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Parents attend the Local Education Council District 2 meeting to support transgender and non-binary students. Photo by Lana Leonard This is a reprint from GLAAD. For the past three months, parents and advocates for LGBTQ youth in New York City have been coming together to protest the anti-transgender sports ban, Resolution 248. Out in Jersey first reported the news on April 17, just one month after the anti-transgender sports ban went into effect. The resolution was passed in March by the Community Education Council (CEC) District 2 board of directors. The district covers the East Village and Lower East Side.…

Just weeks after signing a new contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, Tyrese Maxey spoke to the media about his status as the Sixers’ franchise player.The veteran guard’s press conference was streamed live to all fans on social media, which led to a lot of buzz around his look, which went viral.Maxey appears to have put on a lot of muscle this offseason. Ironically, the veteran guard reported that he had to take a drug test just a few days later.😭😭😭 https://t.co/VRO4BKuBTP pic.twitter.com/lLAZQ7shp5— Sixer Daily (@Sixerdaily) July 27, 2024″You guys really made me take a drug test,” the All-Star guard joked.Coming…

Elliot Page talks anti-transgender and anti-LGBTQ politics Elliot Page encourages people to educate themselves about LGBTQ+ politics, especially in the current climate, and everyone should take note. The Oscar-nominated actor, who came out as transgender in 2020, appeared on The View to talk about his role in the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy and his upcoming film Close to You. The Umbrella Academy is a hit Netflix series based on the comic book series by Gerard Way, and the TV adaptation introduced groundbreaking LGBTQ+ storylines, including a gender swap for one of the main characters played by…

11 photosPhoto: FCR Original, via PipeburnThe French bike modification enthusiasts at FCR Original have experimented with models from a variety of brands in the past, but BMW has been their main focus lately. Like many other workshops, FCR was quickly seduced by the German brand’s R nineT platform, as it offered the perfect canvas to put their ideas into practice. In fact, the shop offers a complete limited production series based on the various nineT variants. Shown here is one of the additions to their line-up, and it started with a stock BMW R nineT Urban G/S from 2021. In…

Get Urban Milwaukee’s top stories delivered to you every day Republican state Rep. Janelle Brandtjen, left, and conservative talk show host Vicki McKenna, right, speak during a “Vote Audit” rally at the State Capitol on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Will Kennealy/PBS Wisconsin Republican state Rep. Janelle Brandtjen of Menomonee Falls has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, seeking to halt an investigation into her campaign finance activities two years ago. The complaint, filed Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court, alleges that the commission violated the state’s separation of powers protections by recommending that Brandtjen be charged with a…

Forty years of marriage and one common cliché. Whatever synonyms are used, a woman’s value in the Indian marriage market is still measured by her color. Boys’ parents have become mostly tolerant of girls working, referring to their desired profession, and there’s also the addendum, “no caste restrictions.” But brides still need to be fair-skinned and fulfil all the traditional criteria for beauty. Subhasini Komeswaran from Chennai was nicknamed “Kurpi” (black) and was the laughing stock of her childhood. Though prospective spouses described her as “wheat”, her father was so worried about her not finding a suitable match that he…

Three New Zealand athletes representing the LGBTQ team at the Olympics completed a successful debut in Paris on Saturday. Robbie Manson, one of 20 male Olympians to come out at the Games, competed with double sculls partner Jordan Parry. The Netherlands came in first, while New Zealand held off a challenge from a US pair to come in second. All three teams advance to Tuesday’s semifinals. Related Get off the sidelines and get in the game Our weekly newsletter is packed with information on everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues. In Vers-sur-Marne, east of Paris, reigning…

Competitors in the Encore Division model their outfits at the 2024 Logan County Fair 4-H Fashion Revue. From left; Briar Alderson, Mya Friend, Brennyn Kailey, Kate Tribbett, Charlie Wright, Paisley Alderson, Remi Gerlach, Braya Kaliey, Natalie Adels, McKrai Dennison, Ashton Nichols, Ayla Baney and Piper Withers. (Callie Jones/Journal-Advocate)Competitors in the Senior Division model their outfits at the 2024 Logan County Fair 4-H Fashion Revue. From left; Ayla Baney, Ashton Nichols, Natalie Adels, Piper Withers and Mattea Pelton. (Callie Jones/Journal-Advocate)Intermediate Division competitors model their outfits at the 2024 Logan County Fair 4-H Fashion Revue. From left; Remi Gerlach, Paisley Alderson, Lilly…

The T-Tauri triple star system produces beautiful celestial light from the heat of its gravitational contraction. Learn more from Astronomy Now.The T-Tauri stars are named after a protostar of the same name in the constellation Taurus. Coincidentally, these T-Tauri stars, collectively known as HP Tau, are also in Taurus and were photographed with the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. All three stars are clearly visible and lie in this eerie nebula 550 light-years away. This is not a star birth nebula, but rather a reflection nebula because it is a cloud of dust…

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that they have re-signed restricted free agent forward Kent Johnson to a three-year contract worth $5.4 million. Johnson’s contract carries an average annual salary of $1.8 million. Johnson, 21, appeared in 42 games with the Blue Jackets last season, recording six goals and 16 points. He was originally a first-round draft pick, fifth overall, in 2021. Since joining Columbus for the 2021-2022 season, Johnson has recorded 22 goals and 37 assists in 130 NHL games. The Port Moody, British Columbia, native will become a restricted free agent when his current contract ends after the 2026-27…