services to the many residents who came by! pic.twitter.com/dykdeAEKPh

— R. Kirk McPike (@KirkMcPike) June 1, 2024

Images of the flags prompted strong criticism from users of X, formerly Twitter.

“Every day is difficult, but June is incredibly hard if you are a parent trying to save your child from the clutches of the trans cult,” tweeted Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice.

Every day is difficult but June is incredibly hard if you are a parent trying to save your child from the clutches of the trans cult. https://t.co/PTAoH6w2cL

— Tiffany Justice (@4TiffanyJustice) June 10, 2024

Writer James Lindsay called the gender ideology-promoting crosswalks “a deliberate provocation,” while activist “Billboard Chris,” who advocates against attempted gender-transition procedures for children, argued that the modern era of LGBTQ promotion will “go down in history as the era when humans adopted a sexual deviance and child mutilation cult as the state religion.”

Looks like shit https://t.co/avthLEQxQk

— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) June 10, 2024

Republican communications adviser Sophie Delquie called the move a “disgrace.”

“Historic Old Town, Alexandria painted the trans flag on the crosswalks outside City Hall, *permanently*,” she tweeted. “Historic Old Town was founded in 1749, making it older than Washington DC, Georgetown, and Maryland, and is a landmark to our nation’s history. What a disgrace.”

Historic Old Town, Alexandria painted the trans flag on the crosswalks outside City Hall, *permanently*.

Historic Old Town was founded in 1749, making it older than Washington DC, Georgetown, and Maryland, and is a landmark to our nation’s history.

What a disgrace. https://t.co/PRahDHgPjj

— Sophie Louise Delquié (@SophieDelquie) June 10, 2024

The city of Alexandria kicked off its “Alexandria Pride” activities with a “Pride fair” on June 1 and a “drag story hour” inside City Hall. Images of the drag story hour show toddlers examining a book held by what appears to be a drag queen—a man wearing a wig with makeup on.

“The City offers residents a variety of events and opportunities to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in June and to recognize LGBTQ+ people and their contributions to Alexandria’s diverse community and the nation,” the city’s website states.

“The Alexandria LGBTQ+ Task Force in partnership with the Alexandria LibraryDepartment of Community and Human Services, and many community partners hosts an annual Alexandria Pride fair,” the website continues. “Previous Fairs have provided information about LGBTQ+ inclusive services in Alexandria, free and confidential health testing and vaccines, LGBTQ+ Family Storytime, art and poetry workshops, music, refreshments and LGBTQ+ Pride swag.”

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10 NFL Teams So Far Refuse LGBTQ Pride Month Messaging

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — June 4th 2024 at 20:25

As many as 10 professional NFL teams have refused to offer any LGBTQ Pride Month messaging for the month of June. 

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Watch: Elliot Page Narrates Nature Documentary on Gay and Transgender Animals

By: David Ng · David Ng — June 4th 2024 at 15:11

Transgender star Elliot Page, formerly actress Ellen Page, is narrating a new documentary about gay and transgender animals -- the second gay-themed nature doc to come along in less than a year.

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U.S. Navy Special Warfare Command Posts Pride Month Graphic, Limits Replies

By: Kristina Wong · Kristina Wong — June 4th 2024 at 13:17

The United States Navy Special Warfare Command -- the command overseeing U.S. Navy SEALs and other Navy special operations forces -- celebrated Pride Month with a special graphic posted on its Facebook page on June 1.

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EXCLUSIVE: Vermont Blocked Christian Families From Fostering Over Gender Ideology, Lawsuit Alleges

By: Mary Margaret Olohan — June 4th 2024 at 09:45

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A new lawsuit alleges that Vermont blocked two families from fostering children, despite the state’s foster care system crisis, because the families held traditional, religious views on gender and sexuality.

Brian and Kaitlyn Wuoti and Michael and Rebecca Gantt accused the Vermont Department for Children and Families of mandating an “ideological position at the expense of children” in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Both Brian Wuoti and Michael Gantt are pastors, and both families hold traditional, Christian religious views.

The Daily Signal is first reporting the existence of the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, Windham Division. The Daily Signal also exclusively sat down with both the Gantt family and the Wuoti family for interviews in Vermont, where they described how they were prevented from adopting or fostering needy children due to their religious beliefs.

“Although the Wuotis and Gantts have adopted five children between them, the Department has determined they are unfit to foster or adopt any child solely due to their religiously inspired and widely held belief that girls cannot become boys or vice versa,” the filing states.

“And Vermont applies this policy categorically—whether applicants want to adopt their grandchild, provide respite care for an infant for just a few hours, or foster a child who shares all of their religious views,” the complaint continues. “Vermont would prefer children have no home than to place them with families of faith with these views.”

Vermont foster officials have described a “desperate need for emergency foster homes” as recently as Dec. 19. In an email obtained by The Daily Signal, Foster/Kin Care Manager Carrie Deem told foster families that she was “reaching out for help,” describing an “urgent” need.

“The raw honesty behind this message is that of desperation,” she wrote in the email, sent shortly before Christmas. “We need you! Family Services is in a crisis beyond what we have seen before.”

Vermont’s own Department for Children and Families website notes that “we always need more foster families in Vermont.” The crisis has become so extreme, particularly due to the opioid endemic, that some children in need of homes have been forced to stay in hospital emergency rooms or police departments.

Typically, there are about 1,060 children in state custody, the Vermont Department for Children and Families told a local outlet in May 2023, and approximately 900 licensed foster families.

The Wuoti parents, inspired by their Christian faith, decided to answer the state’s call to help vulnerable children and first became foster parents in 2014. The lawsuit describes how they “adopted two precious brothers who have become an integral part of their family.”

The Gantt parents, who have four biological children, began fostering in 2016. They have since adopted three “beautiful children,” as the lawsuit says, noting that they “have a heart for children with fetal alcohol syndrome and those born addicted to drugs.”

When the Wuotis sought to renew their license in 2022, the lawsuit says, one caseworker described them as “AMAZING” and said she “probably could not hand pick a more wonderful foster family,” while their licenser said he had “no doubt” they would gladly welcome any child into their home.

“But when the Wuotis politely shared that they were Christian,” the lawsuit states, “and that they could not say or do anything that went against faith-informed views about human sexuality, Vermont revoked their license anyway.”

Similarly, the Department for Children and Families asked the Gantts to take in an emergency placement that involved a baby about to be born to a homeless woman who was addicted to drugs. Before the Gantts could agree to do so, the department sent out an email letting families know that they must accept the State’s views on gender ideology “even if the foster parents hold divergent personal opinions or beliefs,” according to the lawsuit.

“The Gantts responded that they would unconditionally love and support any children placed with them, but they would not forsake their religious beliefs that people should value their God-given bodies,” the lawsuit states. “The Department refused to let the Gantts take the baby in need and instead revoked their license.”

The Gantt and Wuoti lawsuit argues that Vermont Department for Children and Families’ policy not only harms children and “hinders their chance to find forever homes,” it also violates the First Amendment.

“It requires parents to speak the State’s controversial views, while restricting parents’ ability to politely share their commonsense beliefs to any child in any context—categorically excluding disfavored viewpoints from the foster-parent pool entirely,” the filing states. “Vermont’s regulations also target particular religious views for unequal treatment through an exemption-riddled system of individualized assessments.”

The Vermont Department for Children and Families, reached for comment by The Daily Signal, shared some of the segments on gender from its website. Section 200 of the licensing rules states that “all foster parents are prohibited from engaging in any form of discrimination against a foster child based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.”

Section 201.10 calls for applicants and foster parents to show “respect for the worth of all individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, culture, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual identity, and physical or mental ability.”

The licensing rules specifically order foster parents to “support children in wearing” any items affirming their racial, cultural, tribal, religious, or gender identity.

Both the Wuotis and the Gantts told The Daily Signal that they would have loved and cherished any children put in their care by the state. But the Department for Children and Families had asked them if they would be open to taking their foster children to pride parades or using preferred pronouns to refer to the children. The Wuotis and the Gantts both said no.

“We were surprised, because they are typically always trying to match children with families as best they can, and so we assumed maybe they would say, ‘Ok, maybe we won’t place an LGBT child with this family,’” said Brian Wuoti.

“We were offered to be reeducated and given the choice that they could either revoke our foster license or we could take some education materials, and they could give us up to a year to change our faith,” added Michael Gantt. “And I said, ‘No, we are not going to change our faith in the next year; absolutely not.’”

Kaitlyn Wuoti said that she herself had experienced gender dysphoria at a young age, saying that she “desperately wanted to be a boy.” Her father affirmed to her that she was, in fact, a girl, but encouraged her to be interested in tomboy pursuits like model cars.

“My parents loved me, let me like the things I liked, never lied to me about who I was, and never encouraged me to hate my own body,” she explained.

The Wuotis believe that background gives them special insight into helping a child struggling with gender dysphoria.

“They … genuinely think that this is the care of these children that are in need, so I understand, in a way, where they are coming from,” Brian Wuoti added. “But we also know, in the way that Katie had been loved and cared for by her parents, that there can be wonderful, flourishing outcomes for children even in a home that doesn’t agree with the state on these issues.”

Watch The Daily Signal’s interviews with the Wuoti and Gantt families here:

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Kids' YouTuber 'Ms. Rachel' Faces Backlash for Pride Month Video

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — June 3rd 2024 at 16:38

Popular child education YouTuber "Ms. Rachel" has garnered backlash for promoting Pride Month to her millions of young social media followers.

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Transgender Convict Moved out of California Women's Prison After Being Indicted for Rape

By: Amy Furr · Amy Furr — June 3rd 2024 at 15:59

A convict who is a man living as a woman has been transferred out of a women's prison after being indicted for raping a woman in the shower.

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Federal Agencies Go All In for Pride Celebrating LGBTQ2S+

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — June 3rd 2024 at 10:38

Several federal agencies are championing what the Biden administration and society have deemed “pride” month, pushing societal celebration of all things LGBTQ2S+.

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Joe Biden Addresses 'Transgender Children' in LGBTQI+ Pride Proclamation

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — June 3rd 2024 at 10:31

President Joe Biden addressed "transgender children" in his White House LGBTQI+ proclamation, asserting that his administration is protecting them from "discrimination."

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'Fixed This for My Girls': Katy Perry Edits Harrison Butker’s Commencement Speech for Pride Month

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — June 2nd 2024 at 23:57

Pop star Katy Perry commemorated Pride month by taking a jab at Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker.

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Anti-Israel Protesters Block LGBTQ Pride Parade in Philadelphia

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — June 2nd 2024 at 20:59

A cadre of anti-Israel protesters blocked an LGBTQ pride parade on the streets of Philadelphia on Sunday, halting the procession.

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Philadelphia Sets Largest 'Drag Queen Story Time' Guinness World Record

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — June 2nd 2024 at 20:19

The city of Philadelphia has set a new Guinness World Record for having the “largest attendance at a drag queen story time reading" in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, the organizers said.

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Idaho Bar Offers Free Beer for ‘Heterosexual Awesomeness Month’

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — June 2nd 2024 at 19:46

A bar in Idaho sparked controversy after it announced it would be celebrating "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month" instead of LGBTQ Pride Month.

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Woke Defense Department Mistakenly Posts LGBT Pride Graphic for PTSD Awareness Month

By: Olivia Rondeau · Olivia Rondeau — June 2nd 2024 at 17:55

The Department of Defense (DOD) is being roasted online for accidentally posting a rainbow LGBTQ pride graphic to recognize PTSD Awareness Month in an embarrassing social media gaffe.

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Pope Francis Names 3 Pro-Gay Prelates to Vatican Doctrinal Office

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. · Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. — June 2nd 2024 at 11:45

Pope Francis appointed three prelates, known for their support for homosexuality, to the Vatican’s doctrinal office Saturday, just as LGBT groups were kicking off gay pride month.

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Adele Berates Audience Member for Shouting 'Pride Sucks': 'Are You F***ing Stupid?'

By: Simon Kent · Simon Kent — June 2nd 2024 at 06:56

An anti-LGBTQI+ audience member who challenged Adele during her latest Las Vegas residency show at Caesars Palace was quickly shut down by the British singer.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rubio’s Killer Video Blow to the Left’s Depressive Values

By: Tony Kinnett — May 29th 2024 at 17:43

“You can’t lead America with ancient ideas.”

That was the claim—shouted, not spoken—by the president of the United States in what was considered by many to be the most divisive State of the Union address ever given before a joint session of Congress. 

President Joe Biden’s March 7 lecture seemed to punctuate what has become a brutally disheartening term in office, with liberals demanding Americans throw aside traditional values and institutions for a “liberating” future of hedonistic affirmation in the pursuit of an ambiguous “equity.”

This bastardized system of values—promoted by the Left to usurp the traditional American institutions of faith, family, and community—are now in the sights of Florida’s senior senator.

“Faith, family, community—teach us who we are and what we’re here for,” Sen. Marco Rubio, R.-Fla., calls out in a new video, juxtaposing some of the most stark contrasts ever seen between the American Left and Right. Older video clips of Americans from every background singing, marching, and praying are contrasted with those of more recent LGBTQ+ parades, pro-abortion rallies, and news coverage of violent pro-Hamas protests.

Unlike many political videos delivered amid the presidential election season that we observe every four years, making bland statements about the economy and the border, Rubio appears to be throwing a spotlight from his office on the stark divide between the two opposing political movements and ideological foundations beckoning to an exhausted and weary country battered by calls to abandon “ancient ideas.”

These classic institutions “are the ones who teach us who we are and what we’re here for,” Rubio intoned, “but ties like these pose a threat to the Left, which insists that relationships exist only to affirm fleeting feelings and identities.”

That charge isn’t without warrant, as public school officials and liberal activists around the country have spent the past several years and millions of dollars attempting to separate children from their parents, encouraging children to confide in those outside their “unsupportive” families.

Rubio asserted that “the Left claims the only idea worth believing is its changing definition of ‘equity.’” That contrasts sharply with an image of Vice President Kamala Harris, who in a January 2023 speech created her own definitions for the words “equality” and “equity,” drawing wide criticism.

Equality is when the teacher gives every student the same test

Equity is when the teacher gives every student the same mark

Here’s our VP explaining that: pic.twitter.com/GC0xe7pK08

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 20, 2023

“Faith in woke ideology cannot replace faith in the Almighty God,” Rubio said. “Government programs and bureaucrats cannot stand in for family, and political echo chambers on social media are no match for real community.”

Rubio’s assertion is not only correct, it’s a timely message Americans have shown they are drawn to. Favorability toward the Biden administration has plummeted sharply as a country that was told it was going to experience “unity” and “a return to normal” received instead crisis and devastation in the economy, at the border, and on the world stage.

If other conservatives continue pushing messages like those in Rubio’s video, this could be a turning point for American society. A return to celebrating faith, family, and community as essential to the success of the United States would provide a far better foundation for growth as the Left’s fearmongering and guilt trips over these institutions no longer appear to hold voters in their sway.

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Jesuit Father James Martin: Church Would Be ‘Immeasurably Poorer’ Without Gay Priests

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. · Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. — May 29th 2024 at 10:29

Pro-LGBTQ+ Jesuit Father James Martin said Wednesday that he has known “hundreds” of gay priests in his life as a Jesuit.

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Morris: MIA New York Democrats Don't Know Their Constituents

By: Emma-Jo Morris · Emma-Jo Morris — May 28th 2024 at 22:00

Because no national figures ever actually go there to interact with the residents, the people of the Bronx are often spoken for, and caricatured, by media and politicians claiming to represent them.

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California Senate Passes Ban on Notifying Parents of Child Gender Transitions

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 28th 2024 at 12:48

The California senate passed a bill that essentially bans notifying parents of child gender transitions — a biological impossibility.

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Pope Francis Laments Excessive ‘Faggotry’ in Catholic Seminaries

By: Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. · Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. — May 28th 2024 at 09:00

Pope Francis complained that Catholic seminaries are too full of “faggotry” in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week, local media report.

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Walmart Skewered for Pride Collection Unveil: 'You Glorify Everything in This World Except What God' Established

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 25th 2024 at 11:36

Walmart is getting skewered on social media after unveiling its "Pride Always" collection prior to what society has deemed "pride month" in June, as shoppers express disappointment, irritation, and disgust.

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Dwyane Wade to Launch Online Community Supporting Transgender Children

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — May 23rd 2024 at 20:17

Dwayne Wade announced this week that he will be launching Translatable, a new online community dedicated to support transgender children. 

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Ex-Scottish Leftist Leader Admits She Resigned over Backlash Against Her Transgender Ideology

By: Kurt Zindulka · Kurt Zindulka — May 21st 2024 at 04:50

Nicola Sturgeon admitted that it was the backlash against her woke views on transgenderism that led her to resign from office last year.

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VIDEO: Parent Claims Oregon Athletics Association Threatens to Ban Girls Who Speak Out Against Trans Athletes

By: Paul Bois · Paul Bois — May 20th 2024 at 22:30

The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) will reportedly ban girls from speaking out against transgenders in their sports. 

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Labour Party Plans to Simplify Legal Process to Change Gender, But Critics Warn of Self-ID Loopholes

By: Kurt Zindulka · Kurt Zindulka — May 20th 2024 at 02:04

The Labour Party is reportedly preparing to make legally changing one's gender easier, potentially by allowing just one doctor to sign off on the decision.

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California School District Settles with Christian Ex-Teacher Fired After Rejecting Transgender Policies

By: Katherine Hamilton · Katherine Hamilton — May 17th 2024 at 16:29

A California school district has agreed to pay a Christian ex-teacher $360,000 in a settlement after she was fired following her refusal to hide students' "gender identities" from parents and use students' "preferred pronouns."

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'It Never F**king Ends': Peacock Launching Series on Gay and Transgender Animals

By: Hannah Knudsen · Hannah Knudsen — May 17th 2024 at 12:14

NBC's Peacock is proudly releasing a series to push the LGBTQIA2S+ agenda, featuring what they describe as gay and transgender animals, as the preview for the series concludes that "the idea of just having to fix sexes is clearly out of style."

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Raul Castro's Daughter Leads Pro-Hamas LGBT Conga in Cuba

By: Christian K. Caruzo · Christian K. Caruzo — May 14th 2024 at 16:19

Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuba's communist dictator Raúl Castro, led a “Conga Against Homophobia” dedicated to opposing Israel.

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UK schools don’t tell parents when kids ‘change gender,’ force classmates to accept gender swaps

By: Christine Douglass-Williams — April 5th 2023 at 07:00
UK schools don’t tell parents when kids ‘change gender,’ force classmates to accept gender swaps
Transgenderism is now deeply entrenched institutionally in Western countries, many times against the rights of children and their parents. The degree of its rapid advance is troubling. How could such a violation of rights happen so quickly? Where were level-headed teachers in schools, not only in Britain but across the board? Perhaps they were bullied […]
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