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How A California Psychology Student Exposed The Dark Side Of Therapy Education
When Naomi Best began a counseling psychology master’s program last year at Santa Clara University, she did not expect her professor to ask her what she disliked about her genitals.
As a required part of Professor Chongzheng Wei’s “Human Sexuality” class, students were asked to submit a “sexual autobiography” that could include talking about their genitals, sharing when they first began masturbating, or discussing their “personal sexual aspirations,” Best said.
The syllabus said students need not answer questions that “make you feel extremely uncomfortable,” but that was easier said than done.
At one point, a trans-identifying male psychologist was invited to be a guest speaker for the class, she said. When Best asked him what he meant by “gender euphoria,” he allegedly told her that he “almost came” when he saw himself in the mirror as a woman for the first time, she said.
The trans-identifying psychologist also allegedly told students, “trans women have the only p***ies that can blow up the world,” Best said. Click here to read more.
Michigan Emerges as Midwest Hub for ‘Gender-Affirming Care’, Even for Kids
LANSING, Mich. – Even though the U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors – setting a precedent that could pave the way for similar laws in other states – Michigan is holding its ground. Under Democratic leadership, the state remains a hub for both adult and youth gender-affirming care – and demand is growing, especially from families crossing state lines to access care outlawed elsewhere.
State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) responded to the Tennessee ruling by reassuring residents that nothing has changed in Michigan. “An important thing to remember in light of SCOTUS’ ruling on gender-affirming care for minors as well: it does not ban this care” she posted on X. “It allows states to enact laws to ban it. Michigan does not have such a law, and gender-affirming care should still be available.” Click here to read more.
$5,000 award offered for return of Idaho teens allegedly taken by FLDS Church
MONTEVIEW, Idaho The Uvalde Foundation for Kids is offering a five-thousand-dollar reward for the return of two Idaho teens who were allegedly kidnapped by members of the FLDS Church earlier this week.
The reward is being offered for the safe return of the teens after they were reported missing on Sunday, June 22, by their mother, Elizabeth Roundy.
Rachelle Fischer, 15, and Allen Fischer, 13, were allegedly taken from their home in Monteview, Idaho while Roundy was away at a bible study group. Police say the children were last seen wearing traditional FLDS clothing. Rachelle was last seen in a dark green prairie dress, and Allen was last seen wearing a light blue shirt with jeans and black slip-on shoes.
According to The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, Rachelle is five feet and five inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Allen is five feet and nine inches tall, weighing about 135 pounds with longer sandy blonde hair and blue eyes. Click here to read more.
60 ‘critically missing’ children rescued, 8 people arrested
SARASOTA, Fla. - U.S. Marshals, with the help of several law enforcement agencies, rescued 60 missing children.
The “critically missing” children were rescued from Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties in Florida. They ranged in age from 9 to 17.
According to the US Marshalls, “critically missing” children are those at risk of crimes of violence or those with other elevated risk factors such as substance abuse, sexual exploitation, crime exposure or domestic violence.
Eight people were arrested and face several charges, including human trafficking, child endangerment, narcotics possession and custodial interference. Click here to read more.
Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold.
WASHINGTON D.C. - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services, is correct that reported autism rates have exploded in the last 30 years — they’ve increased roughly 60-fold — but he is dead wrong about the causes. I should know, because I am partly responsible for the explosion in rates.
The rapid rise in autism cases is not because of vaccines or environmental toxins, but rather is the result of changes in the way that autism is defined and assessed — changes that I helped put into place.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, I was the chair of the task force charged with creating the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or the D.S.M.-IV. Sometimes called the “bible of psychiatry,” the D.S.M. influences medical practice, insurance coverage, education and treatment selection.
In the third edition of the D.S.M., published in 1980, autism was tightly defined and considered extremely rare. Criteria for the diagnosis required a very early onset (before age 3) of severe cognitive, interpersonal, emotional and behavioral problems.
But my task force approved the inclusion of the new diagnosis, Asperger’s disorder, which is much milder in severity than classic autism and much more common. In doing so, we were responding to child psychiatrists’ and pediatricians’ concerns for children who did not meet the extremely stringent criteria for classic autism, but had similar symptoms in milder form and might benefit from services.
