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Freedom of Sex: A Liberal Response: “The most insidious source of the anti-trans movement in this country,” writes Andrea Long Chu in her provocative cover story ...
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Freedom of Sex: A Liberal Response
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Ohio abandons plans to restrict trans care for adults: The proposed limits would have been the toughest restrictions on transition-related care for adults in the ...
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Ohio abandons plans to restrict trans care for adults
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Ugandan LGBT activist in critical condition after stabbing: A prominent LGBT rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities say they have faced a wave of ...
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Ugandan LGBT activist in critical condition after stabbing
Quick Glance: Over 100 Killed in 'Terrorist Attacks' near Tomb of Iranian Guards' Soleimani
  • Two explosions at ceremony in Kerman, Iran, kill over 100 and injure many more.

  • Iranian officials blame unspecified 'terrorists' for remotely detonated explosive attacks.

  • At least 103 dead and 211 injured; one of the worst attacks in Iran.

  • Cemetery evacuated and closed; Iran threatens strong response to the crimes.
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Adam Zivo: Calm down, Canada. Alberta's new gender policies appear quite sensible
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Adam Zivo: Calm down, Canada. Alberta's new gender policies appear quite ...
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Iowa lawmakers decline to advance bill that would remove gender identity from the state’s civil rights law
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Iowa lawmakers decline to advance bill that would remove gender identity ...
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Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
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Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024 ...
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Ugandan LGBTQ activist in critical condition after stabbing: A prominent LGBTQ rights activist in Uganda was stabbed on Wednesday and is in critical condition ...
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Ugandan LGBTQ activist in critical condition after stabbing
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Dr. Jesse Peel, who helped lead state AIDS response, dies from a fall: Dr. Jesse Peel, a long-term AIDS survivor, went on to become instrumental in shaping ...
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Dr. Jesse Peel, who helped lead state AIDS response, dies from a fall
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Trans youth ‘terrified’ of what Louisiana’s new health care ban will mean: A new law banning gender-affirming care for minors in Louisiana took effect at the ...
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Trans youth ‘terrified’ of what Louisiana’s new health care ban will mean
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States are limiting gender-affirming care for adults, too: Ohio has joined several other GOP states in efforts to restrict transition care for adults.
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States are limiting gender-affirming care for adults, too
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Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
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Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024 ...
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Ohio Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Young People: The move is a break with his own party's legislature.
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Ohio Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Young People
Quick Glance: DeWine Blocks Controversial Legislation
  • The rejected legislation would have excluded trans youth from participating in girls' sports and limited the access of trans children under 18 to some medical treatments related to their gender identity.

  • DeWine stressed that parents should be the ones making the best decisions for their children, not the government.

  • Many parents emphasized the life-saving impact of certain treatments that would have been restricted by the government.

  • The necessity of the legislation was justified by some senators due to medical institutions finding it difficult to self-regulate in politically contested areas.
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Top LGBTQ news stories of 2023: Bud Light boycott, FDA blood donor guidelines, Miss Italy pageant and more
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Top LGBTQ news stories of 2023: Bud Light boycott, FDA blood donor ...
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In Win for LGBTQ+ Youth, Supreme Court Rejects 'Conversion Therapy' Case: "Even with today's victory, there is still a long road ahead to ending ...
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In Win for LGBTQ+ Youth, Supreme Court Rejects 'Conversion Therapy' Case
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An LA group pulled its float out of the 2024 Rose Parade. Mickey Mouse is partly to blame
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An LA group pulled its float out of the 2024 Rose Parade. Mickey Mouse is ...
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Coming Soon: Julie Bindel’s Action Men Feminist author and campaigner Julie Bindel speaks to men who work across the anti-sexist movement on issues such as ... Show more
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Bristol's first-ever all-drag Christmas panto is being staged this year: It's the traditional story of Dick Whittington, but everyone is a panto dame
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Bristol's first-ever all-drag Christmas panto is being staged this year
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Columbus AIDS activist Steve Shellabarger still fighting 43 years after epidemic began
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Columbus AIDS activist Steve Shellabarger still fighting 43 years after ...
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Russell Tovey: why I'm championing the queer artist David Robilliard, 35 years after his death from AIDS
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Russell Tovey: why I'm championing the queer artist David Robilliard ...
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India’s Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage: The decision is a devastating setback for equal rights in the country
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India’s Supreme Court refuses to recognise same-sex marriage
Quick Glance: US monitoring India's response to same-sex marriage court decision
  • The United States is encouraging India to offer equal legal protection to same-sex couples and is closely watching the Indian government's next steps after the Supreme Court declined to legalize same-sex marriage.

  • India's top court has declined to legalize same-sex marriage and has left the decision to the parliament, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's view that the legislature should rule on the issue.

  • A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said, "The United States supports marriage equality globally."

  • Asia, a continent where conservative values still dominate in many countries, lags far behind the West in accepting same-sex marriage.
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Why did the Supreme Court not allow same-sex marriage? | Explained: Why did the Supreme Court not allow the Special Marriage Act to be used for queer couples to ...
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Why did the Supreme Court not allow same-sex marriage? | Explained
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Dianne Feinstein should be remembered for her full range of positions: good and bad
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Dianne Feinstein should be remembered for her full range of positions: ...
Quick Glance: Dianne Feinstein, California Senator and Pioneer of Liberal Priorities, Dies at 90
  • California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a moderate Democrat and advocate for liberal causes, has passed away at the age of 90.

  • Feinstein was a trailblazer and champion in local and national politics.

  • President Joe Biden described her as a pioneering American and a cherished friend.

  • Feinstein's bipartisan efforts led to legislative wins throughout her career.
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How a 'climate of fear' is causing concern for gay people in the UK: The latest The Explainer,/the-explainers,,the-explainers, breaking news, comment ...
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How a 'climate of fear' is causing concern for gay people in the UK
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SC Judges Show Empathy With Queer Concerns, But Fail to Give Relief Citing Complexities Ahead
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SC Judges Show Empathy With Queer Concerns, But Fail to Give Relief Citing ...
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'My brother was killed by a mob in Pakistan because I'm transgender': Hiba Noor, who has fled to London, said doctors were threatened into leaving her mum to die ...
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'My brother was killed by a mob in Pakistan because I'm transgender'
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With new FDA rule, WA blood banks make it easier for gay men to donate: Dating back to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, federal policy largely banned gay men from ...
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With new FDA rule, WA blood banks make it easier for gay men to donate
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#WIONPulse | Hundreds march in Paraguay for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people LGBTQ+ rights and STD awareness on the agenda Erik Njoka tells you more Watch more: ... Show more
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Jonathan Van Ness breaks down in tears while defending trans rights on Dax Shepard's podcast
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Jonathan Van Ness breaks down in tears while defending trans rights on Dax ...
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A transition in S.F.’s AIDS fight — and for a legal nonprofit: Head of S.F. AIDS legal aid organization steps down, replaced by longtime LGBTQ rights leader
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A transition in S.F.’s AIDS fight — and for a legal nonprofit
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‘Rather devastating’: how the New York Times came to terms with Aids: A new book says the paper long failed to recognise the epidemic that defined the 1980s – in ...
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‘Rather devastating’: how the New York Times came to terms with Aids
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What a new Montana law means for transgender children and their families: Families and medical providers in Montana are preparing for a new law set to take ...
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What a new Montana law means for transgender children and their families
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South Dakota transgender bans follow national legal groups' playbook - UPI.com
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Scottish Labour are ‘running scared’ on trans rights, claim Greens: Scottish Labour have been called to declare where they stand on the principle of ...
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Scottish Labour are ‘running scared’ on trans rights, claim Greens
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California store owner shot dead in dispute over displaying Pride flag: Police: The suspect was killed in a confrontation with sheriff deputies.
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Quick Glance: California store owner killed in dispute over Pride flag
  • Laura Ann Carleton, 66, was shot and killed after a dispute over a LGBTQ Pride flag displayed outside her store.

  • The suspect made disparaging remarks about the flag before shooting Carleton and fleeing the scene.

  • Law enforcement was able to locate and fatally shoot the armed suspect after a confrontation.

  • The destruction of Pride flags has been investigated as potential hate crimes in several states.
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Ghana: Gay Rights Activists Fear for Their Safety As Govt Readies Harsh Anti-LGBTQ Bill
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Ghana: Gay Rights Activists Fear for Their Safety As Govt Readies Harsh ...
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NEW: Labour have been accused of 'running scared' and trying to 'play both sides' on trans rights after refusing to clarify their position on self-ID ... Show more
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In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on widely discredited 'conversion therapy' become a conservative target
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In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on widely discredited 'conversion ...
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For LGBTQ folks and allies, this is not ‘culture war’ but a fight for civil rights | Opinion
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For LGBTQ folks and allies, this is not ‘culture war’ but a fight for ...
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I left my job at The Guardian because I was no longer allowed to say what I wanted to say
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Florida deviated from standard practices for key report regarding transgender care
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I left my job at The Guardian because I was no longer allowed to say what I wanted to say
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Quick Glance: My Job Loss at The Guardian Due to Freedom of Speech
  • Freedom of speech is a qualified, not absolute right.

  • We know that freedom of expression is under attack worldwide, but not in our country.

  • My freedom of speech was not curtailed, but I faced consequences for expressing a view contrary to the liberal orthodoxy.

  • When I raised the question of the competing rights between biological women and trans women at The Guardian, my world went bonkers for a while.
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Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show: Days before a state agency began researching whether transgender medical care ...
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Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid ...
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Transgender Girl Sues School District for Making Her Use Boys' Bathroom: The lawsuit argues the Missouri school district violated a former student's rights by ...
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Transgender Girl Sues School District for Making Her Use Boys' Bathroom
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As Keir Starmer tries to cool the trans issue, his ‘flip-flop’ reputation risks hotting up
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As Keir Starmer tries to cool the trans issue, his ‘flip-flop’ reputation ...
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If You Think Gender-Affirming Care Is Just For Trans People ... I'm Proof That Isn't True
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If You Think Gender-Affirming Care Is Just For Trans People .. ...
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LGBT+ rights Ten associations back “Tatta Tom” after hate comments online - Tageblatt.lu
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LGBT+ rights Ten associations back “Tatta Tom” after hate comments online ...
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The pandemic cracked a new generation of transgender people. Here’s why: When Covid-19 crashed its way into world history, ordinary people from Australia to ...
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The pandemic cracked a new generation of transgender people. Here’s why
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Facetune Is Helping Transgender Women Live Their Truth: Battling gender dysphoria and attacks on life-saving health care, many trans women use Facetune to ...
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Facetune Is Helping Transgender Women Live Their Truth
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"I wish I'd just listened to my instincts and trusted myself." Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page answers questions from trans men around the world ... Show more
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[OPINION] The best thing you can do as an LGBTQ+ ally is…: 'When a member of the LGBTQ+ community needs to say something, you don’t say it for them ...
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[OPINION] The best thing you can do as an LGBTQ+ ally is…
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New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma: The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated blood donation guidelines were issued last month with the ...
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New blood donation rules leave room for LGBTQ stigma
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Coping with isolation and loneliness within the LGBTQ+ community: Dr. Chandni Tungait shares some strategies that can help LGBTQ+members overcome isolation and ...
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Coping with isolation and loneliness within the LGBTQ+ community
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As a transgender woman, a New York City subway icon finds her own voice : By sharing her story, Bernie Wagenblast aspires to use her new voice ...
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As a transgender woman, a New York City subway icon finds her own voice
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Judge strikes down Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming healthcare - UPI.com
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Judge strikes down Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for ...
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[OPINION] The best thing you can do as an LGBTQ+ ally is…: 'When a member of the LGBTQ+ community needs to say something, you don’t say it for them ...
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[OPINION] The best thing you can do as an LGBTQ+ ally is…
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When my son told me he was trans, I had my own transition to make: I doubt very much that my own anxiety and fear for my son will ever abate ...
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When my son told me he was trans, I had my own transition to make
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How access to gender affirming care for minors differs across the bloc: From Ireland to Spain, access to trans healthcare varies dramatically for young people ...
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How access to gender affirming care for minors differs across the bloc
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Americans Oppose Puberty Blockers for Transgender Minors: Most Americans also think only "biological females" should have access to "single-sex spaces for women ...
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Americans Oppose Puberty Blockers for Transgender Minors
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Why does London have so much sexually transmitted disease?: People in the capital find it hard to talk about gonorrhoea
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Why does London have so much sexually transmitted disease?
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FDA drops blood donation restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men: The agency will move towards an "individual risk-based" approach.
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FDA drops blood donation restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men
Quick Glance: FDA Eases Blood Donation for Men Who Have Sex with Men
  • FDA has relaxed decades-old restrictions to protect the blood supply from HIV.

  • The updated guidelines remove the requirement of three months abstinence before donating blood for men who have sex with men.

  • Donors reporting anal sex with new partners in the last three months will be deferred.

  • Gay rights groups have criticized blanket restrictions on blood donation as discriminatory.
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Donald Trump Apparently Doesn't Like The Term 'Woke' Now: The former president wants a better word for things he doesn’t like.
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Donald Trump Apparently Doesn't Like The Term 'Woke' Now
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Disney nixes $1 billion Florida development, latest casualty in DeSantis' 'war on woke'
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Quick Glance: DeSantis aims to outflank Trump on abortion, guns, and more
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban but has said little about it.

  • DeSantis has taken positions to the right of Trump on other issues as well.

  • Some believe DeSantis is missing the chance to run as a less divisive candidate and capture moderate voters.

  • DeSantis has signaled he intends to be further to the right than Trump on pandemic response.
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FDA drops blood donation restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men: The agency will move towards an "individual risk-based" approach.
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FDA drops blood donation restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men
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‘Woke’? Existential? A political football with young lives at its core.: A once largely invisible minority, transgender people have swiftly moved into the ...
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‘Woke’? Existential? A political football with young lives at its core.