
Brandon Showalter
Opinion writer and social commentator
Brandon M. Showalter is a journalist and podcaster with The Christian Post who has reported extensively on topics of theological interest in the Church; bioethics issues such as euthanasia, assisted suicide, artificial reproductive technology, and surrogacy; and the developments of the "gender identity" movement and transgender ideology.
He was first inspired to pursue a career in writing and journalism while mopping floors and scrubbing toilets as a church custodian in April 2015.
He earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and Spanish from Bridgewater College of Virginia in 2007, a Master of Arts in human rights from The Catholic University of America in 2022, and is a fellow of the John Jay Institute for Faith, Society, & Law. He is also a graduate (class of 2015) of a three-year, non-degree program at Bethel School of Ministry in Redding, California.
His favorite thing to do in life is to sing.
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'Who is Keira Bell?': Parents launch mobile campaign warning against trans medicalization
Amid a corporate media blackout about the harms of chemical and surgical sex changes for children and teens, a new mobile billboard campaign is highlighting the story of Keira Bell, a young British detransitioner who won a court battle against a gender clinic that encouraged her to take puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, which she wound up regretting.

NYT exposé details Google's complicity in online sexual exploitation: 'Pillar of sleazy ecosystem'
Amid ongoing scrutiny of Pornhub and its parent company Mindgeek, Google is coming under fire for helping direct people to content featuring the rape and sexual abuse of children published on websites like Pornhub and XVideos.

Male rape suspects in Scotland allowed to 'self-identify' as female, police say
Amid ongoing contentiousness surrounding gender ideology in the United Kingdom, alarms have been sounded about a policy allowing those suspected of rape in Scotland to self-identify as female.

Colombian woman challenges court order forcing her to remove video supporting traditional marriage
A social media star from Colombia is asking the nation’s constitutional court to overturn a national court ruling that ordered her to take down an online video wherein she expressed her belief in traditional marriage.

Christian university sues to block HUD order forcing male student placement in female dorms
A Missouri Christian university is suing the Biden administration over a federal directive that its lawsuit claims requires religious schools to open their dormitories and showers based on "gender identity.”

Dad sentenced to 6 months for breaking gag order, objecting to daughter taking testosterone
A Canadian dad was sentenced to six months in jail after breaking a gag order by publicly objecting to his teen daughter being given cross-sex hormones as part of a medicalized gender transition.

Sexual abstinence and 'purity culture' are often conflated but aren't the same, Tim Keller explains
What's often referred to as "purity culture" is not the same thing as remaining sexually abstinent outside of marriage, though many conflate the two, according to Tim Keller, founder and former pastor of Redeemer Church in New York City.

JoJo Siwa tells child fans: 'You can be in love with whoever you want'
JoJo Siwa, who rose to fame after being a contestant on the TV series "Dance Moms" and now has a billion-dollar brand, told kids at a recent LGBT awards show that they "can be in love with whoever you want to be in love with," after coming out earlier this year.

Mastercard changes rules for credit card payments to porn sites
Mastercard is updating its requirements for banks that process payments for porn sites following growing condemnation of porn and social media sites that have profited off videos showing rape and illegal sexual content involving children.

Amazon reverses ban on book helping parents rescue kids from transgenderism after pushback
With no notification given, Amazon banned a new book aimed at helping parents sever the influences of gender ideology and then reversed its decision in its latest move against voices that scrutinize transgenderism.


























