“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” (The quote is from Friedrich Nietzsche, but don’t hold that against it.) When it comes to the group of folks living under the same North Macedonian roof in …
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A Tulsa County district attorney said that no charges will be filed in the fight that took place in the bathroom of an Oklahoma high school last month and involved 16-year-old Nex Benedict, whose death the following day was ruled a suicide. District attorney Stephen A. Kunzweiler released a statement …
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Pink plastic cows and fake aqua-blue trucks decorated the lobby of the Wiltern during the last night of Chappell Roan’s U.S. Midwest Princess Tour in November. Her fans — donning sparkly devil horns and bedazzled bralettes decorated with hearts — posed for photos in front of the backdrops as they …
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President Joe Biden shared a statement Thursday reacting to the news that Nex Benedict, the nonbinary teen whose death sparked outrage last month, died by suicide. “Jill and I are heartbroken by the recent loss of Nex Benedict,” Biden said in a statement. “Every young person deserves to have the …
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Nex Benedict, the 16-year-oldstudent from from Owasso High School whose death has sparked outrage across the nation, died by suicide, according to the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office. A summary report identified the cause of death as combined toxicity from diphenhydramine and fluoxetine. Friends and family said Benedict used he and …
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Leer en español Young Miko is taking me for a drive to Piñones, the northeastern Puerto Rico hot spot known for its mesmerizing ocean views and long history as a stronghold of Afro-Caribbean culture. “I knew I had to bring you here,” she tells me. And she was right: A …
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Ever since right-wing influencers orchestrated a boycott of Anheuser-Busch products last year for collaborating with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, they have been foaming at the mouth for a new product to boycott for incredibly stupid, hateful reasons. First, it was Frosted Flakes, due to its mascot posing for a photo …
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The Department of Education has launched an investigation into the death of Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict, who died a day after a fight inside a school bathroom. Friends and family said Benedict, who was 16 years old, used he and him pronouns as well as they and them pronouns. Relatives …
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In February 2023, Chrissie and Daniel took their son, who goes by the nickname Z, for his annual check-in with his doctor for gender-affirming care. In the months leading up to the appointment, tension had been building in their house. Tennessee’s Legislature had introduced SB0001, which would ban gender-affirming care …
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When Indiana’s Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita launched Eyes on Education — an official state website that he says seeks to expose “socialist indoctrination” of students and “trans-sanity” in schools — educators targeted by the site were caught completely off guard. Paul White is the superintendent of New Prairie United …
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