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Times
3 days ago
- Health
- Times
Look out for the mafia with rainbow lanyards
'N othing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.' Martin Luther King Jr said that, a man I'd hope Isla Bumba, NHS Fife's equality and human rights lead officer, had heard of, considering her job is improving diversity. Although given Bumba admitted last week that she wasn't entirely sure if she was a woman, it's probably best not to make assumptions. Bumba was testifying at Sandie Peggie's employment tribunal, and I must first explain Peggie before I get to Bumba. In December 2023, Peggie, an NHS nurse with more than 30 years of unblemished service, went into the women's changing room of Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy because she'd had a heavy period and bled through her scrubs. There, she was surprised to encounter a 6ft-tall 27-year-old male undressing in front of her. This male is now known as Dr Beth Upton, and he had started identifying as a woman only the year before.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Gender diversity issues cause concern at Sudbury mine
CTV News has received an anonymous letter that says a woman identifying as a man is insisting on using men's shower facilities at Vale in Sudbury.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Letter says woman who identifies as a man is showering with men at Sudbury mine
CTV News has received an anonymous letter that says a woman identifying as a man is insisting on using men's shower facilities at Vale in Sudbury. CTV Northern Ontario has an exclusive story after an anonymous letter was sent to us regarding concerns about gender identity at a Vale mine site. It claims a woman who identifies as a man is being allowed to shower in the men's shower area, instead of using the diversity shower. Creighton Mine The letter claims a woman who identifies as a man is being allowed to shower in the men's shower area at Creighton Mine, instead of using the diversity shower. (Alana Everson/CTV News) We received the letter from a Vale employee who said they had worked there for several years and never filed any type of complaint in the workplace against anyone for any reason. The letter said that at the Creighton Mine site in Greater Sudbury, a woman who identifies as a man is being allowed to shower in the men's shower area instead of using a shower that was designed for these types of situations. Being forced on them The letter states that they are 'not insensitive to people wanting to identify as another gender, but I don't believe that it should be forced on everyone else at that mine site to accept when it comes to showering together. I am married with kids, and my wife has been very upset about this since she got there a few weeks back. This person has female body parts, both top and bottom, and is allowed to shower with men?' We contacted Vale and received a statement via email. Vale statement Vale Base Metals says it can't comment on individual personnel matters. (CTV News graphic) 'Vale Base Metals is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that accommodates all genders. Our policies and procedures are designed to ensure a respectful and harmonious workplace in accordance with the law. As we do not discuss specific personnel matters, we have no further comment.' We also contacted United Steelworkers Local 6500, which represents just more than 2,900 Vale employees. In a statement, President Ray Hammond said: Vale letter The letter writer says the issue has caused problems with his wife, as well as other spouses of miners at Vale. (CTV News graphic) 'The union is committed to representing all members' human rights and ensuring the law is followed. We continue to have talks with the company about improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace.' The anonymous letter also states in part: 'We are being forced to compromise our marriages as we're not all OK with this kind of thing. And if it was my wife showering with men, I'd be just as mad -- but are told to suck it up ...' Another confidential source we talked to called it an issue of privacy in the shower area. The last sentence of the anonymous letter asks: 'What's wrong with this picture?'
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49
Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49. Gibson's death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Gibson and Falley are the main subjects of the documentary 'Come See Me in the Good Light,' winner of the Festival Favorite Award this year at the Sundance Film Festival and scheduled to air this fall on Apple TV+. 'Andrea Gibson died in their home (in Boulder, Colorado) surrounded by their wife, Meg, four ex-girlfriends, their mother and father, dozens of friends, and their three beloved dogs,' Monday's announcement reads in part. The film — exploring the couple's enduring love as Gibson battles cancer — is directed by Ryan White and includes an original song written by Gibson, Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile. During a screening at Sundance in January that left much of the audience in tears, Gibson said they didn't expect to live long enough to see the documentary. Tributes poured in Monday from friends, fans and fellow poets who said Gibson's words had changed their lives — and, in some cases, saved them. Many LGBTQ+ fans said Gibson's poetry helped them learn to love themselves. People with cancer and other terminal illnesses said Gibson made them less afraid of death by reminding them that we never really leave the ones we love. In a poem Gibson wrote shortly before they died, titled 'Love Letter from the Afterlife,' they wrote: 'Dying is the opposite of leaving. When I left my body, I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before.' Linda Williams Stay was 'awestruck' when her son, Aiden, took her to hear Gibson perform at a bar in San Francisco a decade ago. Their poetry was electrifying, lighting up the room with laughter, tears and love. Gibson's poetry became a shared interest for the mother and son, and eventually helped Stay better understand her son when he came out as transgender. 'My son this morning, when he called, we just sobbed together,' Stay said. 'He says, 'Mom, Andrea saved my life.'' 'I know,' she responded. Gibson's poetry later helped Stay cope with a cancer diagnosis of her own, which brought her son back home to St. George, Utah, to help take care of her. They were delighted when Gibson accepted their invitation to perform at an event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in southern Utah. 'It was truly life-changing for our community down there, and even for our allies,' Stay said. 'I hope that they got a glimpse of the magnitude of their impact for queer kids in small communities that they gave so much hope to.' Gibson was born in Maine and moved to Colorado in the late 1990s, where they had served the past two years as the state's poet laureate. Their books included 'You Better Be Lightning,' 'Take Me With You' and 'Lord of the Butterflies.' Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday that Gibson was 'truly one of a kind' and had 'a unique ability to connect with the vast and diverse poetry lovers of Colorado.' In a 2017 essay published in Out magazine, Gibson remembered coming out at age 20 while studying creative writing at Saint Joseph's College of Maine, a Catholic school. Identifying as genderqueer, Gibson wrote that they didn't feel like a boy or a girl and cited a line of their poetry: 'I am happiest on the road/ When I'm not here or there — but in-between.' Comedian Tig Notaro, an executive producer on the documentary and Gibson's friend of 25 years, shared on Instagram how the two came up together as performers in Colorado. Hearing Gibson perform for the first time was like witnessing the 'pure essence of an old-school genuine rock star,' and their words have guided Notaro through life ever since, she said. 'The final past few days of Andrea's life were so painful to witness, but simultaneously one of the most beautiful experiences of all of our lives,' Notaro said. 'Surrounded by real human connection unfolding in the most unlikely ways during one of the most devastating losses has given me a gift that I will never be able to put into meaningful words.' Gibson's illness inspired many poems about mortality, depression, life and what happens next. In the 2021 poem 'How the Worst Day of My Life Became My Best,' Gibson declared 'When I realized the storm/was inevitable, I made it/my medicine.' Two years later, they wondered: 'Will the afterlife be harder if I remember/the people I love, or forget them?' 'Either way, please let me remember.'
Fox News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Florida AG threatens to sue US Masters Swimming over gender-participation policy
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday urged U.S. Masters Swimming to certify it will change its gender participation policy that allows its biological male members to compete against females or enter their locker room. Uthmeier made the demand at a news conference and said the Florida-based organization will face a lawsuit if it fails to comply with the orders. The U.S. Masters Swimming Board of Directors and Rules Committee updated its participation guidelines last month. "USMS allows members to register for the competition category that aligns with their gender identity and/or expression and to participate in sanctioned events in that category," the new guidelines stated. "However, swimmers will not be included in Recognition Programs (as defined above) unless they are swimming in the competition category that aligns with their sex assigned at birth or they meet the eligibility requirements" outlined in its statement. To be eligible for the U.S. Masters Swimming's women's recognition programs, the policy stated that "Members of the Female Sex are eligible for Recognition Programs in the women's category, regardless of their gender identity or gender expression." "Members with 46 XY DSD whose gender identity or gender expression is female are eligible for Recognition Programs in the women's category if they can establish to USMS's comfortable satisfaction that their sex assigned at birth is female," the policy added. Uthmeier said the policy didn't go far enough. "This is not acceptable and does not fly with Florida law," he said, via Fox 35 Orlando. "This is not right. We will use every tool at our disposal… to ensure that we are protecting women and girls. It still seems insane to me that we're having this conversation in this country, but we will always fight for what's right in Florida. "We're the state that woke goes to die, and that's going to continue. We will always fight for what's right and just." Fox News Digital reached out to U.S. Masters Swimming for comment. U.S. Masters swimming came under fire earlier this year when a transgender swimmer won five gold medals in the women's category. Louisiana woman and long-time swimmer Wendy Enderle said she filed the request for an eligibility review after finding out that one of the competitors she has faced for years was transgender. Because the meet in question took place in San Antonio, Texas, the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, launched an investigation into whether the organization's polices violated Texas' consumer protection laws. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
