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   🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸 (lednabwm@mstdn.party)'s status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2023 19:00:51 JST 🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸

   A profile in courage...

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2023 19:00:50 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Bob Jonkman

     @bobjonkman Not that it changes the importance of her message but for context, this happened in 2017.

     https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/27/chess-champion-to-miss-saudi-arabia-tournament-over-womens-rights

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     Bob Jonkman (bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2023 19:00:51 JST Bob Jonkman

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     With #AltText, quoting Anna Muzychuk:

     "In a few days, I'll lose two world titles, one after another. Because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. I refuse to play by special rules, wear abaya, be accompanied by a man so I can get out of the hotel, so I don't feel like a second-class person.

     "I will follow my principles and not compete in the fast chess and blitz world championship where in just 5 days I could have made more money than with dozens of other[...]tournaments...

     (more in AltText)

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     Guro (tantegulo@snabelen.no)'s status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2023 20:52:56 JST Guro

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     • Bob Jonkman

     @aral @bobjonkman
     This year's rapid and blitz championships are to be held in Uzbekistan. They have some severe anti-lgbt laws, and continuing to assigning championships to these countries, forces queer players to stay in the closet.
     https://norway.postsen.com/sports/150723/%E2%80%93-Terrified-and-deeply-sad-%E2%80%93-NRK-Sport-%E2%80%93-Sports-news-results-and-broadcast-schedule.html