Huge cross lights up the sky over Budapest (& other stories)

A roundup of news and commentary from around the interwebs.

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This essay from Jon Kay and Margaret Wente at Quillette is a tour de force—the (for now) definitive run-down of how Canada was captured by trans activists: “When Trans Activism Becomes Government Policy.”

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From the Catholic Herald: “Renewed crackdown on Christians in Iran underway.”

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Rod Dreher has an interesting commentary on what’s going on in Hungary, where the cross was lit up in the sky during their national celebration: “Heaven Over Budapest: A Sign of the Times in the Hungarian Capital.”

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Andrew Lawton has a great interview with two Muslim Canadians on the growing backlash to the LGBT agenda in schools:

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Meanwhile, the Trudeau government continues to stoke the LGBT culture war—this time, warning that the U.S. might be dangerous for LGBT people due to the opposition of some states to sex changes for children: “Trudeau government issues LGBTQ travel advisory for the United States.”

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The Trudeau government appears to have missed this story—and Denmark is just the most recent in a lineup of countries rejecting the “affirmative model” approach to youth gender dysphoria: “Denmark Joins the List of Countries That Have Sharply Restricted Youth Gender Transitions.”

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This is why:

A doctor explains how giving a child puberty blockers will shut down the hypothalamus, which controls emotions, sexuality, and the aesthetic sense. "To shut down that system is to shut down what makes us human."https://t.co/H6rxYNWAEa pic.twitter.com/t33t7w6roG

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) August 29, 2023

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Progressives are claiming that common-sense opposition to graphic sex ed in schools is "book banning." Don't let them lie. This is what it is *actually* about, and this is what they are defending: https://t.co/jlpuTATTAG

— Jonathon Van Maren (@JVanMaren) August 30, 2023