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  Jul 23, 2021

  Judge blocks Arkansas law banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender surgery for kids

  A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law banning the experimental medicalized gender-transition drugs and surgeries on minors, which was set to take effect next week in the state.

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  Jul 21, 2021

  California law forcing nursing homes to use trans pronouns struck down by appeals court

  A California appeals court has ruled that a state law that requires nursing home staff to use transgender pronouns is a violation of their free speech rights. 

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  Jul 21, 2021

  ACLU files lawsuit against Montana over law requiring proof of full sex change to alter birth certificates

  A lawsuit has been filed against the state of Montana over its law that requires residents to show proof of a cosmetic sex change before the gender designation on their birth certificate can be changed. 

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  Jul 21, 2021

  Emoji designers unveil finalists ‘Pregnant Man,’ ‘Pregnant Person’ to depict ‘trans pregnancies’

  Designers of emojis have rolled out new images for consideration, designs that include a “Pregnant Male” and “Pregnant Person” in an attempt to be more inclusive and represent so-called trans pregnancies.

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  Jul 21, 2021

  'We’re now prey for men': California women inmates decry being housed with male prisoners

  Female inmates in the California prison system say they're now "prey for men" as correctional facilities prepare for an uptick in rapes and pregnancies following a policy change that allows men who identify as female to be transferred to women’s-only prisons.

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  Jul 20, 2021

  PRRI survey, NY Times columnist’s view of religious right reveals ‘astounding bias’: Richard Land

  A recent New York Times editorial fundamentally misunderstands and misrepresents how conservative-leaning Christians think about the state of affairs in U.S. politics, according to Richard Land, outgoing president of Southern Evangelical Seminary. 

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  Jul 8, 2021

  'Not one-size-fits-all': Promise Keepers conference to help men in their struggles with loneliness

  Thousands are expected to assemble for the Christian men's ministry Promise Keepers' annual conference next week for a gathering that will emphasize the building of healthy marriages and relationships. 

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  Jul 1, 2021

  Bishop says he’s more concerned with Matt Hancock not social distancing than having an affair

  A Church of England bishop for the diocese of Manchester, England, is facing criticism for saying he's more concerned about former health secretary Matt Hancock breaking social distancing rules than having an adulterous affair. 

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  Jul 1, 2021

  NJ to allow biological males into women’s prisons; settles ACLU lawsuit

  New Jersey will require prisons in the Garden State to house inmates based on their self-declared gender identity instead of biological sex as part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a trans-identified male prisoner.

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  Jun 30, 2021

  NSA denies Tucker Carlson's claim that agency is spying to take him off the air

  Fox News host Tucker Carlson is reiterating his claim that the National Security Agency is spying on him as the intelligence agency has denied his earlier claim that it is targeting him in an effort to take him off the air.