Anti-LGBTQ Sex Ed Law Struck Down in South Carolina

The state had banned mention of same-sex relationships or other LGBTQ topics in sex education classes, except when relating to disease.

www.advocate.com/youth/2020/3/11/anti-lgbtq-sex-ed-law-struck-down-south-carolina-0

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus

Actor Tom Hanks and actress Rita Wilson announced that they have tested positive for the coronavirus while in Australia.

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Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive. Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires. Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no? We’ll keep the world posted and updated. Take care of yourselves! Hanx!

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Wrote Hanks on Instagram: “Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive. Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested, observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires. Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no? We’ll keep the world posted and updated. Take care of yourselves!  Hanx!”

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Don’t rain on our parade, coronavirus! Here are the events that are still scheduled for 2020
DragCon LA was canceled, and Coachella was rescheduled, so we are keeping an updated list of the other major events that are scheduled for the upcoming weeks. What about pride festivals, circuit parties, and that lesbian golf weekend?

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Scientists Discover Smallest Dinosaur Ever Recorded

A group of international scientists has announced evidence of the smallest dinosaur ever recorded.

NHMLAC reports: “The tiny bird was found preserved in Burmese amber from Myanmar, trapped around 99 million years ago. The delicate skull is smaller than that of a Bee Hummingbird, the smallest living bird, and it belongs to a new species, Oculudentavis khaungraae. Researchers found that Oculudentavis had more teeth than any other fossil bird. The large number of teeth suggests that, despite its tiny size, Oculudentavis was a predator. The tooth row is longer than other birds’, extending all the way under the eye, so the researchers gave the new dinosaur the name meaning “eye-tooth-bird.” Its full name, Oculudentavis khaungraae, honors Mrs. Khaung Ra, who donated the specimen to the Hupoge Amber Museum. The tiny eyes of Oculudentavis were very large but with a pupil size that suggests it was diurnal.”

Said Dr. Jingmai O’Connor, senior professor, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, research associate at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and a lead author on the study: “It’s the weirdest fossil I’ve ever been lucky enough to study. I just love how natural selection ends up producing such bizarre forms. We are also super lucky this fossil survived to be discovered 99 million years later. Bivalves came very close to destroying the specimen – one of their drill holes goes right into the braincase. Just goes to show the extraordinary circumstances that all need to be just right for fossils to make it into human hands.”

More at NHMLAC.

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