Are You Sleeping Together?
“With so many complications, why should married couples sleep in the same bed?”
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Author: unitedfamilies
Middle-School Girls Banned from Track Competition for Protesting Trans Sports Policies
On April 18, the girls participated in the Harrison County Middle School Championships. Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old boy who identifies as a girl, competed alongside the girls. For years, Pepper-Jackson has been embroiled in a legal battle against West Virginia over a state law that bans males from competing in female sports in public schools. The Fourth Circuit recently ruled in favor of Pepper-Jackson, allowing him to compete in the female category, but the court did not overturn the law altogether.
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What Happens When Children Are Exposed to Pornography?
The thing about addiction is that oftentimes, the younger a person is when they are first exposed, the higher their risk for developing a serious addiction that can dominate minds and bodies, numbing them to the environment around them. This reality creates a strong motivation for parents, grandparents, schools, and lawmakers to focus on protecting children by preventing or delaying exposure to harmful substances and behaviors until their brains are more fully formed and their risk for developing dependencies is lessened.
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State health plans must cover gender transition surgeries, federal appeals court rules
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Monday requiring state health insurance plans to pay for gender transition surgeries, a decision that comes amid a nationwide struggle over transgender healthcare policy. The ruling came in a set of cases in West Virginia and North Carolina, in which state officials justified not covering the surgeries, including double mastectomies and vaginoplasties, on the basis of cost rather than on considerations related to gender identity and expression.
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Marriagelessness and the Loss of National Greatness
The institution of marriage—if it can be called an institution—has collapsed. At the same time, the meaning of the institution has changed. Has it collapsed because its meaning changed, or did its meaning change as a way for society to come to grips with its collapse? And what effect does its collapse have on national character and national greatness?
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