Chiles, a Christian, views her career as an outgrowth of her faith. She believes that people flourish when they live consistently with God’s design for marriage and sexuality. Many of her clients seek her counsel precisely because their faith matters to them and they desire counseling that will help them align their life goals and behavior, including their sexuality, with their convictions. However,…
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July 2025 We show respect for the dignity of all people by providing separate space for males and females in instances where privacy between the two sexes is relevant, such as in restrooms, showers, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations like dorm rooms and hotel rooms on school trips. The distinctions between the two sexes are the reason our society has had separate locker rooms, showers, and…
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June 2025 - Athletic teams have long been separated by male and female in order to foster safety, fairness, and athletic opportunities for women and girls. While sex distinctions were generally prohibited under Title IX, these reasonable sex-based distinctions were permitted, even required, in order to carry out Title IX’s purpose of creating educational and athletic opportunities on the basis of…
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A public school in Ludlow, Massachusetts, socially transitioned children without their parents’ consent or knowledge. Staff were required to intentionally deceive parents by using the children’s legal names and sex-based pronouns when speaking to parents, but use “genderqueer” names and pronouns elsewhere. Once the parents discovered what was happening, school officials at Ludlow ignored…
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Jennifer Vitsaxaki, a devout Catholic, moved to Skaneateles, New York, with her husband and children from Greece when her daughter, “Jane Doe,” was in fourth grade. Jane loved school in Greece, but when she moved to the United States, Jane became increasingly withdrawn, no longer enjoyed school, and began displaying behavioral changes that concerned Vitsaxaki. After several years of trying…
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In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a group of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, challenged a local Board of Education’s policy. The policy mandated that elementary school students read books featuring LGBTQ+ themes without prior parental notification or the option to opt out. The parents, hailing from diverse religious backgrounds—Muslim, Catholic, and Orthodox—argued that this policy infringed upon…
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