Russian dissident politician Aleksei Navalny, who was almost killed in a nerve agent attack last year, has been stripped of his “prisoner of conscience” status by Amnesty International after 15-year-old racist comments were brought to light. https://summit.news/2021/02/25/amnesty-strips-russian-dissident-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-after-he-was-accused-of-being-racist-15-years-ago/

A new bill proposed in California would fine retailers, including online stores, that continue to display boys and girls’ toys and clothing in separate sections. https://summit.news/2021/02/25/california-bill-would-fine-retailers-that-keep-boys-and-girls-toys-and-clothing-in-separate-sections/

Journalist Glenn Greenwald was called “transphobic” for pointing out that although a new Gallup survey shows a surge in the number of Americans identifying as LGBT, almost all of the increase comes from those identifying as trans or bi, not gay or lesbian. https://summit.news/2021/02/25/glenn-greenwald-called-transphobic-for-commenting-on-results-of-gallup-lgbt-survey/