Nico Lang

1 week ago | them.us | Nico Lang

Sign up for The Agenda — Them's news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. For many LGBTQ+ advocates, the Supreme Court’s Wednesday ruling in United States v. Skrmetti was devastating but not unexpected. In a long-awaited 6-3 decision, the country’s highest court upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. It’s a brutal blow that comes at a critical time, as the Court’s ruling means that existing bans in 25 states may stand.

1 week ago | lapublicpress.org | Nico Lang

A Los Angeles-based drag performer hopes to make history by winning election to the California State Legislature next year. Maebe Pudlow, who performs under the name “Maebe A. Girl,” announced her candidacy on June 9 for California’s State Senate District 26, representing the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Highland Park and Los Feliz, among others.

2 weeks ago | lapublicpress.org | Nico Lang

Hours after learning that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) would be closing its youth gender-affirming care clinic, Jesse Thorn struggled with how he was going to tell his children. Two of his children, ages 8 and 11, are longtime patients of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development and Gender-Affirming Care, and after the election, he said that CHLA staff had previously assured him that they intended to continue operating their services.

3 weeks ago | kleinezeitung.at | Nico Lang

Baldur‘s Gate 3 hat es vorgezeigt, wie man ein gutes Rollenspiel macht, wenn man viel Zeit, Liebe und Detail in sein Projekt steckt. Und das ohne einen großen Publisher im Rücken. Nun hat es Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 nachgemacht und wird von vielen bereits als „Spiel des Jahres“ angesehen. Die GeschichteJedes Jahr zeichnet die Malerin eine Zahl auf den Monolith. Am Ende des Jahres lösen sich alle Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner der Insel Lumière, die das Alter erreicht haben, in Luft auf.

3 weeks ago | slate.com | Nico Lang

Moneybox Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In a quiet, rural enclave, Clark County Pride is a big deal. The annual parade and festival, which is in its fifth year, is held in La Center, a southwest Washington town of 4,300 that doesn’t have a stoplight. There are no hotels and only three restaurants .