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Same-sex marriage was sold on lies. The evidence is in.

 It’s been nearly 11 years since five Supreme Court justices swept away the multi-millennia understanding of the one-man, one-woman definition of marriage with their landmark Obergefell ruling.

At the time of the decision, I suggested that despite the ruling, the High Court had not really settled the issue. The years have borne that out. It was the Greek statesman Pericles who long ago suggested, "Time is the wisest counselor of all."  In this instance, its passage provides perspective, clarity and proof that many of the ills we warned about in the run-up to redefine marriage have been realized. When it comes to same-sex "marriage" over the years, it is time to admit we've been subjected to a litany of lies.

The late Barney Frank, who was considered a pioneering radical activist during his longtime tenure as a member of Congress, repeatedly stated that homosexual marriage wouldn't threaten other families.

"If you don't like same-sex marriage, don't get married to someone of the same sex," he said. "It is entirely an optional activity."

His quip belies the years of harassment my friend, baker Jack Phillips, has endured since he politely declined to design and bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. The badgering has consumed more than a decade of his life. He was vindicated by the United States Supreme Court, but that hasn't stopped other lawsuits or numerous threats on his life. Numerous other creative professionals have likewise been targeted and punished.

Then there are all the adoption agencies that have either closed or been similarly consumed by lawsuits because of their moral objections to placing children with same-sex couples. Obergefell didn't just redefine marriage. It redefined parentage itself.

When sexual norms are upended, anything and everything is possible. The push to normalize the sexual confusion of children and to allow the sexual mutilation of minors is rooted in the 2015 Obergefell ruling. The trans movement is a pernicious lie that has gripped the innocent and vulnerable. Fyodor Dostoevsky was right when he warned, "Men gradually become accustomed to anything."

I was in the courtroom for oral arguments back in 2015 when Obergefell was argued. Justice Scalia and Justice Alito zeroed in on the core issue when they argued that states can't allow same-sex marriage without discriminating against religious freedom, a constitutionally protected freedom for well over 200 years. Those two worldviews have repeatedly collided ever since.

Over the years of debate surrounding homosexual marriage, Rep. Frank and his fellow supporters made numerous related claims, such as suggesting the fight was simply over so-called marriage equality or hospital visitation rights. The latter could have been easily addressed legislatively without reinventing and reimagining the traditional definition of marriage.

A one-man, one-woman marriage is intended to help make us more selfless. Conversely, from the beginning, the pursuit of same-sex marriage has been a selfish endeavor. Advocates discount its impact on society. They want to force Jack to design and bake the cake. They want to legally compel an adoption agency to place a child with a homosexual couple, regardless of the agency's deeply held religious convictions. They want to put their desires ahead of anyone else's well-being, especially children's.

Another common lie served up regularly is that research shows there's "no difference" between same-sex marriage and natural-parented homes in the well-being outcomes for children. Yet Mark Regnerus, a sociologist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has spent years researching the kind of home where children are most likely to thrive. He's concluded that if the last 50 years of social science research has taught us anything, it's that children do best when raised by their own married mother and father. No other novel family form rivals this natural ideal.

Despite the absolute cultural disaster that Obergefell has wrought, far too many approach its latest anniversary with a shrug. It's a grave mistake. Like Roe v. Wade, a legal and moral wrong that made abortion the law of the land and took a half-century to right, we must continue to advocate and champion the fact that one-man, one-woman marriage is in everybody's best interest. As a Christian, I believe we must simultaneously advocate for laws reestablishing it and earnestly take responsibility for our own marriages. As always, our witness represents and reflects our best form of advocacy.

There are dire consequences when culture rewrites what God has established in stone. Politicians and radical activists may try to tinker with it under the guise of enlightenment and progress. But in the end, redefining and reimagining this essential institution will never eclipse what the Creator designed it to be from the beginning.

Same-sex marriage was sold on lies. The evidence is in.

Supreme Court says states can ban males from girls’ sports

 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states have the authority to prohibit males who identify as females from participating in girls’ and women's sporting competitions, saying such policies do not violate Title IX civil rights antidiscrimination law. 

In a decision released Tuesday morning in the case of State of West Virginia v. B.P.J., the high court upheld West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act of 2021.

The decision also upheld a similar law passed by Idaho known as the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, which was the focus of the case of Lindsay Hecox et al. v. Bradley Little, et al.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, being joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and justices Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito.

“The question before the Court is: Under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, may schools maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females?” wrote Kavanaugh.

“In other words, may schools determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex? The answer is yes.”

Supreme Court says states can ban males from girls’ sports | Politics

Communists and Jihadists Won in NYC Because No One Voted

 The Mamdani backed candidates emerging from New York City include open Islamic terrorism supporters backed by Communists and Communists backed by supporters of Islamic terrorism.

How did it happen? As I wrote about Mamdani’s election victory, it amounted to low turnout from everyone except Islamists and leftists (plus the ranked choice vote rigging to give leftists an even bigger edge) and no competitive party elections so that the primary, with its super low-turnout, mostly consisting of leftists and the really well-informed, becomes the real election.

Communists and Jihadists Won in NYC Because No One Voted | Frontpage Mag

Is your favorite brand sponsoring child transitioning? These 568 companies are.

 If there’s one thing we can all take pride in this June, it’s that our pushback has been normalized.

In these last three years, the march to pull companies back to neutral has outperformed everyone’s expectations. But in this process of rolling back decades of corporate radicalism, one thing is clear: this isn’t over. No matter how much success Americans have, not every CEO will go quietly. When it comes to trans activism, some businesses are playing for keeps — and children are their number one targets. 

While an astonishing number of brands have walked away from the toxic Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and all of the extremism it represents, there are more than 550 companies that not only support the surgical mutilation of children — they’ll help pay for it. As part of the criteria for the once-coveted 100% score in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index, businesses must agree to offer health benefits that cover the cost of gender transition-related procedures for employees and their children, a stunning concession for anyone witnessing the devastating heartbreak this movement has wrought.

Like most rational people, the 1792 Exchange is horrified that America’s corporate culture is willing to bankroll experimental “treatments” that have been disproven by science and lead to lifelong suffering, anguish, and regret. In a new campaign announced this week, they’ve decided to take on these companies publicly, demanding that they stop financing the permanent scarring, sterilization, and castration of children in the name of “gender-affirming care.”

In a letter obtained by The Washington Stand to all 568 businesses that scored highest under this section of HRC’s index, 1792 Exchange Executive Chairman and CEO Douglas Napier confronts the army of executives who are either unaware of their internal policies or who have proudly signed onto plans that irreversibly harm innocent children. “I am writing today to make you aware of information we have identified regarding your company’s employee healthcare benefits,” Napier explains. “This engagement is based on data from the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI), released in February 2026.” 

Although a lot of these offenders are brands or businesses that aren’t household names, a surprising number of them are places most families wouldn’t have thought twice about frequenting (until now), including: Abercrombie & Fitch, Adidas, Amazon, American Eagle, Chipotle Mexican Grill, CVS, Del Monte Foods, Disney, Dollar Tree, DoorDash, Etsy, General Mills, Giant Eagle, IKEA, Kroger, Kohl’s, Lands End, Lyft, Macy’s, Mattel, Nike, Panera, Papa John’s, Patagonia, Starbucks, Ulta Beauty, Victoria’s Secret, and Wendy’s.

Is your favorite brand sponsoring child transitioning?

Terror plot targeting White House foiled ahead of UFC event

 The FBI has announced that a terror plot targeting the Ultimate Fighting Championship event held at the White House over the weekend was foiled before the event.

In a statement on X Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI and its law enforcement partners "became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C." on June 10. 

The threat involved individuals outside of the National Capital Region.

"[T]hanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold," Patel said. 

“While the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team — we are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens — particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight."

A criminal complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio alleges that Tycen Proper, 19, of Knox County, Ohio, engaged in conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, attempted murder of an officer or employee of the United States, possessed a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and received or transfered a firearm used to commit a felony. 

Local law enforcement first became aware of the threat following a Wednesday night call from Proper’s mother expressing concern about his “firearms purchases and communicating with certain individuals online.”

Upon arriving at the suspect’s house, Proper’s father informed law enforcement that Proper had “recently acquired camping gear, food, ballistic plates, a new shotgun, a rifle, ‘lots’ of ammunition, extra magazines, and plate camera” and planned to meet up with his online friends the following weekend. 

Proper’s father was also concerned about his son spending $3,000 of his graduation money on materials and quitting his job in preparation to engage in “missions” and “recons” with his new friends. Local authorities also found several boxes of ammunition, estimated to be in the thousands of rounds, along with "two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle, and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag." This discovery prompted local officials to contact the FBI. 

Terror plot targeting White House foiled ahead of UFC event | Politics

FTC sues World Professional Association for Transgender Health for deceptive practices

 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined four states in filing a lawsuit Wednesday against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) for alleged deceptive practices regarding the treatment of children suffering from gender dysphoria.

The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and joined by Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, alleges that the world's leading association for transgender medicine made false and unsubstantiated claims to parents to sell pediatric medical transition services for their children, including drugs and surgery.

"When an entity makes a claim about a medical treatment, the claim must be truthful, evidence-based and not misleading," FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a press release. "Children, but especially their parents, must have complete and truthful information when making decisions to purchase medical services. For decades, the FTC has taken action against entities that make deceptive and unsubstantiated health-related claims."

"The complaint filed today reflects that same long-standing mandate: when an entity makes a claim about a medical treatment, the claim must be truthful, evidence-based and not misleading," Ferguson added.

The complaint accuses WPATH, which the FTC described as "an association of clinicians who profit from pediatric medical transition services," of violating the FTC Act by misleading parents and their children about the medical consensus and necessity of transgender procedures, as well as their safety and effectiveness.

FTC sues WPATH for deceptive practices regarding children | Politics