In a heartfelt new column for The New York Times, actor and activist Ashley Judd is calling for revisions to law enforcement and court practices that “wreak havoc on mourning families” coping with the deaths by suicide of loved ones.
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Pediatrics, researchers found that the percentage of adolescents identifying as transgender actually declined between 2017 and 2019. That finding challenges the claim, often repeated by skeptics of gender identity, that the number of people identifying as transgender is climbing due to broader societal acceptance, the influence of social media, and peer pressure.The findings were based on data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a biennial national survey distributed to high school students asking them about the environment they face at school, their mental well-being, and their health habits, including drug or alcohol use. Although the CDC survey does not require states to record students’ gender identity, questions about sexual orientation have been administered since 2015, and 16 states opted to include questions asking students about their gender identity in 2017 and 2019.
(Data for 2021 is not yet available.)Using the data from those states, researchers found the most trans youth were assigned male at birth — a finding that runs counter to claims that females with poor self-image, autism or lack of social skills are more likely to identify as transgender due to social media or peer pressure. In fact, the percent of trans-identifying youth assigned female at birth fell from 1.9% in 2017 to 1.4% in 2019, the study found. Those findings would seem to disprove the “social contagion” hypothesis, which stems from a 2018 study of online parent forums, which claimed that children are more likely to experience “rapid onset gender dysphoria” when they spend more time using the Internet or have friends who identify as transgender.
In a heartfelt new column for The New York Times, actor and activist Ashley Judd is calling for revisions to law enforcement and court practices that “wreak havoc on mourning families” coping with the deaths by suicide of loved ones.
Ethan Shanfeld In 1996, Michael Jackson paraded the globe with the HIStory World Tour, playing 82 shows for over 4.5 million fans. But that same year, the King of Pop apparently had his sights set on an entirely different gig: playing Morpheus in a television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman.” “By 1996, I was being taken to Warners, where the then-president of Warner Bros sat me down and told me that Michael Jackson had phoned him the day before and asked him if he could star as Morpheus in ‘The Sandman,’” Gaiman said on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “So, there was a lot of interest in this, and they knew that it was one of the Crown Jewels, and what did I think? And I was like, ‘Ooh.’”
Eugenio Derbez is set to undergo surgery after an accident left him injured, wife Alessandra Rosaldo announced late on Monday, August 29.
Monty Lopez has entered the chat. Addison Rae‘s father is speaking out after his estranged wife, Sheri Easterling, packed on the PDA with Yung Gravy at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
Jennifer Lopez is not amused that one of her wedding guests shared an intimate moment between her and Ben Affleck on their special day. The 53-year-old triple-threat star commented on a fan account in reference to a recent video released on that showed her serenading Affleck during their wedding reception in Georgia. In the clip, Lopez sings to 50-year-old Affleck what appears to be a new song, with the lyrics, «Can't get enough!» The sweet performance even included backup dancers, and Affleck has a front-row seat and is beaming in the video. «This was taken without permission. Period.
Crystal Renay is shutting the door on her relationship with Ne-Yo once and for all!
three-decade-long journey to get made, Gaiman said in a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that top brass at Warner Bros. told him of the King of Pop’s interest in the part. “By 1996, I was being taken to Warners, where the then-president of Warner Bros.
in 2020, revealed on Instagram that she was hospitalized and that she «seriously» needed help.Diaz initially revealed her hospitalization stay Wednesday when she posted in an Instagram Story, «Thank you to everyone that checked on me. I am ALIVE and out of the hospital.» Then, on Friday, Diaz again took to her Instagram story and thanked everyone for the prayers.
Former American Idol winner Samantha Diaz has been hospitalized for a mystery illness.
Ethan Shanfeld “The Sandman,” Netflix’s TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s sprawling comic book series, is approaching its third week at the top of Netflix’s Global Top 10 list. The series has racked up over 127.5 million hours viewed, but Gaiman thinks that “may not be enough” for Netflix to renew it for a second season.Answering some questions on Twitter over the weekend, Gaiman explained why fans shouldn’t assume the show’s massive popularity will lead to a Season 2.“Because ‘Sandman’ is a really expensive show,” Gaiman tweeted, responding to a commenter asking why “S2 is even a question.”Gaiman continued, “And for Netflix to release the money to let us make another season we have to perform incredibly well.
Andrew Garfield is opening up about method acting and why he approaches his projects the way he does.
“I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” Rodman told NBC News this weekend, not saying exactly who he got permission from. “I’m trying to go this week.”Rodman, who won five NBA titles with Michael Jordan during the ’90s while building an image as the NBA’s party-loving bad boy, has become known in the past decade for rubbing elbows with political figures that have tense relationships with the U.S.
Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is pretty sure that people are overthinking things when it comes to criminally charging Donald Trump. In Cohen’s view, the twice-impeached former president needs to be treated like Al Capone and convicted for his more “simple” crimes.Cohen appeared live on “CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta” on Saturday to discuss the ongoing investigations — plural — into his former client.
As a self-proclaimed Michelle Yeoh super-fan, it’d make sense that Quentin Tarantino would want the actress in his “Kill Bill” films, right? After all, Tarantino cites Yeoh’s performance in Jackie Chan‘s 1992 action comedy “Police Story 3” as one of the main influences behind Uma Thurman‘s The Bride.
Anne Heche's eldest son is speaking out following the unimaginable loss of his mother, who died Friday. She was 53 years old.In a statement to ET, Homer, 20, said, «My brother Atlas and I lost our mom. After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness.»He added, «Hopefully my mom is free from pain and beginning to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom.
Kate Aurthur editorLionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer — in his regular weekly letter to the staff — has vowed that the company will prioritize and protect the reproductive rights of its employees.In the letter, which was obtained by Variety, Feltheimer noted that Lionsgate already has strong protections in place “to safeguard employees from discrimination, harassment, bullying and invasion of privacy,” and wrote that after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June, which overturned Roe v. Wade, “it has become necessary to develop strong policies and add to our comprehensive benefits to protect our employees’ reproductive rights as well.” Feltheimer’s letter is copied in full below.The Lionsgate show “P-Valley,” which airs on Starz, is filmed in Georgia, where abortion is forbidden as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentBritney Spears’ lawyer is coming to her defense in the wake of her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, suddenly speaking publicly about Spears and their two sons.Federline, the former backup dancer who was married to Spears from 2004 through 2007, gave an interview to ITV this week and said the former couple’s two teenage sons have made the decision to not see their mother. On Wednesday, Federline posted old videos on his Instagram account where Spears appears to be arguing with her young sons, then ages 11 and 12.
Sorry Sean Bean, Emma Thompson begs to differ.