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a maryland school district already rewrote its trans student policy for trump's doj in august. the doj sued it anyway, a week before the election. On Oct. 27, 2026, the U.S. Justice Department sued the Anne Arundel County Board of Education in Maryland under FERPA and the PPRA, alleging its gender identity policy lets staff support a student's social transition without telling parents. The district... october 28 a retired supreme court judge says india blocked a gay lawyer from the bench because "the country is not ready." the country, as usual, was not asked. Former Indian Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul told ANI on Oct. 28, 2026 that the real reason the government never cleared Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal's appointment to the Delhi High Court was its "perception that the country is not... october 28 she starred in a $1 million ad calling an iowa democrat "just plain dangerous" for kids. her own statement says "i drank and drove with my children in the car." read the room, babe. Shellie Flockhart, a Dallas Center, Iowa city council member, appears in a Congressional Leadership Fund ad that calls Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott "dangerous" for kids over her votes on transgender issues. The Washington Post reported on Oct. 24,... october 28 candace owens swears the macrons never sued her for calling brigitte a man. a judge just made that the question the case turns on. pass the popcorn. On Oct. 27, 2026, Delaware Superior Court Judge Sheldon K. Rennie dismissed Candace Owens individually from Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron's defamation lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction, but kept her companies Candace Owens LLC and GeorgeTom, Inc. in the case.... october 28 a judge just ordered whoever sent texas' fake trans student mailers to answer questions under oath. their lawyer says the return address was the printer's typo. we'd love to meet this printer. On Oct. 27, 2026, Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer ruled that the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) can depose Texas Transgender Student Union LLC, the Wyoming company named on mailers that used TENT's branding, and Infobip, the company... october 28 a gay beach in delaware is getting an official state historical marker. on the sand. they had to figure out how. The Delaware Public Archives will unveil a State of Delaware Historical Marker recognizing Poodle Beach, a longtime LGBTQ gathering place in Rehoboth Beach, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Prospect Street and the South Boardwalk. The ceremony... october 27 a strictly star's 'protect the dolls' shirt got blurred off the bbc. she forgave them. 206 viewers took it to ofcom anyway. Strictly Come Dancing contestant Bethany Antonia told Digital Spy on Oct. 24, 2026 that the BBC "had to do what they had to do" when it blurred the "Protect the Dolls" slogan on her T-shirt in the Oct. 10 broadcast,... october 27 ken paxton made a children's hospital open a 'detransition clinic,' then posted a link asking you to donate to it. the audacity has a billing code. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Oct. 27, 2026 that Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has opened what his office calls the nation's first "Detransition Clinic," a requirement of a settlement announced in May. The hospital paid Texas $10... october 27 a megachurch pastor running for senate in kansas got asked about trans people and just said love thy neighbor. we're seated. Adam Hamilton, the Methodist megachurch pastor running as the Democratic candidate against Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas, said in a local TV interview posted Oct. 25, 2026 that politicians should not "take a small group of people and bully them,"... october 27 the justice department will pay $1 million to study trans people and violent crime. it admits there's barely any evidence and won't fund new data. very normal science. The National Institute of Justice, the Justice Department's research arm, posted a $1 million funding notice on Oct. 9, 2026 titled "Research on Gender Dysphoria and Violent Crime." It seeks analyses of existing datasets, including post-conviction data on incarcerated people,... october 27 brazil's president won a fourth term and the first person he kissed on camera was a trans congresswoman. i'm framing it. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term on Oct. 25, 2026, beating Flávio Bolsonaro 51.8% to 48.2% in a runoff. On victory night he kissed Erika Hilton, a trans member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies who... october 27 tim scott repeated trump's slur for annie andrews on live tv, and made sure to credit trump for it. citing your sources, how scholarly. On Oct. 26, 2026, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) referred to Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Annie Andrews by an anti-trans slur on The Charlie Kirk Show on Real America's Voice, saying it was what President Trump calls her. Andrews, a pediatrician,... october 27