Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported: hockey. First, Jessica the ‘80s Baby investigates the NHL’s ill-advised attempts to harness hockey’s thirstiest online fans. Then, Katie explains the AI scandal tearing apart the Heated Rivalry fan fic community.
The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans—NPR
The NHL is trying to capitalize on hockey romance — but so far it’s missed the mark

When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic—The New York Times
Heated Rivalry is at the Center of Fanfic’s AI Reckoning—Fansplaining
‘Wake Up Call:’ Fanfiction Writers and Readers React to AO3 Outage—404 Media



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This week on the Primo show, the blue tsunami. Featuring: socialists versus normies, trans issues on the ballot, how the online right is coping, and how and when the Dems mess this one up (sorry).


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss how RuPaul made drag mainstream, the legend of problematic queen Sharon Needles, and the Pittsburgh drag bar caught in an accidental blackface scandal. Plus, a fond farewell to the Last Ditch.
Village Underground with Jeff Maurer
Next In Line Comedy with Jeff Maurer
RuPaul Apologizes for Drag Race “She-Male” Segment in Response to Transphobia Criticisms—Slate
Dragged Into Debate: Reality-TV Fame Puts Spotlight on Sharon Needles’ Controversial Act—Pittsburgh City Paper
Sharon Needles’ Racist Aftermath—HuffPost
World of Wonder: Get Sharon Needles’ Title Revoked—Change.org
Something Wicked This Way Comes: The Sharon Needles Controversy—Queer Space Magazine
Queer/Bar Re-Opens This Weekend With Sapphira Cristal—Seattle Gay Scene
After Blackface at Blue Moon, black Performers Are Asking Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ Community to Do More Than Be Outraged—QBurgh
Hexxus “Toxic Love” Open Stage Performance—Facebook
$20 Million Suit Says Bay Area School Forced Boys Out Over Face Mask Photo—San Francisco Chronicle



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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into Initiative-638, the Washington ballot initiative that would bar male athletes from girls’ sports. Will it mean genital exams in the school gym, as the No campaign claims, or just a checked box on a form, as the Yes side argues? Plus: the Camas cross-country walkout, the short life and shorter death of Marsha’s, and a mysterious campaign impersonating a trans rights group in Texas.
Jesse’s upcoming live shows:
New York: Village Underground with Jeff MaurerPhiladelphia: Next In Line Comedy with Jeff Maurer, Tuesday
Indiana ACLU in turmoil: Leadership change leads to attorney resignations—IndyStar
Transgender ballot initiative could require genital exams for WA secondary school students—KUOW
Medical Eligibility Form—WIAA“The fun wasn’t there anymore”: Teen runners say media circus over trans teammate ruined the season—LGBTQ Nation
Camas cross-country girls runner forced to bunk with trans-identified male student during away meet—The Post Millennial
AG Brown leads coalition supporting Minnesota’s trans-inclusive policy for youth sports—Washington Attorney General’s Office
Children’s Sexual Development and Privacy: A Call for Evidence-Based Ethical Policy—Clinical Pediatrics
Ursula: Allowing a trans student to race against girls in Camas only fuels hate toward the trans community—MyNorthwest
Trans advocates, GOP rep want answers after Texans get texts impersonating group—KXAN
Texas transgender rights group says it didn’t send texts that prompted call for an investigation—The Texas Tribune
TENT’s statement—Transgender Education Network of Texas
Texas Families Got Mail From a “Texas Transgender Student Union.” The Trans Group It Promotes Says It’s an Impersonation.—The New Transsexual
False pamphlets causing backlash and confusion, Texas transgender rights group says—The Texas Tribune
Mystery transgender mailers sent to Texas students traced to newly formed Wyoming company—CBS News Texas
West Texas DA opens forgery investigation into disputed transgender mailers—The Texas Tribune


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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie head to Madison, Wisconsin, where a fatal police shooting in July sparked a protest encampment in the vein of CHOP/CHAZ. You will be shocked to learn that the protest zone quickly turned into a homeless camp, complete with a needle exchange. Plus, Jesse’s old beef is new again.
How CBS News’ Middle East …


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