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4 convicted over sexual abuse of female interns in Turkish Parliament
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (482+ words) Turkish prosecutors drop probe into officials accused of negligence before 2015 Ankara bombing Family with 4 minimum-wage earners in Turkey unable to meet basic monthly expenses: union Turkish comedian Deniz G'kta" detained at "stanbul Airport over viral stand-up show Ankara residents face…...
Supreme Court upholds bans on trans athletes from girls sports, WIAA policy aligns
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (599+ words) Wisconsin may continue to ban transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams after a Tuesday decision by the U. S. Supreme Court on cases originating in Idaho and West Virginia. Those cases challenged the legality of state bans on transgender athletes....
Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Transgender Student Athletes
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (491+ words) On June 30th, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld laws from West Virginia and Idaho that prohibit transgender athletes from competing on girls" and women"s sports teams. Known as Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B. P. J. , both of these cases were…...
Supreme Court Upholds Restrictions on Transgender Athletes in Women's School Sports
1+ day, 32+ min ago (600+ words) Press "Enter" to search or "ESC" to close. The United States Supreme Court gave new support to state laws restricting transgender athletes from competing on women's school and college sports teams. The decision, approved by a conservative majority of six…...
Turkey detains stand-up comedian for allegedly insulting religious values
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (264+ words) ANKARA, Turkey " Turkish authorities on Thursday detained a comedian whose stand-up routine drew complaints that it insulted religious values after it was widely viewed online. Deniz Goktas was detained for questioning at Istanbul's main airport on his return from a…...
Niger arrests at least 16 for same-sex sexual acts, judicial source says
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (197+ words) The West African country of Niger has arrested at least 16 people after introducing prison sentences and fines for same-sex sexual acts, a judicial source told Reuters. The source said high-ranking officials working for customs and police forces and several civilians…...
Intersex Teacher's Case Probes Gender Perception as Bias Basis
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (994+ words) A discrimination charge filed with the EEOC on behalf of a fired intersex teacher will test a US Supreme Court decision on how a federal law applies to perceptions of a worker's sex and gender. Shepard Scalf alleges the St....
Free speech lawsuit accuses University of California system of forcing students to use "preferred pronouns
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (619+ words) A woman holds a free speech sign; Kraken Images/Shutterstock A conservative legal watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the University of California system for allegedly requiring the use of "preferred pronouns." "Preferred pronoun policies subject students to formal…...
Niger's Crackdown on Same-Sex Relations Sparks Arrests
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) Devdiscourse Niger's Crackdown on Same-Sex Relations Sparks Arrests Niger's recent enforcement of laws criminalizing same-sex sexual acts has led to the arrest of at least 16 individuals. The laws introduce both prison sentences and fines, symbolizing a hardening stance on LGBTQ…...