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RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills targeting LGBTQ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction on gender identity and sexuality.While LGBTQ rights advocates say Cooper's attempt to block the bills demonstrates their support amid what they see as relentless attacks from the General Assembly, his veto stamp carries little weight now that Republicans hold majorities. narrow veto-proof in both chambers. His vetoes are not expected to survive attempts to override them.Cooper denounced the measures as "a triple threat of…

Pictured: Taylor Kitsch, Jai Courtney and Betty Gilpin Two creators under blanket deals have confirmed their next project with Netflix in a new limited series called primitive american which is now expected to have finished filming. Here's everything we know about the project so far. Note: This article was first published on November 4, 2022 (the first outlet to announce the project) and has been updated to reflect new information. It was last updated in July 2023. Until the full presentation, we had a brief synopsis of the upcoming series that is currently in active development: Article continues below... Traveling…

After ron desantisThe presidential campaign shared a strange video that has been widely described as homophobic and homoerotic which includes images of cillian murphythe character of "Peaky Blinders”, the team behind the British crime drama denounced the video, adding that the footage from the show was “obtained without permission or official license”.The video, shared by the DeSantis campaign on Twitter, blasts rival 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump for vowing to "protect our LGBTQ citizens." The video also mocks Trump for defending Caitlyn Jenner's right to choose her own bathroom and allowing transgender women to compete in his Miss Universe pageants.…

Amid continued unprecedented demand for international travel, the State Department recommends that Americans submit passport applications at least six months in advance of scheduled departure dates. A State Department official said in an email that current processing times are 10-13 weeks for routine processing. Expedited processing takes seven to nine weeks, which costs an additional $60. Estimates do not include the time it takes for your application to travel through the mail; the clock starts when the State Department receives the request, the official said.Because some countries require passports to be valid for at least six months beyond the dates…