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Ang Lee reflects on Brokeback Mountain's best picture loss to Crash at the 2006 Oscars, addressing potential discrimination and industry recognition.

From a newly enacted bill: A financial institution shall not deny or cancel its services to a person, or otherwise discriminate against a person in making available such services or in the terms or conditions of such services, on the basis of: (1) The person's political opinions, speech, or affiliations;…

France's proposed bill against hair discrimination aims to protect individuals with diverse hairstyles, facing Senate review. Advocates emphasize inclusivi...

How France's new hardline position on Russia marks a major shift away from decades of pro-Russia policies. The fight to make hair discrimination illegal. And why VAT – a tax introduced 70 years ago – is so important to French finances, despite being deeply unequal.

French lawmakers are set to debate legislation that bans discrimination over the texture, length, colour or style of someone’s hair.

IN THE PRESS – Thursday, March 28: The resignation of a high school principal in eastern Paris, after he received death threats for asking a pupil to remove her headscarf, sparks outrage among French politicians. Meanwhile, France's lower house begins debate on a new bill to outlaw hair discrimination. Finally,…

France's National Assembly on Thursday approved legislation against a form of discrimination that's often overlooked: prejudicial treatment on the basis of hair. The bill, which still faces a vote in the Senate, is inspired by laws in the United States, where anti-racism campaigners have long argued that black people face…

Nashville settles lawsuit, ends HIV discrimination in police hiring. Legal challenges against Tennessee's HIV-related laws.

Napoli's decision to withdraw from Serie A's anti-racism campaign after Acerbi incident sparks debate on combating discrimination in football.

Those sporting Afro-styled hair, blonde or ginger hair, dreads, braids or even balding heads could gain new protections in France, where a bill outlawing discrimination based on hair texture, length, colour or style cleared a first hurdle in the French parliament on Thursday. While some argue the law is unnecessary,…

UK Musicians’ Census confirms the scale of the gender inequality problem in the music industry