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This American town has banned Pride flags on town property

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The Enfield Town Council has voted in a majority ruling to ban pride flags and only allow American flag, the Connecticut state flag and military flags on town property. On 8 January, the town council featured “Resolution to Adopt a Policy for the Display and Flying of Flags on Town Property” on the agenda. During the meeting, council proposed and questioned the new policy that was passed in a close six-to-five majority and “repealed” any previous policies regarding flags. The new policy states that “only the American flag, state of…

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South Carolina governor calls for LGBTQ+ school book ban

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has urged his state’s Department of Education to remove an “inappropriate” book on gender identity. On Wednesday (November 11), McMaster (R) called for Maia Kobabe’s award-winning book Gender Queer: A Memoir to be recalled from shelves for its “obscene and pornographic” content. In a letter addressed to the South California Department of Education and Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman, McMaster petitioned for the book to be removed due to its “depictions”. “For sexually explicit materials of this nature to have ever been introduced or allowed…

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Russia proposes “extremist” label for LGBTQ+ groups

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Russia has proposed that LGBTQ+, radical feminists and child-free groups should be recognised as “extremism”. The ban, which was proposed by the chairman of an influential government commission, would see content from the aforementioned groups banned on social media and the internet more generally. “LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free movements should be recognized as extremism — an extremist ideology,” Andrei Tsyganov, chairman of a commission for the protection of children at the Roskomnadzor communications regulator, said on 29 September. Moscow Times reports that he claimed the proposed restrictions would…

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China’s government bans “sissy men” from television

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China’s government banned effeminate men from appearing on TV and ordered broadcasters to promote “revolutionary culture”. President Xi Jinping has demanded a “national rejuvenation” which will see tighter control of all sectors of society from the Communist Party. The new rules require broadcasters to “resolutely put an end to sissy men and other abnormal esthetics” on screen. There has been concern from officials in the government that Chinese pop stars are not encouraging men to be masculine enough. These “vulgar internet celebrities” should be avoided at all costs, the broadcast…

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