California man charged with hate crime for attacking a transgender woman with a skateboard

Rhona Goskirk got quite the surprise at the start of this week when her mum appeared in the village.

WESH.But opponents say that, despite the bill’s intent or language, in practice, teachers and administrators — even at the secondary levels — will preemptively ban any mention of LGBTQ issues for fear of being sued by litigious parents, sending an implicit message to LGBTQ youth that there is something wrong with them.Other opponents say the bill is a way for Republicans to pander to socially conservative voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections this November — and for DeSantis to shore up his bona fides among socially conservative Republican primary voters for a future White House run — by demonizing LGBTQ youth. They point to a controversial House amendment, which was scrapped prior to the final vote following a public backlash, which would have required teachers, counselors, and administrators to “out” students to their parents within six weeks of any disclosure by the student regarding their identity, as evidence that the bill is motivated by anti-LGBTQ animus.“In your effort to elect Ron DeSantis and send him to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, I just ask you: Is it worth it? Is it worth it if one child is affected by this piece of legislation, what you’re doing today, I ask you: Is it worth it? Is it worth a child being outed or bullied or potentially becoming suicidal?” Sen.

Rio Ferdinand hopes that the Manchester United players are embarrassed by their display in the 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

Thousands of Facebook and Spotify users have reported outages across the UK.

David and Victoria Beckham have made a huge donation to support children affected by the devastating conflict in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a historic address to the House of Commons this evening, as he was beamed into the chamber via a live link from war-torn Kyiv.

Manchester City's place in the Champions League quarter-final draw is all but confirmed as they welcome Sporting who have a huge mountain to climb at the Etihad Stadium.

Glamour editors and sat down with Nicola Mendelsohn, VP of the Global Business Group for Meta, to find out, and to discuss why it will be an increasingly important space for women. The meeting itself took place within VR workspace , enabling avatars of all three meeting participants to sit next to each other and chat—despite the fact Joseph was physically in London and Barry and Mendelsohn were in New York. Firstly: what is the metaverse? According to Mendelsohn, the short answer is that it's “the future of social technology," adding that the “fully-realized version is still five to 10 years away.” She explained, “It's a continuum of many different parts […] including 2D video calls, augmented reality, and totally-immersive virtual reality experiences," adding that “The fun thing is that you're going to be able to do things in the metaverse that you can't do in real life.” Ready to learn more? Here are some key takeaways from Glamour's inaugural meeting in the metaverse.Mendelsohn outlined Meta's hope for the future, saying, “In the next ten years, we hope there will be a billion people in the metaverse, creating in the metaverse, and creating significant businesses within the metaverse […] There are jobs that are going to be created that we can't imagine yet." And women are already playing a significant part in achieving this vision:“[Meta] has this thing called Spark AR Go, which is a production studio where you can make filters. We're seeing that a really significant proportion of those filters are actually being created by women.”For women that want to get involved with the metaverse, Mendelsohn said.

The Batman, the new dark superhero flick starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne. But Kravitz wanted to enter the Batverse ten years ago, when Christopher Nolan was completing his Dark Knight trilogy with 2012's The Dark Knight Rises (in which played Selina Kyle).

Mutual admiration! Avril Lavigne was thrilled when fellow musician Taylor Swift sent her a gift to celebrate her new album — and she hopes something more will come of the sweet gesture.

Scotland's World Cup play-off semi-final with Ukraine has been postponed until June.

Heating up. Harry Johnson was spotted on a date with Ashton Wood after splitting from Beaux Raymond following their stint on Too Hot to Handle, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

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The Francie and Josie sketchbook is back on the road after a two-year delay.

Scotland’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine at Hampden has been postponed.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are marriage goals! Case in point — the country star paid tribute to his beloved wife on International Women's Day!The 'God's Country' singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to honor Stefani with a sweet post alongside a photo of him snuggling up to his wife. Shelton's caption to the post was succinct but earnest — «There ain't #NobodyBut You… Happy #InternationalWomensDay to the best woman I know!@gwenstefani.»Fans quickly responded to Shelton's post with approval.

Simone Biles has said yes to the dress(es)! The Olympian revealed that not only has she chosen her dress for her wedding day, but she's chosen a second dress to go along with it. On Saturday, Biles posted two photos of herself at the Galia Lahav bridal shop in Los Angeles.

Camila Cabello handled an embarrassing moment on live TV in the best possible way, during an appearance on BBC’s ‘The One Show,’ when she accidentally exposed her breast while promoting her new single ‘Bam Bam’ with Ed Sheeran.The 25-year-old singer is releasing her new album ‘Familia’ on April 8 and fans are sharing their excitement on social media as the release date gets closer, with Camila taking the time to do a series of worldwide promotional tours.During her recent virtual interview with Alex Jones, the performer wanted to show off her dance moves from the music video with Ed Sheeran, however when she stood up to adjust her shirt, the wardrobe malfunction happened as she was only wearing an oversize topCamila quickly noticed and covered herself while continuing dancing, saying “Almost flashed you,” and adding “I hope you didn’t see nipple,” as she sat down to continue the interview.A clip of the interview went viral almost immediately, with the host and guests back in the studio shocked. “Do you know what, there was a bit of a wardrobe malfunction.

Simone Biles is a few jumps closer to saying “I do,” but first she said, “yes to the dress”! The 24-year-old Olympic gold medalist said two yeses to Galia Lahav bridal shop dresses in Los Angeles. The athlete took to social media to share the news with her fans. Biles, nicknamed the GOAT, posted a picture of herself holding a framed sign that read, “I said yes to the dress at Galia Lahav LA.”A post shared by Simone Biles (@simonebiles)As we previously reported, Biles got engaged to Jonathan Owens.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired all North American rights to two previous Ukrainian Oscar entries “Bad Roads” and “Donbass,” as well as the Sundance award-winning documentary “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange.”“Bad Roads,” which was Ukraine’s Oscar candidate last fall, marks the feature debut of playwright-turned-filmmaker, Natalya Vorozhbit. The politically minded omnibus film, which premiered at Venice in 2020, is adapted from Vorozhbit’s play and unfolds in the recently invaded Eastern region of Donbass.“Bad Roads” features four stories shedding light on life in the front-line war zone of Donbass: one man alleging to be a schoolmaster is accosted by the military at a checkpoint, two teenagers wait for their soldier boyfriends in a dilapidated town square; a journalist is held captive and gets brutally assaulted; and a young woman apologizes to an elderly couple for running over their chickens.

Rule Breakers podcast, Diaz explained that she took on roles in franchises including Shrek and Charlie’s Angels because they subverted “typical” narratives about women, although she admitted that in reality she didn’t do enough to speak up for herself and her female contemporaries.“I certainly didn’t do as much as could be done now, because of the awareness of everybody, #MeToo,” she said.“There were still parameters. The 1990s, the early 00s – there was still heavy, heavy misogyny.

K.J. Yossman Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley and “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin are among those nominated for the U.K.’s most prestigious theater awards, the Olivier Awards.Redmayne and Buckley were both nominated for best actor awards for “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” while Corrin was nominated for “Anna X” at Harold Pinter Theatre.

Chris Willman Music WriterAnyone wanting Bob Dylan to release “Chronicles Volume Two” or any official sequel to his previous memoir, “Chronicles Volume One,” which came out in 2004, is going to have to wait longer. But other than that, the news on the Dylan publishing front is astonishingly good.

Selome Hailu Nick Offerman has been cast as Murray Thompson, the father of Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “The Resort.”He joins previously announced leads William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol in the series, which is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. Noah (Harper) and Emma’s (Milioti) anniversary trip puts their marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior.Offerman is best known for playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks & Recreation,” Forest in the FX’s “Devs” and Karl Weathers in FX’s “Fargo.” Other prominent credits include “Colin in Black & White” on Netflix and films including “The Founder,” “The House of Tomorrow,” The Lego Movie” and “Sing.” He also co-hosts and executive produces NBC’s reality competition series “Making It” with Amy Poehler.

The final series of Peaky Blinders kicked off on 27 February, and the first two episodes of the sixth season have been filled with drama and plot twists. So far, viewers have watched as tensions have unfolded among members of the Shelby family, as Cillian Murphy takes centre stage once again as Brummie gangster Thomas Shelby. While many actors have returned to reprise their roles in the hit BBC drama, there's also been some new faces introduced for the final series.

Oliver Hudson has had some pretty big highlights throughout his career, and fans are currently loving him on Fox's hit show The Cleaning Lady.MORE: Oliver Hudson shares emotional health revelation in candid video as he's inundated with supportHowever, with his latest social media post, Goldie Hawn's son shared an update about the show that left more than a few feeling a little sad.WATCH: Oliver Hudson reveals why Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson are 'mad' at himThe actor took to his Instagram on Monday to share the trailer for the first season's penultimate episode, teasing: "Tonight!! Actually right now in certain places!! @cleaningladyfox on @foxtv is on television!!! Second to last episode!! Check it out!!!"However, many were sad to learn that there would only be one more episode of the show before the season finale and they would have to, at best, wait for a few more months before getting more.MORE: Kate and Oliver Hudson announce thrilling news about their podcastOne took to the comments section of Oliver's post to say: "Love this show. I love you in it.

Ashley Cain has marked International Women's Day by paying a loving tribute to his "fearless and strong" partner Safiyya Vorajee. It has been nearly a year since the former Ex On The Beach star and girlfriend Safiyya tragically lost their eight month old daughter Azaylia following an arduous battle with leukaemia.