Faith Perkins

Faith Perkins is a staff writer for The Lion. She graduated from Missouri Western State University with a bachelors in convergent journalism.

Culture
Biological male, 50, regularly competes against teenage girls in swimming

A 50-year-old biological male competed last week against 29 female minors at a swimming competition in Canada. Melody Wiseheart, a biological male previously known as Nicholas J. Cepeda, was competing… Read More

October 27, 2023
Courts
Gender detransitioner sues prominent doctors she says pushed her into it

Detransitioner Layton Ulery is suing the Rhode Island doctors and health clinic responsible for giving her testosterone instead of the mental health counseling she needed, leaving her with permanent damage. Read More

October 26, 2023
Courts
‘We’ve got to protect kids’: Missouri AG joins 32 others in suit against social media giant for being addictive and harmful for children

Missouri has joined 32 other states in suing Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging it has knowingly harmed the mental health of minors by making its social media… Read More

October 26, 2023
Culture
Arkansas governor signs executive order against ‘woke nonsense’

The Arkansas government won’t be using any “woke” and “anti-women” terminology, thanks to an executive order signed by the governor. “Today, we’re taking a stand against woke nonsense,” Gov. Sarah… Read More

October 25, 2023
Courts
Father sues New Jersey school district over its refusal to notify parents on student gender issues

A father of three filed a federal lawsuit to block a New Jersey school district’s policy that does not require parental notification when students ask to be called by a… Read More

October 24, 2023