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Popular surf brand Rip Curl is doing damage control after a now-deleted Instagram post featuring a trans surfer received major blowback from fans and a call for a boycott. The brand featured an image of 44-year-old Sasha Lowerson on its Instagram as part of its “Meet The Local Heroes of Western Australia” campaign. Lowerson competed…

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The Nepal Supreme Court has ignored a Nepali pastor’s appeal against a judgment of forced conversion. The court refused to hear Pastor Keshab Archaya’s appeal against charges of “outraging religious feeling” and “proselytizing” in November and issued an order in January for the pastor to serve a reduced sentence of one year in jail. Pastor…

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Christians in Spain spoke out against a recently revealed poster featuring Jesus Christ for being too “effeminate” and “sexualized.” The poster, revealed in Seville to promote Easter week, was designed by local artist Salustiano Garcia and was commissioned by the Council of Brotherhoods and Guilds. The poster is meant to display Jesus, with bright red…

A Montana family is sharing their heart ache after the state of Montana removed their daughter from their custody for refusing to transition her. Speaking to The Daily Mail, Krista Kolstad of Glasgow, MT revealed their trouble began when her 14-year-old stepdaughter, referred to as “Jennifer,” told peers that she wanted to commit suicide in…

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