What’s Current: Feminist academics criticize union chief’s ‘Terf blocker’ for assault on free speech

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  • Feminist academics claim union boss Dr Jo Grady cannot uphold free speech for using a “Terf-blocker” tool on Twitter, allowing users to block a list of accounts that are believed to hold gender-critical views.
  • Orthodox Jewish women intend to “take action” and fight the decision to open the Hampstead Health Ladies Pond to trans-identified male swimmers.
  • The ACLU and Planned Parenthood file a lawsuit to block Alabama from implementing a near-total abortion ban.
  • The Wisconsin man who kidnapped Jayme Closs is sentenced to life in prison without parole for kidnapping the 13-year-old and murdering her parents.
Meghan McCarty

Meghan McCarty is an undergraduate student and aspiring journalist living in the United States.