Jon Stewart is going into the most pressing issues facing America today in the new season of The Problem With Jon Stewart. On Tuesday, Apple TV+ released the trailer for the late-night show’s second season, and it captures Stewart as he traverses politics and social issues, including facing off against …
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The FBI has arrested a suspect in the bomb threat that was made at Boston Children’s Hospital last month, the agency announced on Thursday. Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, has been charged in a complaint with one count of “explosive materials – willfully making a false bomb threat.” Should she …
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Rachael Rollins, a U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, decried the “disturbing” attacks on Boston Children’s Hospital and its pediatric and adolescent transgender health program. Since last week, the hospital has been inundated with harassing calls, emails, and death threats after several prominent conservative social media accounts shared videos and screenshots about …
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Attendees who planned to see Dave Chappelle at Minneapolis’ iconic First Avenue will have to reroute to Varsity Theater tonight. On Wednesday evening, the venue originally scheduled to host the comedian announced it would be canceling the show hours before set time. Apologizing to their staff, artists, and the community, …
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Damn, Pride Month ended less than a week ago and we’re already back on our anti-trans bullshit? Over the weekend, a clip of Macy Gray making some wildly transphobic comments in an interview with Piers Morgan went viral. In it, she said trans women who receive gender-affirming surgery aren’t really …
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When Aaron White began training for a position as Director of Operations at a Georgia Chick-fil-A franchise in the summer of 2021, she assumed that she’d spend the next few weeks learning the ins and outs of the fast food business before officially starting the job. But according to a …
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“More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s …
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UPDATE (3/22): Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a bill banning transgender girls from playing school sports on Tuesday, Associated Press reports. The news follows Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision on Monday to veto a similar bill banning transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports. “I struggle to understand so …
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Brandi Carlile had originally planned to promote her new brand of rosé wine today, but instead felt compelled to post a powerful statement about the latest tide of anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric that’s been rising in the United States. “I don’t want to minimize the very real problems we face …
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Lawmakers in Idaho Tuesday advanced a bill that would criminalize providing gender-affirming medical care to minors — the latest in a series of moves by conservative-leaning states to further restrict the rights of transgender individuals. Under the proposed law — which amends a previous ban on female genital mutilation — …
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