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June 3, 2023

Major media style guide tells press to avoid terms like 'biological sex,' defends gender surgery for minors

The latest update from the AP Style Guide advised journalists on how to speak about trans issues, including telling them not to refer to "biological sex."

June 2, 2023

VT school board pays family $125,000 after punishing father, daughter for speaking out against trans student

A Vermont school district paid $125,000 in damages to a family it punished for speaking out against a trans women sharing a school locker room with females.

June 1, 2023

University of North Carolina med school renounces its own DEI framework

UNC said it plans to disband its DEI Task Force, rejecting all of its recommendations that would have made social justice work mandatory for all medical students.

May 31, 2023

ESPN hosting annual Pride flag-raising amid controversy surrounding own reporter's support for Riley Gaines

ESPN is hosting at its headquarters a LGBTQ Pride flag-raising event to mark the start of Pride Month amid controversy over trans athletes competing in women's' sports.

May 31, 2023

Target diversity chief demands 'White women' get to work against America's systemic racism

A Target Corporation executive said being Black was one of the hardest things in the world, while stating the business was making decisions based on shifting demographics.

May 30, 2023

Johns Hopkins Medicine staff given roadmap to navigate dozens of pronouns: ‘faerself, ve, xe"

Johns Hopkins Medicine employees are permitted to use chosen names on their ID badges, as opposed to their legal names, in an effort to be more inclusive.

May 27, 2023

Outrageous! Taxpayers will pay Randi Weingarten a pension because of government's special deals with unions

Outrageous! Taxpayers will pay Randi Weingarten a pension because government cut special deals with unions … even though she hasn’t taught school for 25 years.

May 26, 2023

North Face chain angers consumers with drag queen ad inviting customers to 'come out' for 'Summer of Pride'

Clothing company The North Face drew backlash for it's new 'Summer of Pride' ad campaign featuring a mustachioed drag queen clad in rainbow apparel.

May 25, 2023

Hollywood star Brian Cox rejects idea that acting roles demand approved diversity: 'Absolute b******s'

TV star Brian Cox gave a blistering response to an interviewer questioning if actors should take roles they don't identify with.

May 25, 2023

America is getting older faster as residents have less children, according to US census

Baby boomers and millennials, two of America’s largest age groups, are causing the U.S. median age to rise. From 2010 to 2020, the median age jumped from 37.2 to 38.8.