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Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce is a freelance reporter covering politics, sports and culture.

Gender
Oregon school survey asks 11-year-olds if they’re ‘two spirit,’ ‘genderfluid’

(The Heartlander) — Oregon officials are facing a firestorm of outrage over intrusive, age-inappropriate, far-left sexual ideology in surveys of schoolchildren there. A new student health survey created by the… Read More

December 5, 2025
World
Quebec bill would ban public prayer

Quebec leaders are moving ahead with another plan to limit public expressions of faith, even as critics warn the province is trampling basic freedoms. The government introduced Bill 9 late… Read More

December 4, 2025
World
Canada pauses on allowing unlabeled cloned meat in stores, citing public outcry

Health Canada has stopped its plan to permit unlabeled cloned meat on store shelves after facing criticism from consumers, lawmakers and food industry leaders. The agency announced an indefinite pause… Read More

December 3, 2025
World
Japanese court upholds same-sex marriage ban 

Tokyo’s highest court has ruled the country’s marriage laws do not violate its constitution, breaking from several regional rulings that had questioned the legality of its same-sex marriage ban. Japan… Read More

December 2, 2025
World
Slovenia rejects assisted suicide legalization referendum

Slovenian voters have blocked a new assisted suicide law that their national lawmakers approved earlier this year. On Nov. 23, 53.44% of voters said no to putting the Assisted Voluntary… Read More

December 1, 2025