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Cinema I/O to host free screening of 'Carrie' (1976) Tuesday at Ron Robinson Theater
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (33+ words) Cinema I/O to host free screening of ‘Carrie’ (1976) Tuesday at Ron Robinson Theater Arkansas Times CINEMA I/O PRESENTS: ‘CARRIE’TUESDAY 7/21. CALS Ron Robinson Theater. 7 p.m. Free....
The Supreme Court's trans sports ban ruling is about exclusion, not safety, advocates say
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (683+ words) On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld America’s long, dark tradition of leaning on “biological differences” to advance bigotry. In a 6-3 ruling that simultaneously painted female athletes as inherently fragile and trans athletes as a grave threat to fairness in women’s…...
Dozens object to rule requiring Arkansas libraries to restrict ‘sexually explicit’ materials
4+ week, 1+ day ago (998+ words) Dozens of Arkansans told the Department of Education that they oppose requiring public libraries to restrict children’s access to “sexually explicit materials” in order to receive state funding. At least 62 people submitted concerns in writing by Friday about the draft…...
ACLU speaks up against sex ed censorship rule in libraries
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (445+ words) The newest front in conservative Arkansans’ war on young people learning about S-E-X is happening at the State Library Board, where members are seriously considering withholding state dollars from local library systems unless they limit young readers’ access to all…...
Transgender Arkansans and their families weigh moving or staying in the face of restrictions
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (117+ words) Arkansas Times Sabrina Jennen’s family has deep roots in Arkansas, but she said moving to Maryland three years ago brought them a sense of safety they didn’t have in the Natural State. The Jennens were one of four families who…...
An introvert walks into a bar: How — and why — Paul Whannel launched the AR Queer Men's Social Club
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1902+ words) Sometimes, connection comes by way of serendipity, as it did for Daniel Spillers, who grew up the son of a university professor. Spillers, 48, attended school in the Bryant School District and, as a member of their first gifted and talented…...
Move over, Pride? June is 'Fidelity Month,' Gov. Sanders declares
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (100+ words) Move over, Pride? June is ‘Fidelity Month,’ Gov. Sanders declares Arkansas Times Anyone can declare something, but when Gov. Sarah Sanders does so, it usually comes in the form of a stodgy press release, scrolled with archaic, powdered-wig words like…...
Arkansas Explained: Proposal aimed at restricting access to ‘sexually explicit’ library books
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1223+ words) Arkansans have until June 15 to give the state Department of Education feedback on a proposed set of standards requiring libraries to restrict children’s access to certain materials in order to receive state aid. The rules would govern the availability of…...
There's a Title IX violation at Central High. Will the district swing and miss?
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (1139+ words) What does it say about a school district when boys receive a $5 million turf field with five locker rooms, while girls practice off-site on a field with no drainage, no proper seating, and a single locker room too small for…...
Arkansas panel delays contract amendment over company’s stance on transgender youth
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (769+ words) Arkansas lawmakers returned an amended contract between the state’s child welfare agency and a California-based company to the subcommittee that previously reviewed it after a state representative raised concerns about the company’s stance on health care for transgender youth. The…...