Author: Lornett Vestal
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Uganda’s anti-gay bill is the latest and worst to target LGBTQ Africans “Queer people don’t owe anyone anything, but we also deserve to live just like everyone else.” #Uganda #lgtbqia #HumanRights #Africa Atlanta shuts down strategic park in ‘Cop City’ protest movement “I never anticipated this – that Dekalb would do the swap, or that…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Omar Vazquez
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the entrepreneur, builder, gardener, and innovator Omar de Jesus…
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I hope that it’s Healing
In my last journal entry, I concluded with the sentence, “I’m not sure about this ambivalence, but I hope that it’s healing,” and then sat for a while with that last clause. People who know me know I’ve struggled with mental health over the past few years. What I thought was a brief existential crisis…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Despite Israeli restrictions, Christians celebrate Holy Flame “We send a message to the international community and advocates of peace and human rights that the persecution of the right to worship in Palestine against Muslims and Christians is unacceptable and needs urgent intervention. Our people have the right to get rid of the occupation and live…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
China scores another diplomatic victory as Iran-Saudi Arabia reconciliation advances Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed Thursday to reopen diplomatic missions in their respective capitals and in additional cities, Iran’s semiofficial news agency said. ISNA reported the foreign ministers had reached the agreement in Beijing. The deal also calls for the countries to study the prospects…
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The Truth about Straight Relationships(And what we can learn from LGBTQ Couples)
Dating, relationships, and marriage are things that most humans do. These things, at times, are fun, exciting, and meaningful. Conversely, they can be challenging and downright dangerous for some people. I’m a licensed social worker who has worked with countless young men and women. It seems that sexism and patriarchy, in many ways, can hinder…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Javeno McLean
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the competitive powerlifter, gym owner, and mentor,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Weaponizing e-girls: How the US military uses YouTube and TikTok to improve its image The Pentagon understands that both in terms of politics and combat effectiveness, it’s dangerous to ignore the declining popularity of the armed forces. So, in order to recruit more young people, the military is brushing up its image not only through…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
France: the struggle surges forward – Macron must fall! Young people were out in force on Thursday, and huge general assemblies have sprung up in many places. School students mobilised in more than 400 high-schools. University occupations started in 80 universities across the country, including in the traditionally right-wing Paris-Panthéon Assas university, which was blocked…
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The “Modern-Day” Renaissance Man
In today’s rapidly changing world, being a specialist in one area of expertise is no longer enough. Becoming a modern-day renaissance man is necessary to thrive in this dynamic and unpredictable environment. The notion of the evolved man was birthed out of the idea of the renaissance man. The term “Renaissance man” originates from the…
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