Reality Checks: Wrestling While Trans*, Finding D.C.’s Missing Girls, Beyond the Binary, and “Blue Lies”

Mindy — March 27, 2017

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OCTOBER 13, 2008 - Wrestling : 2008 Senior Female Wrestling World Championships at 1st Yoyogi Gymnasium on October 13, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tsutomu Takasu)

USA Wrestling changes rules so transgender high school students can compete in the category that matches their gender identity. (via Washington Post)
The mayor of Washington, D.C. has created a task force to assist in finding missing teens who are primarily black and Latina girls. (via The Root)
How fantasy helps us see passed the binary. (via The Mary Sue)
How “blue lies” can strengthen Trump’s support. (via Scientific American)

Featured image credit: Tsutomu Takasu via Flickr

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Reality Checks: Wrestling While Trans*, Finding D.C.’s Missing Girls, Beyond the Binary, and “Blue Lies”

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