by UFI Blog | Oct 10, 2019 | Gender Identity, Sex Education, Sexual Orientation
A friend of mine confronted an interesting dilemma this year with her high school son. She lives in Utah which has some of this country’s most conservative sex education laws. As one of three states in the country with an “opt-in” provision, Utah teachers instructing...
by UFI Blog | Oct 1, 2019 | Gender Identity, Religious Freedom, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Sexual Orientation, Transgender
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black It has no teeth, but it is sending a message. In June of this year, the California Assembly passed ACR 99, a resolution that condemns...
by UFI Blog | Oct 1, 2019 | Education, Family, Gender Identity, Schools, Transgender
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black When I was little, I loved to have my mother read to me. I had two favorite stories that I requested over and over: The Little Red Hen...
by UFI Blog | Aug 6, 2019 | Gender, Gender Identity, UN, Women's Rights
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black “We are more than you, and essentially you need to learn how to become a bit more like us.” That was the message Katlego Kai...
by UFI Blog | Jul 17, 2019 | Choice, Education, Freedom, Gender Identity, President's message, Same-Sex Attraction
By Tori Black Do you remember hearing as a kid, “Well, if you don’t…then, I won’t be your friend.” There’s a term for using that tactic: relational aggression. Some people learn early in life that threatening people with exclusion is a great way to attempt to get what...
by UFI Blog | Jun 25, 2019 | LGBT, Religious Freedom, Religious rights
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black Friday I opened up my newsfeed, and this is what greeted me: an account of a six year old girl traumatized by her teacher who insisted...