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Tenn. library director fired over refusal to move LGBTQ+ books to adult section
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (651+ words) The top librarian in Rutherford County, Tennessee, was fired this week for refusing to move over 130 books with LGBTQ+ themes to the system's adult section, capping months of tumult that made the suburban county the latest frontline in a national…...
Library Director in Tennessee Fired for Refusing to Move Gender-Themed Books
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (451+ words) The director of a Tennessee library system was fired after she refused to move more than 100 books that discuss gender identity or contain violence from children's shelves to the adult section. The director, Luanne James, was fired Monday at a…...
Supreme Court finds law banning gay conversion therapy for minors likely violates free speech
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1160+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday found that a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors likely violates free speech rights, the latest in a string of decisions by the high court rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ people…...
Goodbye, ‘Queer Eye.’ Goodbye, Queer Acceptance.
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (189+ words) Now we are caught up in an era of backlash-whiplash, when the gains of the past few decades seem to be at increasing risk of slipping away. Fifteen years ago, I could feel nervous about holding my first girlfriend's hand…...
Ohio’s drag on free speech
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (305+ words) Ohio Republicans are racing to protect the public from a sinister threat: men in wigs and sequined dresses. In reality, it's a heavy-handed attempt to chill constitutionally protected expression. The state House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to…...
Reluctantly Monitoring the Situation—This Week on VICE: Members Only
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (371+ words) For instance, here is the entry for "ate." "While it was cute to appropriate gay culture in your twenties, there's a distinct desperation to hurling compliments at the drag brunch once you've got smile lines. The only thing you should…...
White House applauds ban on transgender women in women’s Olympic events
1+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) Ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned transgender women from competing in women's events " a move that was immediately applauded by the White House. Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to serve as…...
White House applauds ban on transgender women in women’s Olympics events
1+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) Ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned transgender women from competing in women's events " a move that was immediately applauded by the White House. Kirsty Coventry, the first woman to serve as…...
Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries
1+ week, 4+ day ago (833+ words) Boston University removed Pride flags that were displayed in campus buildings this month, angering professors who believe school leaders may be suppressing expression because they fear the Trump administration. University officials have suggested the displays could imply the school endorses…...
Dad loses custody of autistic son after fighting sex change, gets support from Elon Musk
1+ week, 5+ day ago (882+ words) A devastated father in Iceland says he was stripped of his parental rights after speaking out against his 11-year-old'autistic son's sex change " a case that has drawn international attention, including from billionaire Elon Musk " as he accuses the courts of…...