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Just Like Us: 8 inspiring queer icons kids should be taught about in school

(Photo by Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images/BBC) The LGBT+ community is made up of a diverse group of people from all over the world, and their stories are often overlooked in history books. PinkNews spoke to ambassadors and workers from LGBT+ youth charity Just Like Us about the historical figures they wished they had learned about in school, from the past to the present. Anne Lister was a prolific diarist in the 19th century. (Public Domain) Anne Lister, English landowner and diarist Rita Leci, 21, said she learned about Anne Lister by watching the historical BBC drama Gentleman Jack. Lister is often heralded as the “first modern lesbian” as she took charge of her family’s estate and lived openly as a lesbian with her partner.

Oregon DUI suspect had staggering 77 blood alcohol level — more than 9x legal limit

Oregon DUI suspect had staggering .77 blood alcohol level — more than 9x legal limit By Kelly Hayes Alcohol-related deaths have doubled in US, study finds The study looked at death certificate data between 1999 and 2017 and found an increase in alcohol-related deaths, especially among women. MADRAS, Ore. - A hit-and-run suspect in Oregon had a blood alcohol level of more than nine times the legal limit a threshold which often proves fatal, authorities said. The DUI suspect had a BAC of 0.77, according to the Warm Springs Police Department. The federal limit to legally drive in the U.S. is 0.08. The incident was first reported at about 1 p.m. on Feb. 20 in Madras, Oregon, located about 125 miles southeast of Portland, involving a hit-and-run crash near the Plateau Travel Plaza. Officers located the vehicle and observed the driver to be highly intoxicated, police said. 

A Pioneering Blind Sensory Panel in Tunisia

A Pioneering Blind Sensory Panel in Tunisia A group of young blind Tunisians seeks certification of its tasting panel program. Feb. 6, 2021 An effort is under­way in Tunisia to cer­tify the first sen­sory analy­sis panel com­posed entirely of blind peo­ple. The panel formed in the city of Sfax and was led by Mariem Gharsallaoui, a researcher at Tunisia’s Institut de l’Oliver. We hope… to be the first sen­sory analy­sis panel made up of blind peo­ple and approved by the IOC. - Mariem Gharsallaoui, researcher, Institut de l’Oliver “The ani­ma­tion of a tast­ing panel for the blind is an excel­lent expe­ri­ence which requires a lot of effort and cre­ativ­ity to make these young peo­ple under­stand the com­po­si­tion of olive oil and the basic con­cepts of tast­ing,” Gharsallaoui told Olive Oil Times.

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