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  • Jess Sabine
    5:20 am Wed, Apr 14, 2021
    Pentagon confirms leaked footage of UFO is genuine

    Images and videos of a UFO "buzzing" Navy warships off the coast of California were gathered by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force and leaked to Jeremy Corbell. One… Read the rest of the article: Pentagon confirms leaked footage of UFO is genuine

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:05 am Wed, Apr 14, 2021
    Nick Cave releases vinyl single, "Grief"

    Nick Cave (of The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, Grinderman, The Dirty Three, and more) communes with his fans via The Red Hand Files. They ask him how he's doing,… Read the rest of the article: Nick Cave releases vinyl single, "Grief"

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  • Jess Sabine
    11:30 am Tue, Apr 13, 2021
    ArcLight and Pacific theaters permanently close doors

    Along with innumerable other businesses, big and small, both the ArcLight (previously at Boing Boing) and Pacific theaters will remain closed after the extreme financial toll brought on by the… Read the rest of the article: ArcLight and Pacific theaters permanently close doors

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  • Jess Sabine
    8:24 am Tue, Apr 13, 2021
    Watch: Restored film footage from Denmark, 1902

    Known as Neutral on YouTube, u/BillClinton1993 colorized footage from Aarhus, Denmark, smoothed the frame rate, and enhanced the picture quality.

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:13 am Tue, Apr 13, 2021
    Get help identifying that mystery plant you bought at the hardware store

    During the pandemic I needed to fill my life with something productive and, hopefully, enriching. I chose plants. Succulents, mostly. Crassulas, echeverias, gasterias, haworthias, strings of pearls and dolphins and… Read the rest of the article: Get help identifying that mystery plant you bought at the hardware store

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:53 am Mon, Apr 12, 2021
    Gay TikTok stars lay out the difference between performing drag and being trans

    With 180,00 YouTube subscribers and counting, Cooper and Luca Coyle came out to their mother in viral video back in 2018. Since then, they've made a name for themselves as… Read the rest of the article: Gay TikTok stars lay out the difference between performing drag and being trans

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:38 am Mon, Apr 12, 2021
    "LGBT-free" town faces the consequences of its own actions

    In May of 2019, the small community of Krasnik, Poland was one of the first in the country to  sign a declaration against LGBTQ rights. At the time, Mayor Wojciech Wilk… Read the rest of the article: "LGBT-free" town faces the consequences of its own actions

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  • Jess Sabine
    4:28 am Mon, Apr 12, 2021
    Trans woman adopts 8 orphaned children after being abandoned herself at age five

    Manisha, a trans woman in Pakhanjur, Chhattisgarh, India, has adopted eight children – seven girls, one boy. Despite struggling to make ends meet, Manisha is determined to provide them with… Read the rest of the article: Trans woman adopts 8 orphaned children after being abandoned herself at age five

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  • Jess Sabine
    8:59 am Sat, Apr 10, 2021
    Wombats bond at Australia animal sanctuary

    A pair of wiggly wombats named Elsie and Barney wrestle like a pair of over-stuffed dumplings at ACT Wildlife in Australia.

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  • Jess Sabine
    4:00 am Sat, Apr 10, 2021
    Dutch couples celebrate 20th anniversary of world's first same-sex marriages

    Shortly after midnight on April 1, 2001, Gert Kasteel and Dolf Pasker were among the first legally-recognized same-sex couple to wed in the Netherlands. Along with 2 other male couples… Read the rest of the article: Dutch couples celebrate 20th anniversary of world's first same-sex marriages

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  • Jess Sabine
    8:59 am Fri, Apr 9, 2021
    Tucker Carlson forgets straight people can still have children

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed on April 7 that transgender people are "a challenge to the perpetuation of the species" when a guest claimed there was a staggering "20,000… Read the rest of the article: Tucker Carlson forgets straight people can still have children

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:18 am Fri, Apr 9, 2021
    West Virginia approves anti-trans sports bill

    West Virginia's Republican-led senate approved House Bill 3293 on Thursday afternoon with vote a of 18-15. Much like legislation passed in South Dakota, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, this bill prohibits… Read the rest of the article: West Virginia approves anti-trans sports bill

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  • Jess Sabine
    4:38 am Fri, Apr 9, 2021
    Kristal Larson becomes first transgender person elected to nonjudicial office in Illinois

    Kristal Larson declared victory in her race for Avon Township clerk. She will be the first transgender person elected to a nonjudicial office, as well as the second openly transgender person… Read the rest of the article: Kristal Larson becomes first transgender person elected to nonjudicial office in Illinois

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  • Jess Sabine
    4:36 am Fri, Apr 9, 2021
    Germany bans surgery on intersex infants

    Last month, German lawmakers voted to ban unnecessary surgeries on babies born with intersex characteristics. The legislation was officially adopted on March 25. While it makes Germany only the third… Read the rest of the article: Germany bans surgery on intersex infants

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  • Jess Sabine
    11:14 am Thu, Apr 8, 2021
    Nauseating literary descriptions of women by authors you know and love

    With more than 456,000 memebers, r/menwritingwomen contains some of the most hilarious, rage-inducing, stomach-churning descriptions of women's bodies ever put to paper. From Joss Whedon's rejected Wonder Woman script to… Read the rest of the article: Nauseating literary descriptions of women by authors you know and love

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  • Jess Sabine
    6:44 am Thu, Apr 8, 2021
    North Carolina Republicans want to deny care to transgender youth

    Republican leaders in North Carolina have introduced Senate Bill 514. If passed, this Bill would ban people under the age of 21 from receiving medical care vital to their transition.… Read the rest of the article: North Carolina Republicans want to deny care to transgender youth

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:08 am Thu, Apr 8, 2021
    Virginia bans gay and trans "panic" defense in murder and manslaughter cases

    Virginia has become the first southern state (and the first state in 2021) to ban the gay and trans panic defense in cases involving the assault and/or murder of LGBTQ+… Read the rest of the article: Virginia bans gay and trans "panic" defense in murder and manslaughter cases

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:08 am Thu, Apr 8, 2021
    Study finds young people would support transgender friends

    A survey conducted by Just Like Us, a UK-based LGBTQ youth charity, found that most young people would support their close friends if they came out as transgender. The survey… Read the rest of the article: Study finds young people would support transgender friends

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:25 am Wed, Apr 7, 2021
    Nebraska Supreme Court grants adoption to same-sex couple

    Reversing a lower-court decision, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a lesbian couple can adopt a 3-year-old child who has lived with them since birth. From NBC: In July… Read the rest of the article: Nebraska Supreme Court grants adoption to same-sex couple

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:19 am Wed, Apr 7, 2021
    Arkansas Republicans override governor's veto of anti-trans bill

    The Arkansas House and Senate overrode Governor Asa Hutchinson's veto of House Bill 1570 on Tuesday. The bill, one of 192 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration in the US, is the… Read the rest of the article: Arkansas Republicans override governor's veto of anti-trans bill

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