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New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16

New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16 after the country's Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination.

WEKU

New Zealand to vote on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

The announcement came hours after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination

Evening Standard

New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

Politicians will make decision after Supreme Court ruled that not allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote amounted to age discrimination

Manchester Evening News

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Racial inequality hard-wired into housing system in England, study finds

Researchers found black and minority ethnic people more at risk of homelessness and racist treatment from landlords

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand group wanting voting age set at 16 wins in court

A lobby group seeking to lower New Zealand’s voting age from 18 to 16 has won its appeal to the Supreme Court, which says the current law amounts to age discrimination

The Independent UK

Research suggests ‘shocking race disparity’ in homelessness risk

BLACK people face significantly greater risk of homelessness in the UK, research has suggested.

The National (Scotland)

Experience of racial discrimination linked to elevated homelessness risk – study

The report found ‘overwhelming’ evidence that people from black and minoritised ethnic communities experience disproportionate levels of homelessness.

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Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

LGBTQ people fight for their rights across the world

The Independent UK

Google and Apple’s role in Qatari app that lets men stop women from leaving the country

Exclusive: Tech giants under fire for making available Metrash2 app, which can be used to stop unmarried Qatari women aged under 25 from leaving the Gulf state

The Independent UK

Religious leaders in the NT urge government to revise proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws

New anti-discrimination laws are expected to pass through the Northern Territory's parliament in the next week, but religious groups fear the reforms go too far and would "completely remove" protections for religious schools.

ABC News

What is the One Love armband worn by Harry Kane at Qatar World Cup?

Kane, alongside nine other European country captains, will be in unison with their campaign against discrimination.

Evening Standard

LGBTIQ learners at risk in South Africa as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools

Advocacy groups in South Africa are intensifying their efforts to prevent the country’s education department from creating safer environments for children of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations. Some of the advocacy groups have ties to conservative US Christian groups.

The Conversation

Gender inequality is still rampant in the maritime longshore profession

Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century. In Canada today, women participate in the labour market at much higher rates than they used to — there are almost 3.5 times more women working now than there were in the 1950s.

The Conversation

Celtics vet Blake Griffin on growing up biracial

Griffin explained how his parents' example in the face of such discrimination helped prepare him for such disheartening behavior.

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Obamacare discrimination protections don’t apply to LGBT patients, Texas judge rules

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Biden administration cannot prohibit doctors from denying certain medical care based on a patient’s sexual orientation and gender identity.

Reason

Title IX and Affordable Care Act Don't Forbid Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

So held Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk (N.D. Tex.) Friday in Neese v. Becerra; the opinion is long, but here's an excerpt: Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination "on the basis of sex." See 42 U.S.C. § 18116(a) (incorporating, among other things, Title IX's prohibition of discrimination "on the…

Tribune News Service

Black woman awarded $366 million over firing calls FedEx racial bias ‘next level’

Jennifer Harris was a rising star, climbing the corporate ranks of delivery giant FedEx from entry-level sales to leading her own team more than a decade later.

The Independent UK

France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris won’t wear rainbow armband at World Cup in Qatar

The defending champions are one of 13 European nations to sign up to the ‘OneLove’ campaign against discrimination while in the host country

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Fight continues for LGBTQI rights

LGBTQI advocates are gearing up to fight against discriminative laws as supporters mark five years since the nation voted to legalise same sex marriage.

AAP

DV added to SA anti-discrimination laws

The South Australian government will move to add domestic violence to those experiences and attributes protected against discrimination.

Reason

Dishonest Virginia AAUP Critique of IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

I received the following email from the Virginia chapter of the American Asssociation of University Professors (of which I am not a member, btw): 1. The VA-AAUP Resolution on Antisemitism and Racism The VA Conference of the American Association of University Professors (VA-AAUP) recently passed the attached resolution on Antisemitism…

Daily Mirror

Plus-size models felt 'sick' after being denied entry to nightclub because of 'size'

Alexa Jay and Ella Halikas are starting a movement to get other plus size women speaking out about their experiences of discrimination after they were turned away from a club

Pedestrian.tv

It’s Been 5 Years Since The Same-Sex Marriage Vote, But Queer Weddings Aren’t All Rainbows

"There's a lot of saying you're an ally but not a lot of actually being an ally."

The Guardian - UK

Minority ethnic Britons’ educational success not reflected in pay, study finds

‘Clear evidence’ of discrimination in terms of salary and careers despite academic progress, IFS study finds

ABC News

'Isolated and traumatised' workers subject to racist slurs call for employers to do more to stamp out bullying and harassment

When a woman of Muslim faith in the public sector was asked by a colleague, "What are your cousins in the Taliban going to do next?" she was traumatised but decided to remain silent to avoid further discrimination. Here are just a few confronting examples of workplace racism allegations spanning…

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