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The US Department of Education has moved to rescind protections for LGBTQ+ students under Title IX, the federal law barring sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funding. The rollback reverses guidance extended under the Biden administration. Civil rights groups are criticizing the decision as a threat to transgender and queer students, while supporters frame it as returning to the original intent of the statute.
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Netflix has reportedly produced a straight version of Heated Rivalry, a story widely known as a gay hockey romance, prompting discussion among fans of the original book and its screen adaptation. Commenters are debating the studio's decision to change the central relationship and what it means for queer representation in mainstream streaming romances.
- 3Queer Origins finds a home in public libraries▼So good to see QUEER ORIGINS in my local public library! I love spotting the different ways that bookshops and libraries
A reader in Oxford has spotted Queer Origins on the shelves of their local public library, filed under LGBTQ rather than science or history. They note that bookshops and libraries categorise the book differently — science in some places, history in others — and argue all placements are correct. The observation has drawn warm engagement from fellow readers discussing how institutions shelve the title.