Some news items you might have missed: • Washington Post: An 11-year veteran high school teacher in Florida lost her job for calling a student by their preferred name without parental permission. No malicious intent – just a teacher trying to be respectful of a student. More than 53K people have signed a petition in support of the teacher. • Outsports: NFL strength coach Kevin Maxen, the only out male coach in the NFL, is leaving the Jacksonville Jaguars. Maxen is part of the mass exodus of coaches from the club. This is routine when a new head coach is hired.
Then there were none. The Jacksonville Jaguars have released out coach Kevin Maxen, leaving zero out male coaches in American pro sports.
[image or embed] — Outsports (@outsports.com) April 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
• The Advocate: Gay marriage? Same-sex marriage? Marriage equality? The Advocate explains which term it uses and why. • Gay Times: Jasmine Kennedie, a trans woman, shared her account of allegedly being followed and harassed by a Trumper while waiting to take a train from NYC to New Jersey. Kennedie captured video of the moment she confronted him for following her. The guy mutters “Trump is still your daddy” as he slinks away.
Last night I was verbally assaulted and followed on my way home. As a trans woman this is what we have to deal with in Trumps America simply for existing. Trans woman should be able to go through the world without fear of being ridiculed for who they are. Stay safe y’all ️⚧️ pic.twitter.com/TMKV6lIRZP
— Jasmine(Mouth Almighty)Kennedie (@jasminekennedie) April 14, 2025
• New York Times: A federal judge in Washington has threatened to open a contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration violated an order he issued last month directing officials to stop planes of Venezuelan migrants from being sent to El Salvador. • CNN: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs are “highly likely” to cause a rise in inflation, He added those effects could be long-lasting.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are larger than anticipated and could put the central bank in a challenging situation not seen in decades
[image or embed] — CNN (@cnn.com) April 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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