Valerie Richardson

Jan 9, 2025 | washingtontimes.com | Valerie Richardson

A federal court on Thursday invalidated the Biden administration’s ambitious overhaul of Title IX, handing the Democratic president a major defeat on transgender rights as he prepares to leave office. U.S. District Chief Judge Danny Reeves granted summary judgment to a five-state coalition challenging the Department of Education’s regulatory change of adding “gender identity” to Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in education.

Dec 24, 2024 | washingtontimes.com | Valerie Richardson

Aid for Women was vandalized during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, but that hasn’t stopped the pro-life pregnancy center from spreading Christmas joy to young women like Chasty. The 29-year-old woman is celebrating her first yuletide as a mother with her 4-month-old daughter Zehari at Monica’s House in Chicago, one of two maternal homes run by Aid for Women. The festivities have already begun.

Dec 20, 2024 | washingtontimes.com | Valerie Richardson

Companies and universities embracing diversity, equity and inclusion workshops, be forewarned: It turns out that accusing people of being racists and oppressors may not be a recipe for interpersonal harmony.

Dec 19, 2024 | washingtontimes.com | Valerie Richardson

Disney has scuttled a transgender storyline from an upcoming animated series, citing concerns about usurping parental authority after years of pushing LGBTQ themes and characters in its children’s programming. The entertainment giant said it has scotched the transgender identity of a character in “Win or Lose,” a Pixar Animation Studios series about a middle-school coed softball team set for release in Feb. 9 on the Disney+ streaming service.

Dec 13, 2024 | washingtontimes.com | Valerie Richardson

Key figures in the next Trump administration have spotted a ripe target for their federal waste-cutting mandate: the $1 billion spent by the Department of Education on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.