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Story 1: Kansas's new bathroom bounty law on trans people

• https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/kansas-lawmakers-override-gov-kellys-veto-of-horrific-bathroom-bounty-bill
• https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/27/kansas-republicans-add-bathroom-ban-to-anti-trans-proposal-shuffle-bills-to-avoid-public-hearings
• https://www.aclukansas.org/news?issue=lgbtq-rights

Story 2: Nashville teacher's clash over a queer kids' book

• https://news3lv.com/news/nation-world/nashville-teacher-allegedly-threatened-with-termination-kipp-antioch-college-prep-elementary-after-refusing-to-read-lgbtq-book-stella-brings-the-family-education-classroom-tennessee
• https://firstliberty.org/media/nashville-first-grade-teacher-banished-from-classroom-after-asking-accommodation-from-pro-same-sex-marriage-book
• https://www.foxnews.com/media/nashville-teacher-allegedly-threatened-termination-refusing-read-lgbtq-book-first-graders

Story 3: Keke Palmer's ace revelation

• https://www.bet.com/article/9ql7mf/keke-palmer-says-shes-almost-100-sure-shes-asexual
• https://www.them.us/story/keke-palmer-says-she-is-asexual-valentines-day
• https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/keke-palmer-asexual-instagram?ref=bfnsplash

Story 4: UFC fighter Sean Strickland's homophobic tirade

• https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ufc-sean-strickland-bad-bunny-ronda-rousey-paramount-1236667020
• https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ufc-star-goes-wildly-hateful-165825100.html

Story 5: UK veterans' legal showdown for compensation

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd9xx04n8go
• https://www.cobseo.org.uk/veteran-survivors-of-a-former-gay-ban-in-the-military-threaten-legal-action-against-the-government
• https://www.forces.net/lgbtq/mod-facing-judicial-review-over-perception-unfairness-its-lgbt-compensation-scheme