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- Drop-In for LGBTQ+ Youth in Southern Illinois • Carbondale, 6:00 pm, Rainbow Cafe LGBTQ Center
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The Latest
Gender identity stays in Iowa code, context about Tyre Nichols killing, settlement for Seattle protesters, and record-setting NFL head coach diversity
Gender identity stays in the Iowa Civil Rights Code. New video reveals more about the January 2023 killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Seattle protesters receive a settlement. And there’s record-setting diversity among NFL head coaches.
Transgender legal protections in Iowa, Holocaust education in schools, the dominance of white male heroes, a super LGBTQ Gen Z, and Ohio’s ban on transgender care for youth
Controversy over transgender legal protections in Iowa, a focus on Holocaust education, Ohio’s youth gender transition ban, the dominance of white male heroes, and a super-LGBTQ Gen Z. It’s what’s in today’s State, National and Worlds Briefs from The Real Mainstream.
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