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Are the kids alright? Why Canada must urgently step up to ensure children's rights

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child recently issued its long-awaited concluding observations on Canada’s compliance with international human rights law regarding children.

The Conversation

Religious Accommodation Claim Over Objections to Having to Wear Multi-Colored Heart Symbol Can Go to Trial

From Judge Lee Rudofsky's opinion Thursday in EEOC v. Kroger Ltd. Partnership I (E.D. Ark. June 23, 2022): This case arises from Kroger's termination of two employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that these terminations amount to religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil…

Reason

Fifty years on, London's Pride veterans remember 'empowering' first rally

Fifty years ago, a group of LGBT+ campaigners marched from London's Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park to protest against discrimination and fight for acceptance in the city's first ever Pride rally.

Reuters

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Sport's governing bodies are at loggerheads about transgender participation, but Australia can take the lead

Sport's governing bodies are feeling pressured into picking sides in what has become a culture war, although experts warn Australian anti-discrimination policies would prevent blanket bans on transgender athletes being adopted here.

ABC News

State Attorney General Suggests Considering Applicants' Ideological Viewpoints in Denying Carry Licenses

The California AG endorses denying licenses based on the applicant's "hatred" or "racism."

Reason

Religious schools may steer clear of tuition despite ruling

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey says religious schools seeking to take advantage of a state tuition program must abide by state law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity

The Independent UK

Thousands unite in Polish, Ukrainian LGBT+ parades in Warsaw

Thousands of Poles and Ukrainians are walking for peace and demanding an end to discrimination against the LGBT+ community on Saturday, in a joint Pride march in Warsaw that organisers say aims to defend freedom and equality as war casts a shadow over eastern Europe.

Reuters

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The Mancunian Way: Accent discrimination is alive and kicking

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Friday June 24, 2022

Manchester Evening News

UK announces £2.7m funding for LGBT rights campaigners across the Commonwealth

The money will help organisations working to reform laws that fail to protect LGBT people from violence and discrimination.

The Independent UK

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner calls for urgent change in mining sector

Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has called for urgent changes in the country's mining industry after a state government report found that sexual harassment and assault were rife in the sector.

Reuters

"Proud Vibes Only": In conversation with the head of Salford's grassroots Pride celebration

The Pink Picnic returns on Saturday after help from a community fundraiser

Manchester Evening News

Biden admin proposes changes to handling of sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges under Title IX

The Biden administration says the new rules ‘restore vital protections for students in our nation’s schools which were eroded by controversial regulations implemented during the previous Administration’

The Independent UK

Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.

WEKU

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections regarding sexual misconduct

The administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.

WEKU

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Axios

Biden administration proposes new Title IX protections for trans students

The changes would mark a major extension of protections provided by the anti-discrimination legislation.

The Conversation

Discrimination can make smaller communities unappealing to immigrants, racialized and Indigenous people

The populations of smaller communities in Canada have been shrinking because of low birth rates, youth and working professionals moving away and a failure to attract and retain new residents.

Benzinga

Meta Abruptly Ends Sponsorship Of US Event Struck With Controversy

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) terminated its sponsorship agreement with the organization planning the federal government’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. Meta did not disclose the reasons for the pullout. Internal battle and a discrimination lawsuit filed by ex-female executives plagued the project, WSJ wrote.…

The Independent UK

Disabled swimmer loses High Court fight over prices at London bathing pond

Christina Efthimiou, 60, claimed that prices at Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath “give rise to unlawful disability discrimination”.

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Commentary: Why is it so hard to get health care as a trans cancer patient?

Nobody can know what it is like to be a cancer patient without actually having cancer. Before I was diagnosed, I had proximity to cancer patients and experiences in health care that I thought gave me insight. In some ways they did. Yet although I had previously experienced discrimination for…

WEKU

Benching the patriarchy: 50 years of Title IX and how 4 women fought for change

Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen.

ABC News

CFA apologises to members after report finds culture of discrimination and bullying

The report found bullying and discrimination is prevalent within the organisation, with a fifth of CFA workers intending to leave due to workplace culture concerns.

The Guardian - UK

Students show ‘shocking growth in support for censorship’, ministers warn

Survey reveals many students value safety, compassion and avoidance of discrimination above free speech

Miami Herald

NFL files to move ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit to arbitration

MIAMI — The NFL and the six teams named as defendants in former Dolphins coach Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit have filed a motion to move the suit to private arbitration. The motion, filed Tuesday, also seeks to indefinitely suspend the litigation proceedings.

The Conversation

Metaphors matter: Why changing the name 'monkeypox' may help curb the discriminatory language used to discuss it

As we pass the one-month milestone of the current monkeypox outbreak, reports are emerging that the World Health Organization (WHO) intends to change the name of the monkeypox virus to avoid stigma and discrimination. While this is an important step, more than a name change may be needed.

The Independent UK

NFL seeks arbitration for Flores' racial discrimination suit

The NFL and six of its teams have filed for arbitration in the lawsuit that alleges they engaged in racial discrimination

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