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Jayson Achtenberg, 13, is transitioning to male from his birth-assigned female gender. While still in middle school, he decided begin hormone replacement therapy earlier than planned in order to start before Georgia’s new SB140 law takes effect July 1. The new law will prohibit doctors from performing gender-affirming surgeries or prescribing hormone replacements to Georgians under 18. Patients who begin their treatment for gender dysphoria prior to July would be ‘grandfathered in’. Welcome to ‘TO BE: One of the Guys’
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June 19, 2023, Helena, Montana, USA: Youth plaintiffs, in the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit, walk to the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena on the sixth day of their trial. Sixteen young people argue that the state is robbing their future by embracing policies that contribute to climate change during the first of its kind constitutional lawsuit in the United States. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)

June 19, 2023, Helena, Montana, USA: Youth plaintiffs in the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit listen to testimony from the defense in the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena on the sixth day of their trial. Sixteen young people argue that the state is robbing their future by embracing policies that contribute to climate change during the first of its kind constitutional lawsuit in the United States. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)

June 19, 2023, Helena, Montana, USA: Youth plaintiff RIKKI HELD, 22, middle, waits with other plaintiffs and attorneys for the start of trial in the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit in the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena on the sixth day of their trial. Sixteen young people argue that the state is robbing their future by embracing policies that contribute to climate change during the first of its kind constitutional lawsuit in the United States. The trial is scheduled to conclude with closing arguments on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)
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June 18, 2023, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey: Turkish police blocks the march of supporters of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community during the ​Trans Pride Parade Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 June 2023. (Credit Image: © Tolga Uluturk/ZUMA Press Wire)

June 18, 2023, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey: A supporter of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community shouts slogans at the Trans Pride Istanbul held near Taksim, Istanbul on June 18, 2023. Turkish Government banned the Trans Pride Parade Istanbul. (Credit Image: © Tolga Uluturk/ZUMA Press Wire)
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May 2, 2023, Burbank, California, U.S: Hollywood Writers Strike began at 1:00pm on May 2, 2023: thousands of writers and others in the film industry turned out to carry signs at the picket lines in front of Disney Studios to demand more pay and benefits from the studios. (Credit Image: © Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire)
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June 8, 2023, Montecito, California, U.S.A: “Welcome to Starbucks” displayed on cash register at Starbucks on Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA on June 8, 2023, next to a Gay Pride Month rainbow colored pride fist, to show support for the LGBQT community. (Credit Image: © Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire)

June 8, 2023, Montecito, California, U.S.A: Starbucks on Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA proudly displays rainbow heart to show support for the LGBQT community. Two employees are hard at work in the background. (Credit Image: © Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire)
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The 66 year old Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine collapsed on the morning of June 6 after an explosion triggered a catastrophic humanitarian and environmental crisis. The dam sits on the frontline between warring armies, and was under Russian control at the time. Spanning an area of more than 800 square miles, the reservoir is the country’s largest in terms of volume and provides water for more than 700,000 people. The breach caused extensive flooding and has displaced more than 20,000 people across dozens of villages. As the water level continues to drop, there will not be enough water for the irrigation canals and according to Ukraine’s environment ministry ‘We will not be able to cultivate agricultural plants on this soil for many years. Welcome to ‘Frontline FLOODING’
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June 7, 2023, New York City, NY, United States of America: Manhattan Island is seen in low visibility smoke from the wildfires in Canada hits New York, the United States on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The northeast US, including New York City, will continue to breathe in the smoke suffocation of wildfires across eastern Canada for the next few days, raising health alarms in affected areas. (Credit Image: © William Volcov/ZUMA Press Wire)

June 7, 2023, New York, United States: NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 07: Pedestrians wearing masks make their way around Times Square amid smoke from Canadian forest fires that blankets the skyline of New York City on June 7, 2023 in New York City. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the East Coast. The city issued an air quality advisory, urging all citizens to stay indoors. (Credit Image: © Ron Adar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)

June 7, 2023, New York, New York, US: The hazy Coney Island skyline in New York during poor air quality due to windblown smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Authorities urge people to wear masks, all outdoor activities for school children were canceled, as well as the regular baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the Yankees and the White Sox. Many activities in city parks were also cancelled. Public schools in the Five Boroughs canceled all outdoor activities and New York Mayor Eric Adams warned people with respiratory conditions and others vulnerable to smoke, including children and the elderly, to stay indoors as air quality levels hovered around ”unhealthy” levels. (Credit Image: © Deccio Serrano/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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Image on Left: May 10, 2023, Milan, Lombardy, Italy: LAUTARO MARTINEZ #10 of Inter reacts during the UEFA Champions League Semifinal Leg 1 game between AC Milan and Inter on Wednesday May 10th 2023 at Stadio San Siro, Italy (Credit Image: © Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire)
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