There is a document with the seal of the United States government on it, and it teaches that a category of children does not exist. It is called “Wolves in White Coats.” The Department of Health and Human Services released…
HHS promotes transgender study by Focus on the Family affiliate
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a report created by a Focus on the Family affiliate that claims transgender medical procedures have no basis in fact and offer no benefits but are instead part of a…
Let’s define our terms on ‘sex’ and ‘gender’
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” which directed government agencies to replace the term “gender” with “sex” in all federal documents…
In Texas, this math doesn’t add up to gospel
For most of my life I knew a truth about myself that I could not say out loud. I carried a badge in a Texas town. I raised children. I have been married to the same person for 46 years….
Log Cabin Republicans spill the T
Log Cabin Republicans are removing the T from their advocacy for gay and lesbian and bisexual citizens. Ross Hemminger, president of Log Cabin Republicans, announced the change in an Aug. 20 column in Town Hall, a far-right online journal. The…
I shook hands with a transgender woman, and I’m fine
I shook hands with a transgender woman. I did not get cooties. I did not fear she would take over the plane. I did not have Satan ease into my being. Every July since 2013, I travel to San Diego…
The Innocuous-Sounding Glue That Binds the Global Right
The majority of the homepage is occupied by a pair of buildings. On the left is the 2000-year-old Roman Pantheon, whose famous inscription informs the onlooker that “Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius built this during his third consulship.” On the…
When silence breeds fear
Every one of us has stood in a room where the truth needed saying and said nothing. We told ourselves it was not our place. We told ourselves someone else would speak. We studied our own shoes while another person…
My experience at Baylor’s Truett Seminary
The first time I walked into Truett Seminary’s campus, I remember feeling at home. My mom and I flew across the country to visit a Baptist seminary that vocally and visibly supported women in ministry. I was a college senior…
There is no such thing as ‘the Baptist position’
Last week, The Advocate published a helpful survey of LGBTQ inclusion across Christian denominations. I was grateful for the article’s intent. Resources like these matter for LGBTQ people and their families as they search for communities of faith where they can…
Fired FBI employee urges court to examine Patel’s anti-gay crusade
An FBI agent trainee is challenging the Trump administration and FBI Director Kash Patel’s attempts to quash his lawsuit against them for wrongful termination. David Maltinsky was fired in 2025 for displaying a Pride flag at his workstation — a…
Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling
Fresh from a Supreme Court victory affirming laws that restrict transgender sports participation in 27 mostly red states, Alliance Defending Freedom has a warning for 23 blue states that protect trans rights: “You’re next.” ADF helped write trans sports bills…