Some news items you might have missed: • Queerty: Laith Ashley (above) was banned from TikTok Live for supposed “sexual activity”—but that’s not the full story. • LGBTQ Nation: Wyoming has banned gender-affirming care for minors, becoming the 24th state to ban or restrict such care. The law will effectively force an untold number of trans youth to de-transition, negatively impacting their mental health. • CBS News: A third-grade teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary reportedly started a lunchtime “UBU” club, pronounced “you be you,” as a safe space for students who were being bullied. And some parents are mad about it. https://twitter.com/CBSSacramento/status/1773530544145338528 • Xtra: Explaining ‘gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ buzzword. Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the future of the anti-trans movement. • What To Watch: Viggo Mortensen wrote, directed and stars in Falling – a critically-acclaimed drama about a gay man who returns to his rural family home to take care of the person who has hurt him the most: his ailing, homophobic father. Now streaming on Dekkoo. https://youtu.be/fk8IPWfaxVQ?si=UNLs_W6efDzdYpYX
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