Supreme Court to Weigh in on Transgender Madness

As transgender activism continues to ratchet up across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to weigh in on a Tennessee law that prohibits puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries for minors. The question before the court is whether the law, SB1, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the outcome could have a profound impact on similar laws or policies in progress or already on the books in 26 states.

Ratified in 1868, the Equal Protection Clause was intended to prevent post-Civil War discrimination against African Americans. But as the Constitution Center points out, “the text of the Clause is worded very broadly and it has come a long way from its original purpose.”

Battle Lines Drawn:
Transgender Ideology vs. Common Sense, Biology

Even as the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Tennessee SB 1, described in Supreme Court to Weigh in on Transgender Madness, the high court let stand a ruling by the 7th U.S. District Court of Appeals in Wisconsin that allows schools to secretly encourage children’s gender dysphoria.

The suit was brought by parents in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, School District (Parents Protecting Our Children, UA v. Eau Claire Area Sch. Dist., Wis.), who asserted that the school district’s 2021 policy on transgender issues “directly harms [parent-child] relationships by communicating to minor students that secrets from their parents—including an entire double life at school—are not only acceptable, but will be facilitated by the District upon request.”

America First Legal Puts Parents First

Founded in March 2021, America First Legal (AFL) serves as a sentinel for conservative parents and citizens. Headed by senior members of the first Trump Administration, including former senior advisor to the president, Stephen Miller, and former counselor to the U.S. Attorney General, Gene Hamilton, the group explains on X that its purpose is “to fight for the American people and advance the rule of law....”

Last month, AFL released its “Parents’ Rights Toolkit” for use as a bulwark against woke educators from kindergarten through the university level. A November 21 press release stated that, in addition to helping families protect their children, the kit is intended to “provide the incoming Trump Administration with a roadmap for action against woke leftist teachers and education industry bureaucrats.”

Gen Z: A Generation Shortchanged

Information and statistics are mounting about Generation Z (Gen Z; also called Zoomers), people born between 1997 and 2012, and the overall picture isn’t pretty. What’s emerging is that the most recent generation to reach adulthood (with the youngest members about to enter their teens) is not only the most catered to and over-protected, but also the most lacking in basic academic skills, knowledge of our country’s founding, and the great legacy of Western civilization.

Recently, the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation, an international non-profit organization founded in 1958 to oppose Communism and socialist ideologies while supporting the rule of law, constitutional government, and the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church, delved into the topic of Gen Z. The foundation shared its troubling discoveries in its November 2024 Mindszenty Report.