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Argentina's trans community fights for better social inclusion

Argentina is a pioneer when it comes to trans rights. For the past decade, citizens have had the right to choose their gender and change their ID papers without needing to consult with a doctor or lawyer. But ten years after the world's most progressive law when it comes to…

France 24

British policing is institutionally racist. Until we admit it we’ll never win back trust

Positive discrimination could encourage more black people to join the police so that our forces better represent their communities, says Neil Basu, assistant commissioner of the Met police

The Guardian - UK

‘Guilty as charged’: top UK officer urges police chiefs to admit institutional racism

Met’s Neil Basu says ‘positive discrimination’ should be used to increase minority ethnic representation in ranks

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Workers with disabilities are struggling to get jobs even in this tight labor market

Typically, the gap in unemployment rates for people with and without disabilities narrows at moments like these. But this time is different.

Axios

Anti-racism plan not about being ‘woke or politically correct’, police insist

A national plan has been launched to tackle discrimination among officers and unfairness in the way black people are treated.

The Independent UK

IT expert tried to sue BBC after claiming he was turned down job for not being 'geeky' enough

James Orior had applied for a job at the BBC as a UX design trainee

Manchester Evening News

Police chiefs to apologise for ‘racism, discrimination and bias’ in race plan

New 50-page plan will avoid admitting institutional racism which critics say could doom promised reforms

The Guardian - UK

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London casino cashier wins £74,000 compensation after being excluded from work drinks

Tribunal found Rita Leher was excluded because she had raised discrimination complaints at work

Evening Standard

Woman wins nearly £75k after not being invited to staff night out

A tribunal ruled that the casino cashier's non-invite was victimisation

Liverpool Echo

Woman wins £75,000 after colleagues excluded her from trip to Las Iguanas

A tribunal ruled leaving her out amounted to victimisation

Wales Online

50 Years of Title IX: How One Law Changed Women’s Sports Forever

In 1972, no one dreamed a dry, 37-word clause tucked inside a new education legislation would have such a profound impact. A half century later, it’s time to reflect on how far the quest for equality has come—and where it still has to go.

Sports Illustrated

Tokyo med school ordered to pay over gender discrimination

Tokyo (AFP) - A medical school in Tokyo that made it harder for female students to pass entrance exams was on Thursday ordered to pay compensation to 13 women for gender discrimination.

AFP

Injured women face discrimination over life-saving drugs, say researchers

Female patients in England and Wales half as likely to receive TXA, which cuts risk of bleeding to death by 30%, as injured men

The Guardian - UK

LGBTIQ+ and unsure how to vote? Here are what the major parties are promising on health

About one in three LGBTIQ+ voters are not sure who to vote for, or are considering changing who they vote for, this federal election, according to a survey by Equality Australia.

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New York agency accuses Amazon of workforce discrimination

New York (AFP) - New York state accused Amazon Wednesday of discriminating against pregnant workers and staff with disabilities by refusing to make reasonable accommodations.

The Conversation

Beauty and the Bleach: the colonial history of colourism explored in BBC documentary

In a recent BBC documentary, entitled Beauty and the Bleach, presenter Tan France (of Queer Eye fame) tackles the issue of colourism. Also known as pigmentocracy, colourism is defined as discrimination that privileges light-skinned people of colour over their darker-skinned peers.

Al Jazeera

US Soccer equalises pay for women, men in milestone agreement

Players had pressured the league in years-long gender discrimination legislation whose settlement required equalisation.

The Independent UK

Patrick Vieira plays down Cheikhou Kouyate’s post in support of PSG’s Idrissa Gueye

Cheikhou Kouyate has supported Idrissa Gueye after the midfielder missed PSG’s dedicated fixture to show support for the LGBTQ+ community

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The Conversation

Racism is different than colorism – here's how

Ronald Hall is a professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has written over 200 books/articles/monographs, etc., on colorism – discrimination on the basis of skin tone, often among the same ethnic or racial group. Below are highlights from an interview with The Conversation. Answers…

Reason

"Great Replacement Theory" and the Perils of Zero-Sum World Views

The racist Buffalo mass murderer's ideology drew on dangerous ideas common on both the ethnonationalist right and the far left.

Wales Online

'My children have had to leave three schools as a result of racist bullying', says Romany Gypsy mum

Mum-of-two Charmaine Abdul-Karim says she has been forced to leave several jobs due to racism she has faced

The Conversation

Rwanda: LGBT rights are protected on paper, but discrimination and homophobia persist

“From today, I no longer want to be called your mother, if you don’t want to change you can leave my house and come back when you are a transformed person, when you are a man.” Chris (not his real name) a queer transgender person from Rwanda recalls the words…

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Asda apologises as Ukrainian worker awarded £62k after resigning in tears following racial harassment

Asda has been ordered to pay £62,000 to a woman who was subjected to racial discrimination

ABC News

Airports and airlines on notice after people with disability speak out about humiliating treatment

After the former disability discrimination commissioner spoke out about his recent experience in Adelaide, more accounts have emerged of rough handling at Australian airports — including from model Akii Ngo, who said they were told they "should have held on tighter" after falling from a chair.

The Hindu

Despite legislation, transgender community faces discrimination and abuse

Petitions by transgender persons draw attention to their plight in the job market

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