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Letters to the Editor: Backlash against trans student athletes is insidious because it’s so low-stakes
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (343+ words) To the editor: The effort to keep transgender female athletes out of high school sports is one of the most hateful and vitriolic political initiatives in my lifetime (Trans athletes face intense efforts to sideline them. These California teens are…...
Trans athletes face intense efforts to sideline them. These California teens are resisting
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1460+ words) 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 on their track and field team and allegedly "watching" them in the girls' locker room....
Why Benito Bowl felt more like a movie, and Paula Pell tells how 'Heated Rivalry' made her cry
1+ week, 6+ day ago (761+ words) Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who can't stop thinking about Benito Bowl. If you're looking for more to watch, our writers have a couple of action-packed recommendations. Plus, comic writer and actor Paula Pell stopped by Screen…...
A barista turns tragedy into a coffee shop where customers can caffeinate and cry
2+ week, 1+ day ago (869+ words) In an art gallery in Long Beach, a makeshift coffee shop roars in the corner. Baristas call out orders over the hum of chatter. Magnetic mahjong tiles stick to the espresso maker. On the walls hang "Reinne Checks" where customers…...
Commentary: MAGA launches another 'save the children' campaign targeting LGBTQ+ families
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1462+ words) The latest nauseant from MAGA types pretending to care about children was dished up last week, but amid the internment of kindergartners, the slashing of funds to catch child predators and a measles outbreak at a detention center, you are…...
New study shows Latinos account for only 6% of roles in top U.S. broadcast series
3+ week, 2+ day ago (751+ 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,…...
Sundance 2026: Queer Mexican rodeo film 'Jaripeo' bucks tradition
3+ week, 6+ day ago (809+ words) Before starting a cosmopolitan life as an artist in Mexico City, queer filmmaker Efra'n Mojica came of age between Riverside and the rural town of Penjamillo, Michoac'n: home to an annual jaripeo, or a Mexican rodeo competition that takes place…...
LAPD oversight commission overrules chief, says fatal shooting of trans woman was 'out of policy"
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (787+ words) The use of lethal force on a transgender woman who had reported being held against her will inside a Pacoima motel last year was not in line with Los Angeles Police Department policy, the board of police commissioners determined this…...
California's largest pediatric healthcare system to halt transgender care amid Trump admin threats
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (691+ words) The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children's Health, encompasses Children's Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and…...
California's largest pediatric healthcare system to halt transgender care amid Trump administration threats
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (701+ words) The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children's Health, encompassing Children's Hospital of Orange County, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and…...