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Zandra Flemister blazed a tough trail in the Secret Service. Now she's getting credit

Flemister, who died last week, was the first Black woman to serve as a special agent in the 1970s, but was forced out by racial discrimination. She spent the next three decades in the foreign service.

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Vermont school’s basketball team refuses to play against trans athlete

Mid Vermont Christian school’s girls’ team forfeit basketball tournament rather than face team with transgender player

The Guardian - US

Melbourne school showed ‘dereliction of duty’ to students alleging antisemitic discrimination, court told

Final submissions heard in federal court case after school’s leadership and teachers deny claims of bullying

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Brian Flores discrimination case against the NFL is headed to trial

Brian Flores was on the Steelers coaching staff for one season.

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Pence touts 'sanctity of marriage' as Michigan lawmakers advance gay rights bill

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hours after Michigan state legislators advanced a historic bill that would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, former Vice President Mike Pence called on religious conservatives to stand up for causes like “the sanctity of marriage” during an event at Hillsdale College.

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Brian Flores wins right to take NFL class action and cases against Giants, Broncos & Texans to court

INDIANAPOLIS – A U.S. District court judge ruled Wednesday that Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores can take his discrimination cases against the NFL, Giants, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans to an open federal court in front of a jury.

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Michigan Senate approves long-sought civil rights protections for sexual orientation, gender identity

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to ban discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, marking a legislative turning point that came after decades of debate in state government.

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Judge: NFL coach can press discrimination claims in court

A federal judge says NFL Coach Brian Flores can pursue some of his discrimination claims against the league and its teams in court rather than through arbitration

The Independent UK

New wife of man with 3 others says she wasn't forced into it despite 20-year age gap

Menna Barlow Morrison is the fourth woman to marry Abel Morrison, star of the documentary "Three Wives, One Husband" based at Rockland Ranch, Utah, US

Daily Mirror

Age discrimination leading to avoidable eating disorder deaths, government warned

Exclusive: ‘It’s astounding how long it takes for a government and politicians to wake up,’ says MP Wera Hobhouse

The Independent UK

Sydney Anglican church accuses law reform commission of double standard over religious school hiring

Submission says agency’s push to enable LGBTQ+ role models ‘preferences one worldview over another’

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment that triggered criticism he is backtracking despite his recent apology and meeting with LGBTQ people

The Independent UK

Chilean circus has fought LGBTQ discrimination for 54 years

The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become “Verónica Power,” Älexandra” and “The Crazy Purse Woman.”

The Independent UK

NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ administration supports anti-fat discrimination bill; more tepid on tattoos

NEW YORK — Fat is in. Tats, not so much.

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For some Chinese women it ‘doesn’t make sense’ to have babies

Top-down policy initiatives fail to account for a society whose attitudes towards women have changed little over time.

The Conversation

For some LGBTQ+ older people, events like World Pride can be isolating – we need to better understand how to support them

World Pride has come to Sydney, with the annual Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday having returned to its Oxford Street home for the first time in three years.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Dilbert’ comic strip dropped by its syndicator over cartoonist Scott Adams’ comments on race

The top executives of Andrews McMeel Universal said they “will never support any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate.”

The Conversation

Women's rights exist only on paper in Nigeria: Five core issues a new president needs to address urgently

Violence against African women and the widespread violation of their basic human rights is shaped by societal and cultural barriers. In Nigeria, women’s rights appear to be protected. The country is a signatory to many international conventions and norms such as the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of…

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Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating. The law should reflect that

In 2018, Australians were shocked to learn that religious schools still had the right to discriminate against LGBTQ students and staff.

360info

Cheaper gene screening makes for DNA data dilemma

Cheaper DNA sequencing promises a world of health benefits. But to realise these, careful and sensitive storage of DNA data is vital.

360info

Genetic discrimination and the ghost of the future past

Unless people are brought into conversations about genetic discrimination dystopian scenarios may come to pass.

Daily Mirror

Labour 'must take on Royal Family over discrimination law exemption' call

Campaigners within the Labour Party have urged Keir Starmer to remove a loophole which means the monarch isn't subject to equality laws which other employers must abide by

Irish Mirror

Catering manager's claim University Hospital Limerick discriminated against him as 'white Irish male' dismissed

The catering manager, who filed his claim of discrimination with the WRC in July 2021, worked at UHL for just over 4½ years

The Guardian - US

Zandra Flemister, first Black woman in Secret Service, dies aged 71

Hailed as ‘a trailblazer’, Flemister experienced widespread racism and discrimination during her tenure at the federal agency

Tribune News Service

Detroit reparations movement takes step forward

DETROIT — The city's reparation effort took a step forward Friday with the introduction of a group of Detroiters who will lead a task force that will recommend ways to address systemic discrimination against the Black community.

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