The official Miss Universe <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/twitter">Twitter</a> account is advocating “inclusive language” when it comes to menstruation, and some followers are not amused. 
“Inclusive language is important, especially when speaking about periods,” they <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/1536774558216245249">shared</a> during <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride-month">Pride Month</a>. “Thinking menstrual health is only a niche topic for woman excludes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">transgender</a>, non-binary and gender-nonconforming people who have periods from the conversation. #menstrualequity.”
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Inclusive language is important, especially when speaking about periods.
Thinking menstrual health is only a niche topic for woman excludes transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming people who have periods from the conversation.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/menstrualequity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#menstrualequity</a> <a href="https://t.co/b37JcUDxgQ">pic.twitter.com/b37JcUDxgQ</a>
&mdash; Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/1536774558216245249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The tweet included graphics of which words to use and not use. The “How to talk about periods” slides recommended replacing “women’s health” with “reproductive health” and “women who have periods” with “people who have periods.” 
“Not all women menstruate and not all people who menstruate are women,” the final graphic says.
Followers were confused by the virtue signaling, especially by an organization like Miss Universe.
“CLOWN WORLD GETS A TIARA,” one person <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentAWilliams2/status/1537088134852366337">replied</a>, posting an image highlighting how their profile says, “@missuniverse exists to advocate for a future forged by women.”
“I promise you that Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns and other suffragettes didn&#8217;t struggle for women&#8217;s rights so that the term &#8216;woman&#8217; could be summarily erased from our language,” another person <a href="https://twitter.com/Hale_Storm/status/1537087001727447041">responded</a>. “Notably, I have yet to hear anyone refer to ‘people with prostates.’”
Another critic <a href="https://twitter.com/ayricheh/status/1537135354205159425">wrote</a>, “Are you that organisation that parades young females wearing all sorts of clothes &amp; swim suits in front of mostly male judges &amp; audiences? And now you are lecturing what they should and should not say?”
Inclusive language has become a hot issue, with multiple brands including feminine product companies jumping on the bandwagon. NPR was mocked recently for their tweet about national tampon shortages.
“Tampons, a necessity for many, are becoming harder and harder to find,” the outlet <a href="https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1536347886266552320">wrote</a>. “People who menstruate are saying it&#8217;s hard to find tampons on store shelves across the U.S. right now, as supply chain upsets reach the feminine care aisle.”
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Tampons, a necessity for many, are becoming harder and harder to find.
People who menstruate are saying it&#8217;s hard to find tampons on store shelves across the U.S. right now, as supply chain upsets reach the feminine care aisle.<a href="https://t.co/p5mAPlSwPM">https://t.co/p5mAPlSwPM</a>
— NPR (@NPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1536347886266552320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
&#8220;They’re. Called. Women,&#8221; Piers Morgan <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1536703061216862208">tweeted</a> in reply. 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also got slammed in September for <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/09/aoc-greg-abbott-tx-abortion-bill-rape-culture-1234828931/">using</a> the phrase &#8220;menstruating person” while complaining about Texas’ pro-life legislation and claiming it encouraged “rape culture.”
“None of this is about supporting life,” AOC claimed, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-lashes-out-over-coverage-of-her-menstruating-people-remark-gop-view-women-as-uterus-holders">according</a> to The Daily Wire. “What this is about is controlling women’s bodies, &amp; controlling people who are not cisgender men. This is about making sure that someone like me as a woman or any menstruating person in this country cannot make decisions over their own body.”

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Miss Universe Twitter Account Mocked For Promoting 'Inclusive Language' About Periods

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The Audubon Society is partnering with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/drag-queen">drag queen</a> and “intersectional environmentalist” Pattie Gonia during Pride month to bring awareness to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/climate-change">climate change</a>, the group announced on social media.
The non-profit environmental organization shared a video for its new campaign, “Birds Tell Us: The Song of the Meadowlark.” A video spot shows Gonia dressed in an elaborate bird costume and performing interpretive dance.
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This <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrideMonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrideMonth</a>, Audubon partnered with drag queen and intersectional environmentalist Pattie Gonia to bring you <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BirdsTellUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BirdsTellUs</a>: The Song of the Meadowlark, a message of hope for the future of our planet as we face climate change—if we choose to listen: <a href="https://t.co/RGHzJTXGgS">https://t.co/RGHzJTXGgS</a> <a href="https://t.co/UxNW066NL4">pic.twitter.com/UxNW066NL4</a>
&mdash; Audubon Society (@audubonsociety) <a href="https://twitter.com/audubonsociety/status/1536443288240148482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“For years, Audubon has reminded the world that by observing how climate change impacts birds, we can more clearly see how it has — and will — impact us,” the campaign <a href="https://www.audubon.org/pattiegonia">description</a> says. “Birds tell us every day that the world is changing both through their songs and the songs they no longer sing due to habitat loss and global temperature rise. Will you choose to listen?”
The site goes on to say Gonia partnering with Audubon “won’t come as a surprise” to anyone who’s been following them, as the drag queen “is an environmentalist who uses her platform to highlight issues around climate change and inclusivity in the outdoors.”
“I’m genuinely so inspired by birds and together we could reach new audiences and queering the environmental space,” Gonia said when asked about the partnership. “Collaboration is beautiful and rare. It takes so much time and energy, but so many new things are possible.”
“It’s so amazing to be able to highlight LGBTQ+ people,” Gonia continued. “But it’s a necessary step for an organization like Audubon to say, ‘This is what it looks like to diversify this space.’”
Audubon email marketing manager Nick Mason said the campaign is about highlighting LGBTQ people, who he says have stayed hidden too long.
&#8220;Getting to hear about why Pattie does what Pattie does really touched me,” Mason said. “There’s a long history of queer people inhabiting spaces that are hidden. That are in the dark, that are in a basement or in a club. They are wonderful, inviting spaces that we can come to own and claim and make a bright and shiny thing. But it is dark and it is hidden from the world at large.”
He continued, “So to extend a hand [to queer people] and say ‘come outside with me’ is a collective invitation to really and truly come out. You know what I’m saying? That invitation is saying ‘I don’t want to restrict myself to spaces that are hidden. I want to be outside, with you.’”
Gonia agreed, saying LGBTQ individuals shouldn’t always live in cities. “Nature can be a part of your lives as queer people. You don’t have to run to a big city to find yourself!” the drag queen concluded.
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Two of the highest-ranking Democrats in Congress have called for gender-neutral bathrooms to be installed in the Capitol building.
Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA), and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sent a <a href="https://katherineclark.house.gov/_cache/files/2/c/2c40110a-c596-4d9d-a8b6-4b3434ac90d2/85A07545E7DFFF3DF4BCAEB529753010.letter-from-clark-and-jeffries-to-chair-lofgren-regarding-gender-neutral-restrooms.pdf">letter</a> to the House Administration Committee Wednesday pushing the Committee to support efforts to install single-occupancy restrooms in the House of Representatives and the office buildings in which Congresspeople and their staff work. Clark and Jeffries said that installing the bathrooms is critical for both tour groups and Capitol staff who identify as transgender.
&#8220;All employees, interns, and visitors should have access to safe and comfortable restrooms,&#8221; Clark and Jeffries wrote. &#8220;For members of the transgender, gender nonconforming and disability communities, that often means the availability of single stall or single-occupancy restrooms. As lawmakers, we can more effectively represent our constituents when our staff and interns reflect the diversity of the American people. However, absent improvements, we in Congress are limiting our ability to hire and retain individuals who belong to these communities. Additionally, following the resuming of the Capitol and House buildings to public tours and meetings – ensuring the American people coming to visit their elected leaders have access to appropriate facilities is critical for living up to our obligations as The People’s House.&#8221;
In addition to transgender visitors and staff, installing single-occupancy bathrooms would benefit individuals with disabilities, individuals with caretakers of the opposite sex, and families, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the International Building Code, the Democratic leaders added.
&#8220;While other federal buildings have improved accessibility to single-use restrooms, more work remains to be done in the House of Representatives and the Capitol,&#8221; Clark and Jeffries continued. &#8220;Currently, there is only one single-use restroom located in the Longworth [Office Building] basement. For individuals working in the Cannon and Rayburn office buildings, they must leave their buildings and, in some cases, walk outside to find a safe and comfortable restroom to use. Implementing single-use restrooms will make a visible difference in the lives of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, as well as other marginalized communities, including people with disabilities, older adults, and parents of small children.&#8221;
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3524453-top-democrats-back-more-gender-neutral-bathrooms-on-capitol-hill/">The Hill</a> reported that the effort began among Capitol Hill staffers. “The LGBT Congressional Staff Association is proud to stand with Assistant Speaker Clark, Democratic Caucus Chair Jeffries, and Chairwoman Lofgren in calling on Congress to install gender-neutral bathrooms within the Capitol complex,” LGBT Congressional Staff Association President John A. Martin said in a statement in the Democrats&#8217; <a href="https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=001D6D4B-7A8A-4FB8-B6A7-D1BFF4916EBD">press release</a>. &#8220;[W]e are keenly aware that the existence of these spaces is critical to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all Hill staffers.&#8221; Clark and Jeffries also acknowledged concerns raised by the association and visitors in their letter.
The Democrats&#8217; letter comes just days after House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-america-is-all-about-nancy-pelosi-calls-it-an-honor-to-appear-on-drag-queen-show">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) appeared on an episode of drag queen reality show &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race.&#8221; It also comes after the Biden administration made a series of symbolic gestures celebrating Pride Month, or “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-proclaims-june-as-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer-and-intersex-pride-month">Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month</a>,&#8221; as the White House declared on May 31.
The Departments of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-gas-prices-break-records-energy-secretary-reads-poetry-and-blasts-conservative-state-legislatures-in-pride-flag-ceremony">Energy</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-economy-is-toast-but-at-least-the-treasury-department-is-flying-a-pride-flag">Treasury</a>, and a number of embassies, including the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/do-the-muslim-nations-us-embassy-mocked-for-flying-pride-flag-over-the-vatican">Embassy in the Holy See</a>, all unveiled Pride flags for the month of June, as The Daily Wire reported.

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Christina Aguilera had a number of costume changes during her performance at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride-month">L.A. Pride</a>, but none are getting more attention than the one which included a giant green strap-on dildo.
The 41-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">pop star</a> performed several of her retro hits during the event, which took place at Los Angeles State Historic Park over the weekend. 
Aguilera showed off all the colors of the rainbow by donning a red PVC vinyl outfit for “Dirrty,” a neon green and yellow bustier for “Bionic,” a yellow showgirl number for “Lady Marmalade,” a blue fur shrug while covering Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” a pink bodysuit with flamingos during “Car Wash,” and colorful Pride flag garb for “Beautiful.” 
The outfit getting the most attention, however, is her green structured breastplate molded with muscles, complete with a bedazzled dildo strap-on. The singer performed her hit “XXX” along with Kim Petras while wearing the controversial outfit. She and Petras both fondled and stroked her faux appendage while singing.
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Something I never thought I’d see: Christina Aguilera performing with <a href="https://twitter.com/kimpetras?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kimpetras</a> on Petras’ song “XXX” while wearing a sparkly green strap-on. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChristinaAguilera?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChristinaAguilera</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KimPetras?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KimPetras</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAPride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LAPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LAPride2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LAPride2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/v0HBOaXVPC">pic.twitter.com/v0HBOaXVPC</a>
&mdash; Charlie Trepany (@CTrepany) <a href="https://twitter.com/CTrepany/status/1536070982263132160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Reactions on social media were mixed.
“Is that what Pride is about?” one Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/BoardSkiNM/status/1536496297817083905">asked</a> in response to the video.
“I’m curious to know how many gay folks are proud of that display. Speak out. Let everyone know that being gay does not mean being lude and lascivious in public. If it does, then I withdraw my support and I bet I’m not alone,” someone else <a href="https://twitter.com/BoniJean58/status/1536718549988810752">replied</a>.
Midway through the performance, Aguilera left the stage to play a <a href="https://twitter.com/CTrepany/status/1536067295398617088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1536067295398617088%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F2022%2F06%2F12%2Fchristina-aguilera-la-pride-concert%2F7587736001%2F">video montage</a> denouncing Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, which critics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The legislation prevents discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 public school classrooms.
While describing the bill, the montage failed to note that the rule only applied to K-3 and said discussing sexual orientation and identity was now forbidden in schools. The crowd booed while dancers held signs emblazoned with the words, &#8220;Say Gay.&#8221; 
Before her performance, Aguilera reflected on her status as a “gay icon.”
“I’m all about people standing up for what they believe in, which is why I think the LGBTQ+ community feels connected to me,” she wrote. “We’ve all come from struggle; we’ve all had to fight to be heard,” she said in a letter shared with <a href="https://people.com/music/christina-aguilera-reflects-on-bond-with-lgbtq-community/">People</a>.
“I feel safe with [LGBTQ fans] to express myself however I want, whether it be through a huge ballad or something super sensual because they appreciate it all,” she continued. “I get to be as colorful and loud as I want to be. They’re my people.”

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A Montana zoo faces backlash after scheduling a &#8220;Drag Queen Story Hour&#8221; for Pride month.
ZooMontana in Billings, Montana, has planned the June 22 event, upsetting some in the local community.
&#8220;Why are we putting such a contentious issue right in the heart of that area?&#8221; the founder of the Montana Family Rights Alliance, Jenna McKinney, <a href="https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/zoomontana-not-backing-away-from-drag-queen-story-hour-after-community-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Thursday in a video call.
&#8220;This is not appropriate. We really don’t appreciate this in our community and especially at this venue,&#8221; she added.
Despite concerns from McKinney and others, ZooMontana&#8217;s Director Jeff Ewelt has no plans to cancel the event.
&#8220;We have heard from many of you in regard to the 406 Pride Drag Queen Story Hour being held at the Zoo later this month. Let me be clear &#8211; ZooMontana prides itself in being inclusive of all living beings. 406 Pride is a respected and valued community asset, one we are proud to support and host at ZooMontana,&#8221; the director <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ZooMontana/posts/388972736598579?__cft__[0]=AZU-SN_FQbeoD0wTvF4xJZIuFbazD4CdRR2IgmYcHLr0slPs5U9LE-aYoE4-MmQ8IqPJPLmIYzqes03Na2y6q6eMoxA_ne22TTgtsGSXIRrQwVtYMsjjW8mUKZNQMgSzYFnDckpvHF4o_Hpn8o9tUzlvi9I67vxOpiZuAdD-4aUZQA&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in a Facebook post on Thursday.
&#8220;While personal threats and threats of no longer supporting the Zoo are concerning, we will not let unwarranted fear and hate deter our decision to move forward with this harmless and fun reading event that is held throughout the country. At the end of the day, if your personal agenda does not fit this event, we simply ask that you do not come to the Zoo that day. It would be a shame to never allow your children back to the Zoo because of one simple event. Happy Pride month,&#8221; the post added.
The report follows a string of Drag Queen Story Hour events during Pride Month nationwide.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/four-colorado-elementary-schools-dei-groups-teamed-up-to-promote-drag-queen-story-hour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that four Colorado elementary schools’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion groups joined forces to promote a drag queen story hour earlier this month.
Erie, Colorado’s Meadowlark Elementary School’s Parent, Teacher and Student Association committee announced that its DEI committee would team up with the DEI groups at three other elementary schools in Erie to participate in the town’s first Pride celebration.
“Happy Pride Month! Please join and celebrate with us!!” Meadowlark Elementary’s DEI committee wrote in a June 1 Facebook post, adding that “all are welcomed to join in the celebration.”
In some cases, public outcry against such events has led to recent cancellations. For example, a mayor in North Carolina announced earlier this month that a proposed “Drag Queen Story Hour” event had been called off.
Apex Mayor Jacques Gilbert, a former captain of the Apex Police Department, said in a Facebook message that the event was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayor-announces-cancelation-of-drag-queen-story-hour-after-community-backlash-ensure-that-all-voices-are-represented" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shut down</a> after he relayed feedback from the community to the festival commission hosting the event.
“Given that this part of the event was not originally presented when the event was proposed, I met with representatives from the organizations hosting the event, the Apex Festival Commission, and presented the feedback I have received from citizens,” Gilbert wrote. “Today I was notified that the Apex Festival Commission has taken the feedback into careful consideration and has decided to remove the Drag Queen Story Hour from the event.”
“It continues to be my goal to ensure that all voices in our community are represented,” the mayor told his constituents, adding that he had “received a variety of feedback regarding the Drag Queen Story Hour.”  
A “family-friendly” drag event scheduled to take place in Jasper, Indiana, was also recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-town-cancels-family-friendly-drag-show-after-being-exposed-by-libs-of-tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">canceled</a> after the Twitter account Libs of TikTok included it in the “mega thread” of drag events for kids.

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Idaho police arrested 31 members of a group called Patriot Front after being found in a U-Haul vehicle near an LGBTQ Pride event in Coeur d&#8217;Alene on Saturday.
The arrests followed a call to police reporting a group of men carrying shields and dressed in military clothing, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOBDCaUWLmk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White.
&#8220;It is clear to us based on the gear that the individuals had with them, the stuff they had in their possession, the U-Haul with them along with paperwork that was seized from them, that they came to riot downtown,&#8221; White said during the news conference.
The group reportedly wore shirts with Patriot Front logos, an organization that the Associated Press has described as a &#8220;white supremacist group.&#8221; Its website <a href="https://patriotfront.us/">states</a>, &#8220;Our people, born to this nation of our European race, must reforge themselves as a new collective capable of asserting our right to cultural independence.&#8221;
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&#8220;Many of those arrested were wearing logos representing Patriot Front, which rebranded after one of its members plowed his car into a crowd of people protesting a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens,&#8221; The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/11/patriot-front-arrests-idaho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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BREAKING: Authorities have stopped this Uhaul and detained approximately 20 people. They all have the same type of clothing on. Truck was stopped about 1/8th mile from the pride event. We’re working to get more info from police. <a href="https://twitter.com/KREM2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KREM2</a> <a href="https://t.co/bez1msBz45">pic.twitter.com/bez1msBz45</a>
&mdash; Kyle Simchuk (@KyleSimchuk) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleSimchuk/status/1535734449534472193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The group’s founder, Thomas Ryan Rousseau, was among those arrested, according to jail records. Like the others, Rousseau was arrested on a charge of criminal conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor. The arrestees were held on $300 bail,&#8221; the report added.
The traffic stop and arrests were made near the North Idaho Pride Alliance’s Coeur d’Alene Pride in the Park event.
&#8220;It appears they did not come here to engage in peaceful events,&#8221; Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris <a href="https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/police-detain-group-found-inside-uhaul-coeur-dalene/293-aa1593a5-5fd2-4ce4-b0c1-bf8edaedcfe6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Those arrested included residents from at least 11 states, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, according to the report. The men are expected to appear in court on Monday.
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The &#8220;Pride in the Park&#8221; gathering was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nipridealliance/photos/a.1755155474730907/3235768336669606/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advertised</a> as a “family-friendly, community event celebrating diversity and building a stronger and more unified community for ALL.” It continued as scheduled.
&#8220;North Idaho Pride Alliance will not be responding to media or communication requests on Sunday, June 12th, and will follow up per our capacity,&#8221; the event&#8217;s organizers said in a Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nipridealliance/posts/3236961079883665?__cft__[0]=AZWklBlDc9XXV0kjHuOaNT4E2UUSIjO3Zes1E8tx-tj0-N4WsBe0f66fGJM0pi13NlSnOrx6cT3Gk0WR31Yu4-Q1SmCwBMV3990C8HCJy5Ehbr6G2qKpraUXtmbLi2hjEdZYnLrOcU5kE0rBSvStXUzoxMdKixPTE5NoIpjypvMBzA&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Sunday.
&#8220;We are deeply grateful to law enforcement agencies who were present and professionally responded throughout the day to keep our community safe,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We thank the many Pride in the Park vendors, volunteers, performers, partners, supporters, sponsors, and event attendees for their role in ensuring a safe event for ALL by joining us yesterday in the spirit of love, kindness, and inclusion.&#8221;
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a terror alert on Tuesday over potential violence concerns. The warning noted the Supreme Court’s pending abortion ruling and tensions over the surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, among other controversies.
“Some domestic violent extremists have expressed grievances related to their perception that the U.S. government is unwilling or unable to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and have called for violence to stem the flow of undocumented migrants to the United States,” the Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-june-7-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alert</a> read.
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A group of elected New York Democrats and LGBTQ activists gathered at Chelsea Piers in New York City to protest Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis appearing at a conference on Sunday.
Demonstrators held signs and banners calling for a boycott of the location, opposing the governor&#8217;s recent signing of the Parental Rights in Education bill that bans instruction regarding sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through 3rd grade.
New York state Democratic Sen. Brad Hoylman also took to Twitter to express his concerns over the event.
&#8220;As #LGBTQ elected officials we demand @ChelseaPiersNYC cancel the event with “Don’t Say Gay” Florida Governor @RonDeSantisFL during #pridemonth2022 in Chelsea, the heart of our community,&#8221; he tweeted.
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As <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LGBTQ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LGBTQ</a> elected officials we demand <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaPiersNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChelseaPiersNYC</a> cancel the event with “Don’t Say Gay” Florida Governor <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantisFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonDeSantisFL</a> during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pridemonth2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pridemonth2022</a> in Chelsea, the heart of our community ⬇️⬇️⬇️<a href="https://twitter.com/DeborahJGlick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeborahJGlick</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ebottcher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ebottcher</a> <a href="https://t.co/rGsUJMOq4D">https://t.co/rGsUJMOq4D</a>
&mdash; Senator Brad Hoylman (@bradhoylman) <a href="https://twitter.com/bradhoylman/status/1533795932948422656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The event was hosted by the Jewish group called the Tikvah Fund, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/12/lgbtq-groups-protest-ron-desantis-speech-at-chelsea-piers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> The New York Post.
&#8220;Local pols who attended the Sunday demonstration included US Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D- Upper East Side), State Sen. Brad Hoylman (D- Lower Manhattan), Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou (D- Chinatown), and Lt. Gov. contender Ana María Archila,&#8221; the outlet noted.
In addition to protesting DeSantis over the Parental Rights in Education law, some argued that the governor should not be speaking at the event during Pride Month.
Chelsea Piers released a statement on Friday noting its opposition to the governor&#8217;s policies, though it continued to host the event.
“Over the past 24 years, Pier Sixty has hosted hundreds of influential and notable events that span the spectrum of social and political issues. Pier Sixty has never controlled the content, program or speakers at these events,” according to the <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaPiersNYC/status/1535303451692900354?s=20&amp;t=tXy-406rbPhc1hMTdMvvqQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;Having said that, we could not disagree more strongly with many of Ron DeSantis’ actions in office. One response to abhorrent behavior is to counter it with positive action. Accordingly, Pier Sixty will direct every dollar it receives from Tikvah to groups that protect LGBTQ+ communities and foster and amplify productive debates about LGBTQ+ issues,&#8221; it added.
Despite the vocal group of protesters outside of the venue on Sunday, the popularity of DeSantis has continued to grow among many Americans.
DeSantis was included as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-governor-ron-desantis-named-to-times-100-most-influential-people-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> in May.
The Daily Wire recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-downplays-straw-polling-showing-him-besting-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that a 2024 presidential election straw poll <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/991p42nx07hlxnk/Data_All_220604.pdf?dl=0">conducted at the Western Conservative Summit</a> in Colorado found that 71% approve of a DeSantis 2024 run, putting the Florida governor more than three points ahead of Trump. Meanwhile, that survey found that no other candidate had drawn even 30% support.

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Fox News highlighted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fox-news-praises-childs-gender-transition-in-special-pride-month-segment">the story</a> Friday of a biological girl whose family encouraged her to identify as a boy, as part of its “America Together: LGBTQ+ Pride Month” series.
The video would be absolute despicable insane lunacy if I saw it on CNN or MSNBC.  
To see it on Fox News is a complete betrayal of anything remotely resembling conservatism or decency.
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Every element of this video is propagandistic, dangerous garbage. The report states that this biologically female child was choosing her gender before she could speak. 
That is madness.
The report further states that Ryland’s parents began social transition at the age of five. 
This is child abuse. The vast majority of children who display signs of gender dysphoria desist over time.
The report is absolute, horrifying propaganda. 
We have Mom citing her “Christian faith” to justify the perversion of biological identity. 
We have the radical gender theory activist Trevor Project stats claiming that childhood transition is the only way to prevent suicide.
“I’d rather have a living son than a dead daughter” is, again, propagandistic sloganeering. There is no credible evidence that transition alleviates suicidal ideation among children who identify as LGBTQ+.
We have got Dad talking about “living authentically” – by hormonally transitioning a biologically female child, a transition that if continued will result in biological sterilization and/or breast- and genital-mutilating surgery.
This family became famous in 2014 – when Ryland, now 14, was six years old. Mom wrote a book about her own heroism. 
This is not about the children. This is about pushing a gender theory that victimizes small children.
And this is happening on Fox News, where the family is praised for its “extraordinary courage” in the face of the “politicization” of transgender issues.
“People are afraid of what they do not understand,” the reporter says.
But we do understand the agenda. We understand that this is propaganda on behalf of the destruction of children. And it is vile.
Fox News is too important to conservatives to be weaponized on behalf of the most radical Leftist propaganda imaginable – propaganda that aims directly at the mental and physical health of children. The company should terminate whoever is responsible for this agitprop abomination.

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On Wednesday, a gallon of gasoline cost drivers more than $5.00 in 16 states plus Washington, D.C., but President Joe Biden&#8217;s Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm might not have seen that coming.
Granholm was too busy bashing conservative state legislatures, bragging about the number of Department of Energy (DOE) political appointees who identify as LGBTQ+, reading poetry, and hoisting the gay pride flag at a ceremony earlier this week.
On Monday, Granholm joined a handful of other DOE appointees to celebrate Pride Month and emphasize Biden&#8217;s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s be clear, the most important people in this organization are right here,&#8221; Granholm said regarding her colleagues standing at the microphone with her.
&#8220;The most important people&#8221; included the deputy director for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the director of Energy Pride (DOE&#8217;s employee resource group or LGBTQ+ employees and allies), the special assistant to the president for climate and science personnel, a nuclear engineer, and a staffer from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser&#8217;s office.
Granholm continued while quoting American poet Walt Whitman to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride.
&#8220;He writes, &#8216;I celebrate myself and sing myself. And what I assume, you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me, as good, belongs to you,'&#8221; Granholm said solemnly. &#8220;This flag that we will raise is a statement about our commitment to all who see themselves reflected in it; Our commitment to the LGBTQ+ communities&#8217; safety — and safety is big right now — to celebrate their presence with us, for all of you who see yourself in that flag, and all who are working and may not be able to join us, we want you to feel its protection because that&#8217;s who we want to reflect. Not just protection but also of celebration of making sure that we are an agency that is inclusive.&#8221;
The energy secretary added that Americans need &#8220;all hands on deck&#8221; not for the sake of lowering energy prices, but for advancing progressive social ideas at the state and federal levels.
&#8220;We need all talent in order to thrive as an agency, but also as a planet,&#8221; the former Michigan governor said. &#8220;Unfortunately, as we have seen the right to privacy, and the right to safety is under attack. All you have to do is look at social media. All you have to do is see what&#8217;s happening in the halls of some state legislatures, where people, children are not allowed to be who they are, young adults are not allowed to be who they are, people feeling threatened by gun violence because of who they are or who they love.&#8221;
Several states, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-signs-parental-notification-bill-shrugs-off-dont-say-gay-uproar">such as Florida</a>, have passed laws prohibiting radical gender ideology instruction from certain grades. Other states, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-law-criminalizing-transgender-health-care-for-minors-goes-into-effect">like Alabama,</a> have banned sex-change procedures for minors.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a human rights advocate, Ginetta Sagan said it best — and it&#8217;s a reflection of what has been said in the civil rights community, whose shoulders we stand on — which is, &#8216;Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor,'&#8221; Granholm added before promising that &#8220;this administration will not be silent in the face of attacks on our fellow Americans.&#8221;
Granholm then rattled off a series of Biden initiatives that have nothing to do with energy, let alone high gas prices.
&#8220;And it&#8217;s why as one of his first acts in off office, President Biden, you will recall, signed an executive order committing this entire administration to equity, to civil rights, to inclusion. And that value has permeated actions throughout this administration — whether it&#8217;s reversing the ban on transgender participation in the military or fighting to make sure that in schools there is no sexual or gender discrimination because supporting the LGBTQ+ community is not just about acceptance, it&#8217;s not just about tolerance, it&#8217;s about action,&#8221; Granholm claimed. &#8220;And it&#8217;s about saying to all that we respect you and we celebrate you and we will fight for you.&#8221;
Granholm concluded her remarks by noting that her team would &#8220;make sure&#8221; to reflect the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion &#8220;in everything we do — personnel-wise, policy-wise. At all levels of this administration inside of DOE, we want to make sure that people can be their full selves at work and be celebrated for it,&#8221; while remarking how great it is that 20% of DOE political appointees are LGBTQ+ individuals.
When she began her remarks Monday morning,<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103318977/states-highest-gas-prices"> just 10 states had gas</a> that cost an average of $5 per gallon. As of press time, six more states and D.C. were <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTqVTHG7Hc">added</a> to that list.
Granholm&#8217;s remarks can be seen here:
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The views expressed in this piece are the author&#8217;s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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MLB pitcher Nick Anderson on Monday publicly defended five of his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/multiple-tampa-bay-rays-players-refuse-to-wear-pride-night-logos-citing-religious-reasons">Tampa Bay Rays</a> teammates who opted out of wearing rainbow-colored Pride Night logos on their uniforms and caps, citing religious reasons.
At least five players, including pitchers Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs, and Ryan Thompson, refused to wear the <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/1533176854768656387">pride-themed logo</a> on their person, <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2022/06/04/most-but-not-all-rays-show-their-lgbtq-support/">according</a> to a report from the Tampa Bay Times.
&#8220;It’s astonishing to me how people don’t understand that different beliefs exist,&#8221; Anderson blasted critics.
&#8220;And because you have different beliefs, in no way, shape, or form does that mean you look down on that individual or think they are lesser,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You can love everyone and have differing beliefs.&#8221;
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It’s astonishing to me how people don’t understand that different beliefs exist. And because you have different beliefs, in no way, shape, or form does that mean you look down on that individual or think they are lesser. You can love everyone and have differing beliefs.
&mdash; Nick Anderson (@ando24_nick) <a href="https://twitter.com/ando24_nick/status/1533851419668774914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Anderson posted another public message after receiving some backlash for defending his teammates.
&#8220;When I say differing beliefs, I&#8217;m talking about the people who believe everyone should wear something and if you don&#8217;t, you should burn and are a terrible person or whatever name you want to call them,&#8221; the athlete wrote. &#8220;I also was saying that just because you don&#8217;t wear maybe a said &#8216;patch&#8217; doesn&#8217;t mean you think those people should burn and are terrible people. Come on everyone.&#8221;
Anderson went on to say that he believes people are born gay and condemned &#8220;homophobia,&#8221; hitting critics for twisting his words.
&#8220;I never once said I thought gay people weren&#8217;t born gay,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Or that homophobia was right. So to all of you who are trying to find any little thing to twist and make someone look bad for saying something that they never said, whatever you got going on in your life making you this way, just know that it will all be okay! Much love.&#8221;
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Adam, speaking on behalf of the other four players who opted out, said their decision was a difficult one and cited faith.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a hard decision,&#8221; Adam <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gay-pro-baseball-player-loses-it-over-rays-refusing-to-wear-lgbtq-pride-night-logo-trashes-faith-concerns-deems-players-homophobic">said</a>. &#8220;Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage. It’s no different.&#8221;

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Rays Pitcher Who Did Wear ‘Pride Night’ Logo Defends Teammates For Opting Out: ‘Different Beliefs Exist’

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New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that all 64 SUNY college campuses are being directed to update policies to ensure that a person&#8217;s chosen gender identity and pronouns are used.
The policy will include chosen names to appear on diplomas and campus profiles, along with the ability to select &#8220;X&#8221; as a gender option by the fall 2023 semester.
&#8220;Every person, regardless of their gender identity or the name they choose to go by, deserves to have identity documentation that reflects who they are,&#8221; Hochul said in a <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-suny-chosen-name-and-pronoun-policy-create-more-open-and-accepting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;This historic change by the SUNY system is a victory in our ongoing fight to ensure that New York is a place of love and belonging. My administration remains committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure equality and respect for the LGBTQIA+ community,&#8221; she added.
Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado shared his support in the statement across more than five dozen New York locations.
&#8220;SUNY&#8217;s new chosen name and pronoun policy being rolled out at all 64 SUNY campuses will provide all students with access to a welcoming higher education environment where they can be themselves,&#8221; said.
&#8220;By providing equity for all SUNY students, New York is once again proving that we are the nation&#8217;s leader when it comes to forward-thinking policies that advance acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community,&#8221; he added.
The statement specifically noted that the student&#8217;s chosen name and pronouns will appear in campus portals, class rosters, and student email addresses, among other changes. SUNY students will also be able to select &#8220;X&#8221; when asked to provide gender by the college.
According to the statement, The State University of New York serves about 1.3 million students across its 64 locations, making it the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the U.S.
The announcement during Pride month follows Hochul&#8217;s equity agenda plan launched in January.
&#8220;New York is recognized as the birthplace of movements for equality and progress, and I am committed to advancing our state’s proud progressive legacy with a wide-ranging plan to promote and support gender equity, racial equity, anti-hate, social justice, the LGBTQIA+ community, immigrants and new arrivals, and veterans,” Hochul <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-equity-agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in January. “My administration’s Equity Agenda will both protect the fundamental rights of all New Yorkers and widen the opportunity for people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and identities to pursue the New York Dream.”
The equity plan included moving forward with the Gender Recognition Act (GRA), signed in June 2021, that allows New Yorkers the option of an “X” gender marker on state driver’s licenses.
&#8220;This important step helped ensure that all New Yorkers, including transgender and non-binary individuals, can have documents that accurately reflect their gender identity. But while many different State agencies collect information about gender, most are not covered by GRA’s requirement to provide an &#8216;X&#8217; option when identifying their gender during an interaction with an agency,&#8221; according to the governor&#8217;s statement.
Hochul also expressed support in January for trans-identifying inmates to choose between men&#8217;s or women&#8217;s prisons, allowing the right to request placement “with persons of the gender that is consistent with such person’s gender identity,&#8221; the policy <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-highlights-fy-2023-budget" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a>.

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Governor Hochul Announces New ‘Open And Accepting’ Name And Pronoun Policy Impacting 64 New York College Campuses

Governor Hochul Announces New 'Open And Accepting' Name And Pronoun Policy Impacting 64 New York College Campuses

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Pop icon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cher">Cher</a> and fashion brand Versace are teaming up for a special <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride-month">Pride Month</a> collection in June called “Chersace.” The proceeds from sales will benefit Gender Spectrum, a nonprofit that supports <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq">LGBTQ</a> pre-teens and teens.
According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/cher-versace-chersace-pride-collection-1235160394/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, the “Chersace” collection includes t-shirts, socks, and a baseball cap featuring Versace’s Medusa symbol, plus variations of the logo that incorporate the name “Chersace.” Items in the collection have prices from $125 to $3,350, the publication noted.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JakeBongiovi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JakeBongiovi</a> announces the union of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cher?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cher</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DonatellaVersace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DonatellaVersace</a> as CHERSACE for Pride Month 2022, and a limited capsule collection of styles in benefit of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GenderSpectrum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GenderSpectrum</a>, a charity whose work directly assists those within the LGBTQ+ community. Now at: <a href="https://t.co/twGezFWHXN">https://t.co/twGezFWHXN</a> <a href="https://t.co/ChFUmMhR0v">pic.twitter.com/ChFUmMhR0v</a>
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“Donatella and I have been dear friends for a lifetime,” Cher said in a statement. “It just felt right for our very first collaboration to be one about LGBTQ Pride and celebrating a community that means so incredibly much to both of us. We wanted to make a fun collection supporting a good case [sic], and we hope you like it.”
Donatella Versace said, “It has always been a dream to collaborate with Cher, and it’s finally come true. I’m delighted that we can support such a brilliant charity that has such a positive impact, particularly on young people.”
Gender Spectrum is a nonprofit that provides resources for parents of children who are part of the LGBTQ community. Its <a href="https://www.genderspectrum.org/about/our-mission-and-vision">website</a> says that it works to &#8220;support them [caregivers] as they navigate their child’s journey,” and that the group connects &#8220;young people to similar spaces, where they can be seen and validated for who they are.”
The nonprofit also boasts that it has one of the oldest conferences for transgender youth and their families in the country. The organization “envision[s] a world that is affirming and inclusive of children and teens of all genders.”
The Versace website promotes the new collection with a video that seems to have been inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo &amp; Juliet.” 
“Two icons, both alike in diva energy. In Pride Month, where we celebrate the scene. From long-held friendship to new love and unity. Where Cher and Versace make, Chersace,” the narrator says.
Versace posted the video on its social media and promoted Gender Spectrum there as well.
“Gender Spectrum works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens by providing online programs, resources and information that young people, parents and families can use to further their understanding of gender and learn the value of parental and adult support,” the caption says.
THR notes how Versace’s parent company Capri Holdings recently established the Versace Foundation, which “is aimed at fostering, promoting and supporting programs that generate awareness and support for the LGBTQ community.”
Capri Holdings also pledged $10 million to the foundation.

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Cher And Versace Debut Pride Month ‘Chersace’ Collection To Benefit Gender Spectrum, A Charity For LGBTQ Children

Cher And Versace Debut Pride Month 'Chersace' Collection To Benefit Gender Spectrum, A Charity For LGBTQ Children

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