- Residents of New York now have the option to select “X” as their gender marker on all state-issued ID cards.
- A researcher studying user behavior in the “metaverse” reports that her avatar was raped in the virtual space. Meta investors requested a review of harm done on the platform amid other virtual assault allegations, but shareholders rejected the idea.
- The Times reports that the BBC changed the testimony of a rape victim to avoid “misgendering” the abuser.
- A 21-year-old man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art, destroying $5 million worth of ancient artifacts, reportedly saying he did it because he was “mad at his girl.”