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In another noteworthy manifestation of challenging circumstances, the Talladega Speedway recently experienced its lowest attendance in track history, coinciding with “Pride Day.”

“I think it was still an enjoyable experience,” remarked track supervisor Steve Ashbaucher, who also identifies as LGBTQ+, “but perhaps it’s not something we should repeat. It likely cost the owners a significant amount to host a race with virtually no spectators in the stands.”

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/swapping-thursday-april-4-2024-c

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/after-asking-for-preferred-gender-pronouns-doctor-asks-patient-ok-now-whats-your-actual-gender



"assigned female at birth" or "assigned male at birth" on the Cleveland Clinic website.

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/democrats-warn-parents-to-transition-their-kids-quickly-before-they-grow-out-of-it

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1776205387437600916

Man Arrested for Exposing Himself to a Minor in Planet Fitness Women’s Locker Room

A male Planet Fitness member has been arrested in North Carolina after he entered the women’s locker room, stripped naked, and exposed himself to a minor.

38-year-old Christopher Allan Miller, a male who claims he “identifies” as a “woman,” allegedly barged into the female locker room.

He then proceeded to strip naked in front of women and a minor.

“Tennessee lawmakers pass bill criminalizing adults who help minors get transgender procedures.” The sub-headline added, “Adults who break the proposed law could face 3 to 15 years behind bars.” Now, we’re talking.

It wasn’t even close. The bill passed the state's Senate on Thursday on a 25-4 vote. If passed though the House, it would create a felony for any adult aiding a minor in seeking gender transition procedures. Adults breaking the law will face prison time of three to 15 years and fines of up to $10,000.

Next up was a terrific story in the New York Times that was also encouraging news for Tennessee’s bill, headlined “Supreme Court Clears Way, for Now, for Idaho to Ban Transgender Treatment for Minors.” ...

Now, doctors in Idaho who perform these shocking and harmful procedures on kids can be arrested and criminally charged. That’s progress.

ABC-4 Utah ran a remarkable story yesterday headlined, “Students walk out of Utah middle school to protest ‘furries’.” You won’t know whether to laugh or cry when you hear this short interview clip with a group of middle-school students who staged a walkout at Utah’s Mount Nebo Junior High yesterday.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1780840973972709681

According to the ABC-4 article, there are so many furry students at Mount Nebo that, like a pack of feral housecats, they have become an out of control “population:”

The school’s “furry” population is accused of biting, scratching, spraying air freshener on, barking at and chasing other students.
One of the normal kids in the clip above reported that the furries bite and scratch the normal kids, but it’s the normal kids who get in trouble if they retaliate. Several of the kids credibly insisted that litterboxes have been installed in the bathrooms as furry conveniences. I found the longer YouTube including the full interview: “Student Walkout Anti-Furry Protest Mt Nebo Middle School Payson Utah.”

Thank goodness for independent citizen journalists.

The diligent ABC-4 reporter found and interviewed one of the poor, misunderstood furry students. “Furry is a fandom,” a furry named Strudel informed ABC4. “We don’t think that we’re animals. I really like the idea of animals that walk and talk, so I’m going to dress up as one, as kind of a fun sort of cosplay thing,” Strudel explained.

School officials don’t deny the students’ claims, not exactly, but they’ve complained it’s all being taken out of proportion. “A lot of the information that’s been put out there is completely incorrect and inaccurate,” Nebo School District Public Information Officer Seth Sorensen said. But which part of the information that’s been put out there is actually accurate?

Please don’t overreact. How bad could it really be? What’s a little affectionate nibble here or there, or a light scratch on the quadriceps?