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Heteronormativity in health care is harmful for LGBTQ+ patients – and a source of tension for queer and trans doctors

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community have long experienced prejudice in medical settings. This can range from microaggressions, such as comments that a patient doesn’t “look” queer or trans, to outright discrimination like denial of care. Combined with living in a society where LGBTQ+ people are…

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Deaf swimmer Nathan Young accuses funding bodies of discrimination

Nathan Young is not entitled to any Government or National Lottery money to fund his pursuit of gold.

The Independent UK

Queensland on the front foot against sex discrimination

A legal requirement to take steps to eliminate sex discrimination and harassment has the Queensland government's support as it flags law reform.

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Queensland to abolish clause used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people

Palaszczuk government accepts report into law that enabled Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College to warn teachers they could be fired for being openly homosexual

The Guardian - AU

More progress than I hoped for, says sex commissioner

Outgoing Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says there has been progress on stamping out sexual harassment at work but there's still work to be done.

AAP

Federal Judge Dismisses Circle City Discrimination Suits Against DirecTV, Dish

‘Nothing in the record connects any of these actions to some form of racial animus or intent to discriminate based on race,’ ruling says

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'I wish I could know more people like myself': Heartbreaking story of Ryan Eccles

'There's a lot of discrimination. You get isolated, you lose friends.'

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The Stats Guy: Hey, Gen Z, why so glum? It’s your planet, so fix it

The planet is burning, homes will be forever unaffordable, work is meaningless, systemic discrimination runs rampant, ruthless leaders start pointless

The New Daily

'Bachelor' creator responds to report of racism investigation: 'I had more good days than bad'

LOS ANGELES — "The Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss, who announced earlier this week that he was leaving the hit ABC reality franchise, is pushing back against a report that he was being investigated for racial discrimination on the dating show at the time he stepped down.

Los Angeles Times

Why diversity tactics in the creative industries continue to fall short

There are fundamental shortcomings in how “diversity” is conceived and practised in cultural institutions. The problem may be that the term itself undermines the complexities of the different and intersecting inequalities. That was the key finding of my latest research which also found that, in the context of race and…

The Conversation

Police watchdog to investigate Leeds student officer’s death

Anugrah Abraham’s family allege he faced bullying and discrimination before he killed himself

The Guardian - UK

#EndGenderApartheid: The need to make it an international crime

A group of leading Iranian and Afghan women are calling to make gender apartheid an international crime as the situation in both countries continues to deteriorate rapidly for women and girls. Annette Young talks to Dr Ewelina Ochab, a lawyer from the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute who is…

France 24

NL Interview: Kshama Sawant on why she pushed for a caste ban in Seattle

As more and more Indians travel abroad, casteism has been increasingly subjected to public condemnation in other countries. Seattle recently became the first city in the US and outside South Asia to ban caste discrimination. And at the helm of this historic legislation was city council member Kshama Sawant.

Newslaundry

Unconscious biases continue to hold back women in medicine, but research shows how to fight them and get closer to true equity and inclusion

If you work at a company, university or large organization, you’ve probably sat through a required training session meant to fight gender and racial discrimination in the workplace. Employers increasingly invest in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion – commonly referred to as DEI policies. Yet research shows these…

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5 books for kids and teens that positively portray trans and gender-diverse lives

International Transgender Day of Visibility is an opportunity to celebrate trans and gender-diverse people – and to raise awareness of the ongoing discrimination they experience.

The Guardian - UK

Every fire brigade in England plagued by bullying and harassment claims, report finds

Inspectors say ‘deeply troubling’ behaviour found at fire and rescue services across England may be ‘tip of the iceberg’

Daily Mirror

Firefighters 'joked' with female colleague they would 'rape her' before acting out attack

Inspectors uncovered evidence of bullying, harassment and discrimination in fire brigades including a senior officer referring to a black colleague using the "n-word" and putting it down to "having a laugh"

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Belfast transgender activist and Green Party election candidate: 'Trans women aren't a threat'

The 25-year-old opened up about coming out as transgender and told of the discrimination and street harassment she has faced

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The Independent UK

LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law

Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for LGBTQ people and urged Japan’s government to enact an anti-discrimination law before it hosts this year’s G-7 summit in…

The Independent UK

Black Californians owed $800bn in reparations for decades of discrimination, say economists

Preliminary estimate more than 2.5 times larger than state’s $300bn annual budget

The Independent UK

Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion

Economists for a California task force on potential reparations for Black residents estimate payouts could reach more than $800 billion for harm caused by policing and housing discrimination

Al Jazeera

Displaced twice: Gay Ugandans on the run face upheaval in Kenya

Ugandans on the run from their country due to the persecution of sexual minorities face discrimination in Kenya, too.

Belfast Live

Blind Co Tyrone man settles discrimination case with health services

"It will then make them different to their sighted colleagues or physically able colleagues."

Reason

No Pseudonymity in Employment Lawsuit Claiming Discrimination Based on Past Opiate Addiction

From yesterday's decision by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Black Diamond Capital Mgmt. LLC: Now before the Court is the motion of plaintiff "John Doe" for an order granting leave to proceed under a pseudonym, or in the alternative, to seal his complaint. {[H]is brief does not…

The Conversation

Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex 'offences'

People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country’s parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The legislation, which Amnesty International has called “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, establishes a range of harsh penalties for same-sex “offences” – including the death penalty…

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