A Supreme Court Case Shows This Debate Isn’t Going Away
This past week a ruling by the Supreme Court in Mirabelli v. Bonta highlights just how deeply gender ideology is embedded in American culture. The case arose after California policies allowed schools to facilitate a student’s gender transition while keeping parents in the dark. Teachers and parents challenged the policy in court, arguing it violated both religious liberty and parental rights.
After years of litigation—moving through federal courts and all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States—the Court ruled 6–3 that such “gender secrecy” policies likely violate the Constitution and restored an injunction blocking them statewide. The Court emphasized that parents, not the state, are the primary guardians responsible for decisions about their children’s upbringing and mental health.
One thing is clear: issues surrounding gender ideology are now deeply woven into schools, law, and public policy. The fact that disputes like this must be settled at the Supreme Court level shows that the debate will not disappear simply because one political party wins an election or two. This cultural conflict is likely to remain with us for years to come.
Courage.
Source: Thomas More Society
Truth Spoken at UN Human Rights Council Meeting
Speaking before the United Nations Human Rights Council this week, Chris Elston (Billboard Chris) argues that so-called gender-affirming care for minors is causing irreversible harm to children. He testifies truthfully that treatments such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries interfere with normal development, sterilize young people, and remove healthy body parts.
These practices are driven by ideological activism rather than sound science, and he describes them as an unregulated experiment on vulnerable children—many of whom, he says, have autism, mental health issues, or trauma histories. He believes the compassionate approach is to affirm children as they are without medical intervention.
Elston also warns that government authorities are increasingly overriding parental rights in transition-related disputes and calls on United Nations member states to act to protect children’s right to grow up with their bodies intact.
View his speech here.
When Adults Let Children Define Reality
A recent Atlantic essay, “In Defense of Effeminate Boys,” argues that boys who display feminine traits should simply be accepted as a natural variation of the male sex—not pushed into rigid stereotypes or steered toward gender transition.
The author reports sharply divided reactions: harsh criticism from activist circles, but quiet support from many readers—including some inside LGBT organizations who privately share his concerns but feel unable to speak publicly.
At the center of the debate is what the author calls one of the most dangerous and consequential ideas in modern history: the belief that we must “let the kids lead.” In this view, a child’s declared gender identity overrides biological sex, and parents are expected to affirm it—even if it leads to medical interventions.
The deeper problem, he suggests, is that this reverses the role of parents. Instead of helping children understand reality, many adults now feel obligated to let children define it.
What are we doing to our children?
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