Explosive testimony has emerged from an employment tribunal involving eight nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital, revealing how serious safeguarding concerns were dismissed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust’s Head of HR, Tracy Atkinson, as mere “noise in the system.” The tribunal centres on complaints raised by female nurses who objected to sharing changing ... The post Just ‘noise in the system’: NHS Trust dismissed serious safeguarding concerns appeared firs...| Christian Concern
Nurses at Darlington Memorial Hospital who were forced out of the female changing rooms for refusing to undress in front of a male colleague have faced further victimisation, this time through unsafe and inadequate ‘temporary’ replacement facilities. New evidence has emerged this afternoon during cross-examination of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust’s Director of ... The post NHS bosses prioritised equality and diversity over fire safety appeared first on Christian Conc...| Christian Concern
In compelling testimony at the Darlington nurses’ employment tribunal, Kirsten Coutts, a staff nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital, described how the Trust’s so-called “independent investigation” into safeguarding concerns, raised by female nurses about a biologically male colleague using the female changing room, was instead weaponised to intimidate and penalise those who spoke out. Coutts described ... The post NHS Trust turned safeguarding concerns into campaign of intimidation, ...| Christian Concern
“My child just came out to me, what do I do?” I have been asked this question many times as a professional. For many of the families I work with I am the only openly queer person they k…| Autistic and Living the Dream
A summary of all the lawsuits challenging the Biden administration's Title IX rule that expands protections for LGBTQ+ students.| Education Week
The UN Secretary-General’s annual report on the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda cites PA-X data on gender provisions in peace agreements, noting that the increase in provisions in 2024 was limited to a small number of processes. The post UN Report Cites PA-X Data on Gender References in Peace Agreements appeared first on PeaceRep.| PeaceRep
Dr Houda Abadi shares eight key takeaways from her work to help guide the future implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. The post Reimagining Women, Peace and Security for Today’s Geopolitics appeared first on PeaceRep.| PeaceRep
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit. National Women’s History Museum.] Every election cycle, millions of women cast votes. For many of them, their right to vote seems uncontroversial. After all, the 19th Amendment, which guarantees a federal right to vote for women, is over 100 years old, and women were voting in […]| Religion in Public
Faisal Devji— In the middle of the nineteenth century, Islam began to lose its meaning as a set of beliefs or practices. Instead of describing something that Muslims did, Islam... READ MORE The post A Modern History of Muslim Gender appeared first on Yale University Press.| Yale University Press
L’histoire environnementale et l’histoire du genre partagent leurs origines dans les mouvements militants des années 1970, visant à restituer les voix marginalisées et à analyser les rapports de pouvoir, d’identité et de relation à l’environnement.| NiCHE
We call on our communities to recognize that abolition is not only about tearing down cages but also about building worlds expansive enough to hold our transitions, our elders, and our descendants. Read more via Scalawag: Cool the Cell, Feed the Spirit: Abolition as Reproductive and Climate Justice.| Scalawag
This is medical neglect—a slow, deliberate act of violence against people the state considers expendable or 'criminal,' exploiting their bodies while letting them suffer or die—whether it takes the shape of forced prison labor or the denial of basic healthcare like menopausal treatment. Read more via Scalawag: The Furnace: Climate, Confinement, and the Cost of Reproductive Aging Behind Bars.| Scalawag
Incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris reflects on the tole that prison conditions take on the menopausal body.| Scalawag
I recently received an invitation to attend the national conference of the Society for Intercultural Education, Teaching, and Research. The conference theme was “Inclusive Interculturalism.” The implicit message was simple: in order to be inclusive, interculturalists need to make a conscious effort . Inclusivity doesn’t come naturally. In my last month’s ADR column I … Continue reading Renewing Diversity Part 10: Unpacking the Inclusivity Dilemma in Health Care – by Carlos Co...| ADR
Was wir essen, wann, wie und mit wem – das ist keine rein persönliche Entscheidung. Die Soziologie des Essens zeigt, dass Ernährung eine zutiefst soziale Praxis ist. Sie offenbart Zugehörigkeit, markiert Unterschiede, spiegelt Machtverhältnisse und wird zunehmend moralisch aufgeladen. Zwischen Alltagsroutinen und globalen Ernährungssystemen eröffnet sich ein komplexes Forschungsfeld, das Einblicke in soziale Ordnung, kulturelle weiterlesen … Der Beitrag Soziologie des Essens: Zwisch...| SozTheo
The October 7th massacre and unprecedented war in Gaza compel Israel to rethink its conception of security. It must include a gender-based analysis. The post When Sexism Endangers Lives: In Israel, Sidelining Women Comes at the Cost of Security appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions. Last week, they played a key role in launching a new Indigenous climate adaptation network at a wānanga ahead of Adaptation Futures| Asia Pacific Report
Every job involves non-promotable tasks. These are tasks that benefit the organization but likely don’t contribute to an employee’s performance reviews and career advancement. But research suggests that these tasks disproportionately fall on women. Across field and laboratory studies, researchers find that women volunteer for non-promotable tasks more than men; that women are more frequently asked to take such tasks on; and that when asked, women are more likely to say yes. This matter...| Harvard Business Review
This Wednesday, the extraordinary case of the Darlington Nurses is set to be heard at Newcastle Employment Tribunal. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the eight nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital are pursuing a landmark legal claim after raising concerns about a male staff member, who identifies as female, access their female-only staff changing rooms. ... The post Darlington Nurses’ trial begins over female-only changing space appeared first on Christian Concern.| Christian Concern
Believe it or not, there’s more on that old Regnerus “study” (see https://scatter.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/bad-science-not-about-same-sex-parenting/ for the early rebuttal, more than 13 years ago!). In a recent book, Multiverse Analysis by Cristobal Young and Erin Cumberworth, they use the technique the book is about to re-analyze the data from Regnerus’s NFSS in order to assess the likelihood … Continue reading "still bad science, still not about…"| scatterplot
(The Epoch Times)—A federal judge in Oregon said during a hearing on Monday that she plans to issue an injunction stopping the Trump administration from requiring several Democratic-led states to remove references to gender ideology from their sexual health education curricula as a condition of receiving federal grant funding. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken, based […]| based underground
When Zaira Wasim posted two simple photographs from her wedding, one showing her signing the… The post When Liberation Wears a Veil: Zaira Wasim and the Colonisation of Feminist Imagination appeared first on RAIOT.| RAIOT
MEAD, Wash. — A few weeks after President Donald Trump took office, the conservative school board leaders in this town near the Idaho border made a bet. They would pit one Washington against the other and see what happened. For years, Democrats in control of the state had required every school district to have policies […] The post Red school boards in a blue state asked Trump for help — and got it appeared first on The Hechinger Report.| The Hechinger Report
Dallin H. Oaks pairs law with love, showing humility, outreach, and a call to hold truth with tenderness. The post When Law Meets Love: Dallin H. Oaks’ Ministry to Sexual and Gender Minorities appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
This post was written with Karen Sumberg, a senior vice president at the Center for Work-Life Policy. Erika Karp vividly remembers the secrecy and subterfuge that colored every workday before she told her colleagues that she was a lesbian. “You have to devote a huge amount of psychic energy to being closeted — changing pronouns, […]| Harvard Business Review
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A student’s rape in Durgapur casts light not only on Bengal’s safety crisis but a return to patriarchal reflexes from the top.| India’s National Fortnightly Magazine
Melissa, chief operating officer at Loving Me, writes about the dangers of blocking trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse out of safe spaces The post There’s a looming crisis for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic abuse appeared first on Big Issue.| Big Issue
Whatever else one might say about the therapy bans in question, they undeniably burden the free exercise of religion for same-sex-attracted or gender-confused persons who seek not to identify with or live according to those conditions.| Public Discourse
Nach der vorherrschenden woken Ideologie sind Menschen mit anderer Hautfarbe immer Opfer, Weiße immer Täter. Rassismus gegen Weiße gäbe es nicht. „Das ist zutiefst rassistisch“, sagt Anna-Maria Scherer, Tochter einer Deutschen und eines Jamaikaners und Autorin von „Gleichheitswahn“. „Hier werden wieder Menschen nach Hautfarbe beurteilt. Das hatten wir doch schon überwunden.“ Ein Gespräch auch über Ehrlichkeit in Sachen Kolonialzeit – „Bevor die Weißen kamen, haben Schw...| PUNKT.PRERADOVIC
A gender lens is not enough to ensure every woman receives the support she needs; considering factors like class and ethnicity are key to designing effective programs| The Cairo Review of Global Affairs
Public Policy Researcher Carys Moseley comments on Scotland’s recent consultation on banning ‘conversion therapy’ The question of whether a conversion therapy ban could come in has surfaced once again, this time in Scotland. Last week the Scottish Government published its response to its own consultation on ending conversion therapy in Scotland. There was a vast ... The post Could a conversion therapy ban happen in Scotland? appeared first on Christian Concern.| Christian Concern
Four Darlington nurses, already at the centre of a high-profile employment tribunal which begins this month, are also facing professional misconduct investigations, after complaints made by members of the public to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Rt. Hon. Claire Coutinho, has slammed the development, saying: “It ... The post Nurses reported to NMC for not wanting to undress in front of a man appeared first on Christian Concern.| Christian Concern
Eva: I transitioned in 2021—but back in 2018, I feared being rejected for being trans. Here is a discussion between Natalie and myself about gender presentation, transitioning, and acceptance.| Embrace Autism
Eva: A mother asked me for advice on how she could best help her young child with gender dysphoria navigate their gender. Here is my advice to her based on my childhood experiences and needs as a trans person.| Embrace Autism
Eva: Hi! I’m autistic and trans. In this second part of ‘Autism, transness & gender identity’, I will continue to talk about my experience of being trans and how my gender identity evolved over the years.| Embrace Autism
Provocations #8 Click here to view a PDF version. The Provocations series is available in hard copy and e-book formats on Amazon. Summary: American men face a mounting crisis. They lag behind women in education, are edged out of careers, and see their distinct needs dismissed as illegitimate. Our civil-rights framework forbids even acknowledging the […] The post Not Enough Good Men: Gender Integration and the Collapse of the Virginia Military Institute appeared first on The American Way of ...| The American Way of Life
As the 25th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 approaches, Alice Raymond and Laura Wise explore what the data says about women's inclusion in peace agreements.| PeaceRep
I only met my wife’s stepfather once, and once was enough. It was at my sister-in-law’s college graduation. My wife and I had been dating for several months at this point, and I was early in my transition. She had already met my parents because they lived in the area, but her parents were visiting for the graduation, and I was meeting them for the first time.| Enbies are from Earth
47 UN Special Procedures mandate holders reaffirm central role of gender as an analytical lens to advance equality & human rights for all| OII Europe
It begins today with the publication of a comprehensive report, the contents of which are summarized above and can be found on the website […] L'articolo Nasce Athena Forum, think tank per salvaguardare i diritti basati sul sesso<br /><span class='post-summary' style='font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 22px; display: block; font-family: source sans pro; padding-top: 10px;'>In un corposo rapporto si spiega come la lobby transattivista è riuscita silenziosamente a far passare la...| FeministPost
Women’s right to full and equal participation in the public and political life of their country is recognized by the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The proportion or number of parliamentarians who are women – also referred to as the descriptive representation of women – is often used to measure the achievement of this right. Beyond the statistics though, women and diverse groups are represented in political institutions i...| HillNotes
Here’s my recent interview by Rafael Flores of the Orthodox Pill Podcast. Rafael is a very bright young fellow with a natural talent for interviewing guests about difficult topics. We covered…| Brian Patrick Mitchell
We all know the type, or at least the meme. The tote-bag sporting, wired-headphone wearing, matcha latte drinking, ‘performative’ men .| Cherwell
Paul E. Peterson interviews Robert Henderson, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute| Education Next
"We cannot defend trans youth without confronting the carceral, racialized, and reproductive logics that underpin this moment, nor can we treat gender-affirming care as separate from the broader struggle for bodily autonomy, housing, healthcare, and family dignity." Read more via Scalawag: Freak Generations: The Moral Panic Playbook from Crack Babies to Trans Kids.| Scalawag
A common paraphrase of H.L. Mencken says: “For every complex question there is an answer that is clear, simple – …Continue reading →| Love of All Wisdom
Nasce oggi con la pubblicazione di un corposo rapporto, il cui contenuto è riassunto sopra ed è reperibile sul sito www.athena-forum.eu, Athena Forum, un| FeministPost
For followers of Jesus, our union with Christ is our new and lasting identity. And yet, seeking to live godly lives is not for the fainthearted. For many who pursue sexual integrity in thought and life, it can often seem like three steps forward, one step backward, on repeat. But God meets us in that... The post 40 Years of Ministry & Eight Lessons about Gender and Sexuality appeared first on Harvest USA.| Harvest USA
Barbra Bardot brings her personal journey to the public stage in new St. John’s production ‘Becoming Barbra’| The Independent
I’m taking part in the Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) challenge for the fifth time this year! This challenge runs from 1st September to 31st October, and involves reading books classified as mystery, suspense, thriller, dark fantasy, gothic, horror or supernatural. You can find my earlier round-ups here: 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024. To kick off, I’m reviewing two … Continue reading RIP XX: Short Reads| Laura Tisdall
Christine Murphy, Notes on Surviving The Fire. Sarah is trying to finish her PhD in religious studies at a university in southern California, considering the threefold nature of Buddhist justifications for violence. Her fellow student and best friend Nathan has spent time in a Catholic monastery in the Dolomites and been celibate for over a … Continue reading Reading Diary, September 12th to 23rd, 2025| Laura Tisdall
Lisa of ANZ Lit Lovers is hosting Short Story September this year, and it fits beautifully with the upcoming Novellas in November, hosted by Rebecca and Cathy, and the new challenge I’m hosting this year, Doorstoppers in December. Lisa has prompted us to focus on one story from each collection we review, but I’m also giving … Continue reading #ShortStorySeptember: Graham Swift & Leone Ross| Laura Tisdall
Graeme Macrae Burnet, His Bloody Project. This Booker-shortlisted novel purports to be a collection of papers concerning a (fictional) notorious murder case; in 1869, a seventeen-year-old crofter c…| Laura Tisdall
Shadow Equalities Minister and East Surrey MP, the Rt Hon Claire Coutinho, met with suspended Christian nurse Jennifer Melle in Parliament last week to discuss her ongoing and high-profile case. As the MP for East Surrey, which includes part of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Jennifer’s employer, Ms Coutinho has committed to ... The post Shadow Equalities Minister meets and calls for reinstatement of Christian nurse appeared first on Christian Concern.| Christian Concern
Carys Moseley comments on Wes Streeting’s apparent double-standard on gender; was exposed on social media this week We need to talk about Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s approach to sex and gender issues. This may not seem like the most important thing in politics right now. Indeed there are numerous commentators who think that things have ... The post Where does Wes Streeting really stand on sex and gender issues? appeared first on Christian Concern.| Christian Concern
Millions of women across the globe farm and look after land – yet are excluded from owning it, hurting their incomes, depriving them of wealth and undermining their other basic rights. Anandita Ghosh and Shivani Satija on a wide-ranging issue of the Oxfam-edited Gender and Development journal that not only examines structural obstacles to women owning land but also looks ... Read More| Views & Voices
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When the naive and good-hearted Prince Myshkin arrives back in Petersburg after several years away from Russia, he quickly finds himself the heir to a large fortune and caught up in a strange love triangle. But how will Russian high society respond to the presence of this pure young man . . . ?| Russophile Reads
I’m Gen Z, part Chinese, and transmasculine: of course I'm talking about . That was my favorite movie growing up, and still is my favorite Disney movie. I’ve...| Enbies are from Earth
i spent the last weekend of summer mostly under the sun, and submerged in water. i've been itching to swim again, despite autumn approaching. one day in particular, sunday, while swimming in the shallow end of my friend's apartment pool, i thought a lot out loud about the distinction between being desired and being wanted, and how i got there.| my varnished soapbox
Equipping teachers to help transgender students feel safe and included requires special training, advocates say.| Education Week
Lawmakers this year proposed 137 bills restricting lessons and training about racism and gender identity, a 250 percent increase since 2021.| Education Week
Explore five adaptations of Brontë novels that amplify violence, from Wuthering Heights to Jane Eyre, reshaping the Brontës’ enduring cultural impact. The post Violence in Brontë Afterlives appeared first on Edinburgh University Press Blog.| Edinburgh University Press Blog
In charting Bangladesh’s remarkable progress on a range of social indicators since the 1970s, Naila Kabeer explores the critical role played by women’s agency. How were women able to challenge existing gender norms in the context of the “lived” Islam of their culture? What are the lessons of this episode – and what nuances are offered vis-à-vis the more “universal” path to progress and emancipation generally assumed by Western feminists?| From Poverty to Power
A longtime CFO thought his company’s succession plan was rigged against him in favor of a female candidate for CEO. He sued, claiming sex discrimination and retaliation. Thanks to recent Supreme Court guidance, men bringing reverse discrimination claims no longer face extra procedural hurdles. That makes these cases easier to start. But as this Sixth […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
It was thirty years ago, in 1995, that a then-unknown junior academic named Jeffrey Kripal published Kālī’s Child: The Mystical …Continue reading →| Love of All Wisdom
Discover how Sarah Povie, a former UGA graduate and fitness enthusiast, is challenging gender norms in gyms and empowering women to redefine strength and confidence on their own terms.| Grady Newsource
I was standing behind her in the autographs line at a comedy show for a lesbian comedian. She was asking the opener “do you tour outside of [city]” and he was like “lol, say that again, slowly.” I was laughing, and maybe it was a little mean (but tour literally means more than one city?) and she turned around and was like “girl shut up.”| Enbies are from Earth
Policy Briefing – August 2025 This report sheds light on the urgent and often overlooked realities faced by displaced women and girls across Muslim-majority regions, including the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, and the Sahel. As global displacement reaches record levels—over 120 million in 2025—women and girls are disproportionately affected by a complex and […] The post Women and Girls in Conflict and Displacement in Muslim Settings first appeared on GSDRC.| GSDRC
“I will protect you,” Trump promised on the campaign trail with a wink and a smile and a clenched fist. How many abused women have heard those exact words from their abuser, even as the…| Envisioning The American Dream
The deafening roar of military fighter jets were no match for the powerful voices of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors speaking out at the Capitol on Wednesday. The President of the United States deploy…| Envisioning The American Dream
A four-year scripture analysis reveals the Family Proclamation’s doctrine is consistent across time—anchored in Christ, affirmed by prophets, and vital for today’s families.| Public Square Magazine
More than two-thirds of the bills include exemptions for surgery that assigns minors who are born intersex as "male" or "female," an irreversible procedure condemned by the United Nations.| PBS News
Written by Elspeth Lewis. Taiwan has the lowest birthrate in the world. This article explores this trend by putting women at its centre, challenging what we thought we knew. Beyond the vague idea o…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Carlotta Rose Busetto. This article examines Tsai Ing-wen’s fashion in her two successful presidential campaigns and how posting certain outfits online increased her electability. …| Taiwan Insight
Written by Renee Te-Jung Chen. This article looks beyond the numbers of Taiwan’s Small-Amount Remittance Services for Foreign Migrant Workers from a gender perspective. It argues that the mil…| Taiwan Insight
National identity has different layers; Singapore has to guard against fault lines: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong By Anjali Raguraman, The...| ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.com
At the final hour… I’m reviewing the last of my 20 Books of Summer. While it was by no means my least favourite, it was definitely the hardest to get done in time! I discovered the femi…| Laura Tisdall
At the African Union, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda has been institutionalized both through dedicated new structures and through mainstreaming into existing structures. In this blog article, Camille Vern sheds light on an instance of the latter, examining the AU Panel of the Wise as an actor implementing the WPS agenda as part of its conflict prevention mandate. How does the panel mainstream gender through its activities and the wider African Peace and Security Architecture? What lesso...| PRIF BLOG
Matriarchies are a great way to set your world apart, but they come with pitfalls.| Mythcreants
Campagne’s study offers a rich account of France’s wokisme debate through a Franco-American lens, though deeper analysis of anti-woke discourse meaning is lacking.| E-International Relations
While nearly anyone who has heard of anything regarding transgender issues has heard of the more “traditional” GRS for AMAB people (used to construct a neovagina and labia from existing penile/scrotal tissues), this procedure does not cover the bases for every AMAB person. In particular, a growing number of non-binary-identified people — in particular, ones with a neutrois identity — are much more interested in simply eschewing their external genitalia entirely.| busybee: General Articles
The Slant is Vanderbilt's funniest, snarkiest newspaper...since 1886.| The Slant
Yes, they're hard to do. But our narrow moral vocabulary for describing non-professional pursuits is making our lives worse.| The New Republic
In Canada, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on certain grounds, including sex, sexual orientation (since 1996), gender expression and gender identity (since 2017). These terms are often used in the parliamentary context, including in debates and parliamentary committee work. This HillNote provides background on the terminology used to describe gender and sexual diversity.| HillNotes
Sr. Mary Veronica Sabelli, RSM discusses "Gender Complementarity and Christian Personalism: The Philosophy of Sister Prudence Allen, RSM."| Catholic University of America Press
Women have re-interpreted sacred texts, stepped into leadership roles, and created alternative communities.| Psychologs Magazine | Mental Health Magazine | Psychology Magazine | Self-Hel...
ANALYSIS: By Simon Levett, University of Technology Sydney| Asia Pacific Report
The lack of consistent attention to gender was concerning, as was the failure to tackle the Global South debt crisis – and the blinkered expansion of private finance, despite evidence of its harms. But, says Rachel Noble, as the world turns to implementation of the Financing for Development commitments, there are valuable opportunities to seize and build on, including for the women who do most of the world’s care work.| frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk
A toxic culture can make a workplace miserable. That doesn’t mean a court will find discrimination or retaliation when an employee sues. A new Seventh Circuit decision drives that point home. TL;DR: An employee reported a “machismo” environment, inappropriate comments, and denied overtime. The employer investigated, paid back wages, and noted low morale but no […]| The Employer Handbook Blog
The latest from Grift of the Holy Spirit makes me want to run up and down the street, grabbing people by the shoulders and saying LISTEN TO THIS and reading it to them, interspersed with loud noise…| Gaudete Theology
How did attitudes towards women and their role within the family unit and greater society change under the Chinese Republican government? What rights did they gain? Did they generally benefit from ...| History Stack Exchange
How should INGOs share power to work with others – and especially grassroots and community groups - to achieve a feminist economy that values all care work? Ridhi Kalaria and Silvia Galandini share insights from Oxfam’s influencing across the UK; from backing existing movements and investing in long-term change, to knowing when to step back. Illustrations by Sonaksha Iyengar.| Views & Voices
Vebi Levni is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and currently pursuing an LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy at the Irish Centre for Human Rights. – “Today, women’s leadership is a cause. Tomorrow it must be the norm”.(António Guterres 2021) UN Secretary-General. Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights… Continue reading Gender Quotas: Towards a Greater Representation of Women in Leadership Positions in Politics?→| Irish Centre for Human Rights
A wide variety of gender-neutral sex toys, including vibrators, dildos, and anal toys, cater to different preferences and body types, ensuring accessibility for all.| queer voices
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