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US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Catholic hospital that denied trans man surgery

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The US Supreme Court declined to hear a Catholic hospital’s appeal after it denied a hysterectomy to a transgender patient. Evan Minton, a trans man, had a hysterectomy scheduled at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in California in 2016. According to the lawsuit, the hospital cancelled the procedure after finding out why the patient wanted it and permitted the physician to perform it at a different facility a few days later. Minton accused the hospital of discrimination in state court, suing it for violating California’s civil rights law that protects…

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Gender and race most common reasons for dancefloor discrimination, report finds

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A shocking report has revealed how widespread and common dancefloor discrimination is across the world. According to the Resetting the Dancefloor report from Ballantine’s True Music, gender and race were the most commonly cited reasons for someone experiencing prejudice. Intersectional identities including gender, sexuality and race have dealt with this at an alarming rate, with 64% having dealt with it at a music event. More generally, one in three people have experienced discrimination in this environment and 84% have witnessed it. “I have so much intersectionality to deal with,” DJ…

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New study reveals 60% of trans employees have suffered workplace discrimination

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A study, conducted by TotalJobs, revealed that 60 per cent of trans employees have experienced discrimination in their careers. The data, released in 2016, highlighted how transphobic discrimination is most likely to come from colleagues (38 per cent) and then from management (25 per cent). The survey also showed that one third (36 per cent) of trans people will choose to leave a job due to an unwelcoming environment. While more than one quarter (29 per cent) have faced discrimination as early as the interview stage. Rebecca Root, a professional…

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U.N. human rights experts call Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill “textbook” discrimination

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A Ghanaian bill criminalising LGBTQ+ people has been criticised as “state-sponsored discrimination and violence” against sexual minorities. On August 12, a group of United Nation human experts condemned an anti-LGBTQ+ bill and appealed to Ghana’s government to repeal the proposed legislation. The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill was condemned by Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the independent U.N. expert on LGBTQ issues, and 11 of his colleagues. The controversial bill, which has already been introduced in the Ghanaian Parliament,  states that “any person who deviates from an…

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