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Marking Queer History on Austin’s Fourth Street • The Austin Chronicle
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (692+ words) Marking Queer History on Austin’s Fourth Street The Austin Chronicle Last month, the rainbow crosswalks on Fourth were washed away – a move that followed several other Texan cities losing their colorful murals and street art thanks to a directive by…...
VICE Album Reviews, August 21: Brandon Flowers, Sam Smith, GB and More
30+ min ago (119+ words) Another week, another day of reckoning for new releases. Which are good and which are awful? Let’s find out. Music journalism is going to the wall, and places for sensible, well-informed, nuanced takes on the latest releases are dwindling. So…...
A History of LGBT Officers & the Central Intelligence Agency
37+ min ago (883+ words) The CIA spent seven decades moving from purging LGBT officers to embracing them—until the second Trump administration began undoing that work. The story has now come full circle, with a ban on the CIA’s LGBT group and Pride Month…...
100-year-old tortoise back on the move after recovery from surgery in Hereford
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (306+ words) Tortoise undergoes leg amputation and resumes active garden life A tortoise believed to be more than 100 years old is back on the move after undergoing life-changing surgery to amputate his leg. Trotter, a Hermann’s tortoise who is believed to have…...
LGBTQ+ People Are Now 12% of the Adult U.S. Population. Next Stop 100%?
55+ min ago (313+ words) Human content, AI powered search. Gio Santiago helped start one of the country's first transgender care programs for U.S. veterans in the VA system. A federal appeals court has ruled that a district court judge improperly blocked the Trump administration from…...
Homowo is about unity, not blame - Dr Daniel Lartey Jnr tells Ghanaians
11+ hour, 20+ min ago (72+ words) GhanaWeb Please wait, loading captcha - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You grant GhanaWeb the right to publish and use your content. - You allow GhanaWeb…...
Trans NYT Writer Keeps Admitting Men And Women Are Different
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (505+ words) Transgenderism is war with reality, one’s neighbors, and even oneself — and that is a truth that's hard to hide....
Gottlob murder 40th anniversary is next week
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (192+ words) AdVantageNews.com Julianne Gottlob Next Thursday, August 27 marks the 40-year anniversary of the murder of AltonâÂÂs Julianne Gottlob, who was 21-years old at the time of her death That is the oldest of the cold case murders the…...
'Weird Al' Yankovic's Tiny Desk Concert is an absolute treat
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (132+ words) 'Weird Al' Yankovic on Tiny Desk Concert? It happened. Again. The music comedy legend and king of parody squished himself and eight musicians into NPR's minuscule performance space for the latest fundraising episode, and it's honestly a delightful time. You'll…...
San Francisco LGBTQ+ Bars Face Backlash over Facial-Scanning Technology
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (580+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — As artificial intelligence technology has developed, concerns have grown over the safety and security of its use, particularly its ability to find, memorize and store information about individuals. While some people argue it creates a safer environment, others…...