New Report Links Rise in Book Bans to Anti-LGBTQ Groups
PEN America has found that relatively obscure conservative groups are driving efforts to ban books from school and libraries.
LGBTQ
Libraries Across the US Are Receiving Violent Threats
Librarians and patrons believe the threats were part of a coordinated effort to limit information access, and come amids a recent wave of book bans.
New Report Links Rise in Book Bans to Anti-LGBTQ Groups
PEN America has found that relatively obscure conservative groups are driving efforts to ban books from school and libraries.
Woman Charged With Threatening Boston Children's Hospital Was a Huge Trump Fan
“There is a bomb on the way to the hospital. You better evacuate everybody, you sickos.”
Gender
University Staff Warned They Could Be Fired for Providing Birth Control
A memo also warned faculty they must “remain neutral” in speaking about abortion at all.
Hospitals Remove Trans Healthcare Information After Far-Right Attacks
That means trans patients will have a harder time accessing critical healthcare information.
21 Women Accuse Chinese Film Veteran of Sexual Abuse in One of China’s Largest #MeToo Cases
“It was implied that unless you submitted to him, you would not be able to pass the exam,” an alleged victim says.
Rights
Partying on the Picket Line with the Strippers Making Labor History
Dancers have been protesting outside a Los Angeles club since March. They’re on the way to becoming the only unionized strip club in the U.S.
Everyone Is Buying This Anti-Cop Book Thanks to Ted Cruz’s Dumb Ass
According to author Alex Vitale, it couldn't be more obvious that Cruz hasn't read a word of ‘The End of Policing.’
My LinkedIn Network Has a Ton To Say About Ukraine Right Now
According to experts, that's not a bad thing.
Race
Erotica Is Still Not Ready for Black Women
The audio erotica app Dipsea is yet another outlet championing diversity, but cele white women.
A Black Man Was Shot Dead by UK Police. His Family Wants Answers.
Rapper Chris Kaba, 24, was shot dead by police in a south London street. No non-police firearms have been recovered from the scene.
White Models in South Korea Had It Pretty Easy. Not Anymore.
“Six to seven years ago, the only skill a foreigner needed to be on TV was being white and speaking a bit of Korean. Now, the interest has dipped.”