Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep challenges
TOKYO (news agencies) — Eight years ago, Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor. ...
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Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections
JACKSON, Mississippi (news agencies) — A federal district court judge on Wednesday temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that ...
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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
AUSTIN, Texas (news agencies) — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, ...
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Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says
OKLAHOMA CITY (news agencies) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped what would have been the first publicly funded ...
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LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books – and on themselves
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached ...
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Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work
Marissa Lasoff-Santos and the person she would marry quickly fell head over heels in love. Lasoff-Santos was a gay woman. ...
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Report by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7
GENEVA (news agencies) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say in a report issued Wednesday that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants ...
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Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — When disinformation researcher Wen-Ping Liu looked into China’s efforts to influence Taiwan’s recent election using fake ...
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A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (news agencies) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming ...
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Now that the fight with DeSantis appointees has ended, Disney set to invest $17B in Florida parks
ORLANDO, Fla. (news agencies) — Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, ...
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