Last month, it was revealed that more than 300 books had been removed from public school shelves in Florida during the 2022-2023 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. These removals were justified by Florida officials and conservative activists, who spread misinformation about teachers and school libraries. They claimed that any books dealing …
Elon Musk has sparked a controversy on Twitter by declaring the word “cisgender,” or “cis,” as a “slur.” According to Merriam-Webster, “cisgender” refers to a person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth. While it is generally accepted as a factual term, Musk’s stance is that it is a …
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX, recently shared his divisive views on transgender people. In a series of tweets, Musk promoted a transphobic “documentary” by far-right conservative Matt Walsh, agreed that medical providers who offer care to transgender children should be sent to prison, and supported a movement to exclude trans people …