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  1. power
    ‘What If I Had Gotten a Head Start on Hormones?’The Cut spoke with a 19-year-old from Arkansas about how access to gender-affirming health care saved his life.
    As told to Angelina Chapin
  2. politics
    This Year’s First Anti-Trans Bill Has Been Signed Into LawMississippi just banned trans athletes from playing women’s sports — and it’s just one of many blatantly discriminatory bills across the country.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  3. politics
    The House Has Passed the Equality ActThe bill, which has Biden’s support, prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
    By Claire Lampen
  4. lawsuits
    Pinterest Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $22.5 MillionFormer COO Françoise Brougher says she’s “glad Pinterest took this very seriously.”
    By Claire Lampen
  5. power
    University of Georgia Fraternity Suspended Over Racist Group Texts“Lord give me the strength to not call that woman a racial slur,” one message read.
    By Hannah Gold
  6. trans rights
    Judge Blocks HHS Rollback of Trans Health Care ProtectionsOnce again, the Trump administration is seeking to define sex discrimination on the basis of biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  7. lawsuits
    SoulCycle Is Facing Accusations of ‘Blatant Pregnancy Discrimination’A former executive says she was demoted and then fired after disclosing she was pregnant.
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. power
    Yoga to the People’s Dark SecretsIt was a beloved chain, known for its accessibility and acceptance. But former employees say it operated more like a cult.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  9. power
    HUD Proposal Cuts Protections for Unhoused Trans PeopleIt would allow federally funded, same-sex homeless shelters to make admission determinations based on biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  10. discrimination
    Woman Wearing ‘Hail Satan’ Shirt Ordered to Get Off PlaneThe flight crew reportedly told her she had to change because her shirt was “offensive.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  11. power
    Yet Another Woman Says She Was Mistreated at GoogleA Google employee has published a searing account of being discriminated against during her pregnancy.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  12. us women’s soccer
    Team Men Has Nothing to Say About Pay InequalityThe U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team just reached a whole new level of disappointing.
    By Amanda Arnold
  13. lawsuits
    The Entire U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is Suing for Equal PayAfter they won the World Cup in 2015, they were paid a fraction of what the men’s team got for reaching round 16.
    By Amanda Arnold
  14. lawsuits
    Yet Another Woman Accuses Trump of Kissing Her Without ConsentFormer staffer Alva Johnson says Trump subjected her to “super creepy and inappropriate” behavior.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. workplace discrimination
    Ex-Talk Stoop Host Is Suing NBC for Disability DiscriminationCat Greenleaf’s contract was quietly terminated in December 2017.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. discrimination
    Student Claims Former Coach Kicked Her Off Team Over Her Instagram PostsFormer University of Cincinnati volleyball player Shalom Ifeanyi claims her former coach singled her out over her Instagram posts.
    By Lilian Min
  17. gender discrimination
    Women-Only Social Club Is Under Investigation by the NYC Human Rights CommissionRepresentatives from The Wing and the Commission have scheduled to meet and discuss the case, according to the Jezebel report.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. sexual harassment
    Former Google Employee Says Male Co-workers Spiked Her Drinks, Slapped HerIn a new lawsuit, engineer Loretta Lee details the company’s disturbing “bro culture.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  19. gender discrimination
    FEMA Press Secretary Quits, Claiming the Office Was a ‘Boys Club’He resigned over the front office’s treatment of the former head of external affairs.
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. justice
    When Walking While Trans Is a CrimeThe NYPD says it’s taking a more sensitive approach to sex work, but not everyone benefits.
    By Emma Whitford
  21. legalized discrimination
    The ‘Conscience and Religious Freedom Division’ Will Help Doctors DiscriminateIt will protect health workers who don’t want to treat transgender patients or women seeking abortions.
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. silicon valley or ‘silicon valley?’
    ‘Diversity Memo’ Dude Sues Google for Discriminating Against White MenJames Damore alleges Google is singling out and terminating conservative Caucasian men.
    By Lisa Ryan
  23. everyday sexism
    This Woman Claims She Was Fired For Leaking During Her PeriodAlisha Coleman is suing her former employer for firing her for having heavy periods.
    By Lisa Ryan
  24. awful things
    North Carolina KKK Leader Threatens to ‘Burn’ Black Univision ReporterChristopher Barker made derogatory and threatening comments to journalist Ilia Calderón.
    By Lisa Ryan
  25. discrimination
    Former Female Google Employees Come Forward About Discrimination“When you speak up, you’re going to be negatively impacted,” one woman said.
    By Dayna Evans
  26. bias
    Banker Sues Goldman Sachs Over Alleged Race DiscriminationShe claims she was discriminated against for being black and for her Jewish faith.
    By Dayna Evans
  27. durham
    Durham Activists Turn Themselves in Out of Solidarity for Toppling StatueDozens of people attempted to turn themselves in after four were arrested for toppling a Confederate statue.
    By Lisa Ryan
  28. White Nationalists Reportedly Upset About Their Genetic-Ancestry-Test ResultsA new study looked at DNA test results posted to Stormfront, and analyzed the responses to them.
    By Lisa Ryan
  29. Attorney Says Dashcam Video of Cavity Search on Black Woman Is ‘Rape by a Cop’Lawyer Sam Cammack says the vaginal probing went on for 11 minutes.
    By Lisa Ryan
  30. everyday racism
    This Anti-Immigrant Group Thought Empty Bus Seats Were Women in BurkasThey mistook the seats for women wearing burkas.
    By Lisa Ryan
  31. everyday sexism
    This Airline Made Prospective Employees Take Pregnancy Tests Before Being HiredIberia agreed to stop the practice after being fined for discrimination.
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. Female Tesla Employee Calls Factory a ‘Predator Zone’According to a new report, 20 women spoke about their experiences with sexual harassment at Tesla during a town-hall meeting.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  33. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal Over Baker’s Refusal to Make Same-Sex Wedding CakeThe baker was found to have violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.
    By Lisa Ryan
  34. offensive things
    Texas Middle-School Teachers Give Girl ‘Most Likely to Become a Terrorist’ AwardOnly one day after the Manchester terrorist attack.
    By Lisa Ryan
  35. Google’s Employee-Run Email List Helps Workers Submit Harassment ComplaintsNearly 20 percent of Google workers get the newsletter.
    By Lisa Ryan
  36. Meghan Markle Talks About Being Biracial in Hollywood in New Interview“My pet peeve is when my skin tone is changed and my freckles are airbrushed out of a photo shoot.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  37. islamophobia
    Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking JFK Airport Worker in HijabHe reportedly said, “Trump is here now. He will get rid of all of you.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  38. Here’s What Michelle Obama Told Teen Girls About Skin Color and Gender“What matters is you believe in your own potential.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  39. Fashion Casting Director Calls Out the Industry’s Racism and DiscriminationJames Scully says he no longer recognizes the fashion industry.
    By Lisa Ryan
  40. Here’s How to Donate to 10 Charities That Need Your Support Now More Than EverFrom Planned Parenthood to the ACLU, here’s how to donate to some important groups.
    By Lisa Ryan
  41. Let’s Talk About Trump’s AbleismTrump wasn’t mocking the reporter, Ann Coulter explains: “He was doing a standard retard, waving his arms and sounding stupid.”
    By Drake Baer
  42. horrible things
    NYPD Investigating Hate Crime After Man Sets Muslim Woman’s Blouse on FireThe incident occurred while she was window-shopping.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  43. The New York Times Is Facing Another Discrimination LawsuitOver alleged “sexist, ageist, and racist hiring practices.” 
    By Dayna Evans
  44. jobs
    Why Some U.K. Firms Are Recruiting Nameless ApplicantsIt’s not a bad idea. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  45. new faces of things
    Transgender Model Lea T on Beauty and Acceptance“People accept you easily if you look beautiful or if you have money.”
    By Kathleen Hou
  46. john oliver
    John Oliver Has a Simple Rule for Avoiding TransphobiaIf you wouldn’t ask Jimmy Carter whether he’s circumcised, don’t ask a trans person about their genitals.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  47. study
    The Racial Wage Gap in Retail Is Atrocious Black and Latino salespeople earn 75 percent of what their white counterparts make, according to a new report.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  48. working mothers
    A Woman Was Kicked Out of TEDWomen for Bringing Her BabyThe organization has since said it will be “revisiting” a policy banning children from events.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  49. Abercrombie Ditches Shirtless Men and Racy Ads “Store associates will not be hired based on body type or physical attractiveness.”
    By Kristin Tice Studeman
  50. gamergate
    Explaining the Roots of Gamer RageWho gets to call himself a “gamer”?
    By Jesse Singal
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