Almost Everything the Media Tells You About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Is Wrong

Aug. 22, 2016
The Obama administration is busy making sure everyone uses the restroom they're most comfortable in. The rules now apply to federal buildings, as Philip Wegmann reports. A new review of the research, however, concludes that the politically correct take on sexual orientation and gender identity isn't based on science. Ryan T. Anderson summarizes. Plus: Robert Rector on what's missing from a study of children and poverty, Jim Phillips on the danger of Obama's cash payoff to Iran, and Mike Gonzalez on the Olympics and American diversity. Good morning from Washington.
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