Unmasking the lie about 'love' that fuels the LGBT agenda



You’ve probably seen the slogan “love is love” (or a variation of it) on a T-shirt, bumper sticker, or poster, or in an advertisement or social media post by a corporate giant like Facebook, Coke, Vans, or Nordstrom.

On its face, it sounds to many like an undeniable axiom. Who would be so backward as to try to put limitations on love? Corporations that remind us of this maxim take on the air of moral teachers. How could we feel comfortable purchasing a product unless we know that its maker is on the right side of history?

Rather than the self-centered love that comes naturally to the aesthete, biblical love is other-centered.

But since “love is love” is so prevalent and so well captures some of the wrongheadedness of our culture, I want to examine what this slogan means and some of its implications and contrast it with the Christian view of love that is much richer and deeper and leads to human flourishing rather than detriment.

Although anyone who is culturally aware likely knows what “love is love” intends to convey, the following is a typical elaboration: “The phrase ‘love is love’ is often used to express the belief that love is a universal human experience and that all forms of love are valid and equal. The phrase also implies that love should not be restricted or judged based on factors such as gender, sexual orientation ... or any other social category.”

What is love?

Our culture is awash in ideas about “love.” Popular songs of all musical genres are devoted to it, and it’s the theme of innumerable TV shows, movies, articles, and books.

The outlook on love of most people in the West has been shaped by understandings of human nature that arose out of the Enlightenment that have come to be called "expressive individualism" and the "autonomous self." As a result, most in the West now view the goal of their lives as personal self-expression and the fulfillment of their unique identity. Unlike in previous eras when identity was primarily defined by one’s community and faith, identity today focuses on individual desires and self-expression.

Right at the start, the kind of love being envisioned in “love is love” is primarily romantic feelings and a delight in what another person can contribute to our personal desires, goals, and tastes.

Think of almost every popular love song for the past several decades, almost every rom-com, most every romance novel, and this is the implicit view of love.

As we’ll see, compared to the biblical view of love, this is a thin and hollowed-out version focused on self-actualization.

As the late Timothy Keller insightfully observed, drawing on Søren Kierkegaard, this modern understanding of love is the one that comes naturally to what Kierkegaard called the aesthete (which all of us naturally are, apart from rebirth in Christ).

Keller explains in his book "The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God":

The aesthete doesn’t really ask whether something is good or bad but only whether it is interesting. Everything is judged as to whether it is fascinating, thrilling, exciting, and entertaining. ... An aesthete often claims to be a free individual. Life should be thrilling, full of “beauty and sparkle,” he says. And that means often casting off the shackles of society’s expectations and community ties. But Kierkegaard says that this is a very mistaken idea of what freedom is. The person living the aesthetic life is not master of himself at all; in fact, he is leading an accidental life. His temperament, tastes, feelings, and impulses completely drive him.

The tragedy of this approach to love is that “if a wife loses her beautiful skin and countenance or a husband puts on the pounds, the aesthete begins to look around for someone more beautiful. If a spouse develops a debilitating illness, the aesthete begins to feel that life is pointless.”

This is because, as Keller writes, the “aesthete does not really love the person; he or she loves the feelings, thrills, ego rush, and experiences that the other person brings. The proof of that is that when those things are gone, the aesthete has no abiding care or concern for the other.”

'Love' without boundaries?

Even apart from a diminished view of love, should we accept the proposition that “all forms of [romantic or sexual] love are valid and equal”? Even committed secularists will balk at some of the implications of this purported principle.

What about love between a father and a daughter? Or love between an adult and a minor? Is love between humans and animals OK? What about multiple wives or husbands (i.e., polygamy)? What if causing or experiencing physical pain is part of one’s love life? What if a man or woman prefers to love an AI avatar rather than a real human being?

Are we really prepared to say that each of these forms of “love” is just as valid as a traditional husband-wife relationship? Even if the individuals in these kinds of relationships consent, are we ready to normalize and celebrate them?

A better story

Clearly, not all “love” is acceptable love, even when strong feelings and desires are involved.

Humans across all cultures, past and present, have recognized and established boundaries when it comes to sexual relationships. Sexuality has never been unconstrained. This stems from the moral law God has written on the hearts of all human beings (Romans 2:14-15).

Given the naturalism that pervades the West, it’s not surprising that issues like love and sexuality are viewed as personal choices that have no moral consequence. Yet, the God who made us and knows what helps and harms us has revealed his will concerning relationships and sexuality in his word.

Consequently, as Glynn Harrison points out in the book "A Better Story: God, Sex and Human Flourishing":

We flourish as human beings when we work in harmony with God’s reality. When we [do this], we are on the road to becoming fully human. And so the road to human flourishing ... is to work with the grain of God’s reality, not to try to manufacture a reality of our own.

While we may chafe at what seem like restrictions on our freedom, God has established marriage between a natal man and a natal woman as the only appropriate relationship for sexual expression because this is the way he designed us to function and flourish.

This also means embracing the kind of love God displays and commands in scripture. Rather than the self-centered love that comes naturally to the aesthete, biblical love is other-centered.

As one scholar relates in the "New Dictionary of Theology," this love “is based neither on a felt need in the loving person nor on a desire called forth by some attractive feature(s) in the one loved. ... It rather proceeds from a heart of love and is directed to the other person to bless him or her and to seek that person’s highest good.”

This divine love the apostle Paul describes as patient, kind, not boastful, not proud, not self-seeking, not easily angered, and forgiving. “It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Corinthians 13:7).

It’s a sacrificial love.

Keller observes that our culture “makes individual freedom, autonomy, and fulfillment the very highest values”; yet, “thoughtful people know deep down that any love relationship at all means the loss of all three.”

C.S. Lewis acknowledged in "The Four Loves" that if we desire to keep our heart safe from the vulnerability divine love might bring, we can lock it up “in the casket or coffin” of our selfishness. “But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”

This is the end result of the self-serving love of the world. The love of God, on the other hand, is glorious, bountiful, and life-giving.

This article is adapted from a post that originally appeared on the Worldview Bulletin Substack.

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Meet the four titans spearheading the 'cis rights movement' that just might 'save America'



Some of the biggest names in the sports industry are leading a movement to protect female athletes against men competing in women’s sports, and yet the story is getting a shocking lack of coverage.

While he’s appalled that this revolution isn’t making headlines, Jason Whitlock is thrilled that the movement is gaining momentum anyway.

“[Riley Gaines] is the leader of the cis rights movement. She is the Rosa Parks, the first woman to take a major stand,” he says.

As for Caitlin Clark, Jason says, she “isn’t outspoken” but is nonetheless “unintentionally being a leader.”

“Caitlin Clark has stood her ground, taken the blow, the arrows, the smearing of her and her fan base” in a league that is “hostile ... to cisgender women.”

“She's dealt with all the racist comments from Sheryl Swoopes ... she hasn’t bowed to A’ja Wilson and all the people that [say], ‘Admit your white privilege,”’ says Jason, adding, “I don't know where Caitlin Clark stands ... but I know what she represents.”

“Caitlin Clark is the Jackie Robinson of the cis rights movement,” he says.

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According to Jason, the other two women spearheading the movement are Sage Steele and Samantha Ponder.

“Sage Steele and Samantha Ponder [are] two titans of the media, two heavyweights at ESPN. They sacrificed their jobs and their careers to stand up for women,” Jason praises, adding that these two women were let go “because they wouldn't bow to the LGBTQIA+ transgender insanity.”

“Sage Steele, Samantha Ponder — they're John Carlos and Tommie Smith,” he adds, referencing two Olympic athletes who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and used their platforms to stand against racism.

While the cis rights movement is geared toward preventing biological men from competing in women’s athletic divisions, Jason says, “It is so much bigger than sports.”

“I do think that this is the movement that could save America,” he says.

To hear more, watch the episode above.

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3 important facts Christians need to know about Tim Walz



Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate.

Walz, a far-left governor, self-identifies as a "Minnesota Lutheran," though he rarely discusses his faith publicly, according to the Religion News Service. Walz, moreover, refers to Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul as "my parish." That church is a congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the most progressive and liberal Christian denominations in the United States.

'The Harris-Walz ticket is the most radical on abortion and gender ideology in American history.'

But what should Christians know about his policy positions and record as governor of Minnesota?

1. Abortion

Walz is unabashedly pro-abortion, in both rhetoric and policy.

For example, two bills that Walz signed into law last year make Minnesota one of the most pro-abortion states in America.

The first bill, the Protect Reproductive Options Act, codified into Minnesota law a "fundamental right ... to obtain an abortion." The bill imposes no limits on abortion. Minnesota, in fact, is one of just seven states (and Washington, D.C.) that imposes no legal gestational limit on abortions. The second bill, Minnesota Senate Bill 2995, essentially eliminated "nearly all the protective and modestly pro-life features of existing Minnesota law," according to National Review.

"Abortion is health care," Walz said earlier this year.

If you combine Walz's radical pro-abortion views and record with Harris', then you generate "the most pro-abortion presidential ticket America has ever seen," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America.

2. LGBTQ agenda

Not only does Walz support the LGBTQ agenda, but he has turned Minnesota into a "trans refuge."

Last year, Walz signed a bill — the so-called "Trans Refuge" Act — and an executive order protecting so-called "gender-affirming" procedures for children while prohibiting legal action against people who travel to Minnesota for so-called "gender-affirming" care.

Walz has also banned "conversion therapy."

There is, of course, also the law that requires period products to "be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12." This means that boys' bathrooms in Minnesota schools do make available pads and tampons.

Walz, moreover, is described by his critics as "anti-parent."

Walz's record on issues related to the LGBTQ agenda has earned him high praise from GLAAD, which released a statement on Tuesday celebrating his "proven record" on these issues.

3. COVID pandemic and religious freedom

Walz, like many other Democratic governors, instituted harsh restrictions on residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

But Walz took heat from Christians during the pandemic for enacting policies they argued were religiously discriminatory. Case in point: In May 2020, Walz signed an executive order allowing retail shops to re-open at 50% capacity — while still prohibiting in-person religious gatherings to 10 people.

After pushback from Catholic and Lutherans — who promised to buck Walz's restrictions — Walz allowed churches to re-open at 25% capacity.

"Governor Walz, a former teacher, gets an F in religious liberties," said Erick Kaardal, special counsel at the Thomas More Society.

Levi Secord, pastor of Christ Bible Church in Minnesota, added of Walz's record on religious freedom:

Walz and Democrats in Minnesota sought to coerce religious institutions to hire against their sincerely held beliefs. Democrats enacted a change to employment law that would have forced religious institutions, including churches, to hire against their beliefs about sexuality and gender. Thanks to a groundswell of opposition from local churches, this was eventually reversed. Sadly, under a new proposed amendment, Walz’s party is trying again to undermine religious liberty.

Earlier this year, however, Walz did sign a law that clarified religious protections under the state's Human Rights Act.

"Governor Tim Walz is a radical progressive," said Dr. Andrew Walker, a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

"There's no way to downplay the fact of this. He's aggressively pushed some of the most pro-trans and anti-religious liberty policies in the United States," Walker explained. "Don't take the bait on the grandfatherly Midwest persona. Christians, please be clear-eyed about the anti-human agenda on the Democratic ticket."

The Minnesota Family Counsel explained, "The Harris-Walz ticket is the most radical on abortion and gender ideology in American history."

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Blaze News exclusive: LGBTQ activists harass, intimidate couple determined to protect kids from genital mutilation in NH



Last week, Blaze News introduced you to New Hampshire Peace Action, an NGO with Soviet roots and alleged terrorist ties that has already been criminally referred to the state AG's office for alleged charity fraud and RICO violations. In addition to its foreign policy activism, this group also trains a corps of volunteer "peacekeepers" who then provide private security services at local public events.

In Part II of this two-part exclusive series, Blaze News reveals that rather than keep the peace, these NHPA peacekeepers attempt to help far-left organizations bully into silence anyone who might dare oppose them.

Stephen and Beth Scaer are two such people. With the help of body cameras affixed to their clothing, the Scaers have captured multiple instances of physical intimidation, verbal harassment, and yes, even criminal violence from NHPA peacekeepers and other pro-trans activists.

NHPA did not respond to Blaze News' requests for comment.

'We couldn't stand by and do nothing': The Scaers' activism

By the hostile reaction they repeatedly incite from NHPA peacekeepers and other leftists, you might think that the Scaers are a physically commanding, formidable power couple, imposing their will without mercy. Instead, they are a pair of 61-year-old grandparents who simply want to keep children in their community from forced sterilization.

The Scaers then began making regular trips to the statehouse, often wearing cardboard signs denouncing the attempted legal erasure of sex differences and the gender-related medical misconduct imposed on vulnerable people.

Their political involvement began years ago, when they joined pro-life advocacy groups as an expression of their Christian faith. They were so passionate about the cause that they even traveled to the New Hampshire statehouse in Concord — about 35 miles north of their home in Nashua — to provide a pro-life witness to participants at some local women's marches that popped up across the country in early 2017 in response to the election of former President Donald Trump.

It was there that the Scaers first encountered NHPA peacekeepers, though back in 2017, these peacekeepers did actually provide some security, they told Blaze News. "They made space for us in their permitted area," Beth Scaer said.

"I looked forward to their presence."

That same year, the Scaers learned through a Christian organization that bills permitting men to enter women's bathrooms and play on their sports teams were under consideration in New Hampshire. So the couple decided to expand their activism and publicly protest these measures on behalf of women and children.

"We couldn't stand by and do nothing," Beth Scaer explained to Blaze News.

Photo shared with Blaze News. Used with permission

The Scaers then began making regular trips to the statehouse, often wearing cardboard signs denouncing the attempted legal erasure of sex differences and the gender-related medical misconduct imposed on vulnerable people, especially children. Stephen Scaer also began a social media account, @Sidewalk_Steve, to share his work and expose the bullying nature of those attempting to impose their radical agenda on the rest of the state.

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During their protests against the transgender agenda, the Scaers once again began interacting with NHPA peacekeepers, but this time, the peacekeepers were not nearly so accommodating. In fact, they had become overtly contentious.

Beth Scaer has been shocked by the rapid change. She told Blaze News that one of the peacekeeper leaders "started out as very helpful, but in the last couple of years she has been taking sides against us."

"It's very weird."

Though he has not had any personal interaction with NHPA peacekeepers, New Hampshire Republican state Rep. Mike Belcher reported their actions to the state attorney general, describing them as a "private paramilitary-type group" that assumes "false authority" and issues "unlawful orders" in an effort to prevent conservatives like the Scaers from exercising their First Amendment rights. He believes NHPA's ultimate purpose for its peacekeepers is "to usurp police powers of the State on behalf of far-Left partisan public demonstrations."

What's more, the NHPA peacekeepers apparently have no legal right to pose as a security force in the first place. Blaze News confirmed with the permits and licensing division of the state Department of Safety that the NHPA has never had a state-issued security guard license required of anyone or any group "soliciting" security-related "work" in New Hampshire.

Earlier this month, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella pledged to submit relevant materials about NHPA to the appropriate state investigative agencies to assess for probable cause, Belcher told Blaze News. Formella did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

'Antifa tactics': Peacekeepers' actions caught on video

Undeterred from advocating on behalf of children, the Scaers estimate they have engaged in political activism at the statehouse about 50 times, interacting with NHPA peacekeepers and other trans activists on at least a dozen occasions. Their experience led them to wear body cameras during these outings in case they need to share video evidence with law enforcement and/or the media.

The videos of NHPA peacekeepers' interactions with the Scaers shared with Blaze News evince a group eager to engage, frequently addressing the Scaers or blocking their path, even as they profess that they want the couple to leave. They also surround the Scaers, infiltrate their personal space, and issue orders that do not correspond to any local, state, or federal law. They even threaten to sic law enforcement on the Scaers for taking pictures or simply walking about public property.

'Aren't Christian men supposed to control their women?'

Stephen Scaer explained to Blaze News that the NHPA peacekeepers employ these kinds of "Antifa tactics" — crowding, swearing, and taunting — "to get a reaction." "They want to trap you and ... get you on an assault charge," he said, citing an unnamed cop as his source.

Though the timestamps on the following videos show an array of dates and times, all were filmed at a Pride event called Rainbow Recess, sponsored by the New Hampshire ACLU and held on the statehouse lawn on June 2, 2024. The peacekeepers are easily identifiable by the yellow lining and peace signs on their vests.

One male peacekeeper, covered in tattoos, threatened to unleash his "unkind side" because Beth Scaer took pictures of one of the booths set up at Rainbow Recess. "They are not giving you consent," the man asserts, though New Hampshire law does not forbid taking photographs of others in public, with or without consent.

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Several peacekeepers then seem to get into a camera war with the Scaers, with both sides snapping photos of the other. "I'm just taking pictures," said one man before adding, "Don't take my picture."

"I'm asking you not to take my picture," he reiterates.

"Doesn’t work that way, buddy," Stephen Scaer retorted in the attending X message.

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On other occasions, the peacekeepers physically obstruct the Scaers' movements. In the video below, the tattooed man attempts to prevent Beth Scaer from accessing literature freely offered at a nearby Pride tent.

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Another video shows Beth Scaer attempting to escape to a different area of the statehouse lawn as the peacekeepers shadow her movements, sometimes even strangely waving or flapping their arms, perhaps to create a larger barrier between Beth and the Pride participants.

"Don't touch me!" Beth warns one of them.

"I'm not touching you. Don't worry, I'm not," the tattooed man replies. "How do you like my hand right in your camera?"

"You have to be back eight feet!" the older male peacekeeper insists at another point, prompting Beth to reply in exasperation, "You're following me! How can I step back when you're following me?"

At various times, one of the female peacekeepers calls Beth Scaer "hideous" and Stephen Scaer a "crybaby" and a "coward" and even ridicules the couple's Christian faith. "Aren't Christian men supposed to control their women?" she mocks at one point.

Meet TRA Eileen Ehlers who with her husband Bob st@lk3d @BethRS62 outside of the Rainbow Recess event at the State House. She called me a coward, but note how quick she turns her back when I confronted her. She preys on the weak. #NHPolitics
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Though the Scaers are Christians, they told Blaze News that they do not make their faith a regular feature of their political activism. "We work with people from all beliefs to protect women and children," Beth said.

One of Rep. Belcher's Democrat colleagues in the state House, Rep. Tim Horrigan, claims to be a member of NHPA. When asked about the treatment the Scaers received from NHPA peacekeepers during the Rainbow Recess event, Horrigan told Blaze News that he did not witness anything personally, but based on videos he has seen, "nothing ... supports the accusations" made by Belcher, the Scaers, and others.

"To repeat what I just said four sentences ago: I WAS NOT THERE!" Horrigan's statement to Blaze News concluded.

'I watched the footage': The Scaers document other trans activists

The peacekeepers are not the only LGBTQ+ activists who have harassed or attempted to intimidate the Scaers. The couple have chronicled other instances of bullying committed by individuals with no known ties to NHPA, though they often followed a similar playbook.

Earlier this year, dozens of transgender activists lined a hallway inside the state Legislative Office Building in anticipation of protesting a bill to protect women's sports. Beth Scaer attended the legislative hearing as well, taking pictures of the activists and their signs, much to the activists' chagrin.

Paolini yelled, 'F*** you!' and grabbed Beth's phone and yanked it down, ostensibly in an unsuccessful attempt to knock it out of Beth's hand.

The radicals attempted to block Beth's way and ordered her to stop taking pictures, insisting that taking pictures of them was somehow unlawful because two adults had brought along their child. Impervious to their demands, Beth continued her trek, so the activists began crowding around her in a menacing manner and requested that she stop taking pictures, even as several of them had whipped out their phones to take pictures or video as well.

"Could you be a bit more polite to people?" one woman in a face mask passive-aggressively asked Beth as she tailed along beside her.

Brave Beth repeatedly reminded the group that she had not done anything wrong since "this is a free country." However, when the activists stepped too close, Beth ordered to them to "stay away."

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One trans activist late last summer even resorted to violence to keep the Scaers from recording her public activism. At an alien event called Exeter UFO Festival in August, Beth was attacked by Laurie Paolini, a 61-year-old woman whose adult child identifies as transgender.

Almost from the moment the Scaers arrived at the festival, wearing their signature anti-transgender sandwich signs, Paolini, who was then a stranger to the Scaers, showed signs of hostility. She repeatedly approached the Scaers, asking heated — though civil — questions and even once stopped to snap a selfie with Stephen.

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Then, suddenly, Paolini lost her cool. According to an arrest report, she gave Beth Scaer the middle finger, then proceeded to walk toward her until her middle finger was pressed to Beth's raised phone. A moment later, Paolini yelled, "F*** you!" and grabbed Beth's phone and yanked it down, ostensibly in an unsuccessful attempt to knock it out of Beth's hand.

The entire incident was, of course, caught on Beth's body camera:

(Warning: Language)

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Paolini later told an Exeter police officer that Beth had "shoved a phone in her face" and then "started following her around." Another woman gave the officer a similar version of events. But Beth's bodycam tape didn't lie.

"I watched the footage," the officer wrote in the report. "... When Scaer took out her phone, at no point did she shove her phone in Paolini's face as she claimed and Scaer did not approach Paolini with her phone, it was Paolini who went up to Scaer."

Paolini was arrested and charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor. In March, she pled guilty and was issued a fine of $372, which was immediately suspended, provided she has no further contact with Beth Scaer and otherwise has one year of "good behavior."

Blaze News left a message at a phone number believed to be Paolini's but did not receive a returned call.

'I know you provoke them': NH officials apparently refuse to help

The Exeter police officer who investigated Beth Scaer's run-in with Paolini helped secure the Scaers some measure of justice in the face of constant physical threats and harassment from NHPA peacekeepers and other trans activists. But in most cases, cops have not been very helpful for the couple.

The Scaers have contacted New Hampshire State Police — the law enforcement agency in charge of policing the statehouse and its grounds — to report the NHPA peacekeepers for following them, barring their path, and engaging in other acts of aggression and intimidation during the Rainbow Recess event cited in an earlier section. Beth even furnished the agency with video evidence to support their claims.

'It is beyond parody that so many Democrats and so-called "moderate Republicans" are letting themselves be dictated to by a small histrionic group of far-left ideologues.'

To date, no official report has been filed with the agency. Trooper Chris Rollston even reportedly insinuated that the Scaers got what they deserved. "I know you provoke them," Rollston allegedly told Beth, referring to the peacekeepers.

The Scaers have likewise interacted with another security official, Chris Vetter, who is reportedly in charge of protecting the New Hampshire House. As with Rollston, those interactions have not led to any appreciable results.

In fact, Beth believes Vetter might harbor resentment against her for some reason, perhaps because of her activism. She even suggested to Blaze News that he may have been "spreading rumors" about her, though she did not elaborate on the nature of those rumors.

"My only guess is that Christopher Rollston was possibly counseled by Christopher Vetter about me not being someone he likes."

Neither the Department of State Police nor NHSP Troop D, the troop to which Rollston reportedly belongs, responded to Blaze News' request for comment.

The troopers are not the only authorities in the state who seem ambivalent about the cause of protecting kids against the transgender agenda. The state's most powerful political leader has thus far refused to take action, even after the legislature passed multiple bills related to protecting women and children against transvestic men.

One bill, H.B. 396, simply gives businesses and localities the option of preserving sex-segregated spaces, including bathrooms, locker rooms, sports teams, and correctional facilities. Yet Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, previously threatened to veto the measure.

Sununu has since walked back some of his prior statements and has suggested more recently that he may be more amenable to signing H.B. 396 and others like it. He can even opt not to take any action on the measures, which would mean they would become law after five days.

Cornerstone, a Christian advocacy organization in New Hampshire, hopes that Sununu will not prevent a tepid bill like H.B. 396 — which simply permits the possibility of sex-segregated spaces — from becoming law. "Only the most far-left 10% of our state opposes biological sex separation in our locker rooms, restrooms, and jails," said a statement from executive director Shannon McGinley. "It is beyond parody that so many Democrats and so-called 'moderate Republicans' are letting themselves be dictated to by a small histrionic group of far-left ideologues."

Sununu did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

With so few people in their state willing to take a stand to protect women and children, the Scaers believe they must continue fighting, no matter what torment befalls them. They even view the fight as personal now that one of their loved ones has died after first falling victim to the transgender agenda, though they asked Blaze News not to disclose further details about this private tragedy.

As part of that fight, Stephen Scaer is running as a Republican for the state Senate in district 13, which includes the blue city of Nashua. While winning would be nice, he told Blaze News the real purpose behind his campaign is to bring more awareness to the horrors of the transgender movement.

"I'm just using it to promote my cause of protecting boys and girls from this medical scandal and getting boys out of girls' sports and private spaces," he said.

"I just want to give people a choice."

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Infant dies after being left in car 'for hours'; Daily Mail gushes about her 2 adoptive dads



A baby girl in California died after she was left inside a car "for hours." Despite the tragic circumstances of the girl's untimely death, the Daily Mail, which published the exclusive report about it, showered praise on the gay couple who adopted her.

Romer and Jayson De Los Santos are two men from the San Diego area who became legal partners in 2008, just a few months before Proposition 8 passed overwhelmingly and banned same-sex marriage in California until the 2013 Obergefell SCOTUS ruling.

'Romer is an avid gardener and grows fruit, vegetables, bonsai trees, and flowers in the backyard and Jayson looks after the animals and collects eggs from the chickens.'

Within the last couple of years, the men first adopted a boy. Last November, they filled out a profile on an adoption site, expressing their desire for a baby. "Our hearts and home are open to providing more love to another amazing child," Romer and Jayson wrote in the profile.

Their wish was granted just a short five months later when little Diana Sofia was born in Arizona on April 11. The De Los Santoses flew out to Arizona and adopted Diana shortly thereafter.

Sadly, barely two months later, little Diana was dead. Just before 12:30 a.m. on June 13, she was found unresponsive inside the De Los Santoses' SUV parked outside their home. Paramedics arrived within minutes and raced Diana to Sharp Grossmont Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Though outdoor temperatures at the time were just 63 degrees Fahrenheit, the interior of a car can reach temperatures as high as 115 degrees even when it is just 70 degrees outside, the Daily Mail reported. Plus, the body temperature of children rises at significantly higher rates than that of adults.

It is unclear who left Diana in the car and for how long, though investigators believe she had been in the car "for hours." No charges have been filed in the case, which remains under investigation. A cause of death has not yet officially been determined.

"Never leave your child alone in a car even for a second to dash into a store or to run a quick errand," police said, according to the outlet. "Summer routines can shift unexpectedly. Even the best parents can forget a quiet or sleeping child is in the backseat of a car."

Though stopping short of calling the De Los Santoses "the best parents," one neighbor did indicate to the Daily Mail that they did seem to care about their children. "They seem like a nice family who wanted to give a couple of kids a good life, it's just a shame it didn't turn out that way," the neighbor said.

The Daily Mail certainly seems to view the De Los Santoses as good parents. The outlet fawned over the "adorable photos" the men had posted on social media, showing them "cradling" Diana and introducing her to her brother.

"Romer is an avid gardener and grows fruit, vegetables, bonsai trees, and flowers in the backyard and Jayson looks after the animals and collects eggs from the chickens," the outlet shared in the article about their deceased daughter.

"Romer explained [he and Jayson] both came from big families that often had dinners and parties and went on holiday together," the article added.

The Daily Mail also claimed that the De Los Santoses have so many animals living in their three-bedroom home that it is "basically a zoo." They even provide temporary homes for foster animals.

Jayson, who has purple hair in several photos, is described in the Daily Mail article as a "stay-at-home dad."

Despite the glowing account from the Daily Mail, the Publica reported that the speed at which the De Los Santoses had been able to adopt Diana "has raised concerns." The Publica noted that newborns are in high demand for prospective adoptive parents, who often have to wait a year or more before adopting a baby.

The Publica also reported that Romer is a former LGBT activist in the area. More than 15 years ago, he began volunteering with San Diego LGBT Pride and eventually rose in the ranks to become co-chair, a position he held for three years. During that time, he bragged that he "doubled the size of the Board of Directors within a year and improved its diversity in age, race, gender, and gender identity," the Publica reported.

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Hungary refuses to embrace European Union's LGBT activism and migration policies



The European Union wants uniformity of vision and policy among its remaining member states. To this end, bureaucrats in Brussels have worked to crush dissent wherever it crops up. This cultural imperialism has proven ineffective against Hungary, which refuses to embrace the leftist orthodoxies of the day despite facing steep financial penalties for doing so.

Gergely Gulyas, chief of staff for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, made clear Thursday that while the Hungarian government is open to meeting various EU standards, "it would be undemocratic and unacceptable" to cave on policy issues of importance to the Hungarian people, particularly those concerning LGBT indoctrination and open borders.

What's the background?

In recent years, Hungary and Poland have resisted EU demands concerning various matters of policy and governance. This resistance — the product of mandates dictated by their respective populations through fair and free elections — has been characterized as a violation of both countries' respective EU member agreements promising to uphold democratic standards and common values.

The BBC noted that Orbán's Hungary has been accused of various supposed improprieties, including the curbing of minority rights.

A sticking point for leftists in Brussels as well as the Biden administration has been a law, approved in 2021 by Hungary's National Assembly in a 157-1 vote, which increased the punishment for convicted pedophiles and banned LGBT propaganda targeting children.

Orbán has also drawn the ire of EU officials for limiting the influx of so-called asylum-seekers to Hungary by requiring economic migrants and other foreign nationals to submit pre-asylum applications at its missions to Serbia or Ukraine. Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion are, however, exempt, reported Politico.

Brussels has similarly blasted Poland for various policy manifestations of its Christian national identity but accused its former government of undermining the independence of its courts.

To induce compliance, the EU starved both nations of billions of dollars in funding, including pandemic recovery funds that were otherwise given in abundance to other member states. This pressure campaign came to a head in December 2022 when the European Court of Justice ruled that funding was conditional on meeting the EU's so-called democratic standards.

The bloc blocks Hungary

After eight years of resistance with the conservative Law and Justice Party at the helm, Poland appears to be on the verge of capitulation under the new leadership of incoming premier and former European Council President Donald Tusk.

"We have confirmation from the European Commission — Poland meets the last three conditions necessary for the full mobilization of structural funds — €76 billion for the implementation of programs until 2027," Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nalęcz, the funds and regional policy minister, said on Friday.

Budapest, on the other hand, faces a longer road toward appeasement, which Orbán appears uninterested in traveling.

According to EuroNews, Hungary had to meet 27 "super milestones" as well as four additional "horizontal enabling conditions" to receive the whole of the over $32 billion owed to Hungary that has been frozen.

Hungary managed to unlock over $10.9 billion of the funds last month, having apparently addressed the EU's concerns about judicial reform. However, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested last week that Hungary would have cave to LGBT activist demands, guarantee the right of so-called asylum, and bolster academic freedom to thaw out the remainder of the funds, reported Barron's.

The funds "will remain blocked until Hungary fulfills all the necessary conditions," said Leyen.

The European Parliament is not content to even allow Hungary to have the $10.9 billion it is owed. Last week, the legislature reportedly threatened to sue the EU's executive arm over the release of the funds to Hungary. It also raised the possibility of theoretically stripping Budapest of its EU voting rights.

"Parliament will look into whether legal action should be pursued to overturn the decision to partially unfreeze funds, and notes that it can use an array of legal and political measures," the legislature said in a statement.

Digging in

The Hungarian government has underscored that the democratic will of its people is incompatible with so-called democratic standards abroad.

Gergely Gulyas stressed Thursday that there would be "limits" to reaching an agreement with the EU, given what is demanded runs contrary to the will of Hungarian voters, reported the Associated Press.

"The Hungarian government is willing to reach an agreement with the Commission, but in cases where people have expressed a clear opinion, it would be undemocratic and unacceptable," said Gulyas. "For Hungary, even despite the will of the European Commission, it is unacceptable to spread LGBTQ propaganda among children, and we also cannot abandon our position on migration issues."

Orbán indicated in a Friday radio broadcast, "The only thing we can say, very calmly, as a reply is that there there is not enough money in the world to force us to let migrants in. There is not enough money in the world for us to allow them to take away our country. We will not create conditions like we see in Western European states — the threat of terrorism, crime, I could go on and on."

"And there is not enough money in the world for which we would put our children or grandchildren in the hands of LGBTQ activists. That's impossible," added the prime minister.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico commended Orbán last week for standing up for his country's sovereignty and indicated further he would shoot down any effort by the European Parliament to wrest away Hungary's voting rights in the legislature.

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Indeed is paying $10,000 for workers to relocate so long as they are transvestites or have kids who've rejected their biological sex



Indeed, among the world's top job sites, is offering to help pay for employees to relocate. Not all employees, however; just those who reject the reality of their biological sex and those workers whose children are purportedly "gender non-conforming, transgender or non-binary."

The woke company told Axios that it internally announced this relocation benefit accommodating the reality-averse in July, but is only just now discussing it publicly.

$10,000 will reportedly be awarded to any transvestic, U.S.-based worker who seeks so-called "gender-affirming care" — a euphemism for destructive hormone therapies and genital mutilation procedures — but presently lives in an area where state laws or other government directives hinder the worker in obtaining it.

The same benefit similarly applies to workers seeking to move their gender-dysphoric kids out of areas that presently protect children from undergoing irreversible "gender-affirming care."

Bloomberg reported that the company, where at least one executive cites "queen" as a preferred pronoun, will also cover any tax liability created by the payment.

Extra to boosting ESG scores and placating LGBT activists, it appears that this initiative has something also to do with retention.

"Our transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming colleagues are integral to our business and culture at Indeed," Misty Gaither, vice president of DEI at the company, told Axios. "We know employees thrive and do their best work when they can bring their authentic selves to work. ... We also believe that everyone has the right to make the healthcare decisions that they feel are right for themselves and their families."

Among the handful of workers who have so far taken advantage is 30-year-old Sam Burger, a content creator at the company who used to go by Magdalene but now uses plural pronouns. She reportedly used the handout to leave Austin, Texas, for Denver, Colorado, which she figured would be a better fit. Bloomberg indicated the $10,000 has gone a long way, especially since the move has cost Burger roughly only $5,000 to date.

"As soon as I found out that I was getting the money, it was very much like a weight lifted," she said.

It's unclear how the sincerity of claimants is assessed and whether normal employees might be able to exploit the benefit simply by claiming to be transvestites.

Gaither, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, noted in the company's 2023 DEI report, "We're focused on making progress towards our goal to increase representation of women and underrepresented genders (URG) to 50% at all levels of Indeed's global workforce, and increase U.S. workforce representation of underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (URM) to 30% by 2030."

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