Protesters in front of the San Francisco Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, February 28, 2018.
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As the US federal government shifts toward harsher and more restrictive immigration policies, local authorities are pushing back with the “sanctuary cities” movement.
People of color, women and the LGBTQ community are just some of the groups who often get slighted with tax reforms.
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Real tax reform is about more than cutting taxes to woo voters. It’s about making the system fairer.
A significant number of transgender and non-binary people report discrimination when seeking medical and social services.
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Outed. Denied care. Openly harassed. These are just a few of the experiences reported by American transgender and non-binary individuals when seeking medical care or social services.
Gareth Lee outside the Supreme Court in London, as five justices at the UK’s highest court unanimously ruled that the Christian owners of a bakery did not discriminate against the gay rights activist on the ground of sexual orientation.
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What a cake can tell us about the law’s view of homosexuality, religion, freedom of expression and the value of civic equality
The Ruddock report recommends the existing right of religious schools to turn away LGBT+ students and teachers be maintained, but that further constraints be added.
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The report affirms that religious freedom is not to be legally entrenched as superior to rights to equality and freedom from discrimination.
Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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The fourth is the Oxford-style debate series, this article argues that “the impact reflected by Trump is here to stay”.
Charlie Craig and David Mullins at their suburban Westminster, Colorado home in 2014.
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The Masterpiece Cakeshop case in the Supreme Court was not just a showdown over gay rights and religious liberty. It also reveals an ongoing process of redefining US suburban life as more diverse.
For some, this recent decision is a source of celebration and perhaps even symbolic, finally, of full equality in the church for gay and lesbian members.
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The Uniting Church has been grappling with questions of faith and sexuality for decades - and its openness has led to relatively smooth changes to doctrine and practice.
Research has shown African-Americans get fewer job callbacks than whites.
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A new study suggests perceptions of how strongly people of color identify with their race can have a big impact on their job prospects and how much money they earn.
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As they shook off a particularly unpleasant colonial hangover, the justices of India’s Supreme Court issued a remarkably emotional set of judgments.
The Gay Games have grown into a global spectacle since debuting in San Francisco in 1982.
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The Gay Games are holding their 10th edition in Paris this week, featuring more than 10,000 athletes from 91 countries.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
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American Sikhs have been the target of many racist attacks. An expert explains the Sikh faith and its history in the United States.
Many cities have used spikes on ledges and other spaces to prevent (usually homeless) people from sleeping or sitting on them.
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Design principles, known as ‘crime prevention through environmental design’, are used all over the world to make cities safer. But some of these principles can be discriminatory and hostile.
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As the workforce ages, it’s important to celebrate age diversity. We challenge five myths about older workers.
As the government considers the Ruddock Review, a case for greater protections for religious freedom.
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Research shows that religion can have a positive impact on society in terms of better health, less crime and a stronger economy.
Diminishing racism and the policy failure that it causes requires Indigenous voice at all levels of public policy-making and implementation.
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When it comes to teaching Indigenous students, Australia could learn much from New Zealand.
Hate crimes increased in many major cities in 2016 and 2017.
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In 38 US cities, hate crimes rose 12 percent in 2017. There were 1,038 hate crimes in the nation’s 10 largest cities – the most in more than a decade.
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Viewers are taking to Twitter to display their prejudice about Islanders’ accents.
LGB people are overall happier and healthier in communities with fewer ‘no’ votes in last year’s same-sex marriage referendum.
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New research shows that LGB people living in communities with low levels of stigma report better health and well-being.
Many claim that bouncers use dress codes to discriminate. But is it systemic?
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A sociologist dressed men of different races in the same clothes – and then dispatched them to nightclubs across Texas to see what would happen.