The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

French state ordered to pay man over discriminatory police ID check

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found France guilty of discrimination over a police identity check in 2011, ruling in favour of a French citizen of North African origin who was stopped three times in 10 days without clear justification.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 26, 2025

New documentary shines light on anti-Scots prejudice at Edinburgh University

A new documentary is shining a light on anti-Scots prejudice at a Scottish university

The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2025

Penalties proposed for employers who ignore harassment

Workers who experience sexual harassment in their jobs still face systemic barriers to support despite reforms requiring employers to eliminate discrimination.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

The Promise and Pitfalls of Justice Barrett's Skrmetti Concurrence

Justice Barrett rehabilitates Footnote 4, gives credence to Justice Kennedy's animus jurisprudence, and all but says that gays who were affected by a "legacy of de jure discrimination" are a suspect class.

Reason · Jun 20, 2025

The US supreme court just undermined gender equality

The Skrmetti decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on transition-related healthcare for minors deprives children and batters the 14th amendment

The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025

Kicked out for coming out: more than half of LGBTIQ+ flatmates face discrimination for their identity

People who belong to the LGBTIQ+ community say flatting is fraught with difficulties that go well beyond learning new routines and sharing space with strangers.

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025

Court’s gender-affirming care ruling will impair all sex-based rights, say critics

Supreme court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming treatment did not discriminate on basis of sex

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2025

What the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gender-affirming care ban means for Texas

The court split 6-3 along ideological lines on a case from Tennessee. About two dozen states have similar bans in place.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 18, 2025

‘Wrapped in culture’: NSW birthing centre next step in long road to better maternity services for Aboriginal mothers

To be built among the trees in South Nowra, the maternity centre will aim to improve clinical outcomes for women and babies by fusing traditional and non-traditional practices

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025

Supreme Court opens door for ‘untold harm’ by upholding ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, liberal justices warn

Conservative justices have caused ‘irrevocable damage’ to the 14th Amendment, Sonia Sotomayor writes

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025