Fear and Loathing

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US: Transgender Girl, 12, Is Violently Threatened After Facebook Post by Classmate’s Parent

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Brandy Rose obtained an order of protection against a man after she said he “verbally assaulted” her about her transgender daughter, Maddie. Maddie was the target of an inflammatory social media post after she used the girls’ bathroom.

UK: Anti-trans vandals are plastering vile ‘women don’t have penises’ stickers around London

Trans campaigners have criticised “anti-trans bigots,” after a number of “disgusting” phallus-shaped stickers – carrying the phrase “women don’t have penises” – were found across London, including on Stonewall’s office building.

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Chechnya: Activists Mark Anniversary of Chechen Pop Star’s Disappearance With Global Protests

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Chechen pop star Zelim Bakaev was last seen on August 8, 2017 in Grozny, Chechnya en route to his sister’s wedding. One year later, despite multiple requests, the Russian Investigative Committee has not launched a formal inquiry. On Wednesday (August 8), activist groups around the world staged demonstrations to demand one.

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Australia: Using Electronic Contact to Reduce Homonegative Attitudes, Emotions, and Behavioral Intentions Among Heterosexual Women and Men: A Contemporary Extension of the Contact Hypothesis

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The current study experimentally examined the potential for a contemporary extension of the contact hypothesis, known as electronic contact, or E-contact, to reduce sexual prejudice, intergroup anxiety, and avoidant behavioral intentions among heterosexuals.