I don’t usually write about cultural issues or criticize particular news media, but I can’t resist…

You’re Either One or the Other is the title of a children’s book written by Joy Wilt in 1980. I found it while sorting books for our upcoming move. Here is chapter one (one sentence per page, sometimes with pictures):

You’re a person, and because that’s true…you’re either male or female. A male person can be either a boy or a man. A female person can be either a girl or a woman. A boy is a male child. A boy grows up…and becomes a man. A man is a male adult. A girl is a female child. A girl grow up…and becomes a woman. A woman is a female adult. So you are either one or the other. Which are you?

The book goes on to describe boys and girls, men and women, using all sort of non-stereotypical examples, such as, “Some boys like to play sports…others would rather read books…some girls like to play sports, but Helen likes to spend her time doing other things.”

In short, You’re Either One or the Other is a common-sense book that explains the anatomical differences between the sexes as well as celebrates the differences within the sexes.

It’s a common sense book that is now heresy in some circles. Here’s CNN’s breathless headline on a recent Supreme Court decision:

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors in a blockbuster ruling that will bolster efforts by conservative state lawmakers to pass and preserve other divisive laws targeting transgender Americans. – Devan Cole and John Fritze, June 18, 2025

It’s hard to know where to start…

• It’s not “gender-affirming,” it’s gender denying
• It’s not “care,” it’s harm

The CNN news article, NOT an editorial, contrasts with a balanced report from World, a conservative Christian news magazine that actually quotes people from both sides of the issue.

Ironically, the same day this report came out, I received this advertisement from CNN:

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Here’s the fact on this issue:

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1.27, NIV)