At the same time that these bills ban gender-affirming care for trans kids, they carve out exceptions to allow doctors to continue to perform medically unnecessary treatments on intersex infants intended to make them fit into the categories of male and female—long before they are old enough to express any form of gender identity. “Intersex”…
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed this week, in an escalation of a row between the oil-rich Gulf state and Manila over worker protections and employer rights.Philippine nationals make up around 6% of Kuwait’s 4.7 million population, government data shows. Kuwaitis make up 32%.The…
More than 70 California law enforcement agencies are violating state law by sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state agencies, putting out-of-state abortion seekers at risk, according to a trio of civil rights groups.The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union chapters for both Northern and Southern California sent letters to…
Ruth Glenn remembers the first time she read I, Tina, the powerful 1986 autobiography in which Tina Turner details the extensive abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Ike.Glenn, who read the book when it was first published, was “moved and encouraged” by Tina’s personal accounts; they were particularly momentous because it was…
Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently received two accolades for her leadership and influence across biomedical and behavioral research.In April, Dr. Webb Hooper was recognized as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD…
Flash droughts develop fast, and when they hit at the wrong time, they can devastate a region’s agriculture.They’re also becoming increasingly common as the planet warms.In a new study published May 25, 2023, we found that the risk of flash droughts, which can develop in the span of a few weeks, is on pace to…
Library staff didn’t make explicit reference to Senate Bill 180, the law enacted earlier this year, but Wild said she recalled the new measure during the exchange and believed it helped prompt the incident.At the very least, she added, the ongoing controversy about restroom usage nationally seemed responsible for the outcry.”There isn’t anything I can…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man as he raped and attacked her.In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico State said that while it…
Local Jewish clergy affirms support for Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 20, a bill that imposes a 12-week limit to abortion access. While abortion remains legal in North Carolina, the bill and its multiple restrictions conflict with Jewish values. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, two synagogues in Asheville, Congregation Beth HaTephila and…
Family courts are increasingly using programs like Turning Points for Families to treat the disputed psychological theory of parental alienation. But little is publicly known about the programs’ controversial methods. Content warning: Report mentions abuse, self harm, and suicide. Source: In Court-Ordered Family Reunification Camps, Kids Allege More Abuse — ProPublica
