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‘Jimpa’ Review: In Search of a Queer Education
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (292+ words) The title of Sophie Hyde's "Jimpa" is a portmanteau: the traditional nickname sounded too old to Jim (John Lithgow), a gay professor living in Amsterdam. So, when Jim's nonbinary grandchild Francis (Aud Mason-Hyde) pays Jim a visit, that's what they…...
Red state university sued by ex-professor fired over gender identity lesson
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (714+ words) Fired after gender identity lesson, professor sues Texas A&M, arguing her free speech rights were violated by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune February 4, 2026 Months after Texas A&M fired a professor over a gender identity lesson, she is suing…...
Texas A&M Lecturer Who Was Fired Over Gender Lesson Sues University
1+ day, 17+ min ago (805+ words) A former Texas A&M University faculty member who was fired after she discussed gender identity during a lesson filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, moving a clash over academic freedom into a courtroom. The lecturer, Melissa McCoul, displayed a…...
New study shows Latinos account for only 6% of roles in top U.S. broadcast series
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (775+ words) Latinos account for only 6% of all roles across the top U.S. broadcast series, despite making up nearly 20% of the country's total population. The data comes from a new study by "Pa'lante!, a Latino representation initiative from the USC Norman Lear Center,…...
Policy on trans students’ pronouns didn’t violate teacher’s rights, court says
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (750+ words) Montgomery County Public Schools did not violate the First Amendment rights of a Christian substitute teacher by requiring her to use transgender students" pronouns in the classroom, according to a ruling by a federal appeals court. In a 2-1 decision released…...
Texas vs. Plato: Censorship in the Academy
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (443+ words) Reading "If You Can't Teach Plato in a Philosophy Class, What Can You Teach?," by Greg Lukianoff (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 13), reminded me of my first contact with Plato's "Symposium" in 2003 at a seminar in China, where homosexuality was criminalized…...
California AG sues hospital that stopped ‘gender-affirming’ care for minors after Trump’s demands
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (179+ words) California is suing a San Diego children's hospital after it stopped "gender-affirming care" to minors to comply with Trump administration guidance. Attorney General Rob Bonta is taking Rady Children's Hospital to court, claiming the hospital broke the terms of a…...
Californians band together to save wild fox with pipe stuck on its neck
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (317+ words) Here's one fox who was lucky to get hunted. A neighborhood in Monterey County banded together to save a brown fox when its neck got caught in a black plastic pipe " and the good Samaritans didn't give up despite the…...
Conservative cancel culture clashes with college and social media at Texas A&M to bring curtain down on women’s and gende
5+ day, 32+ min ago (859+ words) Texas A&M University is ending its women's and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics,…...
Farmers took in a freezing calf. Their kids cuddled up with her.
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (685+ words) Snow and freezing rain were falling fast on Tanner Sorrell's family farm in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Tanner went out to check on a pregnant cow and saw that she had already given birth but was struggling to clean her newborn…...