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1+ hour, 4+ min ago (681+ words) In Texas, school districts are prohibited from providing instruction or guidance on gender identity or sexual orientation. In Oklahoma, people in public schools are required to use bathrooms that correspond with their sex assigned at birth. In Tennessee, schools have to notify parents if a student asks to be called by a name or pronoun that differs from those on their records. Laws targeting'transgender people in educational'spheres impact both students and educators, according to sj Miller , an author and professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Santa Fe Community College. This impact " and how to resist these laws " is the subject of Miller's upcoming book, scheduled to be published next year by Harvard Education Press. "The whole book is framed around refusal, and it's 'I refuse to allow my students to be erased,' " said Miller, who does not use…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago (326+ words) Colourful decorations at the Miri Chinese New Year Bazaar 2024. MIRI (Dec 7): The annual Miri Gong Xi Bazaar, a much-loved highlight of the city's Lunar New Year celebrations, will not take place in 2026. The organisers, the Miri City Council (MCC) and Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI), said the bazaar, originally scheduled for Feb 7 to 15, has been cancelled due to delays in stall rental arrangements during preparations, leading to an unsatisfactory response for bazaar stall rentals, along with the unavailability of its traditional venue. "For over two decades, the Miri Gong Xi Bazaar has been a symbol of celebration, community spirit and joy during the Lunar New Year. We are deeply regretful that we cannot continue this cherished tradition in 2026," they said in a joint press statement late Saturday. The statement added that the old Municipal Council building, the old Resident's…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago (286+ words) [Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Has Bequeathed Money to Pro-Homosexual Dominican SisterPope Francis, who died in April 2025, set aside funds in his will for a humanitarian project run by Dominican sister Luc'a Caram, she said in remarks reported by Spanish media. According to Sister Caram, the funds were explicitly intended to support medical care in war-affected areas of Ukraine, in particular the purchase of ambulances. The exact amount designated in the pope's will has not been disclosed.Sister Caram said that Francis had expressed support for her work on several occasions: "I never imagined it would come in this form.Born in... [Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Has Bequeathed Money to Pro-Homosexual Dominican Sister Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, set aside funds in his will for a humanitarian project run by Dominican sister Luc'a Caram, she said in remarks reported by…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago (278+ words) Laura Sirikul is a Los Angeles-based entertainment reporter and critic covering film/television, music, and pop culture. She's been published in the LA Times, Variety, Elle, Timid Magazine, Empire Magazine, China's Movie View Magazine, and more. She's a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who has appeared on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, BBC World News, and CBC's Commotion. She is also a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles Press Club, Critics Choice Association, Television Critics Association, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, and Gold House's 2024 Journalism Accelerator Program. Follow Laura Sirikul for continued film/TV, music, and pop culture coverage. XG's Cocona Comes Out As Transmasculine Non-Binary On Their Birthday XG's Cocona celebrated their 20th birthday with an announcement: they're transmasculine, non-binary. The rapper of the celebrated Japanese group, XG, came out on their Instagram, revealing they had top…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago (190+ words) Since the late 19th century, school yearbooks have been a ubiquitous and mostly unchanging element of American school life. Decade after decade, they deliver a predictable mix of class, club, and team photos, cheesy graphics, and cringey comments. But the most consistent feature of yearbooks may be what they don't include'references to political upheaval or resistance movements. As public schools across the United States face heightened censorship and the threat of funding losses for noncompliance, school yearbooks remind us that there is nothing new about political censorship in schools. A few rare examples also reveal that there some students and... As public schools across the United States face heightened censorship and the threat of funding losses for noncompliance, school yearbooks remind us that there is nothing new about political censorship in schools. A few rare examples also reveal that there some…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago (307+ words) [Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Has Bequeathed Money to Pro-Homosexual Dominican SisterPope Francis, who died in April 2025, set aside funds in his will for a humanitarian project run by Dominican sister Luc'a Caram, she said in remarks reported by Spanish media. According to Sister Caram, the funds were explicitly intended to support medical care in war-affected areas of Ukraine, in particular the purchase of ambulances. The exact amount designated in the pope's will has not been disclosed.Sister Caram said that Francis had expressed support for her work on several occasions: "I never imagined it would come in this form.Born in... [Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Has Bequeathed Money to Pro-Homosexual Dominican Sister Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, set aside funds in his will for a humanitarian project run by Dominican sister Luc'a Caram, she said in remarks reported by…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago (537+ words) DOJ Orders Prison Inspectors to Stop Considering LGBTQ Safety Standards USAG Pam Bondi has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people who are uniquely vulnerable to sexual attacks while incarcerated. Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 06:31 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9[image or embed] The point is the cruelty. Plain evil ghoulish cruelty. Such a "christian" thing to do. #1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-12-05 07:24 AM | Reply Trumpf Cruelty to LGBTQ People Too bad the US Senate didn't listen to the voice of the American people and confirmed these two incompetent lickspittles to high office, so here we are. The scathing…...

9+ hour, 20+ min ago (133+ words) https://spzh.eu/en/news/89386-finnish-church-under-phanar-endorses-lgbt-and-gender-rights Kirkolliskokous 2025: Viidenness" t"ysistunnossa yksi p'yd"llepano, viiden asian k"sittely p't'kseen - Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko (Item 24) Ok, wow... what are the thoughts of EO folks on here? Is this... Finnish Church under Phanar endorses LGBT and gender rights The Council of the Finnish Church has resolved to support the protection of the rights of sexual minorities and gender minorities. Kirkolliskokous 2025: Viidenness" t"ysistunnossa yksi p'yd"llepano, viiden asian k"sittely p't'kseen - Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko (Item 24) Finnish Church under Phanar endorses LGBT and gender rights The Council of the Finnish Church has resolved to support the protection of the rights of sexual minorities and gender minorities. Kirkolliskokous 2025: Viidenness" t"ysistunnossa yksi p'yd"llepano, viiden asian k"sittely p't'kseen - Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko (Item 24)...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago (523+ words) Trump's would-be assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania, had a lengthy online history of radicalization, extremist posts, and fetishes " but somehow, none of this sparked any concern with our intelligence agencies.One subset of this pornography that is also pushing these men toward sexual degeneracy and gender fluidity, including transgenderism and nonbinary identity, is furry porn," BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey comments on Relatable," noting that this kind of sexual obsession is rampant in violent individuals.We also have to see that this form of pornography is actually leading to, in some ways, political violence that has now affected the president of the United States, who had an assassination attempt against him on July 13, 2024," she continues. And then also Charlie Kirk.I do not think it's a coincidence that both of these men who are suspected as the killers of these top,…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago (252+ words) Chilean filmmaker Diego C'spedes" first feature won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize in May and has played at a raft of festivals since. The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo'revolves around 11-year-old Lidia (Tamara Cort's), who has been raised by a queer family in a remote Chilean mining town. It"s the 1980s, and AIDS has just been identified. Lidia"s family, including Flamingo (Mat'as Catal'n), a trans woman, is blamed for this mysterious illness, leading Lidia on a quest for vengeance and facing violence, fear and hatred. Family is her only refuge and love might be the real danger.'The film is Chile's official submission for the'International Feature Film'Oscar race. Finding Cort's, who C'spedes calls "a very free soul," to play Lidia came after "a huge casting in Chile." The young actress had "two main things. " She didn"t care…...