Transgender Powerlifter Stripped of Female Championship Win

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Male-to-female transgender powerlifter Mary Gregory has been stripped of several women’s championship titles after the Powerlifting Federation determined that Gregory was not eligible to compete as a female. . .

“What a day, 9 for 9! Masters world squat record, open world bench record, masters world dl record, and masters world total record!” Gregory posted to Instagram at the time.

“A huge thank you to [RAW Powerlifting Federation], from the bottom of my heart! As a transgender lifter I was unsure what to expect going into this meet and everyone – all the spotters, loaders, referees, staff, meet director, all made me welcome and treated me as just another female lifter- thank you!” the athlete continued. “And thanks to all the fans in the audience who cheered me on and congratulated me!”

But on Friday, the same 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation announced that Gregory would be stripped of her currently held titles because, it seems, the board does not consider Gregory sufficiently female, Hot Air reports.

“It was revealed that this female lifter was actually a male in the process of becoming a Transgender female,” Federation president Paul Bossi said in a statement to media. ““Our rules, and the basis of separating genders for competition, are based on physiological classification rather than identification.” (Read more from “Transgender Powerlifter Stripped of Female Championship Win” HERE)

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She Accused Him of Rape. The Charges Were Dropped When She Realized She FORGOT She Gave Consent.

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The couple met at a church event years before this alleged incident, The Daily Mail reported, and had sex on occasion throughout those years. On October 8, 2017, the woman invited the man over to her home after the two had a fight earlier that day. The man came over and the two had consensual sex. The next day, however, she called police and said the man had raped her.

The charges were finally dropped against the man, who will not be named by The Daily Wire, because the woman simply “forgot” she had invited him.

Crown Prosecutor Matthew Hynes withdrew the charges and told an Australian court that the woman suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and had a personality disorder. He said these disorders would lead the woman to engage in “incidences with men, whereby consensual sex can occur, she can transplant previous memories on to that.”

“She has a high-functioning alcoholism issue whereby she consumes a fair bit of alcohol every day, and that plays a part into her mental health and her mind and state and perception of things,” Hynes added. “It also plays a part in why she might forget things at times.” . . .

This is what happens when we live in the era of #MeToo, where every accusation, no matter how thin or what the woman’s circumstances are, must be believed and every accused man must be taken through the system. This man was charged with rape because a mentally ill woman forgot she consented. (Read more from “She Accused Him of Rape. The Charges Were Dropped When She Realized She FORGOT She Gave Consent.” HERE)

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Boycott Alert: Disney Guts Christianity From Movie About Tolkien

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Disney’s new film Tolkien premiers this weekend, and the trailers promise an engrossing biopic, complete with scenes from the First World War. The movie aims to show how J.R.R. Tolkien’s early life inspired the creative genius behind such works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, which are rightly recognized as classics and which both inspired epic film franchises (one far superior to the other).

Yet the new Disney film cuts out some of the most important influences in his life. The movie does not once mention the great ex-atheist and Christian author C.S. Lewis, a close friend of Tolkien. Indeed, Tolkien said he would never have completed The Lord of the Rings without Lewis’ “great encouragement.” The movie also does not mention the Inklings, the society of writers who read each other’s works and spurred both Lewis and Tolkien on to greatness. . .

Worst, however, is the film’s neglect for Tolkien’s faith, which inspired his entire life. The movie also cuts out the literary works that inspired his imagination — touchstones of the Western literary tradition. In fact, the author’s literary masterpiece The Lord of the Rings is heavily influenced not just by the Western literary tradition but by Christianity and Jesus in particular.

“This handsome, earnest, yet overstuffed and poorly paced film deviates frequently from the historical record,” Father Michael Ward wrote in The Catholic Herald. “Most seriously, it ignores Tolkien’s devout Christian faith: there is no indication that he served Mass daily as a boy or ever even entered a Catholic church.” Indeed, this may be a reason why the Tolkien estate disavowed the film. (Read more from “Boycott Alert: Disney Guts Christianity From Movie About Tolkien” HERE)

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Companies Pledge Boycott of Georgia Over ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law

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Three film industry companies thus far say they will no longer shoot in Georgia unless the state’s new “Heartbeat” abortion law is repealed.

David Simon’s Blown Deadline Productions, Killer Films CEO Christine Vachon, and Mark Duplass have vowed to boycott the state, noted Hollywood Reporter.

The three production companies, however, appear to be in the minority when Georgia is considered the “number one filming location in the world,” as Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office’s deputy commissioner reported. . .

The report continued on what occurred after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed the bill into law Tuesday:

[O]n Tuesday afternoon, there was near silence on social media from those who signed actress Alyssa Milano’s March 28 letter threatening that boycott. On Instagram and Twitter, pro-female voices in Hollywood were more likely posting about last night’s Met Gala or Jessica Chastain’s criticism of the portrayal of rape in “Game of Thrones,” than Georgia’s abortion rights.

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Writer Wore a MAGA Hat Into an Ultra-Liberal Vegan Restaurant. Here’s What Happened.

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As a case study in American political tribalism in the age of President Trump, a Los Angeles writer wore a MAGA hat to an ultra-liberal vegan restaurant in the city to see what sort of adventures would unfold. Quite shockingly, people actually proved his thesis wrong.

The article by Joel Stein in Los Angeles Magazine confronts the fact that Americans hate each other in the age of President Trump, a fever he himself admits to having been inflicted with at times. . .

In light of all this, Stein devised a little social experiment: wear the iconic Make America Great Again hat to the ultra-liberal Café Gratitude in Larchmont, which he describes as a “vegan hipster restaurant.” It’s a restaurant so liberal that when the establishment sold a “Make America Grateful Hat,” customers complained that it took President Trump’s evil too lightly. . .

“Before I left, I asked the black waiter, Darick Thomas, how he felt about my hat,” Stein continues. “‘I don’t care. At all. Really. At all! I look at a hat and that doesn’t tell me who the person is,’ he said. “‘I’m not against Trump. He says some smart things; he says some dumb things.'”

Throughout Stein’s whole time at the restaurant, only one person, a patron, openly expressed disapproval of his MAGA hat. “Is that guy wearing a f***ing MAGA hat?” the patron asked at the counter. (Read more from “Writer Wore a MAGA Hat Into an Ultra-Liberal Vegan Restaurant. Here’s What Happened.” HERE)

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Horrible: Major University Warns Jewish Students Not to Celebrate Israel Independence Day

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According to a tip provided to The Daily Wire by a Ph.D. student at the U.K.’s prestigious University of Leeds, the student union at the educational institutional recently deemed it appropriate to post something on Facebook warning students that they may not be happy with Jewish students celebrating Israel Independence Day. The post even goes so far as to offer a help and support line for thin-skinned Jew-hating ignoramuses who are so grossly offended by the mere sight of Jewish university students celebrating the independence day — known in Hebrew as Yom Ha’atzmaut — of the world’s one and only Jewish state. . .

Here is the full post:

[Leeds University Union] has given permission for the Jewish Society to run an event on Thursday 9th May in Union Square (12pm-2pm) celebrating Israel Independence Day.

We understand that some of our members will be unhappy that this event is taking place, which is why we are letting students know in advance.

. . .

One commented: “Politicising an event devoid of politics. Any nation should be allowed to celebrate their culture away from politics. … Offence is taken, not given, but it seems some are beginning to pick and choose what to take offence to in terms of nation, nationhood and culture. Yom Haatsmaut [sic] celebrations should be able to go ahead tomorrow with no fear of a backlash. It isn’t politics. Its a cultural celebration[.]” (Read more from “Horrible: Major University Warns Jewish Students Not to Celebrate Israel Independence Day” HERE)

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BBC Now Promoting Show About Drag Queens With Down Syndrome

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This week, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) showcased folks with Down syndrome dressing and performing in full drag.

“Meet Drag Syndrome – the outspoken performers with Down’s syndrome who are creating a stir on the drag scene,” the BBC captioned a four-minute video. “These drag queens and kings were brought together in 2018 by choreographer Daniel Vais, to provide a platform for performers with learning disabilities and to challenge stereotypes.”

“They have received criticism along the way, but with a performance at Glastonbury coming up, could they be about to hit the big time?” the public broadcaster posed. . .

In October, NBC News similarly showcased “Drag Syndrome.” The network highlighted performances by the group’s members at a popular gay venue called Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

“Then, without warning, the steady electronic beat of the music shifts to a more familiar Divine track, and out pops a drag queen dressed to the nines in a skin-tight catsuit, draped with purple sequins, and a blond wig to top it all off,” reported NBC. (Read more from “BBC Now Promoting Show About Drag Queens With Down Syndrome” HERE)

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Bush Judge Creates Fake Right for Non-Doctors to Perform Abortions

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Remember when judges had to take the abortion issue away from the legislatures so that women wouldn’t receive abortions performed with hangers in back alleys? Now, judges have to take the health care standards away from legislatures so that non-doctors can perform back alley-type abortions. The common denominator is that abortion is a religion where typical rules of law don’t apply, and judges are gods who can contradict law, the Constitution, and their own precedents at will.

On Monday, Virginia federal district Judge Henry E. Hudson, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that suddenly the commonwealth’s commonsense law dating back to 1975 requiring abortions to be performed only by licensed physicians is unconstitutional. You see, states and even the federal government can regulate every aspect of health care and even every aspect of medical insurance. But life-and-death procedures like abortions must be free from the most basic health care standards, including the requirement to have a doctor perform the procedure. Imagine a judge declaring that because gun ownership is a real right (unlike abortion), anyone could sell firearms without a license.

Once again, we see vividly how once the other branches of government have ceded every issue to the federal courts, everything goes when it comes to their preferred policy outcomes. Judges don’t even follow their own precedents. Once we grant judges the right to unilaterally make law, set morals, and remake culture, what is to stop them from changing the rules midway? In the landmark Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA v. Casey ruling affirming the individual “right” to an abortion, the court made clear that states could still regulate the health care standards for performing abortions. “The Constitution gives the States broad latitude to decide that particular functions may be performed only by licensed professionals, even if an objective assessment might suggest that those same tasks could be performed by others,” wrote Justice O’Connor in the 1992 abortion case upholding a state’s ability to require that licensed physicians provide all relevant information in counseling on abortions.

Indeed, states regulate the standards for licensed professionals all the time – everything from lemonade stands to mowing grass – even when “an objective assessment might suggest that those same tasks could be performed by others.” But when it comes to the sacred ideals of abortion, all rules must be broken.

Hudson even quotes from physician testimony noting how “serious complications” could come up during surgical abortions, yet he still orders that all non-physician clinicians be allowed to perform even dilation and evacuation procedures during the first three months of pregnancy. Moreover, Hudson himself conceded that “potential complications in performing second trimester abortions may arise that may warrant the judgment and skills that a physician can best provide.”

When it comes to abortion, everything goes. Take, for example, an authentic right, such as donating to a political campaign or owning a gun. A legal immigrant has no such rights and is indeed barred from donating to political campaigns (First Amendment) or owning a gun (Second Amendment) in most circumstances. Yet in October 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. ruled that even illegal aliens have a right to demand direct access to an abortion. Additionally, courts are increasingly throwing out all safety and health care regulations governing abortions and clinics, ignoring standards for every other aspect of health care.

Everything goes when it comes to the religion of abortion. (For more from the author of “Bush Judge Creates Fake Right for Non-Doctors to Perform Abortions” please click HERE)

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Woman Reveals How Teens Responded After Pro-Abortion Rep. Harrassed Them

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The [mother] of two girls who were allegedly harassed by Democratic Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims for protesting outside a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood told Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night that they prayed for him following the encounter.

Ashley Garecht had been to the Philly Planned Parenthood several times before the incident took place. On Maundy Thursday of Easter weekend, she brought her 13- and 15-year-old daughters and their friend with her to pray outside the clinic.

“So, after our first altercation with him, you know, I went and talked to my girls and told them, you know, ‘I’m really sorry this happened. I’m really proud of you guys for being here,’” Garecht began. “This is something we wanted to do as a prayerful act of the service as we prepared for the Easter Triduum, which was going to begin that night with Holy Thursday Mass. And I told them, you know, sometimes it’s hard to do the right thing, but I was really proud of them.”

She continued, “Sadly, ironically, the two older girls looked at me and said, ‘Mom, that was nothing compared to what people were screaming at us at the March for Life in January.’ They went to the March for Life with their high school. So, I guess I was grateful that they had had some experience before. They were prepared for it and because they were able to kind of stay calm, that helped my younger daughter stay calm. And, you know, we prayed for him then.” (Read more from “Woman Reveals How Teens Responded After Pro-Abortion Rep. Harrassed Them” HERE)

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Father Kills Infant Son – All Because of a Video Game

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By Breitbart. According to authorities, Anthony Trice, 26, killed his infant son with a blow to the head after losing at a video game.

Trice was watching his son on Friday at their West Jefferson Street home in Louisville, Kentucky. According to the arrest citation, he began throwing his controller when he started to lose at the unspecified video game he was playing at the time.

The alleged killer then struck his infant son in the head with a closed fist, severely injuring him. Then he carried him into the kitchen to get him a bottle and dropped him onto the floor. Realizing the child was “in distress,” Trice then called 911. The baby was taken to Norton Children’s Hospital but died on Sunday evening despite the best efforts of medical personnel. (Read more from “Father Kills Infant Son – All Because of a Video Game” HERE)

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Louisville Dad Accused of Hitting Infant Son in Head, Killing Him, After Losing Video Game

By Courier Journal. Anthony Trice, 26, was watching the child alone on Friday at a home in the 1100 block of West Jefferson Street when he began losing a video game and threw the controller, according to an arrest citation. . .

Trice picked up the child and walked to the kitchen to prepare a bottle when he dropped the child, court papers say Trice told detectives.

He soon realized the baby was “in distress,” police said, and called 911. The infant was taken to Norton Children’s Hospital in serious condition. He died Sunday evening.

Trice was originally charged Saturday with first-degree criminal abuse of a child and booked into Metro Corrections. His charges have been upgraded to murder. (Read more from “Louisville Dad Accused of Hitting Infant Son in Head, Killing Him, After Losing Video Game” HERE)

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