Tennessee legislation that would withhold funding from school districts allowing transgender students to participate in sports, has advanced toward Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for signature after passing in the Senate Education Committee on March 29.
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Executives and producers at the Walt Disney Company said during a recent internal meeting that there will be a renewed effort to make leading characters...
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