You need to know about a new bill being discussed at the State House this summer. HB 3907, sponsored by Representative Sciortino (he is also a lead sponsor of the Bathroom Bill), would restrict the rights of minors with unwanted same-sex attractions to seek out their treatment of choice and not be labeled as lesbian, […]
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester is refusing to amend a highly controversial new policy which threatens the privacy and safety of school children. Two weeks ago, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) quietly issued an 11- page directive implementing his new statewide policy on gender identity in the […]
by Adam J. MacLeod and Andrew Beckwith Featured on www.thepublicdiscourse.com March 1st, 2013 Since redefining marriage requires us to deny sexual differences, even school children now have to conform to that principle at the risk of punishment. In our discussions with advocates of redefining marriage, we often hear that defenders of marriage and […]
LA LIBERACION INMEDIATA CONTACTO: Andrew Beckwith / andrew@mafamily.org/ 781-569-0400 Proyecto de Ley de sigilio bano se abre banos de muchachas para los ninos, invade la privacidad y amenaza la seguridad de todos los estudiants. Massachusetts comisionado de educacion Mitchell Chester informado de grado K-12 directores de las escuelas que deben permitir que los ninos y […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ryan Boehm | ryan@mafamily.org Lisa Barstow | lisa@barstowmedia.com Stealth Bathroom Bill opens girls’ bathrooms to boys, invades privacy and threatens all students’ safety. Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester informed grade K-12 school principals that they must allow boys and girls of any age who self-identify as transgender […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 61-38, refused to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The successful derailing of this treaty came despite votes of support from both Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown. The treaty needed two-thirds support, or 67 votes, for ratification. “Now […]
MFI President Kris Mineau released the following statement after the US Senate failed to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The final vote was 61-38, short of the 2/3 majority (67 votes) needed for ratification. “Despite garnering the support of both John Kerry and Scott Brown, the misconceived […]
Parental Controls for Cell Phones By Paul O’Reilly from TheOnlineMom As the summer break comes to an end and families prepare for the start of a new school year, thousands of parents are bracing themselves for the inevitable urgent demands for a new cell phone. Maybe it’s a fourth or fifth grader clamoring for his […]
From The Washington Times – Sunday, June 10, 2012 Two studies released Sunday may act like brakes on popular social-science assertions that gay parents are the same as — or maybe better than — married mother-father parents. “The empirical claim that no notable differences exist must go,” University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus said […]
Our friends at the Center for Arizona Policy put out a special message to parents about bullying and the true agenda behind those supporting the anti-bullying efforts. “Many have personal experiences with bullies. For some, these experiences can be truly terrible, even life-threatening. Bullying in any form is wrong and unacceptable,” writes Cathi Herrod, president […]