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Thousands of people flock to Turkey each year to undergo cheaper cosmetic procedures. Referred to as “medical tourists,” they often include LGBTQIA+ (abbreviated LGBTQ+) identifying people who travel from Western countries to seek gender-affirming procedures among other treatments that would otherwise be harder to get in their country of origin. Nevertheless, medical tourism can also sometimes lead to dangerous experiences, as well as highlight disparities between locals and privileged travelers.Intersex reality TV…

Parts of Southern California have seen record rainfall in the past week after two atmospheric rivers pelted the region. As the clouds began to lift, new projections from a modeling company were providing a visual representation of the scale of the flooding.The projections, from Floodbase, show dramatic differences in accumulated water between late January and this week.Below is greater Los Angeles on Jan. 28 (left) and Feb. 6 (right). On Jan. 28, much of the water is dark blue, indicating permanent water.On Feb. 6, light…