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LGBTQ+ · United StatesThe law is badly lagging behind when it comes to rights for LGBTQ+ families. We need urgent root-and-branch reformThe Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act is 10 years old. In the UK, any couple can marry. Likewise, thanks to this courageous pair, any couple can now get a civil partnership. On marriage, the law has kept pace with the diversifying society it exists to regulate and protect.If you reflect on what was updated – the religious institution o…See the Story
We may have equal marriage - but LGBTQ+ people are still locked out of equal parenthood
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LGBTQ+ · NashvilleLawmakers in Tennessee have passed a new anti-trans bill which “intimidates families of transgender youth”, LGBTQ+ organisations in the state have said. The bill, which is a first of its kind, prohibits adults from kidnapping children and taking them to other states to obtain gender-affirming care. The bill, S.B. 2782, was passed by the Tennessee House of Representatives on 25 April. The legislation appears to be in response to an anti-trans age…See the Story
Tennessee passes anti-trans bill to 'intimidate families of transgender youth'
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United StatesIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threatened to challenge a potential TikTok ban Friday, as efforts to block the video app in the U.S. came closer to reality earlier this week.
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RFK Jr. threatens to challenge TikTok ban: It’s just a ‘smoke screen’
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Social Media · United StatesParents are once again demanding Fairfield City Schools find a comprehensive solution for bullying within the district after Jennifer Mangat announced on social media that her Creekside Middle School student, Braylon Kline, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in an altercation with another student during gym class Tuesday.Braylon said he had angered another student by throwing a dodgeball at him during an unstructured play period, and the …See the Story
Student's fractured neck lands Fairfield City Schools in center of bullying conversation once again
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