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Schools in England will teach 'biological sex' -- not 'gender spectrum'
Schools in England will not teach students about "gender identity," under a new government draft guidance, reports Andrew McDonald for...

Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20242 min read
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Principals' problems: 'Hate' transcript is AI hoax, but drag queen at the prom is real
Eric Eiswert was suspended as principal of a Baltimore County high school when an audio transcript was released apparently showing him...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 26, 20241 min read
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Evidence is 'shaky' for 'gender affirming care,' says UK report
There's no reliable evidence that puberty blockers, hormones and surgery are the best treatment for children with "gender-related...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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'Don't say gay' when you're supposed to be teaching fractions
One out of three classroom teachers are working under "gag orders" that limit their speech on gender, sexuality and critical race theory,...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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'I want the library to be there for everyody, not just people who share my voting record'
When a patron donated a book questioning "the transgender craze" to the Blue Hill Public Library, librarian Rich Boulet decided "it...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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Muslim parents win right to reject LGBT books for their children
Muslim children won't be required to read LGBT books in elementary schools in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, reports Mairead...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 18, 20242 min read
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$250K for 'woke' training: Reading, math scores fall even lower
Training teachers to "disrupt whiteness" isn't helping children learn at a Bay Area school, reports Jill Tucker in the San Francisco...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Prof suspended for 'anti-trans' chocolates will be back in class
A California history professor will return to teaching, nine months after he was suspended for bringing "transphobic" chocolates to a...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 4, 20241 min read
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Transitioning kids: 'I expected it to change everything, but I was just me with a deeper voice'
Silencing critics of transitioning children is a mistake, writes Pamela Paul in a New York Times commentary based on interviews with...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 3, 20243 min read
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Pro-trans parents won't get custody edge in California
Mom wants to start "Oliver" on puberty blockers. Dad thinks "Olivia" should go through puberty before deciding whether to be male, female...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Geology is 'rock heavy,' light on queer BIPOC mentors
Geology is "rock heavy," complained a geology major in a recent survey, reports Daniel Nuccio on College Fix. Classes are very light on...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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I am a rockgender, I am an autismgender
When Simon and Garfunkel sang "I am a rock, I am an island," they weren't thinking about gender or sexuality. But, nowadays, rock can be...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Is misogyny real? The present is female
Misogyny is a myth, argues John Tierney in City Journal. It's not just that "the future is female." The present is too. In the past,...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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LGBTQ books for all? Muslim, Christian and Mormon parents unite in protest
Religious parents -- Muslims, Christians (many of them Ethiopian) and Mormons -- have united in Maryland to protest new requirements that...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 2, 20232 min read
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School bans 'only 2 genders' T shirt: There's only 1 acceptable opinion
A 12-year-old boy's free-speech rights to say "there are only two genders" on a T shirt is trumped by classmates' rights to feel...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Death wish: Contempt for parents will destroy public ed
Public schools are trouble. Trust is low. Enrollment is falling. Parents are embracing new alternatives. Is transgender policy the hill...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Kerfuffle's climax: AP Psych is OK in Florida
Florida high schools can teach Advanced Placement Psychology -- including the unit on gender and sexuality -- says the state education...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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CA schools chief ejected from board meeting on parents' rights
Parents should be told if their child is involved in violence at school, expresses suicidal thoughts or identifies as transgender, a...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 23, 20232 min read
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Malice: STEM students mock trans survey
Asked their gender, race and disability status, a surprising number of engineering and computer science students identify as military...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 22, 20233 min read
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If Moms for Liberty ain't happy, ain't nobody happy
The slogan "We don't co-parent with the government" has mobilized "an enormous and growing" number of Americans, writes Robert Pondiscio,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 17, 20233 min read
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