On Wednesday, Netflix quietly dropped Snowflake Mountain with little promotion in the lead-up to its arrival. And it only takes watching the first 30 seconds of the reality-television series to understand why. If you hadn’t already guessed, the “snowflake” in Snowflake Mountain refers to the pejorative term largely used by the right—and often preceded by … Read more
June 13 (Reuters) – Thirty-one members of white nationalist violent group Patriot Front, arrested in Idaho over the weekend on suspicion of plotting toly disrupt an LGBTQ pride event, were released from jail on bond and will make their initial court appearances in the Coming weeks, a court official said on Monday. The men, arrested … Read more
MSNBC anchor Katy Tur said she was “puzzled” when her now-estranged father — legendary journalist Bob Tur — told her he was transitioning to become a woman. “My dad said, “I am a woman’,” Katy Tur told CBS Sunday Morningas she recounted their conversation from nearly a decade ago while promoting her upcoming memoir, “Rough … Read more
MSNBC anchor Katy Tur said she was “puzzled” when her now-estranged father — legendary journalist Bob Tur — told her he was transitioning to become a woman. “My dad said, “I am a woman’,” Katy Tur told CBS Sunday Morningas she recounted their conversation from nearly a decade ago while promoting her upcoming memoir, “Rough … Read more
Two new studies point to an ever-increasing number of young people in the United States who identify as transgender and nonbinary, with the figures doubling among 18- to 24-year-olds in one institute’s research — from 0.66% of the population in 2016 to 1.3% (398,900) this year. In addition, 1.4% (300,100) of 13- to 17-year-olds identify … Read more
Transgender youth are significantly more likely to consider suicide and attempt it compared to their cisgender peers, new research shows. In a large population-based study, investigators found the increased risk of suicidality is partly because of bullying and cyberbullying experienced by transgender teens. The findings are “extremely concerning and should be a wake-up call,” Ian … Read more
