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On November 20th, women stop being paid compared to men.
This is the point in the year when,
on average,
women effectively work for free.
The gender pay gap is now 11.3%,
up from 10.7% last year.
It’s a stark reminder that while progress has been made,
gender pay inequality persists
- and may be higher than we thought.

Dr. Oz pressured medical orgs to abandon support for youth gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/dr-oz-pressured-medical-orgs-to-abandon-support-for-youth-gender-affirming-care/

POL-NOM: Sachbeschädigung an einem VW Fox durch Zerkratzen der Motorhaube Bad Gandersheim (ots) - Bad Gandersheim, Am Kantorberg, 22.02-23.02.2026: In der Zeit von Sonntag, 16:30 Uhr, bis Montag, 12:45 Uhr, kam es in der Straße "Am Kantorberg" in Bad Gandersheim zu einer Sachbeschädigung. Bislang unbekannte Täter ... https://www.

aCAdeMiC FrEedOM. 🤡
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/mel-curth-oklahoma-instructor-firing.html

I am simple minded - in that I am often simply blown away at the intelligence that went into the design of some common objects.
Today I'm working with T-Posts, a kind of steel fencing post. They seem simple, but they are well designed to hold fencing and to support things like firing range targets.
And some years back I designed and built a craftsman/arts-and-crafts fireplace. I used over 300 tiles of various sizes. It is really cool how those tiles are sized to fit togeth…

Gunter's chain - Wikipedia

Gender and Supernatural https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/19/gender-and-supernatural

Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a screed of an essay
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-bible-essay-instructor-fulneckydei-f37ba4b8afdc9d9aba3b73b124f13b9b

The University of Oklahoma fires instructor who gave failing grade to Bible-based gender essay
The University of Oklahoma has fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination. The complaint from 20-year-old junior Samantha Fulnecky was over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and called promoting a belief in multiple genders “demonic.” The university said Monday that its investigation found that the graduate teaching assistant had been arbitrary in giving Fulnecky zero points on the assignment. The attorney for instructor Mel…

Let this be your vibe in 2026
(Original title: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Gender)
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/gender-2

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Gender
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Gender

This action by HHS and RFK Jr is unprecedented in scope.
Never before has the fed. gov. usurped the authority of medical professionals to set a separate standard of care
in an attempt to ban evidence based lifesaving care.
The man who thinks getting measles is good wants trans kids to suffer.
https://

Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net)
A coalition of 19 states and DC have filed a lawsuit challenging the Kennedy declaration seeking to ban gender affirming care for trans youth by fiat by creating a federal "standard of care" based on pure pseudoscience. https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-leads-lawsuit-challenging-federal-attack-gender-affirming

A U.S. district judge in Oregon said he will vacate a declaration made late last year by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
that asserted gender-affirming care for young trans people does not meet medical standards of care.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/judge-…

Judge will rule against Kennedy’s declaration on gender-affirming care
A U.S. district judge said he will vacate a declaration by Kennedy that asserted gender-affirming care for young trans people does not meet medical standards of care.