Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort’s government by the Florida governor. In a meeting, the DeSantis-appointed members of the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight … Read more
The natural world is full of gender diversity: female hyenas have pseudo penises used for sex and urination, many species of fish and plants change their sex over their lifespan, and female lions have been known to grow manes and develop a masculine growl. Those are among many examples in a new episode of CBC’s The Nature … Read more
Unreserved53:492SLGBTQ+ Love Songs When Melody McKiver came across a collection of Indigenous love songs transcribed by anthropologists in the early 1900s, the title of one stood out to her: I Don’t Need You Anymore. “Our ancestors had breakup songs too,” said McKiver, an assistant professor of Indigenous music at the University of Manitoba who is … Read more
A court of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen has sentenced 13 people to public execution on homosexuality charges, the French wire service AFP reported on Tuesday. Another 35 people have been detained for similar charges. The ruling was made in Ibb, a Houthi-controlled province from which the jihadist group has been launching attacks on commercial … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her approach to transgender issues Tuesday, saying the Liberal government and the media have demonized her for policies that would give parents more say over their kids. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on car theft in Montreal, Poilievre said the Liberal government is … Read more
The Nigerian police have ordered the arrest of some people who claimed to belong to the Nigerian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, in a video clip they featured. Olumuyiwa Adeyobi, the spokesperson of the Force headquarters, gave the order in a statement posted on X on Thursday. PREMIUM TIMES, Wednesday, reported that the police said they were … Read more
The Nigerian police said they are investigating a video clip where some people who featured on it claimed to be members of the Nigerian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) community Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the Force headquarters, described those who featured in the video as “criminals”, adding that their actions were punishable under … Read more
The Sunday Magazine22:54For 100 years, this Mickey Mouse operation has thrived. Is Disney now losing its magic? You might describe Marlene Morris as a Disney lifer. As a child, she grew up watching Disney movies on weekends and listening to her father read Disney’s Bedtime storybooks at night. She first visited Disney World in Orlando, Fla., … Read more
A Harvard alum fed up with the university’s handling of antisemitism on campus by the embattled president has launched “an insurgent campaign” to gain a seat on the influential Board of Overseers before the damage is irreversible. “I’m trying to help Harvard move on from what may be its weakest point in hundreds of years,” … Read more
