Fern Connections: Last News

El presidente Donald Trump avanzó el lunes para que se expulse del ejército a las personas abiertamente transgénero, ordenó al Pentágono que pusiera fin a los programas de diversidad y dispuso la reincorporación de muchos miembros del servicio despedidos por negarse a recibir la vacuna contra la covid, en su intento de reformar las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses. Las directrices, contenidas en una serie de órdenes ejecutivas, impulsaron lo que Trump y su nuevo secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, han descrito como un esfuerzo por hacer que el ejército vuelva a ser una cultura profesional masculina que no pide disculpas por serlo, rechazando al mismo tiempo el tipo de prácticas equitativas de contratación y dotación de personal que Hegseth ha culpado de disminuir el nivel y la capacidad de combate del ejército.

Bel-Ami) conceived of the brand in 1993 when most angsty gays were stuck with a copy of International Male under the covers. Self-defined as the “masculine ideal of inhibited youth and virility,” Bel Ami has produced thousands of videos over the years.

Bad Bunny’s latest bathroom selfie tried to keep our minds off of the American nightmare currently taking hold, the convicted felon president, tech bros and autocrats taking over the White House were busy doing all sorts of things you may have missed. Here’s just a few of the stories that you really need to know about it…MAKE AIDS GREAT AGAIN: The convicted felon president has halted all disbursements of HIV and malaria drugs to poor countries included in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with reports of patients now being turned away from receiving the life-saving treatments.

the publication of its report into Misogyny in music.The document – titled ‘Misogyny In Music’ – described the industry as a “boys’ club” where sexual harassment and abuse are common, and the non-reporting of such incidents is high. Victims who do speak out struggle to be believed or may find their career ends as a consequence, it claimed.The WEC stated that women in music still encounter limitations in opportunity, a lack of support and persistent unequal pay – with these said to be intensified for those facing intersectional barriers, particularly racial discrimination.Today (January 28), Charisse Beaumont, CEO of Black Lives in Music (BLiM) – an initiative created to empower Black musicians and professionals – shared evidence from their research into Bullying and Harassment in the UK music industry and called for government action to tackle the sexual harassment and abuse in the UK music industry including things like near-naked casting videos to pressure to take drugs.As part of our follow up on misogyny in the music industry, we're hearing from:Laura Snapes | @LucyCoxSoprano | @BLKLivesinMusic | @ISM_music | @WeAreTheMU | Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority.Watch on Parliament Live at 2.20pm, Tuesday 28 January.

The human cost of Trump’s culture wars are impossible to ignore as vital protections are stripped away from trans people.