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@dear Instagram accounts prompt painful discussions, public disclosures about elite private schools

By Grace Sandman, Newsroom By the Bay Editor’s note: This story mentions racism, anti-Semitism and sexual harassment involving high school students, which may be distressing for some readers. PASADENA, California — The handles — typically, “@dear” or “@blackat” and then…

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Coming out: What it’s like to be transgender in China

In 2012, news of a Qingdao house fire went viral. The report, which was originally posted on news and lifestyle website Qingdao Shenghuo, was reposted over a thousand times. The homeowner, a waste picker with long hair and amateurish heavy makeup, went on television and became the center of controversy. She was Liu Peilin, a 63-year-old transgender woman who had been raised by a foster family.
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