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G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School Trigger Warning: Transphobia Recently, popular media platforms amongst young teens, such as TikTok and Twitter, have seen the birth of a “new” sexuality labelled “super straight.” Those who identify as “super straight” express their sexuality in a harmful manner that directly affects the transgender community. These young boys identify as such because they prefer only dating women who are assigned female at birth, and yet, refuse to date
Last month, the attempt for Texas legislators to push anti-abortion laws had grabbed the attention of mainstream media. Ever since the passing of Roe V. Wade laws, pro-choice advocates in America have pushed against laws restricting a women's privacy to reproduction (or the lack thereof). Regarding the restriction of abortion in a state, government officials have considered and encouraged the push for “heartbeat laws” in highly conservative areas, which serves as an act of s