Pronoun Policy News
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Just 8 House Democrats Voted for Parental Consent Pronouns Bill
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 217–198 to require federally funded elementary and middle schools to obtain parental consent before changing a student’s gender on forms or sex-based accommodations. Only eight Democrats voted for the bill. Democrat Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Cleo Fields of Louisiana, Lauren Gillen… -
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Suspended Teacher Who Refused to Use ‘Preferred Pronouns’ Obtains $95K Settlement
“Truth is conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be.” —Noah Webster In George Orwell’s dystopian and now-prescient work of fiction “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” the “Party” and its leader, “Big Brother,” devise a diabolically clever tactic to control the thoughts and actions of the proletariat: a new… -
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California Teacher Describes Training Session Where Educators Were Pressured to Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns
A staff member at one of the nation’s largest school districts said he participated in a “cult retreat-like experience” during a teacher training session, according to a report from Parents Defending Education, a national nonprofit focused on parents’ roles in education. The Los Angeles Unified School District used materials drafted by the California Conference for Equality… -
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Teacher Fights Suspension for Declining to Obey School District’s Transgender Pronoun Policy
A prominent religious liberty organization is asking a Virginia school district to reverse a decision to suspend a gym teacher for not complying with pronoun rules for transgender students in his elementary school. The Loudoun County school district suspended Byron “Tanner” Cross, a physical education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, after he said during a… -
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Kellogg’s LGBT-Themed Cereal Features Preferred Pronouns on Box
Kellogg’s hasn’t been sugar-coating its agenda for years. But its latest venture—a “create your own pronoun” cereal for kids—is bowling over parents. “Boxes are for cereal, not people,” the company insists about its new Together With Pride rainbow edition that donates $3 from every box to an extreme LGBT group, GLAAD, which is out to… -
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6th Circuit Reaches Right Conclusion on ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ Other Courts Should Follow Suit.
In a victory for free speech, the rule of law, and common sense, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has ruled that a philosophy professor could not be forced to use a transgender student’s “preferred pronouns,” and that his suit against the university for violation of his First… -
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Professor, Punished for Not Using Preferred Pronouns, Appeals After Judge Dismisses Case
A professor at an Ohio university is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that he contends compels him to say something he doesn’t agree with. “Professors don’t give up their First Amendment freedoms simply by choosing to teach,” said Travis Barham, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal aid group that represents the professor. … -
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Judge Refuses to Use Preferred Pronouns of Transgender Child Pornographer
A judge appointed by President Donald Trump refused Wednesday to use the preferred pronouns of a transgender child pornographer. Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan denied a motion Wednesday from federal prisoner Norman Varner to change the prisoner’s name to Katherine Nicole Jett and to call the prisoner by his preferred pronouns. Authorities sentenced Varner to 180… -
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Preferred Pronouns and More: What a Mom Saw at Her Son’s College Orientation
College campuses are known for radicalism—but more and more mainstream colleges are bending to identity politics and woke activism. Recently, Penny Nance, the president and CEO of Concerned Women for America, attended her son’s student orientation at Virginia Tech, where gender ideology was a dominant theme—pronouns and all. Read the interview, posted below, or listen… -
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Christie Signs Bill Requiring NJ Schools Use Preferred Pronouns for Transgender Kids
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill requiring New Jersey schools use the preferred pronouns of transgender students, according to a Saturday report. The legislation (S3067/A4652) compels New Jersey to mandate that state schools call transgender students by their preferred pronouns and prohibits them from making transgender students use bathrooms opposing their gender…