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Massachusetts counts two among Orlando dead

BOSTON – After the massacre of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, Bostonians gathered in solidarity to mourn the victims, including 53 wounded in what has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link=

transgender

Transgenderism and the death of common sense

Sixty years ago, there were two universally known sex symbols in the West: Marilyn Monroe in America and Bridget Bardot in France. Most millennials have heard of Marilyn Monroe, if for no other reason than the scandals with the Kennedy brothers. But my admittedly anecdotal experience leads me to believe

bathroom bill

Obama decrees all public schools must allow transgender bathroom use

The Obama administration will send a letter to every public school district in the country Friday warning them that they must allow students to use whatever bathroom and locker room corresponds to their stated gender identity, or face a federal lawsuit.

transgender

Oregon tells schools to let boys play girl’s sports if they want

Oregon's state government released a set of guidelines for schools Thursday informing educators that students must be allowed to use whatever locker rooms they want and play on opposite-sex sports teams as long as they say it reflects their chosen gender identity.

Massachusetts

‘Bathroom bills’ cleared judiciary committee with large margins

STATE HOUSE — Reps. Colleen Garry, a Dracut Democrat, and James Lyons, an Andover Republican, were the only two members of the Judiciary Committee to vote against both versions of a transgender bill in a poll taken on Friday. Republican Sen. Richard Ross, of Wrentham, and Republican Rep. Sheila Harrington, of

baker

Culture wars? Let the free market decide

The culture war has only just begun. This is not a conventional battle of two sides, sparring over rights and the merits of tradition within the confines of civil democratic debates. Sadly, we are in the midst of guerrilla warfare where unpredictable alliances are forming and personal feuds are fought

Charlie Baker

Memo to Gov. Baker: Quotas are the opposite of fair

Governor Charlie Baker recently broke new ground by making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered-owned businesses the beneficiaries of government set-asides. The new "supplier diversity" order means that in a few years, a certain percentage of contracts entered into by

transgender

‘Women’s bathrooms are for women,’ Rubio says

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Tuesday that biological males should not be allowed to use the women's restroom in federal facilities and parks, stressing that men should use men's rooms and women should use women's rooms. At the U.S. Capitol,