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Religious discrimination against LGBTQIA+ children is deeply rooted in Europe’s religious schools

Religious education is commonplace in public schools across Europe, and is obligatory in many. In some European countries such as Slovakia, religious bodies are responsible for religious education curricula, and in Bulgaria religious schools follow their own curricula for religious education, which can include teachings that condemn LGBTQIA+ identities. This…

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universal Studios Based on Employee's Use of "OK" Gesture

From an order by Judge John Kralik of the L.A. Superior Court in McGee v. Universal City Studios, LLC, decided April 30 but just posted on Westlaw: Plaintiffs … allege that they were at Defendant Universal City Studios, LLC's theme park Universal Studios Hollywood. They allege that on July 18,…

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Billionaire Jack Ma-owned London fintech WorldFirst faces tribunal over harassment claim

An employee of billionaire Jack Ma-owned WorldFirst is taking it to an industrial tribunal over claims of harassment and discrimination after the London fintech was contacted by the information regulator over issues with data practices, the Standard can reveal.

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Workplace discrimination is driving LBGTQI+ employees to quit their jobs, but there are all kinds of ways for companies to support them

Non-inclusive companies have poor retention, and employees who stay are checked out.

Fortune

MLB Umpire Ángel Hernández Retires After Discrimination Lawsuit

Ángel Hernández, MLB umpire, retires after 30+ years, citing family time. Mixed legacy and controversies.

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Peter Dutton tells colleagues Labor’s hate speech crackdown is a ‘trap’

Opposition leader labels proposed hate speech offence a Labor ‘wedge’ as negotiations falter on religious discrimination bill

The Guardian - AU

Michaelia Cash calls for focus on antisemitism in Labor’s new hate speech law

The shadow attorney-general asked if using the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ would be an offence under Labor’s bill

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BBC presenter Martine Croxall returns to screen after bringing tribunal claim

Croxall has sued corporation for discrimination along with three other female senior journalists

The Guardian - UK

No Pseudonymity in Race Discrimination Lawsuit over Academic Dishonesty Finding

From Doe v. Univ. of Pennsylvania, decided Friday by the Third Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, joined by Judges David Porter and Jane Roth: In 2020, Doe enrolled as a student in UPenn's Pre-Med Post-Baccalaureate Program …. She planned to complete the Program in Spring 2021 and…

Reason

With college athletes on cusp of revenue-sharing, there are Title IX questions that must be answered

The athlete pay system looming for college sports will bring questions about Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination for schools that receive federal funds

The Independent UK

Florida's DeSantis seeks investigation on Starbucks over DEI practices

The governor said a complaint filed will seek to determine whether such practices violate the states anti-discrimination laws

Latin Times

Fate of lawsuit filed by Black Texas student punished over hairstyle in hands of federal judge

A federal judge has not issued an immediate ruling after hearing legal arguments over whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student in Texas over his hairstyle

The Independent UK

Denver Public Schools launches plan to improve experiences for Latino Students after discrimination claims

The new program looks to improve the academic performance of Latinos, which make up more than half of the city's student population

Latin Times

University Presidents Testify On Anti-Semitism Accountability In Capitol Hill

University presidents face tough questions on Capitol Hill regarding anti-Semitism and discrimination on college campuses. House committee seeks answers on...

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Native costume designer on Killers of the Flower Moon sues Apple over awards exclusion, discrimination

Designer Kristi Marie Hoffman says she did ‘most of the research and costume design’ but was ‘completely ignored’ during the studio’s awards campaign

Roll Call

Supreme Court backs South Carolina's congressional map - Roll Call

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that found South Carolina had discriminated against Black voters.

The Independent UK

Colorado the first state to move forward with attempt to regulate AI’s hidden role in American life

State lawmakers first attempts at regulating discrimination from artificial intelligence have floundered in states across the country

Reason

Judicial Discrimination in Favor of the More Religious Parent

From Tilley v. Gibbs, decided yesterday by the Mississippi Court of Appeals: John and Tiffany were married on April 6, 2019, in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The parties had one child, V.G., born prior to the marriage on December 19, 2018. On December 14, 2021, John filed his original complaint for…

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California’s proposals to rectify past discrimination advance through senate

Reparations and compensation bills, conceived in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, must now pass the state assembly

Reason

The Crossroads Moment

In a 2022 law review article called Sex Neutrality, I adopt the classification of sex in American legal history as being in three successive overlapping phases starting with structural sexism, followed by sex skepticism, with sex blindness either already here (in come contexts) or on the horizon (in others). Chapter…

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Anti-Palestinian racism needs to be included in Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy

A guidance counselor at a high school in Oakville, Ont. was recently recorded telling a student wearing a keffiyeh that it reminded her of a terrorist. The keffiyeh, also called a ghutra or shemagh, is a frequently worn garment across the Arab world. Yet, racist associations of Arab and Palestinian…

The Independent UK

MIT accused of discrimination for women of color scholars program in civil rights complaint

Complaint alleges that program at elite university violates federal civil rights law

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“Obesity Is A Choice”: Plus-Size Traveler Slammed For Calling Out Airport Staff Discrimination

“Even when I told her I really needed the chair and needed her to let me sit down in it, she blatantly ignored me and kept walking.” The post “Obesity Is A Choice”: Plus-Size Traveler Slammed For Calling Out Airport Staff Discrimination first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Can We Rid Artificial Intelligence Of Bias?

Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines?

The Independent UK

Chicago Tribune staffers' unequal pay lawsuit claims race and sex discrimination

The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts

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