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The Untold Story of Gender Detransitioners
Contributed by Brittney Jones - August 17, 2021 “A gender specialist told me to give it more time. Eight years seemed like an awfully long time to me. Nothing made sense. Why hadn’t the recommended hormones and surgery worked? Why was I still distressed about...
The Tenacity of the Pro-family Movement
Contributed by Tori Black - August 3, 2021 In the Old Testament story of David and Goliath, Goliath was a giant of a man. The record says he was six cubits tall – about nine feet. He was a Philistine soldier outfitted with a bronze helmet and a coat of scale...
The Precarious State of Parental Rights
Several years ago, a prominent U.S. media personality sparked heated controversy by arguing that if we are going to start investing adequately in public education, “we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to...
Demographic Decline – What’s Causing It, and How We Can Reverse It
“Sustainability” has become an often-used word with many individuals and groups touting fertility reduction as a necessary goal for achieving sustainability. As a result of their efforts - and a host of cultural, social and political currents - almost one-half of the...
Equality Act Survey
United Families International is pleased to announce our sponsorship and release of a new national survey! The findings are revealing and encouraging to those who value the right of women and girls to privacy, safety and opportunity. The survey also shows that...
The Importance of Language in Defending Women’s Sports
There is increasing pressure, today, to succumb to and even celebrate certain narratives and behaviors. When beliefs are in conflict, people are often shamed through name-calling. As parents and adults, it is our responsibility to teach children how to respond to...
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The Courage of the Madonnas
By Nicole Smithson Across the country, from Maryland to California are 12 Madonna’s of the Trail. These are identical statues of a woman holding a child in one arm, carrying a rifle in another hand, and a toddler child clinging to her dress. These statues are located...
The False Promise of Cohabitation
By Ashlee Kendell Over the past 50 years, research has shown that the average increased risk for divorce, when related to premarital cohabitation, has not changed. We have 50 years of evidence indicating that cohabiting before marriage does not lead to longevity in...
Video Games: Healthy Pastime or Pathway to Addiction?
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Chelsea Jones In 1992, David* received his first video game system. His parents, like many others, were unaware of the potentially damaging...
What Happens if Abortion is Codified?
By Chelsea Jones No one expects secondary infertility, and yet, I am in the 10% who experience it. We (my husband and I) got pregnant with our first child in the first month we tried. This was not the case when we tried to get pregnant the second time. We endured...
How Redefining Marriage Has Undermined the Rights and Wellbeing of Children
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. By Katy Faust for United Families International A landmark custody dispute between same-sex “parents” is back in the news. In 2000, Lisa Miller and Janet...
The Contempt at the Heart of “Family Planning” Policies
Contributed by Tori Black On the day before the 2021 March for Life, the annual event that marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, President Biden signed a memorandum reversing four years of pro-life actions by former...
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