Category: Sexual Orientation

Christian teacher wins right to opt out of teaching same-sex marriage to first-graders

A Christian first-grade teacher in Nashville, Tennessee, has secured a significant victory for religious liberty after his school district agreed to accommodate his faith-based objections to reading books on same-sex marriage to young students. Eric Rivera, who teaches at KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary School, requested a simple accommodation: permission to have another teacher read materials promoting same-sex marriage during lessons on family structures.

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Costa Rica, EU block UN definition of ‘woman’

Costa Rica and the European Union have colluded to thwart U.S. efforts at the UN Commission on the Status of Women to define “woman” based on biological sex and exclude abortion from reproductive health language. During the commission’s 68th session in New York, the EU successfully blocked eight U.S. amendments aimed at clarifying gender terms and protecting the integrity of women’s rights.

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