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Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project discusses gender policy for minors with Dr. Eithan Haim and CPAC panel moderator Meg Brock of the Daily News Foundation.

CPAC panelists sound alarm amid transgender-related parental rights battles

Feb 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The president of the American Principles Project, Terry Schilling, warned that the “transgender industry” is waging a “war on families.” Read more

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

Maryland parents argue for right to opt children out of LGBT curriculum in appeals court

Dec 5, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education on May 24 after it changed its parental notification and opt-out... Read more

Baby Indi Gregory was baptized on Sept. 22, 2023. Despite not being religious, Dean Gregory, her father, expressed that his time in court fighting for his daughter’s life felt like he had been “dragged to hell.” The experience moved him to decide to have his daughter baptized.

Baby Indi Gregory’s father says he chose baptism for her after feeling ‘dragged to hell’ 

Nov 13, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Despite not being religious, Dean Gregory says fighting for his daughter’s life in court moved him and his wife to... Read more

Indi Gregory, born in February and baptized in September, suffers from a rare degenerative mitochondrial disease and has been receiving life-sustaining treatment on a ventilator at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, England.

Pope Francis prays for infant Indi Gregory as life support set to be removed in UK

Nov 11, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis is praying for Indi Gregory and her family as the critically ill British infant’s life support is set... Read more

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‘No wiggle room’: Muslim parents object to LGBT curriculum at Minnesota charter school

Oct 18, 2023

By Matt McDonald

Muslim parents at a Minnesota public charter school are objecting to books that teach about same-sex attraction and gender identity... Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Newsom vetoes bill that would make acceptance of gender identity a factor in custody court

Sep 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The California governor vetoed the legislation on Sept. 22 despite the bill receiving overwhelming support from Democratic lawmakers. Read more

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As a new school year begins, Catholic groups draw battle lines in culture war

Sep 2, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Several Catholic organizations and activist efforts are working to push back on the extreme ideologies in much of public schooling. Read more

About 1,000 Californians rallied in front of the state capitol steps in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2023, to protest a series of bills they say would take away their rights as parents.

California AG sues school district over gender-identity parental notification policy

Aug 30, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The Chino school district’s policy requires parents to be informed if their child seeks to change his or her gender... Read more

The National Parents’ Union in Mexico delivers 112,594 signatures to the Ministry of Public Education demanding that the distribution of school books that will be used in the 2023-2024 school year, which begins Aug. 28, 2023.

Parents in Mexico deliver over 100,000 signatures opposing textbooks with gender ideology

Aug 25, 2023

By Diego López Colín

The new school textbooks developed by the Mexican government have been at the center of criticism because of content biased... Read more

Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework.

Parents plan appeal as judge rules against opt-out right for LGBT curriculum in Maryland

Aug 25, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Catholic, Muslim, and Ethiopian Orthodox parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education after it changed its parental notification policies. Read more

About 1,000 Californians rallied in front of the state capitol steps in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2023, to protest a series of bills they say would take away their rights as parents.

California parents protest bills they say would take away their rights

Aug 22, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Speakers criticized several bills making their way through the state Legislature that they say would diminish parental authority over children. Read more

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Court: Maryland parents lack standing in parental rights lawsuit over trans student policy

Aug 16, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled 2-1 on Monday that the parents lacked standing to sue... Read more

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Muslim, Christian parents rally outside Maryland courthouse for students’ religious rights

Aug 10, 2023

By Tyler Arnold, Peter Pinedo

Parents are fighting back against the Montgomery County Board of Education for mandating instruction of materials the parents say conflict... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks during a Pride celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2023.

Critics warn of ‘radical gender ideology’ in latest Biden LGBT move

Jun 12, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The White House in a June 8 fact sheet announced “new actions to protect LGBTQI+ communities.”  Read more

Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework.

Muslim-led parents’ group protests LGBT curriculum mandate in Maryland school system

Jun 8, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Muslim parents protested a Maryland school system’s policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of LGBT coursework. Read more

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Massachusetts panel says child abuse laws should protect transgender kids from parents

May 22, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

A state agency is asking for a review of child abuse laws to ensure they apply to parents who won’t... Read more

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Republican House members introduce the "Parents Bill of Rights" Thursday, March 23, 2023.

U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with amendments on transgender issues

Mar 24, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passed the bill, designed to ensure that parents have a stronger role in the... Read more

Catholic school teachers and students. Courtesy: School Sisters of Christ the King

Catholic schools are booming — new EWTN poll sheds light on possible reasons

Oct 7, 2022

By Jonah McKeown, Zelda Caldwell

Catholic voters expressed dissatisfaction with several aspects of public education, which may help explain why Catholic school enrollment is increasing... Read more

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Salvadoran Education Ministry dismisses official who endorsed kids’ TV show with gender ideology

Sep 28, 2022

By Diego López Marina

El Salvador’s Ministry of Education has dismissed the official responsible for allowing a children’s program with gender ideology to be... Read more

Chloe Cole in her AirBnb in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2022. A self-described “former trans kid,” she de-transitioned after undergoing years of puberty blockers and an irreversible double mastectomy at the age of 15.

Meet Chloe Cole, the 18-year-old leading the fight to protect children from transgender surgeries

Sep 24, 2022

By Edie Heipel

“At 15, I wasn’t really thinking. I was a kid, just trying to fit in,” says Chloe Cole, who underwent... Read more