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Spain says women can swim topless in pools to end gender double standards

They have been encouraging plus-size and older women to visit the beach this summer and said every new law and government spending package in Spain must be feminist

Daily Mirror

A missing pot and the unmissable caste divide

The death of a Dalit boy after a thrashing from his upper caste school principal has once again brought to the fore the old normal of deep-seated discrimination in Rajasthan. The victim’s family finds itself isolated as fellow villagers in Surana refuse to acknowledge a caste angle to the incident,…

The Hindu

Singapore's LGBT community welcomes move to repeal 'suffocating' law banning sex between men

Singapore's LGBT community welcomes a decision to repeal a colonial-era law criminalising sex between men, with some declaring it is "a step forward" but "a step forward a little late".

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Bus company fined over employee complaints

Bus company Transdev has been fined $30,000 without conviction over discrimination of an employee who was given a warning after workplace safety complaints.

AAP

Over half of children in England and Wales are now born to unmarried parents – overturning a history of stigma and discrimination

In 2021, more babies – 51% – were born to unmarried mothers in England and Wales than to those in a marriage or civil partnership for the first time since records began in 1845. This is a huge change. For centuries, “illegitimacy” and unmarried parenthood has been associated with stigma,…

The Conversation

Rhode Island reparations report suggests programs, not cash

A new report suggests ways Providence, Rhode Island, can atone for its extensive ties to the transatlantic slave trade and centuries of racism and discrimination

The Independent UK

‘I didn’t imagine things to be this bad’: TikToker shares her experience with racism in China

Entry bans to public places, racist comments and death threats: For many foreigners in China, xenophobia has been a growing phenomenon during the pandemic. For a foreigner who is also a person of colour, the situation can be particularly bad. Our Observer, a student in Shanghai from the US, told…

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Voices: Why changing the name of monkeypox is a good idea — and how it affects behavior

Research shows that people respond differently to the names of different diseases, and some names can encourage discrimination

The Independent UK

In California's largest race bias cases, Latino workers are accused of abusing Black colleagues

Nearly every day, the onetime Ontario, California, warehouse employee said, he was stunned to hear racist slurs from Latino co-workers.

Los Angeles Times

NeNe Leakes drops Real Housewives of Atlanta discrimination lawsuit

Former star of show accused the production team of fostering and tolerating a hostile and racist work environment

The Independent UK

RAF recruitment head quit ‘over order to prioritise women and ethnic minorities over white men’

A minister said that any evidence of positive discrimination within the RAF would be investigated

The Independent UK

Complaints of discrimination raised against V-C of Madras University

Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front writes to Chief Minister demanding action

The Hindu

ACLU Abandons First Amendment in Colorado Gay Wedding Web-Hosting Case

How do you justify government speech mandates? Apparently, you deliberately pretend that businesses have no right to control the messages they choose to present.

Reason

Ellen White's road to greatness started with ban from playing football and ended in glory

As a pioneer, White charted a path from discrimination to triumph - after scaling the mountain she has concluded her 'dreams came true' and there are no more peaks to climb

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The Conversation

'Muslim culture' is routinely blamed for lower levels of employment – but my research shows this is not what is behind the problem

People who identify as minority ethnic are at a disadvantage in the labour market compared to the British white majority. They are more likely to earn less, be outside of the labour force, be unemployed and remain unemployed for longer.

Reuters

End of Singapore's gay sex ban a 'small step' for some LGBT couples

Singapore's decision to lift a colonial-era ban on sex between men is long overdue and will not end discrimination of LGBT groups in the conservative city-state, rights activists and members of the gay community said on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Asian American history must be taught in schools

Between March 2020 and March 2022, there were 11,400 self-reported hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country. Almost half of Asian Americans who reported hate incidents also reported depression and anxiety, with 72% stating that discrimination is their biggest source of stress.

The Independent UK

Gays hail Singapore sex-ban repeal, see long way to equality

Singapore’s gay community says the government’s plan to decriminalize sex between men is “a triumph of love over fear.”

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Singapore takes cautious step to abolish ban on sex between men

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men, a major step forward in a region where homosexuality faces discrimination and prosecution.

The Guardian - UK

Father who spied on al-Qaida accuses Edinburgh school of discrimination

Inquiry opens into St George’s after Aimen Dean claims it singled out his daughter over fears he was a security risk

The Guardian - UK

Met police take ex-officer who made claims of sexism and racism to court

Case claims breach of gagging order relating to book by Parm Sandhu, which alleges she faced discrimination while an officer

Daily Record

Disabled Scots mum forced to 'bum-shuffle' around living room amid council housing failures

Danielle MacArthur, 27, who suffers from Functional Neurological Disorder, is still waiting for help from North Lanarkshire Council despite winning a £10k discrimination case against the local authority.

The Guardian - UK

The Ordnance Survey map change that put horse riders in danger

Letter: The OS decision that bridleways were obsolete is a typical example of discrimination against riders, says Catriona Cook

Belfast Live

Domino’s Pizza franchise settles age discrimination case with Strabane delivery driver

Janice Walsh said she was applying for a delivery driver role with the Domino’s Pizza franchise in Strabane in 2019

Reason

The Increasingly Dangerous Variants of the "Most-Favored-Nation" Theory of Religious Liberty, Part IV: Easy Paths to Strict Scrutiny

Let's move on to other variants. One looks at whether a law has any exceptions at all, and, if religious reasons are not among those exceptions, automatically applies strict scrutiny. It was proposed by Justice Kavanaugh in his dissent in Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Sisolak, and possibly embraced by…

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