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Noah Feldman: Tennessee’s ban on drag performance violates freedom of speech

Tennessee has passed a law aimed at restricting drag performances, an art form that often involves exaggerated gender performance and cross-dressing. Similar bills have been introduced in 14 other states as part of the revived culture war against LGBTQ people. The Tennessee law was written to survive judicial scrutiny by…

Tribune News Service

Weathering by Arline Geronimus review – how discrimination makes you sick

A public health expert charts the cumulative effect of prejudice on peoples’ bodies, from heart disease to cancer

The Guardian - UK

Campaigner hails councils over anti-discrimination moves for care children and leavers

Vulnerable people given new 'protected characteristics' for equality

Manchester Evening News

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NFL wants judge to send discrimination claims to arbitrator

NFL lawyers want a New York judge to change her mind and agree to let all racial discrimination claims against the league and its teams go to arbitration rather than trial

The Independent UK

Michigan adds LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law

Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday that will permanently outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state

The Independent UK

Iranian protesters are making demands in charters and bills of rights

It’s been six months since the latest spark ignited mass protests in Iran — the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa (Jina) Amini in morality police custody after she was arrested for allegedly failing to wear her hijab properly.

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: Next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco

San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed

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LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign settles racism lawsuit with ex-leader

Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, have settled a lawsuit in which David had alleged racial discrimination in his firing, the two sides said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Researchers mostly have no idea what's contributing to the gender wage gap

Discrimination plays a role in the gender wage gap. But 70% of what's contributing to the pay gap isn't measurable, researchers say.

Fortune

The One Key Question No Justice Asked in the Harvard/UNC Affirmative Action Case

Harvard and UNC's defense is based on the perceived need for racial diversity; but how do they justify treating "Hispanic" as a Racial Classification?

Reason

A Black couple’s home was undervalued by $300,000. Now the US is investigating

Two Johns Hopkins professors say loanDepot lowballed them on their Baltimore home due to their race

The Guardian - US

IIT Bombay suicide: Did Darshan Solanki face discrimination over JEE rank?

On February 18, two students from IIT Bombay discussed how Darshan Solanki’s roommate “reduced his interaction” with him after asking Solanki his rank in JEE.

Newslaundry

Singapore Airlines called out for allegedly discriminating against student with disability

Student Isabella Beale, 23, is accusing the airline of discriminating against her for being an amputee on her flights to and from Europe.

ABC News

Women can now swim topless in city's public pools following complaint of discrimination

The change comes after a female swimmer said she was prevented from using one of Berlin's pools without covering her chest in December of last year

Daily Mirror

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FRANCE 24 reaffirms the commitment of all its channels to fight against all forms of discrimination

After the publication of an article on the CAMERA website (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), and taken up by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, implicating a journalist and three Arabic-language correspondents of France 24 regarding certain comments they allegedly posted on their personal pages on social networks,…

The Guardian - UK

Judy Heumann obituary

Disability rights activist who helped shape global protocols and played a decisive role in fighting discrimination in the US

Al Jazeera

Major Canadian school board recognises caste-based discrimination

Toronto’s school board, the largest in Canada, joins a push to ban discrimination based on caste in North America.

Reuters

Toronto school board becomes first in Canada to recognize caste discrimination

Toronto's school board has become the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination exists in the city's schools and has asked a provincial human rights body to help in creating a framework to address the issue.

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Los Angeles Times

Mo'Nique's Netflix special will air nearly a year after discrimination lawsuit settled

Mo'Nique's Netflix special is set to premiere less than a year after her discrimination suit against the streaming giant was settled out of court.

Manchester Evening News

Pensioners accuse Britain's biggest union of 'vindictive and spiteful' discrimination

A petition has been launched in support of 350 people with an average age of 80

Tribune News Service

Michigan House adds protections for LGBTQ residents to civil rights law

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to include gay and transgender residents among the protected groups of people under the state's anti-discrimination law, the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.

The Guardian - US

Black couple win discrimination case after their house value was lowballed

The case offers a glimpse into the ways housing assessments are riddled with systemic racism, exacerbating inequalities

AAP

Budget 'black hole' barbs as NSW leaders face off

Budget black hole barbs were traded as the NSW premier and his Labor opponent took part in the first televised debate of the election campaign.

The Conversation

Discrimination based on caste is pervasive in South Asian communities around the world – now Seattle has banned it

Seattle became the first city in the U.S. to outlaw caste-based discrimination against immigrants from stigmatized groups in South Asia’s traditional social hierarchy.

Sports Illustrated

State Official on Iowa Discrimination Ruling: ‘I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills’

A state auditor says Iowa AD Gary Barta doesn’t understand “that discrimination is bad” and should no longer keep his job with the university.

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