An intersex in woman has alleged correctional staff at an Australian prison discriminated against her. (Ian Waldie/Getty Images) An intersex woman has lodged a lawsuit against an Australian prison operator after being thrown into a men’s jail. The plaintiff has claimed she was exposed to “ridicule” and “cruel and degrading treatment” from prison workers while
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Moviegoing is definitely back with viewers flocking to franchise films that 1) continue to roll out in the first sustained barrage of big new titles since Covid, and 2) continue to do huge business as they stick around in theaters. They’re sucking up screens and exacerbating a release-pattern quandary for independent distributors seeking signs that
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Macy Gray is facing immense backlash on social media for making “transphobic” comments during an interview with Piers Morgan. (YouTube/Piers Morgan Uncensored) Macy Gray has been accused of transphobia after an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Host Piers Morgan asked the singer on Monday (4 July) for her definition of ‘woman’, and Gray replied that it
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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s legal battle has lasted for years, starting after the Aquaman actress wrote a 2018 op-ed about her experience with domestic violence. Their dispute and various allegations came to a head when the defamation case began in Virginia, where Depp was largely found the victor. Now Heard’s legal team is arguing
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Summer and paperback books go together like peanut butter and bread. Paperbacks let you tote your latest read around with you like no big deal, and at a lower price point, let you snag more at your local indie or library. Get ready to do even more outdoor reading with this roundup of summer 2022
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Protesters in London against the death penalty in Iran. (John Keeble/Getty) A gay man has been executed in Iran under a “sodomy” charge, according to human rights groups, in the latest example of anti-LGBTQ+ brutality in the Middle Eastern nation. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that 10 inmates were allegedly executed in Rajai
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News Crosby, Stills & Nash Return to Spotify After 5-Month Boycott The group had joined Neil Young’s protest against the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation. Nash described the addition of content advisory labels as “a positive step.” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz and Jazz Monroe July 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash circa
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Bette Midler sparked immediate alarm with her tweet. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Bette Midler has sparked alarm among LGBTQ+ fans after she claimed “women” are being “erased” by trans-inclusive language. The Hocus Pocus star, 76, brought up trans rights as she fumed over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v
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Universal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru has grabbed the best previews for an animated movie during the pandemic with $10.75M. That’s purely from showtimes that started yesterday at 2PM from 3,350 theaters. This, no doubt, bodes for another excellent weekend at the summer box office. That beats the $6.25M combined two day previews of Paramount’s Sonic
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Harry Styles is devastated by the mass shooting in Copenhagen, where he was supposed to perform just hours later. #BREAKING shooting rampage in Copenhagen, Denmark; Several people shot according to Danish policepic.twitter.com/ywh4RJvt6k — Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 3, 2022 @AmichaiStein1 Harry canceled his concert Sunday … after a gunman opened fire at Field’s shopping centre,
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Vanessa Hudgens knocked this birthday tribute out of the park. For boyfriend Cole Tucker‘s special day on July 3, the High School Musical alum shared a heartwarming message to the Arizona Diamondbacks player. Alongside a series of photos with Tucker, Hudgens captioned her Instagram post, “Who’s a big birthday boy?! @cotuck is.” She then referenced lyrics from
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The Fifty Shades of Grey films revolved around a college graduate and her erotic sexual adventures with a young billionaire. As Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan played the roles of the two leads, there were rumors that the romantic chemistry that was presented on-screen was the total opposite of how things really were between them
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Ah, summer reading. What some consider the best time of year to be a reader, summer is undoubtedly reading season. Even if you’re not taking a vacation (or staycation, at that), there is an indescribable air to the summer months that you can loosen up a bit and read whatever you want. Much of the
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