The Latest Breaking News from Discrimination

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.

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…

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…

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

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

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

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…

It’s 30 years since women were allowed to be priests, so why are we still fighting for equality, asks vicar Martine Oborne

Church of England is ‘still discriminating against women’ 30 years after allowing them to become priests