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A sly stowaway: Red fox slips on cargo ship, traveling from England to the US
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (209+ words) NEW YORK " This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A'red fox'somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care. The zoo said last week…...
Review: Prepare to suspend disbelief — theater delivers a haunting ‘Ghost’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (573+ words) Though my heart is broken, It keeps breaking every day." " Molly rhetorically addressing her dead husband, Sam, in Ghost: The Musical" We moderns mustn't automatically scoff at the subject matter of ghosts. After all, Shakespeare famously used them (think Old…...
Editorial: Chesapeake school officials shamefully embrace anti-trans panic
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (395+ words) The Chesapeake School Board this month effectively moved to ban transgender people from working as teachers and staff, proudly proclaiming its intolerance in a 7-2 vote that prohibited the use of pronouns that differ from employees" birth certificates. In succumbing to…...
New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops’ ability to ask to stay in the military, AP learns
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (873+ words) If military separation boards decide to allow transgender service members to remain in uniform, commanders can override that decision, according to an Oct. 8 memo to all the services from the Pentagon's undersecretary for personnel and readiness, Anthony Tata. That breaks…...
Richmond pridefest returns this weekend with ‘Live Out Loud’ theme
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (836+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " The annual Virginia Pridefest returns on Sept. 27 to Midtown Green with the theme "Live Out Loud" and a full slate of performances. The festival, presented by OutRVA, is Richmond's largest celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to…...
Inside Business 2025 Top Forty Under 40: Christopher Reybrouck, LGBT Life Center
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) Job: Senior director of strategy and operations,LGBT Life Center Volunteer activities: Giving back has always been a cornerstone of who I strive to be. I've served as co-chair of Ghent Pride, chief of elections for the city of Norfolk,…...
Military must put banned books back on base school shelves, judge rules
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) A federal judge ruled Monday that books banned from military schools need to go back on the shelves. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Department of Defense Education Activity to take some books off the shelves and remove curricula that…...
Education Department says Denver’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX, Trump administration investigates VA transgender policies
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (356+ words) By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN The finding followed an unprecedented probe of Denver's East High School that marked a sharp departure from the department's investigations under former Democratic President Joe Biden. It's part of a push by President Donald…...
Virginia Queer Film Festival returns to Norfolk for third year amid growing national division
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (409+ words) For the past couple of years, Eric Hause has been enjoying the fruits of his labors. He founded the popular Virginia Queer Film Festival and directed its first two runs in 2023 and 2024, bringing dozens of films dedicated to the LGBTQ…...
New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they’re discharged
7+ mon, 20+ hour ago (987+ words) The memo dated Tuesday says military separation boards cannot independently decide whether to keep or discharge transgender airmen and instead "must recommend separation of the member" if the airman has a diagnosis of gender dysphoria " when a person's biological sex…...