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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/uk-bans-puberty-blockers-national-health-service

The United Kingdoms National Health Service announced on Friday it plans to ban puberty blockers outside of the use of clinical trials as well as increasingly to regulate gender transition treatments for minors.
We have previously made clear the intention that the NHS will only commission puberty suppressing hormones as part of clinical research, the NHS announcement said.

The 25-page document for U.K. practitioners specifies that the NHS will adopt a holistic, multi-disciplinary integrated approach to assessing and responding to an individuals needs and will center on fully involving the child or young person and their family.
A significant proportion of children and young people who are concerned about, or distressed by, issues of gender incongruence experience coexisting mental health, neuro-developmental and/or personal, family or social complexities in their lives. The relationship between these presentations and gender incongruence may not be readily apparent and will often require careful exploration, the report reads.
The NHS also acknowledges the increased prevalence of mental health needs and neurodevelopmental disorders among youth that have been identified as comorbidities of gender dysphoria. The new protocols now require expertise for the direct assessment of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other forms of neurodiversity to be included in a minors treatment plan when addressing gender dysphoria.
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Children who have already been treated with puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by their medical providers, but the NHS strongly [discourages] sourcing puberty suppressing or gender affirming hormones from unregulated sources or from on-line providers that are not regulated by UK regulatory bodies.
Republicans in Missouri, Louisiana, and Florida have taken steps in recent months to enact similar bans on gender-transitioning medicine for minors, and the issue has become a central feature of the 2024 presidential election campaign season.

It doesn't look like there was a topic about it here.

What hallmark movie is this?

Did they find him yet?

This is definitely going to make it into one of those trivia books.

specialkid8 posted...

Outside of the Nordic and most western countries, the vast majority of Europe is still very traditional. Gay marriage still has a long road in Europe.

Western Europe makes up a big portion of Europe though. According to wikipedia 33 of the 50 countries and the 8 dependent territories in Europe recognise some type of same-sex union, among them most members of the European Union (24/27).
I guess I just assumed Estonia to be closer to the western side due to its online presence.

Bugs Bunny?

MathMurderer posted...

Yes. "Rockefeller Street" was Estonia's Eurovision entry in 2011:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxvmdR7oYdQ

It is in terms of online services: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Estonia

What is debatable is whether Estonia is part of Central Europe. I'd consider it to be a part of Eastern Europe.

Thanks, I guess I just associated it with Sweden due to Caramelldansen being a meme song. what about Romania, where dragostea din tei or numa numa came from?

So this guy is definitely a future serial killer if he isn't already one.

Isn't that where rockefeller street came from? I'm surprised it wasn't already legal. I thought it was a fairly advanced European country.

CSCA33 posted...

The couple have now been banned from the school districts events and property, thankfully.

surprised its not actually just illegal

Requiem posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qpGuMELh5s

On a serious note, we've used it (in the US... most famously with the California's serial killer) with "ancestory.com" and other "trace your lineage" services

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dna-from-genealogy-site-used-to-catch-suspected-golden-state-killer-1.4637726

Interesting!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65618184

Australian police are investigating after at least 65 women received used condoms in the post.
The letters, which also contained handwritten messages, were sent to addresses in south-eastern and eastern Melbourne.
Police believe the victims are linked and part of a targeted attack.
All of the women who have come forward attended the city's Kilbreda College private girls' school in 1999.
Most of the victims received multiple letters, all with used condoms enclosed, police said.
Investigators were carrying out DNA and handwriting analysis to track down the perpetrator, said Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Grant Lewis.
The women's addresses were obtained from a yearbook they put together as pupils 24 years ago, he said.
Some letters were handwritten, some typed, but all contained "suggestive and threatening... sexualised " messages, he said.
"Our message to the offender would be 'you need to stop this' and 'we will find you'".
"We don't know what the connection to the school is. It might be an ex-student, an employee... it could be someone who found this yearbook in the rubbish and they're playing a game".
Many of the letters were sent to the women's old home addresses and were opened by their parents, who were traumatised and distressed by the ordeal.
One victim, Bree, told reporters of how her mother called to ask whether she should open an "odd letter" she had received. She asked that her full name be withheld.
"Her reaction was quite shocked and upset. She was really grossed out and her and dad were worried thinking someone was targeting me".
Bree said the similar complaints snowballed and she soon formed a Facebook Messenger group among fellow Kilbreda College alumna.
"It seemed to be every day or two days more and more girls would say 'I've got one'."
"It's beyond a joke now. We just want it to stop. One of the girls has received four letters and she's just over it."
"We've got no idea who it could be. No one can seem to find a connection. We can't think of anybody who has a grudge against us."
Police have urged anyone with information to come forward.
Kilbreda College, an independent Catholic school for girls, was founded by the Brigidine Sisters in 1904 and has some 900 pupils enrolled.
The college is assisting with the investigation, police said.
Principal Nicole Mangelsdorf told Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper that the school had written to former pupils encouraging any other victims to come forward to the police.
"We have no reason to believe this matter is related to any recent data breach at the college", she said.

Sounds like the plot of a horror movie

Uh oh it took place in the UK. That's not good. Although that might be why we're hearing about it.

ANort175 posted...

Uh what the fuck

I did not see. wtf. The plot thickens.

drclaeys posted...

Friends,

the catholic church pays millions of dollars to sexual abuse cases every year, and the defense of them for lawyers. So when the collection plate comes around, make sure you do not kid your self your HELPING the poor, like they want you to think. You are covering for their pervert priests.

https://www.newsweek.com/over-3-billion-paid-lawsuits-catholic-church-over-sex-abuse-claims-1090753

I was a little off. not millions.. 4 BILLION!!!

Oof I originally read that as "pays millions of dollars to sexual abuse cases every year" as in helps fight sexual abuse instead of paying for their lawyers against their own sexual abuse cases.

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1663697012263354368
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/5/9/AAPzE7AAEhr_.jpg

*takes notes*

Zeeak4444 posted...

Why didnt they just do one on Liv. Seems like a missed opportunity.

Agreed.

Zikten posted...

This is inspired by a story arc in the Spider-Man comics. Doc Ock was dying and he managed to switch minds with Peter. Sending Peter into the dying Dock Ock body and Doc Ock survived in Peter's body and became Superior Spider-Man

As for how Peter got back, I actually am not sure. I read some of Superior Spider-Man but I don't think I ever read the ending

But my point is you can't know it's the girl in her own body in that picture

I meant that I doubt Otto had sent the girl into his dying body like with Peter since Otto is a good guy in this story.

https://twitter.com/exilegrimm/status/1456730462005743624?s=21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH7MKp5A_Ik
https://streamable.com/9pmjv7

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1663697012263354368
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/5/9/AAPzE7AAEhr_.jpg

Zikten posted...

It's like Superior Spider-Man. I hope he didn't send the poor girl into his dying body first

Seems like a protagonist so probably not

Octavius
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-29/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-film-gets-manga-spinoff-about-doc-ock-in-schoolgirl-body/.198587

Lots of new reaction pics

Smashingpmkns posted...

https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1661090524218966208

Dang what happened

Hyped

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-performed-sex-act-over-29812337

A man was caught pleasuring himself while kneeling over a helpless seagull in a bizarre sex act.
David Lee, 40, was caught on camera performing a sex act while watching pornography on his mobile phone.
He admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the bird at 1am last August in an alleyway in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
The case was heard at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court where gulls on the roof could be heard calling out as the bench heard evidence.
Prosecutor Lesley Burgess told the court Lee chased one bird before picking up a smaller gull and was caught on CCTV looking at his phone while holding it.
He then pulled up his pants and gave the bird a "little kick", the court heard.

Woah

There's an actual slice of life gag webcomic about a Jason Voorhees type serial killer.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/ChoppingBlock
Last I checked it was in 2016 and it's still going today. It's over 2 decades old at this point wow. Oh apparently there was an 8 year hiatus between 2014 and 2002.

Johnny the homicidal maniac might count too.

YellowSUV posted...

That thread sure is something, makes a lot threads on CE seem sane.

They've gotten quite a lot better about that since then.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-feel-the-quality-of-triple-a-japanese-vs-western-games-have-
shifted-wildly-in-the-former%E2%80%99s-direction.721195/

Literally not a single "weeb" thrown around in that thread when that's what pretty much everything would have devolved into on this site.

https://www.eurogamer.net/uk-mps-grill-regulator-over-microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-block-day-after-eu-grants-approval
Eurogamer: MPs from the UK's Business and Trade Committee are questioning the CMA's continued blockage of the deal
Apparently the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has broad plans to make the UK more welcoming to tech companies as compared to the rest of the EU, and this whole affair is undercutting those plans. The CMA is still standing firm.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/satya-nadella-wait-for-it-all-to-play-out-when-asked-about-pulling-out-of-the-uk-over-xbox-abk-deal
Windows Central: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on the record as taking a "wait and see" approach to the matter.
He was specifically asked about the possibility of Microsoft pulling out of the UK market. His response was pretty noncommittal, for obvious reasons, noting that they would "respect the sovereignty of the United Kingdom and the CMA".
And now the ball is back in the CMA's court, so we'll see what happens.

lol

Same

https://twitter.com/c350Zee/status/1656715248022241281?t=i76hn3R6jLNlPuGzB-MX2w&s=19

Florida education officials allegedly told a school teacher that she was under a misconduct investigation after, her friend claimed, she showed students the Disney animated film Strange World.

The purported investigation following this alleged showing of Strange World comes amid rightwing Republican governor Ron DeSantiss attacks on educators that include book censorship and limitations on discussions of race and sex as he jockeys for his partys presidential nomination with anti-woke talking points.

The film involves a group of explorers who try saving a mysterious land from losing its vital energy source, per Variety. It also has a prominent gay character a rarity in childrens animation.

Zee included a photo of a letter from the Florida department of education, stating that following receipt of a receipt of a complaint, this office has determined an investigation is warranted into allegations that you engaged in inappropriate conduct.

If you have evidentiary witnesses or documents pertinent to the case, send them to this office no later than two weeks from receipt of this letter, the alleged missive continues. CBR.com first reported on Zees Tweet.

The alleged letter does not state specific allegations against this teacher. The Florida department of education did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In response to a Twitter user who said that teachers who break the law find themselves under investigation, Zee wrote: She has signed permission from every parent in the classroom to show Disney & Dreamworks movies in class, even offering lines to specify specific movies parents didnt want shown. Not one exception was written down, so no she didnt break the law. Try again, doofus.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/13/florida-teacher-allegedly-investigated-for-showing-students-film-strange-world

Expected Sex with Hitler

Intro2Logic posted...

How so?

DMCA probably

Frolex posted...

i rate this cope an 8.8

You've certainly been coping hard at the fact nobody likes your idol.

Frolex posted...

lmao, the fact that you're this desperate to turn a typo into a W definitely proves i was right

At this point you're just having a meltdown so I'm pointing out the humor of visibly seeing the effects of your shaking, all while you're trying to lie and project yourself on others about it. Tell us more about failed frontal lobes.

Frolex posted...

damn, desperate pivots to tangential racism and doing the "minor spelling mistake? i win" thing. jim really got you shook huh?

You've been having such a meltdown you're misspelling things and you claim others are shook lol. Seems like this is another case of your projection and hypocrisy. Really, this whole thing started because you were a fanboy of Jim and couldn't handle even the slightest of jabs at him.

Frolex posted...

literally nothing in that tweet posted earlier has anything to do with jim's video on this topic. you are just floundering

Given that you admitted to having lied this entire topic, it's the opposite.

Frolex posted...

i already said i agree, jims video serves as in explicit endoresement of everything every kotaku journalist has said on twitter

I never said that. I like how you're freaking out so badly you're starting to go full on spelling errors though lol.

Frolex posted...

only when I implied your frontal lobe was the only part of you not functioning

You just lied about me making any claims about Jim making explicit endorsement to everything Kotaku has posted. Keep the meltdown going though, you're just showing your own ass with these posts.

sauceje posted...

Can't you get modded for misgendering people? What's up with everyone calling Jim Stephanie Sterling "he" in this thread?

I've been following Frolex's lead on this since he seems to know them better than I do. They still have Jim in the name of their publication and I vaguely recall them being ok with he/him pronouns but I might be mixing them up with someone else.

Frolex posted...

i'd probably put more credibility on the crack pipe than the person who claimed a tweet by a completely unrelated person made jim sterling racist, or literal Qanon believer Sad_Face tbh

Seems about similar with the publication known for being a controversial and drama whore clickbait channel and who is defending a company currently under fire for racism without addressing that at all.

Frolex posted...

taking a made up quote and saying it was said by someone else is a lie.

Ah, you've been lying this whole topic?

Frolex posted...

"post a source. no, the source you posted doesn't count because i say its a lie"

Ok, then my citation for the pattern comes from others posters ITT who can also see that logic.

Frolex posted...

....meaning you're literally accusing them of lying. what has this become my dude?

There's a difference between strawmen and lying about something. Or are you saying you've been lying this entire time? I mean, that does work too.

Frolex posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/9/5/AAPSr9AAEdw_.jpg

How ironic coming from you. You were the one that first claimed other people outside of Jim himself said Totk was ruined. Post your citation first. His video only showcased himself talking and nobody else.

Frolex posted...

"w-w-w-well they had to have lied so this actually means I was right all along!"

I didn't say he lied, he made up those quotes as strawmen to direct his responses to, like you're doing right now. You're the one that misinterpreted it as other people actually saying it because of your poor reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Frolex posted...

right, and since this is a "pattern" do you have any examples of this actually being a regular occurance?

Common sense.

Frolex posted...

i see, so now we've backpedaled from "Jim sterling was the one used that word!" to "well, they didn't have the source!" now that youve actually watched the video.

He still was the one that used the word since he made it up. That quote wasn't even attributed to anyone so it might as well have been himself.

Frolex posted...

saying someone who gave a game an 8.8 will therefore give a later game a 6 is not "pattern recognition". Not the kind of pattern recognition that comes from a functioning frontal lobe, anyway

You forgot the part where they make a video being disdainful of the game and defending a publication who's gotten into controversy over it.
Frolex posted...

6:46 in the video

I don't see any source there. No picture with someone posting that. It's literally just a quote with nobody attributed to it. The fact you're taking that at face value as if it couldn't easily be made up already says a lot about your bias. The true fanboy was you, the jimquisition fanboy all along.

Frolex posted...

well, guess i wasnt expecting people to still be unironically mad about the 8.8 review in 2023, but go off i guess

Pattern recognition isn't being mad. Are you from 4chan?

Frolex posted...

He literally posts a quote from someone who says that in the video. Maybe it was less you being dishonest about the video and more you actually just didn't watch it.

I didn't see any tweet in that video.

Frolex posted...

so was the 8.8 twilight princess review. still mad about that one too?

If that reviewer then made a video defending an outlet for something almost everyone was chastising I'd expect a 6 too.

Frolex posted...

then cry about the people who said kotaku "ruined" totk by posting their article.

Nobody said that. People said Kotaku was spiteful and arrogant and rightfully blacklisted for their behaviour. Jim was the one that used the term ruined.

Frolex posted...

7 is not a "low" score. It is not "disdain" to point out journalists don't have to serve the best interests of the companies they cover. you are butthurt.

He's the 5th bottom reviewer of botw out of 109 reviewers. A video titled "Kotaku should ruin ToTK" is disdainful even if tongue in cheek. lol I don't even play Zelda. You clearly seem to be overeager to defend Jim and Kotaku though.