Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Utah legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill banning male-born athletes in girls’ sports
The Utah State Legislature voted Friday to override Republican Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of a bill barring male-born athletes from girls' scholastic sports, becoming the 12th state to pass legislation to address rising concerns over transgender competitors in female athletics. Published March 25, 2022
Tucker Carlson joins Babylon Bee, Charlie Kirk in Twitter jail for Rachel Levine tweets
Twitter's no-tolerance policy on tweets describing Rachel Levine as a man is quickly thinning the herd of leading conservative accounts. Published March 24, 2022
Twitter under fire for locking out conservative accounts over Rachel Levine tweets
There may be no surer way to land in Twitter jail than to call Biden administration official Rachel Levine a man, but some fed-up conservatives are taking a stand on what they describe as the platform's push to replace fact with fiction. Published March 23, 2022
NBC News runs professor’s column comparing Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson
NBC News posted an op-ed Monday from a Purdue professor comparing Lia Thomas to Jackie Robinson, a take that didn't sit well with some fans of Jackie Robinson as well as women's sports. Published March 21, 2022
Indiana governor vetoes bill to bar male-born athletes from girls’ sports
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Monday to bar male-born athletes from K-12 female sports, saying the bill would foster confusion and litigation in a state with no recorded cases of transgender athletes trying to join girls' teams. Published March 21, 2022
Biden administration hedges on resuming oil-and-gas leasing despite court ruling
The Interior Department said that it would continue "planning for responsible oil and gas development" after an appeals court lifted the block on its social-cost-of-carbon analysis, spurring reports that the administration would at long last resume open up federally owned land and maritime parcels for private energy development. Published March 21, 2022
Babylon Bee locked out of Twitter for tweet naming Rachel Levine its ‘Man of the Year’
The Babylon Bee said Sunday it was suspended from Twitter for a post declaring Dr. Rachel Levine, the transgender Biden administration official, its first annual Man of the Year. Published March 20, 2022
Virginia Tech swimmer bumped from finals chastises NCAA over transgender policy
A Virginia Tech senior who missed the cut by one spot in a race won by Lia Thomas released a letter Sunday urging the NCAA to change its rules on male-born athletes in women's sports, saying the current system is "hurting athletes, especially female swimmers." Published March 20, 2022
Thomas fuels backlash against male-born athletes in female sports with NCAA swim title
Lia Thomas made history as the first male-born athlete to win an NCAA Division I women's title, but her victory came at a cost, and not just to her female competition. Published March 20, 2022
Thomas touts ‘let trans kids play’ message while finishing eighth in final swim
Lia Thomas ended her collegiate sports career Saturday with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Division I women's swimming championships while sending a message in support of transgender athletes. Published March 19, 2022
Lia Thomas fades at NCAA women’s swimming championships, ties for fifth
Lia Thomas came up short in her second race at the NCAA Division I women's championships, tying for fifth place in a race won by Stanford's Taylor Ruck, a four-time Olympic medalist. Published March 18, 2022
Fans hail Olympic medalist Emma Weyant ‘real winner’ after loss to trans swimmer Lia Thomas
She came up short against male-born swimmer Lia Thomas, but Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant is being cheered as a winner after placing second at the NCAA Division I women's swimming championships. Published March 18, 2022
Lia Thomas makes history as first male-born swimmer to win Division 1 NCAA women’s championship
Transgender athlete Lia Thomas made history Thursday at the NCAA women's swimming championships, cruising to victory amid tepid applause as frustrated protesters outside warned that the Ivy League athlete's success comes at incalculable cost to women's sports. Published March 17, 2022
Concerned Women for America files civil rights complaint over UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas
Concerned Women for America filed Thursday a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Pennsylvania over Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer who has smashed women's records after transitioning to female. Published March 17, 2022
USA Today slammed for naming male-born Rachel Levine one of its Women of the Year
USA Today came under fire Tuesday for recognizing Biden administration official Rachel Levine, who was born male, as one of its 12 Women of the Year. Published March 15, 2022
Ivy League swimmer’s mom: Female athletes ‘frightened’ of speaking out against Lia Thomas
The mother of a female Ivy League swimmer said there's a reason no such athlete has gone public to raise concerns about Lia Thomas: They're frightened. Published March 15, 2022
Bill to limit disclosure on trans inmates spurs fears about female safety in Washington state
An explosive report alleging that male-born inmates were lining up to transfer to women's prisons has been followed by Washington state legislators taking action -- by seeking to squelch access to information about transgender prisoners. Published March 14, 2022
Colorado House Democrats pass sweeping abortion bill after GOP foes force all-nighter
Colorado House Democrats passed Saturday a sweeping pro-choice measure after about 24 hours as minority Republicans sought to stall the legislation in what was billed as one of the longest floor debates in state history. Published March 12, 2022
Democrats slammed over bill to hike taxes on major oil companies
Congressional Democrats like Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island want to bring down sky-high gas prices by raising taxes on major oil-and-gas companies, a proposal that dumbfounded critics said would trigger even higher prices at the pump. Published March 12, 2022
Biden’s oil-and-gas crackdown backfires as energy crunch tightens
President Biden adamantly denies discouraging domestic oil-and-gas production, but his well-documented crackdown on fossil fuels in the name of climate change suggests otherwise. Published March 10, 2022
