The year 2020 was tough for everyone, children and adults alike. Most school-age kids were forced to attend school virtually, at least for part of the year. This, combined with lockdowns, caused screen time use to surge.
More than usual, parents may fear kids aren’t learning well or are being exposed to things they aren’t yet mature enough to handle. On this, their intuition may be correct: 2020 saw an increase in LGBTQ-friendly marketing targeted at kids.
Same-sex couples have effectively been banned from adopting children in Hungary after a new law was passed.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced yesterday that only married couples can adopt, with some exceptions for single relatives of the child.
Same-sex marriage is illegal in Hungary, but adoption was previously possible if one single partner applied on their own.
A Starbucks barista has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the company because she says she was fired for not wearing an LGBT PRIDE t-shirt.
Starbucks claims that her suit is “without merit,” that the company does not require employees to wear any item of clothing other than their trademark green apron.
