Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Parents felt pressure from gender clinics to transition children, study finds
A newly released study found that parents who took their adolescent children to gender clinics said they experienced pressure to agree to the transition process and that their children's well-being was worse, not better, afterward. Published April 4, 2023
Two judges extend boycott on Yale clerks to Stanford after students shout down conservative jurist
Two conservative federal judges who refuse to hire law clerks from Yale Law School over cancel-culture issues have extended their boycott to Stanford. Published April 3, 2023
Hamline University president to retire after outcry over Islamophobia, academic freedom
Hamline University President Fayneese Miller said she will retire effective next year, making the announcement a few months after the faculty called for her to resign over her handling of an uproar over Islamophobia and academic freedom. Published April 3, 2023
Women’s History Month wraps up with bevy of honors for transgender figures
Having XY chromosomes no longer disqualifies you from being celebrated during Women's History Month, and it may even give you a boost. Published April 2, 2023
Biden rips anti-transgender ‘attacks’ on Trans Day of Visibility with no mention of Nashville
President Biden marked Trans Day of Visibility by condemning "violence" and "attacks" against transgender people, sticking to the Democratic Party narrative without mentioning the recent deadly school shooting by a woman who identified as a man. Published March 31, 2023
D.C. Public Library trolls Kirk Cameron with rainbow flags, LGBTQ books
The D.C. Public Library system clearly didn't approve of actor Kirk Cameron's recent visit to read his Christian-themed children's book. Published March 31, 2023
Organizers cancel Trans Day of Vengeance protest at Supreme Court over ‘credible threat’
Organizers of a Trans Day of Vengeance protest in front of the Supreme Court have called off the event over what they describe as a "credible threat to life and safety." Published March 31, 2023
Florida sues Jane’s Revenge activists over attacks on pro-life pregnancy center
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wants residents linked to the radical pro-choice group Jane's Revenge to pay for the damage they allegedly did to a pro-life pregnancy center in Hialeah. Published March 30, 2023
Matt Walsh cancels college speech over ‘serious security concerns’ after Nashville shooting
Conservative pundit Matt Walsh, a leading critic of the gender-identity movement, said he canceled a speech after receiving threats against himself and his family following the deadly shooting at a Christian school in Nashville. Published March 30, 2023
Transgender activists’ victimhood theme takes hit with ill-timed ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’
Organizers of a Trans Day of Vengeance protest are being pilloried in the wake of the deadly Christian school shooting, accused of startling callousness as the increasingly aggressive tone of activists threatens to upend the narrative that they're victims, not victimizers. Published March 30, 2023
Twitter’s muting of ‘Trans Day of Vengeance’ tweets in wake of school shooting irks right, left
Twitter erased thousands of tweets about Trans Day of Vengeance over concerns about violence, which annoyed radical transgender activists and conservatives. Published March 30, 2023
Proposed costs of reparations keep rising, with doubts about legality of race-based payments
A California task force is on track to recommend a reparations package worth as much as $800 billion to compensate Black residents, but whether such a payout would pass judicial muster is another question. Published March 29, 2023
Arizona governor’s spokeswoman resigns after post-shooting tweet ripping ‘transphobes’
The press secretary for Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs resigned after tweeting an image of a gun-toting woman hours after the deadly Nashville shooting with the caption: "Us when we see transphobes." Published March 29, 2023
Press secretary for Arizona’s Democratic governor tweets gun-toting image ripping ‘transphobes’
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' press secretary ignited an uproar with a tweet blasting "transphobes" with an image of an armed woman, an image posted the same day that six students and staff at a Christian school were killed by a transgender shooter. Published March 28, 2023
Suspect in firebombing of Wisconsin pro-life group nabbed at airport before overseas flight
A Wisconsin man was charged Tuesday in the firebombing of a pro-life organization attacked a week after the leak of the Supreme Court's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. The suspect was apprehended at an airport before he could board a flight to Guatemala. Published March 28, 2023
Media outlets backpedal after being accused of ‘misgendering’ school shooter
A squabble over "misgendering" offered a surreal sideline to the horrific Nashville Christian school massacre as activists called out news outlets scrambling to keep up with the suspect's preferred pronouns. Published March 28, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joins red-state stampede with universal school choice bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday a sweeping universal school-choice bill, the latest red state to enact legislation allowing state education dollars to follow the child in what he described as the largest expansion of education choice in U.S. history. Published March 27, 2023
USA Today defends ‘Women of the Year’ honors for transgender legislator Leigh Finke
USA Today stood by its decision to honor male-born legislator Leigh Finke as one of its 2023 Women of the Year as critics on the right decried the move as the latest example of male-to-female transgender individuals usurping awards intended for girls and women. Published March 25, 2023
Bans on biological males competing in girls’ sports now sweeping the nation
The most recent law makes Wyoming the 19th state to approve legislation preventing biological males from playing female sports based on gender identity, an issue that has gained steam as male-born athletes like former collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas win women's sports titles. Published March 25, 2023
Judge delivers lecture on free speech at Notre Dame after Stanford shutdown
Judge Kyle Duncan of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a lecture Friday at the University of Notre Dame about free speech and legal education without being heckled or shouted down, a dramatic departure from his experience two weeks earlier at Stanford Law School. Published March 24, 2023
