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Dimash Qudaibergen & Gong Linna "凤皇 (Phoenix)" & “Karatorgai”

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And from Senator Paula Simons, from this toot on Mastodon:

On Valentine’s Day, 2002, I wrote this column about my husband. It was the early days of news on the internet, and it was the first thing I wrote that ever went viral. I re-read it today, and thought that in this era of toxic hyper masculinity, it was suddenly a timely read. What makes a real man a man? Rose Cotton knew. (The column comes at the end of the blog post - if you want to skip the opening bits.) Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Hobbit Day - An Unexpected Party

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UK petition: Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children.

We want the Government to reverse the restrictions it has introduced relating to the prescription of puberty blockers to children. The Government introduced legislation banning them from being prescribed by the private sector and NHS primary care to under 18s not already taking them.
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We believe the ban on puberty blockers has caused untold suffering to trans children in the UK, and the suffering must not be allowed to continue. We think it goes against article 8 of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child.

Under the convention, children have the right to their own identity – including their name, nationality and family relations. No one should take this away from them, but if this happens, the convention states that state parties must provide assistance and protection so children can quickly get their identity back.

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