Mary Doe
Coverage of Mary Doe in the Nexus archive.
- Parents sue an area school district, saying staffers hid their child’s gender transition
Parents in Anne Arundel County filed a federal lawsuit against the county board of education, alleging school staff concealed their child's gender transition by using a male name and pronouns without parental consent. The lawsuit challenges a school policy allowing students to be addressed by names and pronouns aligning with their gender identity, claiming it violates parental rights and religious beliefs.
- Louisiana church solicits prayers for pastor convicted of sexual assault – but not for his victims
Anthony Odiong was sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against congregants in Texas. A Louisiana church where he previously served as pastor has been criticized for soliciting prayers for him in a bulletin that omitted the victims. One of the victims encouraged the community to pray for the victims as well.