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Transgender Teen In Texas Pulled From Class, Interrogated

A 13-year-old transgender teen in Texas was pulled out of his classroom and interrogated by Department of Family and Protective Services investigators thanks to orders from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) who believes providing trans kids with gender-affirming care is "child abuse."
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A 13-year-old transgender teen in Texas was pulled out of his classroom and interrogated by Department of Family and Protective Services investigators thanks to orders from Gov. Greg Abbott (R) who believes providing trans kids with gender-affirming care is “child abuse.” Continue reading “Transgender Teen In Texas Pulled From Class, Interrogated”

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Judge: Requiring Employers To Provide Coverage For PrEP Violates Religious Rights

Legal eagle Chris Geidner reports that US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas has ruled that requiring employers to provide coverage for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) drugs  which prevents the transmission of HIV, violates the religious rights of employers under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Legal eagle Chris Geidner reports that US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas has ruled that requiring employers to provide coverage for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) drugs  which prevents the transmission of HIV, violates the religious rights of employers under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Continue reading “Judge: Requiring Employers To Provide Coverage For PrEP Violates Religious Rights”

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Video: Woman Slaps Spirit Airlines Agent, Gets Slapped Back

An argument that became physical at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport involving a Spirit Airlines agent went viral
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A video of a woman acting out and attacking a Spirit Airlines agent at Dallas/Fort Worth airport has gone viral. In the clip, the unnamed woman and the gate agent are yelling at each other as she repeating touches and pushes him. Continue reading “Video: Woman Slaps Spirit Airlines Agent, Gets Slapped Back”

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Texas: Busing Border Migrants To DC Could Cost State $1.6 Million

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (screen capture)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to bus undocumented immigrants from the border to Washington, D.C. in order to embarrass President Biden apparently has came with a price tag of more than $1.6 million. And Lone Star state taxpayers could be on the hook for the bill. Continue reading “Texas: Busing Border Migrants To DC Could Cost State $1.6 Million”

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Boston LGBTQ Senior Housing Project Defaced + More News

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Some news items you might have missed: • Boston.com: LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit that works to create affordable housing for LGBTQ+ seniors, said in a Facebook post Sunday that signs at The Pryde — their current housing project in Hyde Park — had anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech spray-painted on them. Continue reading “Boston LGBTQ Senior Housing Project Defaced + More News”

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Pregnant Woman Argues HOV Ticket Citing Unborn Child Is A ‘Person’

Pregnant woman driving claims her fetus qualifies as a person so she can use the HOV lane
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A pregnant woman in Dallas attempted to argue her way out of a ticket after using the HOV lane even though she was alone in the car. Her argument? In light of the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, and numerous Texas officials arguing a fetus is a person, she told the officers there were two people in the car: herself and the 34-week-old fetus in her stomach. Continue reading “Pregnant Woman Argues HOV Ticket Citing Unborn Child Is A ‘Person’”

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Expectations Of Dating Porn Stars + More News

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Adult entertainer Woody Fox (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • Edge Media: Former gay adult entertainter Woody Fox (above), who hails from Australia, joined his industry colleagues on an edition of the Australian Broadcast Company’s “You Can’t Ask That” to talk about the ins-and-outs of the industry. Continue reading “Expectations Of Dating Porn Stars + More News”

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Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Law Goes Into Effect + More News

After Florida's 'don't say gay' law took effect Monday, teachers reported being discouraged from putting pictures of their same-sex spouse on their desk, teachers and staff members will be disallowed from wearing rainbow articles of clothing, and “Safe Space” stickers aimed at LGBTQ students may have to be removed from doors. Some news items you might have missed: • WFTV: After Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ law took effect Monday, teachers reported being discouraged from putting pictures of their same-sex spouse on their desk, teachers and staff members will be disallowed from wearing rainbow articles of clothing, and “Safe Space” stickers aimed at LGBTQ students may have to be removed from doors. Continue reading “Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Law Goes Into Effect + More News”

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Fake Abortion Clinic: ‘Abortion Causes Cancer, Mental Illness’

With abortion rights rapidly vanishing in many states, NBC News took a look at crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) which provide free services and counseling for women struggling with unplanned pregnancies. CPCs outnumber abortion clinics 3 to 1 nationwide, although NBC News found some wild misinformation being slung around. Continue reading “Fake Abortion Clinic: ‘Abortion Causes Cancer, Mental Illness’”

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TX Official: Police Response To Uvalde Shooting ‘An Abject Failure’

Uvalde Elementary School - Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a state Senate hearing today that the response by law enforcement officials to the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting was "an abject failure."
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Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told state lawmakers that the response by law enforcement officials to the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting was “an abject failure and antithetical to everything we’ve learned over the last two decades since the Columbine massacre.” Continue reading “TX Official: Police Response To Uvalde Shooting ‘An Abject Failure’”