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It's not transphobic to...

...Disagree.

It's not transphobic to...

...Have your own definitions.

It's not transphobic to...

...Distinguish between biological and transgender.

It's not transphobic to...

...Have questions about the inclusion of transgender athletes.

It's not transphobic to...

...Disapprove of feeding hormones to children.

It's not transphobic to...

...Disapprove of irreversible gender-altering surgery for children.

It's not transphobic to...

...Say: “We don't have the science on that yet.”

It's not transphobic...

...Not to accept Current Leftist Orthodoxies just because they're the Current Leftist Orthodoxies.

It's not transphobic to...

...Find the phrase “Assigned male/female at birth” to be both misleading and dishonest.

Bullying is a terrible thing.  I was bullied as a child. I was an odd duck of a kid who didn't always know how to behave in public because I grew up with an emotionally-distant father and a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who couldn't get the medical establishment to help her. Besides that, I was a clever kid who was really book-smart and terrible at coordinated sports. It was a classic nerd situation, and my peers made me suffer terribly for it.

Buddhists in Tibet continue to clash with the Chinese government. Muslims in the United States consider how far they should or shouldn't assimilate. And a look at the significance of the Judaic new year, also known as Rosh Hashanah. It's Faithful Friday, our weekly look at faiths and religions from all around the world. All that and more for the Pagan News Beagle!

Maybe it was naïve of me, but it never occurred to me before this morning that a person could be a racist feminist.

Personally, I find all forms of oppression and bullying equally abhorrent.  I believe all humans (all sentient life, really) deserve love and respect from the beginning to the end of their lives, no matter what they look like, who they love, how much they have, what language they speak, or what they believe.

Pagans fight for right to a worship area in a Nevada prison. In Eastern Europe, the impact of the Chernobyl disaster is remembered 30 years later. And right-wing populism gains momentum in Austria. It's Fiery Tuesday, our weekly segment on political and societal news from around the world. All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!

American Indian / Native activists challenge the Catholic Church on its history with colonialism. A UN investigation determines that a majority of women suffer from online abuse worldwide. And report details the unequal access to education in parts of rural India. It's Fiery Tuesday, our weekly take on political and social news from around the world. All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!