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HuffPost. (Even Florida’s only goes up to third grade, while requiring that such topics be “age or developmentally appropriate” in older grades.)According to Newsweek, Kelley, a former teacher, said, in remarks introducing the bill, that school-age children are “very naive and easily influenced,” arguing that “exposure to such topics is inappropriate for children, creating confusion which may then cause doubt in their identities.”“It is not the place of the school to indoctrinate our children by exposing them to gender and sexual identity curriculums and courses,” she said. “Therefore, we must keep our educational instruction pure, without the political nuances.”But Christofanelli challenged the wording of Kelley’s bill and the logic behind it, wondering if the prohibitions on “sexual orientation” might prohibit teaching about heterosexuality as well as homosexuality.“I’m just going to read you the language in your bill,” Christofanelli said, referring to the prohibition on instruction regarding sexual orientation.

Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling’s comments about transgender identity.The Hogwarts Legacy video game, which reimagines the Wizarding World universe created by Rowling in the novels as a 19th-century role-playing game, was released earlier today, Friday, Feb.

WBBH. “It’s going to keep some of them in the closet when they really should be coming out.”Sharon McGill, a member of the district’s equity committee, said the forms were put in place to protect children and teachers from running afoul of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibits discussions of LGBTQ content in primary grades and requires that such topics be “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” in older grades.“There are laws now in the state that teachers can’t call a student a name if it’s not their correct name,” McGill said, referring to the law.The ACLU of Florida expressed concerns about the proposed parental notification form.  “With HB 1557 in effect, the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law has already begun to stigmatize LGBTQ+ people, isolate LGBTQ+ kids, and make teachers fearful of providing a welcoming and inclusive classroom,” the ACLU of Florida said in a statement.

WBBH. “It’s going to keep some of them in the closet when they really should be coming out.”Sharon McGill, a member of the district’s equity committee, said the forms were put in place to protect children and teachers from running afoul of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibits discussions of LGBTQ content in primary grades and requires that such topics be “age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate” in older grades.“There are laws now in the state that teachers can’t call a student a name if it’s not their correct name,” McGill said, referring to the law.The ACLU of Florida expressed concerns about the proposed parental notification form.  “With HB 1557 in effect, the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law has already begun to stigmatize LGBTQ+ people, isolate LGBTQ+ kids, and make teachers fearful of providing a welcoming and inclusive classroom,” the ACLU of Florida said in a statement.

letter announcing his veto that while “politically, it would be much easier and better for me to simply sign the bill,” he chose to veto it because he “tried to do what I feel is the right thing regardless of the consequences.”“I believe in fairness and protecting the integrity of women’s sports,” Cox said in his letter. “…Unfortunately, HB11 has several fundamental flaws and should be reconsidered.

the Daily Mail reported. “It’s more a spiritual and psychological identification as a wolf, like I’m totally aware I’m human…but by the same token, spiritually I am a wolf.”In addition to identifying as transgender — a fact Ōkami revealed to her social media followers in 2017, before legally changing her gender in Nov.

The i in an interview ahead of the UK release of his new film “Flag Day.” “I don’t think that being a brute or having insensitivity or disrespect for women is anything to do with masculinity, or ever did. But I don’t think that [in order] to be fair to women, we should become them.”In a subsequent interview the “Milk” star did with The Independent this week, he dug his heels into the polarizing opinion, going even further in his critique of men who challenge gender norms.“There are a lot of, I think, cowardly genes that lead to people surrendering their jeans and putting on a skirt,” he told the publication.

A children’s hospital in Shanghai is the new home for China’s first ever clinic for transgender kids.The Children’s Hospital of Fudan University announced earlier this month that they would create a clinic to help trans children  “reduce the negative emotions” they may feel and also help “improve their family relationships”.The clinic officially opened last week, and is China’s first of its kind facility to support trans children with their gender identity. Chinese tabloid Global Times had published a study of 1,309 people from 32 provinces in 2019 that revealed that transgender students had higher rates of severe depression and anxiety compared to the general population. A recent case involved a transgender teenager who was experiencing

first out transgender officer in all eight of the uniformed services, and the first female four-star officer in the PHSCC. In that role, Levine will lead a team of more than 6,000 officers in responding to public health crises and natural disasters.Following her promotion to admiral, Levine’s historic accomplishment was praised by LGBTQ advocates as a milestone for the transgender community.

defeat of a resolution in the Tennessee legislature honoring country music singer TJ Osborne, of the group Brothers Osborne, after he recently came out as gay.“Gay media is fainting with shock like Nathan Lane in The Bird Cage to discover that the Tennessee House did not fall over themselves to immediately pass SJR0609, honoring TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne for coming out as gay. Zut alors! Someone bring the smelling salts,” the group wrote in a campy, cringe-inducing yet tongue-in-cheek press release.“Just so we’re clear: this wasn’t a resolution honoring Osborne’s career and gifts which got voted down because he is gay. It was a resolution honoring him for just…being gay,” the email reads.

bill, HB 1233, sponsored by Rep. Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville), would require public schools to provide a “reasonable accommodation” — defined as a single-occupancy restroom or changing facility, or access to an employee restroom or changing facility — to students who do not wish to use multi-occupancy restrooms or changing facilities designated for a particular sex where transgender individuals might be present. Under the bill, a cisgender student who provides a written request to administrators expressing their discomfort at sharing spaces with transgender individuals must be accommodated.

KTRK. “It’s my senior year and I would love to go back to Louise ISD, but I don’t feel welcome at all.”Martinez notes that people don’t have to agree with her gender identity, but she should still be treated with respect. Dr.

A new study published in Pediatrics links early gender-affirming medical care to better mental health outcomes.

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu and BBC Three are set to co-produce a documentary series in which actress, model and singer Cara Delevingne explores issues of sexual and gender identity.Deadline can reveal that Hulu is on the brink of finalizing a deal to board the six-part BBC series, with Belisa Balaban, vice president of original documentaries, leading on the Disney-owned streamer’s involvement.Working titled “Planet Sex,” the show is being produced by Fremantle’s British label Naked Television, which was founded by former Fox executive Simon Andreae.

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