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During a portion of an interview with Portland, Maine ABC affiliate Channel 8 WMTW released on Thursday, Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) said that the opposition to allowing biological men to play women’s sports “is driven, in large part, by a lot of lack of information or misinformation.” Frey stated, “I think some of the public sentiment is being driven by a lot of half-truths or untruths, right? There have been transgender athletes — student athletes in Maine for years, for years and years and years. Safety, privacy have always been a consideration, not just for transgender students, by the...

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin used his veto power to send a bill back to the Democrat-controlled legislature with a clever change. The legislature last month passed a bill introduced by State Delegate Laura Jane Cohen (D-Fairfax), a far-left former school board member, requiring schools to text and email parents each school year, admonishing them to lock up any guns they own. Youngkin added a provision that would require schools to also communicate with parents before transitioning a child to a different gender. Democrats previously voted down a similar bill, but now they will have to vote whether to accept or...

From March 26th to March 31st, over 100 crime writers are participating in an auction to support the Transgender Law CenterThese are dire times. Human rights, and especially the rights of trans folks, are under attack. And thankfully, some of the crime fiction community has come together to fight back. For the next week, leading up to the March 31st Day of Trans Visibility, over 100 crime writers are participating in an auction benefitting the Transgender Law Center, including such folks as Roxane Gay, David Baldacci, Gillian Flynn, Louise Penny, and many more. According to the fundraiser’s press release, “this...

Putin CRUSHES Trump's Ceasefire Trap, Ukraine's Army COLLAPSES in Kursk!My prediction: By 2050 even Wikipedia won't know what the word "ukraine" might have ever meant....

Is this the beginning of the end for Volodymyr Zelensky? Ukrainian reporter Diana Panchenko called out Volodymyr Zelensky this week in her video release. The Ukrainian reporter called Zelensky a dictator, and accused him of jailing and murdering his opponents. Diana Panchenko is a YouTube personality who reports on the Ukraine-Russia War. She is an enemy of the pro-war crowd in Ukraine. In this week’s video Diana takes things to a whole new level! Are Volodymyr’s days numbered? Diana Panchenko: Today, I ask for your attention. Zelenski took Ukraine hostage. We want freedom. He imprisoned or killed anyone who dare...

False rumours that Brigitte Macron is transgender have been spreading for years. Now Candace Owens, an American far right commentator, has published a video repeating them and gaining millions of views. The debunked conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron, the wife of French president Emmanuel Macron, was born a biological man and transitioned to become a woman has been pushed many times in recent years. On Friday, far-right US commentator Candace Owens released a video titled Becoming Brigitte: An Introduction. In it, she rehashes the claim that Macron was born a man and went by Jean-Michel Trogneux. She also claims to...

The Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a drone attack early Monday morning, October 7, striking an oil depot in Feodosia, Crimea. "Ukrainian missile units, working with other defense forces, carried out the operation as part of ongoing efforts to weaken Russia’s military and economic infrastructure," Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement , News.Az reports. The target, identified as the Marine Oil Terminal, is Crimea's largest petroleum transshipment hub, with a storage capacity of 250,000 cubic meters. This is not the first time Ukrainian drones have attacked the terminal. Crimea is home to two major oil depots, the second located in...

Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said Tuesday on CNN’s “New Central” that former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), did not support “America’s global leadership.” When asked about his reaction to the pick, Hutchinson said, “He brings the youth mix to the table but lacks executive experience. But the question is, the Nikki Haley supporters, the independent voters out there, how are they going to react to it? And right now, he really doesn’t have the national profile as many others. So, it is almost a blank slate in some ways. His speech this week will...

<p>N. Adam Brown, MD, MBA, is an emergency medicine physician and business expert. This past weekend, I stood with my husband looking up into the sky. People packed the pier on the Wharf in Washington, D.C., as a rainbow of fireworks sparkled in the warm, June sky. Music played. People laughed and danced. "Pride" was in full swing, and I was proud.</p>

WorldPride 2025 will take place in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, which will be the first time a WorldPride will be held in an East Asian country. Kaohsiung Pride beat out Washington, D.C.’s Capital Pride Alliance to host the event. Today’s decision came after more than 300 member organizations from around the world voted during InterPride’s 2021 general meeting, which was held virtually this week. InterPride is the organization behind WorldPride. The meeting featured performances by nonbinary actor and musician Kat Cunning. ...