Month: February 2018

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Drive to ban library books with LGBTQ content erupts in Iowa.

February 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Drive to ban library books with LGBTQ content erupts in Iowa.

More than 300 people have signed a petition to either ban or label and group materials related to homosexual and transgender content in the Orange City Public Library. Rev. Sacha Walicord of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church rose before an overflow crowd of more than 100 at the Orange City Public Library Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday and said that LBGTQ books and other library content are “pushing an agenda” that is counter to those in the faith community.

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The American who fled ‘gay conversion’ in Africa.

February 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on The American who fled ‘gay conversion’ in Africa.

A midnight taxi to the US embassy; an emergency flight home; a new life in New York. An ex-Muslim tells his story. Mahad Olad was in a Nairobi hotel room, looking at his mother. She was holding two articles from a student newspaper in New York. In the first article, Mahad, then 19, said he was atheist. In the second, he said he was gay.

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Boy forced to wrestle girls because of antiquated Texas public high school rules.

February 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Boy forced to wrestle girls because of antiquated Texas public high school rules.

For the second year in a row, a transgender male wrestler has won the Texas girls’ Class 6A 110-pound division. Mack Beggs, 18, a senior from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas, entered the tournament in Cypress outside of Houston with an undefeated record. He beat Chelsea Sanchez — whom he beat for the title in 2017 — in the final match Saturday.

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For gay parents, first comes the baby, then comes the debt.

February 25, 2018 compassq Comments Off on For gay parents, first comes the baby, then comes the debt.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and his husband, British Olympic diver Tom Daley, announced on Valentine’s Day that they’re expecting their first child. But while there are more options than ever for same-sex couples looking to expand their families, it’s not a simple — or affordable — endeavor for many.

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Eric Radford leaves Olympics elated, gold-medal legacy achieved.

February 25, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Eric Radford leaves Olympics elated, gold-medal legacy achieved.

Eric Radford is leaving Pyeongchang in a very different mindset than how he left Sochi. Four years ago the Canadian pairs figure skater won a silver medal in the team event, but he and his skating partner, Meagan Duhamel, finished a disappointing seventh in the pairs competition.