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LGBTIQ+ and unsure how to vote? Here are what the major parties are promising on health

About one in three LGBTIQ+ voters are not sure who to vote for, or are considering changing who they vote for, this federal election, according to a survey by Equality Australia.

The Conversation

Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary

In a recent BBC documentary, entitled Beauty and the Bleach, presenter Tan France (of Queer Eye fame) tackles the issue of colourism. Also known as pigmentocracy, colourism is defined as discrimination that privileges light-skinned people of colour over their darker-skinned peers.

The Conversation

US Soccer equalises pay for women, men in milestone agreement

Players had pressured the league in years-long gender discrimination legislation whose settlement required equalisation.

Al Jazeera

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Patrick Vieira plays down Cheikhou Kouyate’s post in support of PSG’s Idrissa Gueye

Cheikhou Kouyate has supported Idrissa Gueye after the midfielder missed PSG’s dedicated fixture to show support for the LGBTQ+ community

The Independent UK

Racism is different than colorism – here's how

Ronald Hall is a professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has written over 200 books/articles/monographs, etc., on colorism – discrimination on the basis of skin tone, often among the same ethnic or racial group. Below are highlights from an interview with The Conversation. Answers…

The Conversation

"Great Replacement Theory" and the Perils of Zero-Sum World Views

The racist Buffalo mass murderer's ideology drew on dangerous ideas common on both the ethnonationalist right and the far left.

Reason

'My children have had to leave three schools as a result of racist bullying', says Romany Gypsy mum

Mum-of-two Charmaine Abdul-Karim says she has been forced to leave several jobs due to racism she has faced

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Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimination and homophobia persist

“From today, I no longer want to be called your mother, if you don’t want to change you can leave my house and come back when you are a transformed person, when you are a man.” Chris (not his real name) a queer transgender person from Rwanda recalls the words…

The Conversation

Asda apologises as Ukrainian worker awarded £62k after resigning in tears following racial harassment

Asda has been ordered to pay £62,000 to a woman who was subjected to racial discrimination

Leeds Live

Airports and airlines on notice after people with disability speak out about humiliating treatment

After the former disability discrimination commissioner spoke out about his recent experience in Adelaide, more accounts have emerged of rough handling at Australian airports — including from model Akii Ngo, who said they were told they "should have held on tighter" after falling from a chair.

ABC News

Despite legislation, transgender community faces discrimination and abuse

Petitions by transgender persons draw attention to their plight in the job market

The Hindu

Former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes calls for change after 'humiliating' Adelaide Airport experience

Australia's former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes is calling for immediate change after he says he was discriminated against as he tried to go through Adelaide Airport security.

ABC News

Woman dismissed and told to 'look for another job' because she was pregnant

Abbey Gannapureddy was demoted from her role as assistant manager at Ice Stone Gelato, a position she had held since September 2018, and was later dismiss due to her pregnancy.

Daily Record

Woman demoted and told to 'look for another job' because she was pregnant

Her boss told her "what am I paying you for" after she was unable to perform some tasks, a Manchester tribunal heard

Manchester Evening News

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Chicago Sun-Times

CPD supervisors reassigned following claims they fostered hostile work environment

The police department’s internal affairs bureau is investigating the string of equal employment opportunity complaints, which are logged in response to allegations of discrimination.

WEKU

U.S. warns of discrimination in using artificial intelligence to screen job candidates

The federal government tells employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws by discriminating against people with disabilities.

Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes member alleges he was victim of racism, abuse at Hollywood Foreign Press Association

LOS ANGELES — Husam “Sam” Asi, a longstanding member the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is suing the organization over a battery of claims, including sexual harassment, discrimination and breach of contract.

The Hindu

Notice issued to Tirupattur Collector over ban on beef and pork at Ambur Biryani Festival

SC/ST Commission says this amounts to discrimination against Dalits and Muslims

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Evening Standard

Our microaggression obsession risks holding minorities back

The list of things which I can’t get my head around grows with each passing week. The latest addition to the roll call, which already included TikTok, NFTs and Nadine Dorries, is microaggressions. The term apparently refers to any “statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle,…

ABC News

Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie accuses Australian Christian Lobby of copyright infringement

Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie is launching legal action against the Australian Christian Lobby for copyright infringement over a brochure about her votes on the Religious Discrimination Bill.

Reuters

Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history

Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House.

Benzinga

Privacy Activists Caution Against Zoom's Latest Tool

Activists have warned against Zoom Video Communications, Inc's (NASDAQ:ZM) analyzing emotion and engagement feature of triggering bias and violating personal privacy, Bloomberg reports. Zoom introduced Zoom IQ, a post-call analysis of speaker sentiment powered by artificial intelligence for salespeople. Zoom IQ offered metrics like engagement or patience to improve future communication and deal-making.…

Reason

No, the Supreme Court is Not Going to Reconsider the Constitutionality of Bans on Interracial Marriage

There's a lot of loose talk going around about the potential consequences of the Court's pending decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Among other things, some serious people, such as several law professors in this Vox symposium, are suggesting that the Court may overrule Loving v. Virginia, which held that…

Tribune News Service

What might NeNe Leakes get out of suing Bravo for racial discrimination?

ATLANTA — Bravo turned NeNe Leakes into a star. NeNe Leakes turned “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” into a hit. For much of the past 14 years, the network and the long-time Duluth resident have had a mutually beneficial relationship.

The Conversation

How rural Canada can attract and retain international health-care providers: Address discrimination, provide support

Smaller communities in Canada, particularly those located in rural areas, find it difficult to attract and especially retain health-care professionals, leading to poorer health outcomes.

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