The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

Brooklyn District Attorney Probes Antisemitism Claims Against Top Aide

Investigation launched into allegations of discrimination, abusive behavior, and improper use of state resources.

Zenger · Aug 4, 2023

NSW gay conversion opponents may have to be careful what they say under new anti-discrimination law

Some legal experts are concerned changes to the law could curtail freedom of speech

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2023

Ending affirmative action does nothing to end discrimination against Asian Americans

In two cases challenging the use of race in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the educational benefit of racial diversity is no longer what it once called a “compelling interest.”

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2023

India’s first openly gay prince reveals how his parents sought conversion therapy to change his sexuality

‘It was an absolute case of discrimination and violation of human rights’

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

From Bezos and Zuckerberg getting buff to the celebrity Ozempic craze, ‘fatphobia’ in the workplace is more rampant than ever

Eleven percent of HR executives surveyed this spring said applicants’ weight had factored into their decision to hire them.

Fortune · Aug 1, 2023

Northwestern hires former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to review how it reports hazing

Lynch will make her findings public after examining the university’s accountability mechanisms, the university announced Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023

Renaming obesity won't fix weight stigma overnight. Here's what we really need to do

The stigma that surrounds people living in larger bodies is pervasive and deeply affects the people it’s directed at. It’s been described as one of the last acceptable forms of discrimination.

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2023

IIT-B students complain of food discrimination after ‘vegetarians only’ posters are put up on canteen walls

Representatives of the student collective Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC) condemned the incident and tore the posters. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023

ACLU-Backed Complaint Says Not Renting to People With Past Evictions Is Illegal Race, Sex Discrimination

HOPE Fair Housing Center argues in a new federal complaint that an Illinois landlord's blanket refusal to rent to people with eviction records amounts to illegal sex and race discrimination.

Reason · Jul 28, 2023

Immigration Restrictions as Affirmative Action for Natives

Cato Institute immigration policy expert Alex Nowrasteh explains the close parallels between a policy most conservatives hate, and one most them reflexively support.

Reason · Jul 28, 2023