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Pride Center addresses anti-LGBTQ+ behavior on campus
14+ min ago (606+ words) The Pride Center, Lehigh's office for LGBTQ+ support, released an email last December addressing recent vandalism and hate incidents. "It was pretty intentionally done, and then that sort of triggered our desire to sort of name where harm is not…...
'Queernecks' hosts Beck and Dash on their mission to amplify queer Appalachian voices
25+ min ago (351+ words) Wade: Hi, I'm Lee Wade, and this is Translucent. I'm so excited to welcome you to Season 2. The response to Season 1 was incredible. The downloads, the shares, the messages, the feedback -- all of it means more than I can say....
Vermont stops forcing foster parents to adhere to LGBT ideology, restores licenses
32+ min ago (507+ words) Vermont has adopted new guidance eliminating a requirement that foster parents embrace LGBT ideology and has restored the licenses of foster parents who had theirs revoked over their religious beliefs, bringing an end to several lawsuits. In a statement on…...
Nonbinary Bat Biologist Sues Trump Administration After Being Fired for Flying Trans Flag
38+ min ago (464+ words) A nonbinary former National Park Service (NPS) ranger who was fired for hanging a transgender flag from Yosemite National Park's El Capitan last May is suing several federal agencies, alleging that the firing violated their First Amendment rights to freedom…...
CIA Retracts Intelligence Reports, Citing Political Bias
46+ min ago (84+ words) Deputy CIA Director Michael Ellis led an internal review that concurred the reports did not meet CIA standards. CIA Retracts Intelligence Reports, Citing Political Bias The CIA has retracted or substantially revised 19 intelligence reports after finding they contained political bias…...
Trans athletes resisting efforts to sideline them | Los Angeles Times - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter.com
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (419+ words) AB HERNANDEZ, a transgender athlete at Jurupa Valley High, at last year's CIF track championships. At a recent meeting of California's high school sports governing board, two seniors from Arroyo Grande High School spoke out against a transgender peer competing…...
Medicaid Spent $118 Million On Gender-Transition Drugs and Surgeries For Minors From 2019 to 2023, CBO Finds
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (358+ words) For the new study, Jared Lane K. Maeda, an analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, examined data on 80,546 youth identifying at transgender and covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. He looked at data from 2019 to 2023. He…...
‘Prophet of Doom’ who predicted Covid and Queen’s death has more chilling visions for future
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (651+ words) Curious about what will befall humanity in the next couple of months? Then look no further, as a man often nicknamed the 'Prophet of Doom' has shared a deeper insight into what the next few years could look like and,…...
Chase man pockets $275K after last-minute Scratch & Win purchase leads to jackpot
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (184+ words) A $5 Scratch & Win ticket picked up during a stop at a Kamloops grocery store has turned into a $275,000 payday for a Chase man. Ryan S. was at The Real Canadian Superstore on Columbia Street when he decided to purchase The Big…...
How Michigan's LGBTQ+ Commission Turns Community Stories Into State Policy
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (491+ words) The Michigan LGBTQ+ Commission doesn't have its own budget. Its 15 members work without pay. Yet over the past two years, they've helped shape some of the biggest policy wins for Michigan's queer community. The commission doesn't write checks directly. Instead,…...