IT: Utah bans gender-affirming care for trans youth, and...🦠Are you worried about a new pandemic?

Welcome to Tuesday, January 31st, roses and thorns...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) has banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Cox has signed a bill that bans transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming health care. The bill also disallows hormone treatment for transgender minors who have not been professionally diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

Do you want your state banning gender-affirming care?

WHO says that these nine viruses have pandemic potential

WHO liaised with 300 scientists and researchers to produce this list of nine viruses that keep epidemiologists up at night.

Are you worried about a new pandemic?

Hospitalized children enjoy South Carolina aquarium with VR robots

The South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, S.C., is introducing a new way for kids at MUSC and Prisma Health Children’s Hospitals to learn about marine life with telepresence robot technology. 

Donate to the South Carolina Aquarium

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, in the end...

Today is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day.

How will you appreciate art, and its impact on your life, today? Perhaps a visit to a museum is not in the cards, but why not look up a virtual art collection or find solace in a delightfully-curated Pinterest board? 

—Emma Kansiz

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