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The fishers marginalized since apartheid

Small-scale fishers have long suffered discrimination in South Africa

Salon · Dec 2, 2022

Religious freedom and LGBTQ rights are clashing in schools and on campuses – and courts are deciding

Disputes over religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in the United States have led to some of the most high-profile judicial controversies – and 2022 is no exception. For example, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 5, 2022, about whether a designer can refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex…

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2022

Organizing Law-School-Sponsored Events That Model Thoughtful Disagreement on Controversial Topics

I was invited to participate in a Hofstra Law Review symposium on free speech in law schools, which will be happening in February, and I thought I'd serialize my current draft article (Free Speech Rules, Free Speech Culture, and Legal Education); there's still plenty of time to improve it, so…

Reason · Dec 2, 2022

Pandemic ‘has slowed progress towards eliminating new cases of HIV in England’

It comes as a new poll revealed people with HIV still face alarming levels of stigma.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

‘Deeply problematic’: Advocates pan New York City policy to hospitalise mentally ill people against their will

Disability advocates and civil rights group warn new policy amounts to unconstitutional discrimination

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a heightened awareness of ethnic inequality in the UK. Despite some recent studies on housing conditions in the context of the pandemic, little attention has been paid to how racial inequality and homelessness intersect.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

As transgender employees become more common, here's how workplaces can welcome diversity

The process for applying for a gender recognition certificate in the UK has become easier and cheaper due to government changes in recent years. There has been a slow increase in the the number of people applying as a result.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

Columbia University alum sues author and professor Sheena Iyengar for gender discrimination

The Columbia graduate first worked with the book author in 2017

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Leeds United news as La Liga side Valencia confirm friendly clash against Whites U21s this week

A round-up of the latest Leeds United headlines

Leeds Live · Nov 29, 2022

Long road ahead to end harassment at work

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins is urging employers and workers to continue the momentum to end workplace harassment for future generations.

AAP · Nov 29, 2022