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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Windrush commissioner pledges to fight for justice for marginalised groups

Clive Foster has promised to expand his role as Windrush commissioner to advocate for justice for marginalised communities facing discrimination in various sectors.
Social justice
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 day ago

OCC drops disparate impact enforcement

In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to eliminate the use of disparate impact in enforcement or supervision. Disparate impact refers to policies or practices that appear neutral but disproportionately and unintentionally affect protected groups, even without discriminatory intent.
US politics
#human-rights
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago
LGBT

Jessica Stern: There's a very strong, globally networked and wealthy set of actors working around the world and fanning the flames of hatred against LGBTQ+ people'

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Settlement reached with Bell Media in human rights complaint, ex-CP24 personality says | CBC News

fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago
LGBT

Jessica Stern: There's a very strong, globally networked and wealthy set of actors working around the world and fanning the flames of hatred against LGBTQ+ people'

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
Canada news

Settlement reached with Bell Media in human rights complaint, ex-CP24 personality says | CBC News

#lgbtq
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Congress members demand that EEOC address gender identity discrimination

Congress urges EEOC to enforce protections against anti-transgender discrimination, citing ongoing issues despite legal precedents.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Federal court rules 'gender ideology' funding ban likely unconstitutional

Federal court blocks Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders, preserving funding for health centers and organizations.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

State initiates complaint against hotel where woman was accused of being a man, lawyer says

The Liberty Hotel faces discrimination complaints after a woman was removed from a women's bathroom, sparking backlash and a call for staff retraining.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Congress members demand that EEOC address gender identity discrimination

Congress urges EEOC to enforce protections against anti-transgender discrimination, citing ongoing issues despite legal precedents.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Federal court rules 'gender ideology' funding ban likely unconstitutional

Federal court blocks Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders, preserving funding for health centers and organizations.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

State initiates complaint against hotel where woman was accused of being a man, lawyer says

The Liberty Hotel faces discrimination complaints after a woman was removed from a women's bathroom, sparking backlash and a call for staff retraining.
#employment-rights
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

Calif. man sues In-N-Out for $3M, alleging discrimination over hairstyle

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Social justice

Former Unite chief Brendan Ogle to represent himself in cancer discrimination case against union

fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

Calif. man sues In-N-Out for $3M, alleging discrimination over hairstyle

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Social justice

Former Unite chief Brendan Ogle to represent himself in cancer discrimination case against union

#transgender-rights
#racism
#employment-law
fromBusiness Insider
6 days ago

Who is Shaun Maguire, he VC partner at the center of a political controversy

In response to a New York Times story about Mamdani marking his ethnicity as both "Asian" and "Black or African American" on his 2009 application to Columbia University, Maguire wrote on X that the candidate "comes from a culture that lies about everything." "It's literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda," he said.
US politics
#lgbtq-rights
NYC LGBT
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Federal Court Says Trump's "Gender Ideology" Funding Ban Likely Unconstitutional

A federal court ruled against Trump's executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ organizations, citing discriminatory intent aimed at transgender individuals.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Democrats Merkley and Balint file bill to nullify Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders

Senators Merkley and Balint aim to overturn Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders through new legislation.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago
LGBT

Though the US is backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights under Trump, the UN renews mandate for queer protections expert

NYC LGBT
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Federal Court Says Trump's "Gender Ideology" Funding Ban Likely Unconstitutional

A federal court ruled against Trump's executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ organizations, citing discriminatory intent aimed at transgender individuals.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Democrats Merkley and Balint file bill to nullify Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders

Senators Merkley and Balint aim to overturn Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders through new legislation.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago
LGBT

Though the US is backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights under Trump, the UN renews mandate for queer protections expert

fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

What Happens if Generative AI Gets Candidate Evaluations Wrong?

Generative AI in talent acquisition increases efficiency, yet flawed evaluations can lead to recruitment errors, discrimination, and a loss of trust in hiring processes.
Privacy professionals
#workers-rights
#lawsuit
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

US Department of Justice sues Palestinian-owned Oakland coffee shop

fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

US Department of Justice sues Palestinian-owned Oakland coffee shop

fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

AGs oppose HUD's plan to roll back fair housing marketing rules

The Trump Administration is attempting to roll back fair housing regulations that prohibit discrimination, crucial for maintaining housing opportunities for underserved communities.
US politics
#trump-administration
San Francisco
fromKqed
1 month ago

Latest Travel Ban Blasted By Immigrant Rights Groups | KQED

The Trump administration's new travel ban targets citizens of 19 countries, facing criticism for its discriminatory nature and impact on families.
San Francisco
fromKqed
1 month ago

Latest Travel Ban Blasted By Immigrant Rights Groups | KQED

The Trump administration's new travel ban targets citizens of 19 countries, facing criticism for its discriminatory nature and impact on families.
#civil-rights
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
Education

Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding

fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
Education

Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding

fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit | TechCrunch

Collins' alleged harassment extended to other female employees, preventing them from conducting required security work and leading them into non-compliance situations.
Women
#affirmative-action
#inclusion
#pride-month
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Tribunal says calling someone Karen is borderline racist, sexist and ageist'

"The pejorative slang term is typically aimed at middle-aged white women, indicating a confluence of race, age, and gender biases in modern discourse."
US politics
#student-rights
fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago
US politics

Palestinian student sues Michigan school over teacher's reaction to her refusal to stand for Pledge

fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago
US politics

Palestinian student sues Michigan school over teacher's reaction to her refusal to stand for Pledge

fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Tentative settlement reached in class-action ladies' night suit against California nightclub

The proposed settlement agreement, pending judicial approval, does not imply any admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Omnia Nightclub.
US politics
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Winnipeg Muslim woman felt 'humiliated' when forced to remove hijab in Toronto airport | CBC News

"The airline employee took my passport, looked at my passport, looked at me, and said that my passport doesn't match my face, so I have to remove my [hijab]."
Canada news
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

LGBTQ+ discrimination persists in Sri Lanka DW 06/25/2025

"When other people go and tell my family members, 'How can a man behave like this?' I feel really upset. I've even attempted suicide, that's how disturbed I was."
LGBT
#nhs
fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court's Cruel Alternative Reality for Trans People

We think that the Court just got it absolutely wrong, and as a material matter, it's devastating for the people who are most affected.
SF LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Ruling on gender-affirming care for minors will impair sex-based discrimination cases, say critics

The decision left Meredithe McNamara, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine who specializes in adolescent medicine, devastated and scared.
LGBT
fromMiami Herald
4 weeks ago

Domestic workers in Miami-Dade rally for more rights

"Without their important, critical labor, our society would cease to function," said Esteban Wood, policy director at WeCount!. Wood said there needs to be more recognition of the importance of the labor domestic workers perform and the vulnerabilities they face in the workplace.
Miami food
#islamophobia
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

Lesbian, gay, and bi medical students more likely to leave school than straight peers: study

Although future studies need to examine the cause of these disparities in attrition, LGB students experience discrimination within medical training environments, which may lead to risk of attrition.
LGBT
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

US judge declares Trump's cuts to NIH grants illegal'

In a ruling issued on Monday, Judge William Young vacated the terminations that began in late February and said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily cancelling more than $1bn in research grants.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
4 weeks ago

California Xenophobia

If you hate these people simply because you don't like where they came from, then you're just like every other xenophobe out there.
Portland food
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

Largest trans survey ever finds the top reason transgender people stop transitioning is transphobia

"Social and structural explanations dominated the reasons why respondents reported going back to living in their sex assigned at birth at some point..."
SF LGBT
fromKqed
1 month ago

Feds Sue Jerusalem Coffee, An Oakland Cafe that Allegedly Kicked Out Jewish Customers | KQED

Harara stated that the confrontation with Hirsch is indicative of a larger issue of ‘fascism protecting fascism,’ concerning how power dynamics affect individuals on both sides.
NYC LGBT
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Don't Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban

Trump's travel ban on 12 countries targets Black and Muslim noncitizens, reflecting a harmful narrative of danger and criminality.
The Supreme Court supports Trump's immigration power despite the lack of legitimate rationale for the travel ban.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Restaurant asked Tommy Robinson to leave after staff 'felt uncomfortable'

Hawksmoor stated they asked a group to leave due to discomfort expressed by guests and staff, clarifying their decision was not based on politics or belief.
London politics
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