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Friday, June 30, 2023

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The Ice King

 
The story of iconic figure skater John Curry, who became the first openly gay Olympian at a time when homosexuality was barely legal. 
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Three young students sit beside each other in school chairs with yellow signs on their shirts. They're cut off from the shoulders down so their faces aren't seen.
 

Bee Nation

 
Witness the highs and lows as three students compete in the first-ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee in Canada.
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Cormac stands against a black background wearing a white tank top and plaid sleeveless collared shirt. Text:
 
 

Devout + Out: Cormac

Cormac is queer, trans and non-binary and hadn’t been to church in years. Then they came back — as a youth minister in the Anglican Church.
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Hollie's Dress

Fourteen-year-old Hollie sews her first dress with the help of her mother, who passes down Mennonite family values and community traditions.
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Blue whale swimming toward camera underwater.

Massive blue whale looking for love gets dumped by bubble text

In a never-before-seen interaction, a female literally blows off a suitor.
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Opossums: These misunderstood marsupials clean up our yards and even help fight Lyme disease

"They have a face only a mother could love," says one biologist, but they're highly adapted to thrive in the urban landscape.

Queer stories aren't just about surviving trauma

How a trans, non-binary youth minister is creating safe communities for teens within the church.

'We have to, at all cost, prevent it from happening again': Billions of animals lost in Australia's wildfires

Scientists are finding ways to help ecosystems in Australia and around the world survive into the future.

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