Online âsextortionâ is the fastest-growing crime targeting kids in the West, and social media companies are failing to do more to prevent it, according to a recent study. A cybercriminal group in West Africa known as âYahoo Boysâ is driving âfinancial sextortion,â which involves coercing kids and teens into sending explicit images of themselves, and then threatening
Ohio House overrides GOP Gov. Mike DeWineâs veto of ban on gender-changing services for minors
January 11, 2024 by
The Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWineâs veto of legislation that would have outlawed gender-changing services for minors and barred transgender athletes from participating in womenâs sports. DeWine vetoed the comprehensive bill â House Bill 68 âlast month after it passed the state legislature by wide margins, opting […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Bans Transgender Surgeries for Minors, but Allows Puberty Blockers and Hormones After Vetoing GOP Bill
January 6, 2024 by
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday that he is banning sex-change surgeries for minors while still enabling parents to procure puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for their children. The move appears to be a play at appeasing both sides of the transgenderism debate by outlawing extreme sex-mutilating procedures for minors while still allowing the
Texas police arrest 11 suspects who allegedly tried to have sex with minors
August 17, 2023 by
Texas authorities arrested eleven suspects who allegedly tried to have sex with minors last week. Fort Worth Police Department announced the sting operation and released mugshots on Friday. With cooperation of other agencies, they were able to make the arrests within three days. Police say that Fort Worth resident Daniel Alford, 42, is a registered […]
Florida Memorial Day shooting at beach boardwalk injures 9, including minors, police say
August 2, 2023 by
At least nine people, including children, were injured Memorial Day after shots rang out near the beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Hollywood police responded to a call just before 6:45 p.m. local time reporting multiple people shot near Johnson Street. Officers rendered aid at the scene before the victims were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital […]
Elon Musk Rips ‘Gender Transition’ for Minors, Calls Term ‘Cisgender’ a ‘Slur’
July 2, 2023 by
Elon Musk took to Twitter Thursday to express his opposition to âgender transitionâ for minors, adding that he considers the term âcisgenderâ to be a âslur.â Citing a Swedish study observing âgender affirming care,â which showed that cosmetic âtransitionâ does not reduce propensity to suicide, Musk claimed his position on the controversial procedure on minors
Gov. Sanders to sign bill requiring parental permission for social media use for minors
April 12, 2023 by
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday was set to sign a new bill into law that will require social media platforms to get parental permission for new user registration of minors, a bill she says will “protect kids and empower parents.” The bill, titled the Social Media Safety Act, was passed by the Arkansas Republican […]
Florida families sue state alleging gender-affirming care ban for minors violates ‘equal protection’
April 7, 2023 by
Several Florida families are taking aim at the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, filing a lawsuit in a Tallahassee federal court late last month alleging the policy violates parents’ freedom to make medical decisions in their child’s best interest. Southern Legal Counsel, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, the National Center for Lesbian Rights […]
DeSantis Administration Warns Orlando Venue Hosting Explicit Drag Queen Show to Prohibit Minors
February 20, 2023 by
DragFans Floridaâs Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) sent a warning to the Orlando Philharmonic Plaza Foundation Inc. ahead of Wednesdayâs scheduled show of âA Drag Queen Christmasâ at Plaza Live, instructing them to ensure that minors are âprohibitedâ from the event. âIt has come to the Departmentâs attention that you have contracted with Big
Planned Parenthood Advertises Puberty Blockers to Minors
November 8, 2022 by
Planned Parenthood released an advertisement for puberty-blocking drugs aimed at minors. The new advertisement, which is aimed at minors, incorrectly markets puberty-blocking drugs as safe substances that can be used âlike a stop signâ to halt puberty. Puberty blocker ad put out by Planned Parenthood, which tells children that they can get puberty blockers to
Michigan Republicans Introduce Bill Defining Gender Transition Procedures for Minors as First-Degree Child Abuse
November 3, 2022 by
Republican lawmakers in Michigan recently introduced a bill that would classify allowing a minor to undergo gender transition procedures as first-degree child abuse. House Bill 6454Â states that a person could be found guilty of first-degree child abuse if they âknowingly or intentionally consents to, obtains, or assists with a gender transition procedure for a child.â
Cuellar: Biden Admin. Playing ‘Shell Game’ on Unaccompanied Minors
May 8, 2021 by
During a portion of an interview aired on Thursdayâs âNBC Nightly News,â Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) stated that the Biden administration is engaging in a âshell gameâ on unaccompanied migrant children in Border Patrol custody in Donna, TX by simply moving children from Border Patrol facilities to facilities ânext doorâ that are run by the…
Report: Migrant Minors to Receive Kamala Harrisâs Childrenâs Book in Welcome Kits
April 25, 2021 by
Migrant minors will reportedly receive Vice President Kamala Harrisâs childrenâs book in welcome kits at a new shelter in Long Beach, California. ââWhenever thereâs trouble, superheroes show up just in time,â Harris tells kids in the book, shown sitting on a cot with more basic supplies at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, newly-converted…
Brutal MS-13 Murder Suspects Were Unaccompanied Minors from El Salvador.
June 30, 2018 by
A pair of teenage brothers charged in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old in Maryland are nationals of El Salvador who arrived in the U.S. as unaccompanied minors, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. Lenin Mancias-Callejas and Bryan Mancias-Callejas, both 16, were arrested and charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the killing of Herson […]
Just 3 Unaccompanied Minors Deported for Every 100 Caught Illegally Entering the U.S.
April 17, 2016 by
While the number of unaccompanied minors from Central America illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has boomed â growing by more than 1,200 percent in the past four years â few have been returned to their home countries, according to a new government report.A Congressional Research Service report released this week and first highlighted by the […]
Obama to Minors: You Can Get an Abortion, But You Should Not Have Freedom to Choose Sexual Orientation Change Efforts
April 14, 2015 by
A leader in the field of sexual orientation change efforts therapy has denounced the therapy’s negative portrayal following the Obama Administration’s support for banning the practice. Obama supports the right to an abortion for minors, but would deny them therapies to help with same-sex attraction if they want it, he pointed out. Last week, President […]