Christel van der Boom

Communicator, optimist, upstander, believer of basic goodness.

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Christel van der Boom
flipped into Equality Now
4 days ago
Five Mothers on How They Are Protecting Their LGBTQIA+ Children
VOGUE.COM - By Margaux Anbouba
Today is May 11, the 131st day of 2025. In the last 131 days, 575 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been filed in 49 states—all of them attacking the community’s right to breathe, go to school, walk safely down the street, and not only live, but thrive. Today is also Mother’s Day. For many of us, mothers are …
Christel van der Boom
flipped into Cultural Media Studies Magazine
5 days ago
Heavy Social Media Use Linked to Believing and Spreading Fake News
neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News
Individuals who experience high levels of distress and functional impairment from excessive social media use are significantly more likely to believe …
Christel van der Boom
flipped into Happiness
How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding
The New York Times - By Susan Dominus
Growing up in Maryland, Sonja Lyubomirsky could see that her mother was unhappy. When Sonja was 9, her parents moved the family from Moscow, where her mother taught literature at a high school, to the United States, hoping to offer their children more opportunities. In their new country, Sonja’s …
Christel van der Boom
flipped into GOING DUTCH
Amsterdam's floating neighborhood
DW English - Antje Binder
Dikes, pumps and sand dunes are just some of the methods used in the Netherlands to keep the country safe from flooding. But architects are also …
Christel van der Boom
flipped into Equality Now
World Pride event organizers change venues after Trump's Kennedy Center takeover
NBC News - By Alexandra Marquez
Some organizers say they were forced to relocate their activities after the Kennedy Center said it wouldn't move forward with contracts for the events. Several LGBTQ+ pride events to be held as part of Washington, D.C.’s World Pride celebrations in May and June have been relocated from the John F. …
Christel van der Boom
flipped into Equality Now
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Colorado ban on gay 'conversion therapy'
Reuters - John Kruzel
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a Christian therapist's challenge on free speech grounds to a Democratic-backed Colorado law banning "conversion therapy" intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity. The justices took up an …