A petition calling to boycott Macy&#8217;s stores and refrain from watching this year&#8217;s Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade has garnered more than 40,500 signatories objecting to the event&#8217;s apparent transgender agenda.
The parade, set to take place in New York City, has generally been accepted as a family-friendly affair <a href="https://www.iloveny.com/blog/post/history-of-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/#:~:text=Since%201924%2C%20the%20Macy%27s%20Thanksgiving,this%20beloved%20event%20through%20Manhattan." target="_blank" rel="noopener">viewed</a> by tens of millions of Americans each year. This year, however, two characters associated with the event&#8217;s performances are so-called non-binary or transgender.
&#8220;The non-binary and transgender extravaganza on display this Thanksgiving will be brought to you by Macy’s during their annually sponsored Thanksgiving Day Parade,&#8221; reads a <a href="https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/say-no-to-the-macy-s-thanksgiving-day-parade/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">petition</a> hosted by One Million Moms, a division of the American Family Association. &#8220;Unless they are forewarned about it, this year’s holiday parade will potentially expose tens of millions of viewers at home to the liberal LGBTQ agenda.&#8221;
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&#8220;Performances showcased in the parade will include music from two Broadway musicals, &#8216;&amp; Juliet&#8217; and &#8216;Shucked&#8217;, both of which feature transgender and non-binary performers in major roles,&#8221; the petition says.
Notably, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in 2021 featured a pop singer named Kim Petras, who&#8217;s been dubbed the “<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200301191447/https://www.papermag.com/kim-petras-clarity-project-2639362951.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-testid="standard-link">world’s youngest transsexual</a>.&#8221;
President of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alliance-defending-freedom-adf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alliance Defending Freedom</a> (ADF), Kristen Waggoner, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/thousands-sign-petition-macys-non-binary-trans-extravaganza-planned-thanksgiving-day-parade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a>, “Macy’s inclusion of a non-binary transgender character in a parade is just another example of an ideological war that’s being waged on families, and customers are saying they’ve had enough. But it seems that corporate brands that were once trusted just still aren’t getting the message.”
&#8220;Shame on Macy’s for promoting and sponsoring this type of entertainment,&#8221; the One Million Moms petition reads. &#8220;We still cannot trust Macy’s Dept. Store. It is clear that Macy’s does not have our children’s best interests in mind. Macy’s needs to know that trust must be earned, and once trust is lost, it is difficult to get back.&#8221;
As of Wednesday morning, the petition has 40,543 signatures.
&#8220;I do not agree with the LGBTQ agenda you are pushing on families during your Thanksgiving Day Parade,&#8221; reads a blurb aimed at those signing the petition. &#8220;My family and I will not watch this indoctrination. Since this event goes against our beliefs and values, Macy’s has left conservative and Christian families with no choice but to avoid the parade and its stores, even during the holiday season. My family will not support Macy’s; you have lost our trust.&#8221;
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For Macy’s part, the department store is moving forward with the Thanksgiving Day events.
“For nearly 100 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has showcased the very best in entertainment, delighting Americans everywhere with the most popular music acts, the best of Broadway, our country’s finest marching bands and dance teams, and giant balloons and floats that capture your imagination,” a Macy’s spokesperson said in a statement, National Review <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/macys-to-proceed-with-non-binary-performers-in-thanksgiving-parade-despite-petition/#:~:text=“For%20nearly%20100%20years%2C%20the,capture%20your%20imagination%2C”%20a%20Macy%27s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Tuesday.
“Every performer and volunteer is there with one mission — to entertain millions of spectators and kick off the holiday season. We look forward to celebrating this iconic Thanksgiving tradition again&#8230;,” the spokesperson added. 
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Tom Turkey by Macy’s float is waiting for the parade to start during 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2022 in New York City.

‘Non-Binary And Transgender Extravaganza’: Tens Of Thousands Boycotting Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Department Store

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City officials in Washington, D.C., said a new homeless shelter at a former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-washington-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Washington University</a> dorm will be delayed at least six months amid a lawsuit from residents of the area.
The homeless shelter at the vacant former dorm will now open in the spring or summer rather than this year, officials with the city&#8217;s Department of Human Services <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/16/dc-homeless-shelter-george-washington-university-dorm-delay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Wednesday.
George Washington University sold the building, called the Aston, to the D.C. government for $27.5 million in August. The vacant former dorm is a 67,000-square-foot building at 1129 New Hampshire Avenue NW in the nation&#8217;s capital.
One reason for the shelter project&#8217;s delay is contract negotiations with a services provider for the shelter, officials <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/16/dc-homeless-shelter-george-washington-university-dorm-delay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Washington Post.
Meanwhile though, the project has not been popular with residents.
A group called the West End DC Community Association filed a lawsuit last month to block the homeless shelter, arguing that the city&#8217;s plan to offer medical services at the shelter violates zoning rules. The lawsuit claims D.C. “ignored and/or intentionally circumvented” its own zoning laws by planning to build a medical clinic in a residential zone.
“There has been a lawsuit, a federal complaint. So that has added to our plan, having to respond to things that maybe we did not anticipate having to respond to. But nevertheless, we have experienced some delays,” the city&#8217;s Human Services chief of staff David Ross said Wednesday night at a meeting hosted by the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
The shelter will offer medical services for people with chronic conditions such as liver disease, but the shelter is “is absolutely not a medical facility,” Ross said.
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“No needles, no drawn blood, no procedures, no anesthesia, so forgive us for being a little loose of the lip by saying medical because that’s what is conjured up,” said Anthony Newman, deputy administrator for the city&#8217;s Human Services&#8217; family services administration.
The same community group previously filed another lawsuit against the sale of the building in July, but withdrew that suit once the sale was completed.
Washington, D.C., has struggled with rising homelessness in recent months.
Homelessness had been declining in the D.C. metro region since 2019, but it rose 18% this year to nearly 9,000 homeless people, <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/05/11/dc-homeless-count-how-many" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a May report by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Other cities are facing a more dire homeless crisis.
On the West Coast, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-homelessness-up-10-2023-count-shows">all</a> seen a rise in homelessness in recent years.

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A teacher at an <a class="c-link" href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illinois" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illinois" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Illinois</a> high school sought to exclude students who allegedly opposed the school&#8217;s transgender bathroom policy from meetings of the school&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity&#8221; club.
A Waterloo High School teacher and advisor to the school’s “Diversity,” (Gay-Straight Alliance) Club complained about critics of the school’s bathroom policy and looked to place tampons in boy&#8217;s bathrooms, according to <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/emails-reveal-a-statewide-gender-questions-about-unwanted-students-attending/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emails</a> obtained by Parents Defending Education and shared with The Daily Wire. 
As the Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/school-investigates-students-who-declined-to-share-bathroom-with-opposite-gender-for-harassment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a>, students who were uncomfortable sharing bathrooms with students of the opposite sex were investigated by Waterloo High School after choosing to use a private bathroom that was made available by the school. 
“Usually, our meetings are open. Unfortunately, some of the main players who are in favor of keeping transgender students out of the bathrooms are students who have been coming to meetings under the guise of support for our queer kids,” the Waterloo “Diversity” club advisor wrote in an <a href="https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GSA-Advisors-Meeting-Advice-March-21-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a> from March 2023 to a group of GSA Illinois advisors.
“I&#8217;m meeting with our administration today, but I was hoping for some advice about how to handle the meeting tomorrow. Do any of you have experience with monitoring who can and who cannot attend meetings?” the sponsor added. 
In a response to the email, a faculty member of the Champaign School District recommended setting guidelines that would allow the club to remove students or close meetings.
“IF you want to keep the meeting closed, you should make that clear. I would say, don&#8217;t be sneaky. Just say to non-normal attenders, ‘We are continuing a project/working on an initiative/Planning for something with our current members only today. So sorry. If you are interested in other meetings, I&#8217;d be glad to give you a calendar of open meetings!’” the Champaign School District faculty member said. “Plan for a private time to follow up with your normal membership that isn&#8217;t a normal meeting. Maybe via note, phone call, e-mail, etc. or during lunch or before school. Whether the meeting goes well or poorly, those kids will want to vent about their needs to you. They will want to talk about where their minds were and what comes next.”
According to the school’s website, <a href="https://www.wcusd5.net/o/waterloo-high-school/page/activities-clubs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the club</a> “promotes and encourages diversity and acceptance within the WHS student/faculty population. The meetings are designed to initiate, drive, and inspire social change through education and community. Diversity Club welcomes LGBTQ+ students and allies alike.”
Waterloo Community Unit School District #5 Superintendent Brian Charron told The Daily Wire that the district &#8220;only removes students from clubs when they violate school rules and expectations.&#8221; He also said that English teacher Maggie Partipilo, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-agency-played-role-in-high-school-club-raising-money-to-gender-transition-students-behind-parents-backs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously</a> was the sponsor of the school&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity&#8221; club and discussed getting girls access to chest binders without parental consent, is no longer the sponsor of the club.
Students at the school had been accused of harassment after a long line formed outside the private bathroom one day, which  Charron said was coordinated. 
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Other emails between the Waterloo GSA advisors show <a href="https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GSA-Listserve-add-Waterloo-CUSD-IL-September-28-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requests</a> on how to comply with state law requiring that tampons be placed in male restrooms, how to <a href="https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pronoun-Outing-GSA-Advisors-Waterloo-CUSD-IL-August-25-2022-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handle</a> students&#8217; “preferred pronouns,” and <a href="https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GSA-Advisor-Google-Form-Survey-Waterloo-CCSD-IL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surveys</a> that ask students what pronouns to use in front of their parents. 
&#8220;Political activists masquerading as school staff continue to use their official, taxpayer funded positions to push their ideology on children, train them to keep information away from their parents, and alienate students who do not buy into their agenda. It is deeply problematic that we continue to see this disturbing trend across the country. Schools must get back to their core mission of teaching children instead of using school resources to indoctrinate the next generation of American students,” Parents Defending Education Senior Advisor Michele Exner told The Daily Wire in a statement.

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The Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game will return to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/atlanta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta</a> even though a Georgia voting law is still in effect that caused an uproar and resulted in the game being moved in 2021.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the All Star Game will be played at the Atlanta Braves’ ballpark, Truist Field in 2025 during a press conference Thursday afternoon.
&#8220;As a model of success on and off the field, the Braves deserve to host the All-Star Game,&#8221; Manfred <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/braves-to-host-2025-mlb-all-star-game-in-atlanta-after-losing-2021-festivities-over-georgia-voting-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, adding that he looks forward to working with the Braves to deliver an All Star Game that &#8220;brings people together and benefits the community in many ways.&#8221;
In 2021, the Braves were set to host the All Star Game, but Manfred decided to move the game to the Rockies&#8217; ballpark in Denver after an uproar over the state&#8217;s new voting law.
The Braves went on to win the World Series that year.
The Georgia voting law in question, the Election Integrity Act of 2021, restricted voting by mail and ballot drop boxes and implemented voter ID requirements. The law also requires two Saturdays of early voting ahead of general election, up from just one Saturday.
The law also banned outside groups from handing out food or water to people waiting in line to vote, but that ban was partially struck down by a federal judge in August.
Voting rights groups associated with Lebron James, Stacey Abrams, and Al Sharpton were <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-urged-mlb-commissioner-move-all-star-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> pushing for the MLB to move the All Star Game, and the groups held discussions with Manfred.
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Manfred ended up concluding that the All Star Game would turn into a political event and players might even boycott the game, so the easiest solution was to move the game, sources <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-urged-mlb-commissioner-move-all-star-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News at the time.
Several months after the decision to move the game, Manfred said he was “not going to get into what I would need to see changed” for Atlanta to host the All Star Game in the future.
“Atlanta is an important market to us, and it will certainly be an option at some point in the future,” Manfred <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/rob-manfred-atlanta-an-option-at-some-point-for-future-all-star-game/IQYQ6OLGAZGGFIZR5JESFHOB7Q/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in July 2021.
The MLB commissioner addressed his previous decision during Thursday&#8217;s press conference.
&#8220;I made the decision in 2021 to move the event, and I understand that — believe me — people had then and probably still have different views as to the merits of that decision,&#8221; Manfred <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/1725220763584565602" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Targe</a>t is once again under fire for offering over-the-top leftist merchandise in its stores.
The company faced criticism and boycotts earlier this year for its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pride</a> merchandise, which included “tuck-friendly” female swimwear and children’s merchandise emblazoned with Pride messaging, to name a few. Now, controversy has ensued in the Christmas decor section, and X users are having a field day with the photos.
The account End Wokeness shared images of an ornament of a black Santa Claus in a wheelchair displayed on a Target shelf. “Target outdid itself this year for Christmas,” the post caption says.
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The account also highlighted a Pride nutcracker figurine wearing a Pride-striped hat and holding a Progress Pride flag. The product <a href="https://www.target.com/p/pride-christmas-decorative-nutcracker-figure-wondershop-8482/-/A-88114341#lnk=sametab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">description</a> encourages buyers to “show your love and support for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQIA+</a> community” by displaying this decoration. Both items are available for sale on Target’s website as of Wednesday.
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The post replies mocked the items and referenced the company boycotts from earlier this year. Target’s market value declined $14 billion by August following the backlash. The company moved its Pride collections to less prominent areas of the store due to the controversy after previously having the merchandise displayed by the front entrances.
“Who the hell shops at Target still?  I have not stepped inside one since the tuck it underwear debacle. Banned for life,” one account <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkWithSally/status/1724591564675240343" target="_blank" rel="noopener">replied</a>.
“Wow. Just wow,” another <a href="https://twitter.com/bfrye21/status/1724591616533369122" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chimed in</a>. “You would think they would have learned from the last time. When will companies finally start to realize it? Go woke…go broke!”
“They are trying really hard to bankrupt themselves,” another person <a href="https://twitter.com/DonMcLaughlin9/status/1724591711769210937" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a>.
The backlash against these items comes on the heels of rumors that Target hired Erik Thompson as their Senior LGBTQIA+ Segmentation Strategist and Pride Lead, according to a post he shared on Instagram. Thompson, who goes by “gaycruella” on the social media platform, wrote that he was “honored” to accept the role.
“Time to whip out the Glitter &amp; Hellfire flamethrowers and rip that old world to shreds darlings,” the self-described Target corporate employee <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CznNQjcM0pD/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a>. “Let’s flip that script and rewrite that narrative. This time for ~ALL Guests, ALL Humans &amp; ALL Hearts.”

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A judge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-dakota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Dakota</a> has denied a request to block the state’s law that protects children from undergoing life-altering transgender procedures.
On Monday, Burleigh County Judge Jackson Lofgren <a href="https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-judge-denies-temporary-halt-to-transgender-health-care-ban-for-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied</a> a petition from several parents who claim their children identify as transgender to place a temporary restraining order on a North Dakota law banning transgender procedures on children.
“The plaintiffs argue the challenged statutes are subject to strict scrutiny,” Lofgren wrote. “However, this heightened scrutiny hinges upon inclusion in a protected class not previously recognized by the North Dakota Supreme Court or a new application of state constitutional principles.”
Lofgren said the challenged did not present evidence “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the law violated the Constitution.
Robert and Devon Dolney, among other parents, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/judge-denies-initial-request-temporarily-block-north-dakotas-ban-kids-rcna125136" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> state Attorney General Drew Wrigley in September over <a href="https://www.ndlegis.gov/assembly/68-2023/regular/documents/23-0869-01000.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Bill 1254</a>, which bans things like surgeries on children such as double mastectomies on girls who identify as boys and other genital procedures. It also prohibits children from being put on cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers, things that can have long-term impacts on fertility, bone development, and other serious developmental side effects. 
“We’re disappointed in this ruling, but we are confident that when all the evidence has been presented, the court will ultimately find that ending the health care ban permanently is the only just, equitable, and constitutional resolution,” said lawyer Brittany Stewart of Gender Justice, who is representing the parents.
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Lofgren, who was appointed by Burgum, is set to hear more arguments on the suit in January.
“You know one of the main arguments against this bill was that you know, the surgeries aren’t happening here in North Dakota, why are you doing this so early? It’s because, if you just look over the border, in places like Minnesota, it’s happening frequently, it’s happening in states around this country, so we’re taking an approach that we need to start today so that this doesn’t get out of control,” state Rep. Brandon Prichard, one of the bill’s sponsors, <a href="https://www.kxnet.com/news/state-news/governor-burgum-signs-transgender-medical-ban-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the time. 
The law was signed in April by Governor Doug Burgum, a 2024 presidential candidate. 
North Dakota is one of the more than 20 states that have passed bills protecting children from transgender procedures. Left-wing legal groups have sought to challenge the laws with various degrees of success. The ACLU, which lost a challenge to Tennessee’s law before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aclu-asks-supreme-court-to-strike-down-tennessee-law-protecting-kids-from-transgender-procedures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has petitioned</a> the Supreme Court to weigh in on the case.

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November is National Adoption Month.
One doesn’t often hear that indecisiveness can be a blessing. For me, it was the difference between life and death – and the presence of a sweet, 5-year-old boy today. 
Growing up in a Christian household that emphasized the dignity of life, I was at a loss when I discovered that I was unexpectedly pregnant as a single 23-year-old. I had just been let go from my work and didn’t know what to do.
I regretfully admit that abortion was immediately top of mind.
Thankfully, my close relationship with my mother, my confidant, led me to <a href="https://newlifeadoptionsmn.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Life Adoption</a>, where a compassionate social worker discussed all of my options with me – including adoption.
Abortion was still tempting – a seemingly quick fix – but the more I thought about it, the more that its permanence seeped into my heart. The child in my womb was here with me, right now. Abortion would not only take him away from me, but extinguish his life, forever. There would be no turning back.
Adoption, on the other hand, would allow me more time to consider my options – and still guarantee that, in the end, I wouldn’t need to embrace the parenting role I didn’t feel ready for.
It eventually became clear that adoption was the right path. Thanks to my family, New Life Adoption, and my supportive friends, I had the courage to choose it – and from that moment, everything fell into place.
After flipping through numerous family profile books provided by New Life, some close family friends — who had also previously adopted a child through New Life — asked to be considered. I agreed to interview them over coffee.
I teared up at their vulnerable story of losing twins in their last pregnancy, and their adoption journey with their first son. While I could never replace the two babies they lost, it gave me great comfort to know I could add a second, beautiful life to their family.
Every single birth mother I have encountered has told me the same thing: when they met the right family, it immediately clicked. That is how it was with our family friends: overwhelming relief, certainty, and peace.
I knew that the pregnancy journey was just as important to my son’s adoptive parents as it was to me. I wanted nothing more than for them to build special connections with him from the start, so I asked if they would choose his name – they first chose “James,” a family name for both of us, as his middle.
Deep down, I thought “Samuel” would be the perfect name for him, but never relayed it so as not to pressure them. So, when his adoptive parents came back to suggest the name “Samuel James,” my choice of them as his parents was confirmed.
Samuel’s adoptive family was with me in the hospital as I gave birth. I watched his mom’s eyes light up with tears and joy as she looked at her son for the very first time, and with my permission she snipped his umbilical cord.
For months before labor and delivery, I had feared what it would be like to place my child with someone else, and go home to an empty house. My fears were calmed, however, when I witnessed the completeness of the family in front of me – something that would not have happened if I had continued to consider an abortion.
Thankfully, the joy of that moment, accompanied by the support I had from my family, friends, and especially New Life Adoption, filled me with peace as I walked through my front door after leaving the hospital. In choosing life, and finding the perfect family for my son&#8217;s future, I felt more fulfilled than ever before.
I recently moved away to pursue work; yet, even though Samuel is thousands of miles away, I feel his joy in the world. I receive pictures almost daily from his parents, and laugh at their stories of his energy, stubbornness, and compassion – all traits they recognize from me and my family. More than anything, it brings me immense happiness to see the love between Samuel and his brother, and the amazing life they get to live together.
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Looking back, I know that none of this would have been possible without the tremendous support I received from my entire family and New Life Adoption – support that gave me the calm and clarity to consider the tragic realities of abortion and the joys possible through adoption.
Whether it be from family, friends, or strangers, I hope every women feels supported and empowered to choose life for her child, even if she knows she isn’t ready to be a parent. There are so many loving couples in the world who will not only embrace your child but you too. My experience with adoption has shown me that life is a precious gift worth giving.
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Sophrona Lavasseur lives in Arizona and is currently working as a sales manager. As a small business owner, she spends her summer weekends in the Midwest as a wedding coordinator with Joyful Day Weddings. Any free time is spent serving on the board of her hometown community festival ambassador program, traveling, and speaking at events surrounding education on adoption.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Two women were removed as alumnae of their sorority after pushing for the sorority to allow only biological women as members.
Patsy Levang and Cheryl Tuck-Smith were expelled from Kappa Kappa Gamma after they supported and fundraised for a lawsuit to remove Artemis Langford, a trans-identifying biological male as a member. The two women had been affiliated with the sorority for 50 years before they were expelled. Levang had previously been a Kappa Kappa Gamma National Foundation president.
&#8220;My heart was saddened when the current six council members voted me out. However, I will not be quiet about the truth,&#8221; Levang <a href="https://www.iwf.org/2023/11/09/kappa-kappa-gamma-sorority-retaliates-against-alumnae-for-standing-up-for-women-revokes-lifetime-membership-after-50-years-of-sisterhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
Tuck-Smith said she was &#8220;hurt&#8221; by the termination but also &#8220;disturbed&#8221; that the sorority has become &#8220;a political tool rather than an organization that promotes women.&#8221;
“My dismissal simply spurs me on to educate others about the dangers of DEI which in reality does not support diversity, equity and inclusion,” Tuck-Smith said.
The women&#8217;s expulsion was determined by national leadership and is effective immediately, according to the Independent Women&#8217;s Forum, which released a press release about the matter last week.
Allie Coghan, a Kappa Kappa Gamma alumna and a plaintiff in the lawsuit that sought to oust the trans-identifying male member, called the sorority&#8217;s decision &#8220;disappointing.&#8221;
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&#8220;It was really disappointing to hear that they&#8217;re being dismissed because this is retaliation against women, and it&#8217;s supposed to be an organization meant for women,&#8221; Coghan <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/women-ousted-sorority-backing-lawsuit-remove-transgender-member" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News.
&#8220;So to hear that they didn&#8217;t want to see these brave women sticking up for us and supporting us, then, I mean, where are we supposed to go? Where are women supposed to go if a women&#8217;s organization isn&#8217;t going to stick up for itself?&#8221; she added.
The sorority commented on the expulsion but did not provide additional information about the decision.
&#8220;We do not share information publicly about policy violations that may result in disciplinary action,&#8221; Kappa Kappa Gamma said in a statement to Fox News.
Last September, Kappa Kappa Gamma allowed 21-year-old Langford, a biological man who identifies as a woman, to join the sorority&#8217;s University of Wyoming chapter.
This prompted a lawsuit from six female members of the school&#8217;s sorority chapter.
The women sued the national organization in March, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/university-students-suing-sorority-allowing-trans-member-ordered-reveal-names" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleging</a> that Langford had &#8220;been voyeuristically peeping on them while they were in intimate situations, and, in at least one occasion, had a visible erection while doing so.&#8221;
However, a federal judge dismissed the case, and the case is now before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Sources claim that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney-world">Disney World</a> is offering <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gender-pronouns">pronoun pins</a> to their employees. 
Multiple employees at the theme park spoke anonymously with <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/13/walt-disney-world-epcot-pronoun-pin-name-tags/">The Daily Caller</a> about a new DEI initiative that will begin with janitors who work in the Florida theme park and then roll out to other Disney employees. Photos shared by the sources showed that theme park and EPCOT employees can fill out a form with their preferred pronouns to have them added to their name pin by scanning a QR code.
“Hi everyone, we are excited to introduce pronoun name tags in our area!” the <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qDG3VqyiMky_a2FoEOkTxo8ZQhqfGXNIiFn9s_4cvspUNVVVTVgyMTVPOVpCQ0kxUVhRQTJDOUtDTSQlQCN0PWcu&amp;origin=QRCode">form</a> says. “Pronoun name tags help us understand each other more and bring a positive impact within our community!”
The outlet noted that pronoun pins are still being used voluntarily, per their sources.
This was not the first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/woke">gender identity-related initiative</a> introduced into Disney theme parks. In May, a video of a male employee in a dress welcoming small children into the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disneyland in California went viral, with many people expressing their outrage online. 
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“This is insane,” one Twitter user wrote, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disturbing-man-in-a-dress-welcoming-children-to-disneyland-princess-boutique-sparks-outrage-on-twitter">reported</a>.
“Absolutely grooming. That is a moment for little girls. Mustache has no business there,” another account agreed. 
“Disney is just an LGBT activist organization at this point,” a third commenter wrote. “Any sane company would have backed down by now. Disney keeps doubling down because it would rather engage in political activism than return value.”
Another viewer called the footage “disturbing and sick.”
In August, more images of different male Disney employees wearing dresses were shared by Libs of TikTok. “Disney has men dressed as women, wearing dresses greeting children at some of their attractions,” LOTT wrote in the X <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1695164391694487592">caption</a>. “Received both of these this week from disturbed visitors.”
Disney Parks updated its uniform policy in 2021 to allow employees, or as they’re referred to in the park, “cast members,” to wear gendered clothing of their preference regardless of their biological sex. 
“Inclusion is essential to our culture and leads us forward as we continue to realize our rich legacy of engaging storytelling, exceptional service, and Disney magic,” the statement about the policy change said in part.
This article has been revised for emphasis and clarity.

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A former British Army reservist who faces criminal charges next week for silently praying near an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> clinic in the U.K. last year warned his fellow countrymen that the fundamental freedoms he fought to protect are in danger.
&#8220;You might think this is a story from Orwell&#8217;s 1984 – but in fact this is happening in England in 2023,&#8221; Adam Smith-Connor said in a November 9 <a href="https://adf.uk/army-veteran-thoughtcrime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>. &#8220;&#8216;Thoughtcrimes&#8217; shouldn&#8217;t be prosecuted in the UK.&#8221;
Smith-Connor, a father who spent 20 years in the British military and served in Afghanistan, said local council officers approached him when he silently prayed outside the BPAS abortion clinic in Bournemouth, England, in November 2022.
Bodycam footage shows Smith-Connor, 50, interacting with authorities who questioned &#8220;the nature of his prayer.&#8221;
He told the officers he was praying for the men and women who were considering abortion after going through his own experience more than two decades ago when he arranged and paid for his girlfriend to abort their son.
But authorities told him he violated a local &#8220;buffer zone&#8221; ordinance known as a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which Smith-Connor&#8217;s attorneys said forbids &#8220;&#8216;expression of approval or disapproval&#8217; of abortion, including through prayer.&#8221;
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A Council spokesperson <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12729653/army-veteran-charged-praying-dead-son-abortion-clinic-blasts-police-prosecuting-thoughtcrimes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Daily Mail that Smith-Connor was charged with breaching a term of prohibition 4g of the PSPO on August 9.
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&#8220;The allegations are that on 24th November 2022 Mr Smith-Connor failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement of the Public Spaces Protection Order (OPHIR ROAD AND SURROUNDING AREA) 2022, in that he failed to leave the required area when asked by an Authorised Officer,&#8221; a statement read.
&#8220;Due to the ongoing legal proceedings, the Council is unable to make a further statement in relation to this matter,&#8221; the statement added.
Smith-Connor&#8217;s legal defense said authorities issued a notice of penalty fine for only praying silently in his mind for a few minutes while his back was turned away from the clinic.
The notice said he was being charged for &#8220;praying for his deceased son,&#8221; according to the legal counsel.
Smith-Connor pleaded not guilty during an August hearing at Poole Magistrates&#8217; Court.
&#8220;Britain has a history of upholding human rights we can be proud of, and a respect for freedom that I fought to uphold when I served this country for twenty years in the army reserves, including in Afghanistan,&#8221; Smith-Connor said. &#8220;I fought to defend our freedoms – but now my own freedom of thought is in jeopardy.&#8221;
&#8220;How can we send our troops out to potentially make the ultimate sacrifice when back home, police are arresting people for peacefully practicing their faith and offering charitable support to families in crisis?&#8221; he added.
Smith-Connor&#8217;s warning about the so-called Orwellian tactics arising in the United Kingdom comes days before the nation celebrates its Remembrance Sunday, where citizens honor the deceased veterans who fought to uphold their freedoms.
&#8220;Sadly, today, we are in danger of dismantling the values for which they died,&#8221; Smith-Connor said.
Smith-Connor is set to face a November 16 trial.
Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for ADF UK, the organization supporting Smith-Connor&#8217;s legal defense, said the validity of the charges raises significant questions about democratic accountability, considering the council both drafted PSPO and put themselves in the position of prosecuting those who violate the order.
&#8220;If Adam had been thinking about an issue other than abortion – for example, climate change – then there would be no issue raised here,&#8221; Igunnubole said.
Igunnubole said his client is one of several individuals who face penalties for &#8220;thoughtcrimes&#8221; in the U.K.
Last year, authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/praying-woman-arrested-for-breaking-public-space-order-outside-u-k-abortion-clinic?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a 45-year-old charity volunteer, for allegedly breaking a temporary PSPO on four separate occasions after praying outside a BPAS abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, last December.
The arrest follows two other incidents within the last two years where local police told a praying woman in Southern England to leave for standing outside the local censorship zone, and a grandmother from Liverpool who was arrested and fined for praying silently near an abortion facility on a walk during the COVID lockdown.

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Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie got into a heated spat with MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski over abortion — specifically late-term abortion — which led to the two scolding each other: &#8220;Don&#8217;t mess with me!&#8221;
Christie joined Thursday morning&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;Morning Joe,&#8221; where Brzezinski brought up the topic of abortion — as it had been discussed at the third Republican presidential primary debate the night before — and accused the former New Jersey governor of being &#8220;dishonest&#8221; about it.
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&#8220;Another issue that you talked about last night was abortion. You and I disagree on this issue,&#8221; Brzezinski began. &#8220;But the one thing you keep saying is, you keep talking about abortion in the ninth month, which is allowed in your state. And the last time I asked you to like bring me the case where a woman walked into a doctor’s office in the ninth month and said I’ve decided I don’t want to have a baby, please take this out. It doesn’t happen. Less than 1 percent of abortions are performed after 21 weeks.&#8221;
Brzezinski went on to claim that the majority of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/46-democrat-senators-voted-for-it-jen-psaki-faces-fact-check-tidal-wave-over-abortion-claim" target="_blank" rel="noopener">late-term abortions</a> happened due to medical emergencies, and Christie did not appear to disagree until she suggested that he had said something he hadn&#8217;t.
&#8220;I just think, of all the candidates, you’ve been the most honest about Trump and election integrity, but in this one respect I have to call you out because you’re not being honest on the issue. We can debate abortion, but there isn’t abortion in the ninth month,&#8221;
&#8220;Mika, you’re the one who’s not being honest. I did not say there was abortion in the ninth month. What I said was that the law in New Jersey and New York and Illinois and California permits it,&#8221; Christie replied. &#8220;And you can’t deny that that’s the truth because it is. And so – and so, look, you know, don’t call somebody a liar –&#8221;
&#8220;It doesn’t happen, Chris,&#8221; Brzezinski objected.
Christie continued to push back, saying that he had only made the point that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/big-abortion-won-ohio-voters-add-abortion-to-state-constitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the law permitted it</a> — which it did — and had not ever claimed that people were having abortions in the ninth month.
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&#8220;I’m not calling you a liar,&#8221; Brzezinski insisted. &#8220;I – it’s not honest.&#8221;
The conversation continued in that vein until Christie finally asked, &#8220;Does the law permit it in those states? Well, that’s all I said. So I don’t understand what your problem is with that. In the end, if that’s what the law permits, that’s what the people who passed those laws said is OK, is legally permissible. That’s the point I’m making.&#8221;
&#8220;Chris, you’re painting a picture about the issue of abortion that is not honest. And this is a health issue for women,&#8221; Brzezinski insisted. &#8220;And there are women who are in extreme situations who need healthcare, and they should get it. We can debate that &#8230; But there are not women in the state of New Jersey trouncing into doctor’s offices asking for abortions in the ninth month. It doesn’t happen.&#8221;
&#8220;And – and – and – and by the way, you know, you could continue to set up that straw man for yourself to knock it down because you’re mischaracterizing what I said. I am giving you the state of the law. And the state of the law in those states are that you could go into a doctor’s office and do it. And that’s all I said,&#8221; Christie said again.
Christie continued to point out the fact that he had only been describing the law as it was written – not necessarily how it was or was not being applied — and asked Brzezinski to explain what he had said that was dishonest.
&#8220;Don’t mess with me on the law, Mika, I know that,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Yes, don’t mess with me on how women feel about using the ninth month argument on the issue of abortion,&#8221; Brzezinski said.

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Some women are toxic. That’s not a fashionable statement to make, especially within the last ten years, but just because it’s not fashionable, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. In fact, if it isn’t fashionable to say, that probably means it is more likely to be true. Over the last two decades, we have moved into fully existing under a matriarchy that is destroying what is traditional and what actually makes women happy, such as getting married and building a family. Today, women who aspire to a traditional way of life are looked down upon: &#8220;Don’t you just want to be a free woman? You don’t need a man. All the single ladies!&#8221; We all know the song — after all, it’s empowering and catchy. And some women who do marry get mixed up with the wrong messaging and start to think their life would be better alone.
When people get divorced, they are essentially saying they don’t think they made the right decision when they got married. A breakup can end in heartbreak, but a divorce ends in the severing of a covenant relationship. Divorce is final. Yet it is a decision made after what should have already been considered forever and final: marriage. But every once in a while, someone ties the knot, regrets getting married, gets divorced, and then regrets untying the knot. Rather than think the marriage was the wrong choice, they realize it was the divorce that was wrong  — like Samantha Lee, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPublGccNbY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who has spoken out</a> about how outsiders influenced her decision to divorce her husband. Lee was formerly married to R&amp;B singer Tyrese Gibson, who I used to listen to quite a bit when I was growing up. The couple married in 2017, happily welcomed a daughter in 2018, and promptly announced their divorce in December 2020. Lee and Gibson were married three years, called it quits, and then spent the next two years going through a divorce. According to both of them, it was an ugly situation. Now, after some time has passed, she has some regret about the divorce.
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Lee has explained in interviews that it’s important to have wise counsel in your life because if she had been talking to different people at that time, she would not have made the decision to divorce him. She says, “Women, specifically, there will be moments where they’ll be like, ‘I’m ready to be done.’ … And because you don’t have a certain person in your life to check you and say, ‘Sis, what about this? What about these strengths? What about what he’s not doing?’ Those types of things. That can get you thinking about the positive aspects of this person that you  may not be thinking about when you’re upset. You’re only thinking about what you’re mad about. You’re not thinking about all the other positive aspects of this person. In those moments, you need somebody to be the person for that person.” She listened to the wrong voices and the wrong advice — and now, she regrets it.
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Likely, the women surrounding her at the time were largely liberal, spouting never-ending liberal messages from the mainstream media. They were likely in the same climate of toxic women who shout about earning their own money and living independently, climbing the career ladder, and avoiding any familial aspirations. Lee and Gibson were married for three years; they should have still been in the honeymoon phase. But rather than work on her marriage, she listened to her girlfriends who were making her feel “empowered.” In turn, Gibson has called her heartless, and he certainly hasn’t forgiven her. According to him, their relationship was not abusive and there was no reason for her to abruptly pack up their one-year-old child and leave — other than the fact of there being ill-advised women in her ear flanked alongside a poisonous culture.
While divorce is not necessarily a political topic, it is evidence of what happens if you follow liberal ideologies, if you buy into feminism when you are young, and if you carry on with it for too long. When you’re in your 20s, the days are long; you think you’re going to be young forever and you have all the time in the world to figure out if and when you want a family. But 30 will smack you in the face. It’s a completely different ballgame. Inevitably, women begin to feel a tug to settle down and have a family. And the difference between your life and prospects in your 20s as a young woman compared with your life and prospects in your 30s is quite dramatic.
Young women need to pay attention to these cultural examples. Pay attention to the women who make you feel empowered when you’re listening to their music, whether it’s Beyoncé, Taylor Swift (who everyone loves except me), or whomever. First, look at their lives and see whether their music is reflected in their lives. Next, if it’s not, separate their music from their life. If it is, setting aside their wealth, assess if it’s reflected in a positive manner. Do you believe they are actually happy and whole? Or do their songs just condition listeners to believe freedom will render happiness?
In reality, it is discipline that will render you freedom. Water the grass where you stand, which will make you happier in the future. That’s an important message for women everywhere.
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