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20 votes
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Return of medals to LGBT+ veterans in the UK
9 votes -
The black, queer, gender-nonbinary lawyer who inspired Ruth Bader Ginsburg
8 votes -
European Court of Human Rights upholds rights to self-determination around gender
@Paul Johnson: Very important trans rights case in ECtHR today. The case concerns the situation of two trans people who were refused recognition of their gender identities because they had not undergone gender reassignment surgery.The Court held this to be a violation of the ECHR (Art 8). pic.twitter.com/9bUvYg156L
14 votes -
Parents warning about harm to children after UK legal decision bans access to puberty blockers
26 votes -
Norway has banned hate speech against bisexual and trans people in a landmark change to its penal code
22 votes -
A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that would allow healthcare providers to discriminate against transgender individuals, one day before the rule was set to take effect
19 votes -
Zillow now displays LGBT non-discrimination laws on homes
4 votes -
Puerto Rico approves new civil code, sparking fears over LGBT+ rights
5 votes -
Hungary votes to end legal recognition of transgender people
21 votes -
Same-sex marriages can be registered in Costa Rica starting May 26 2020
13 votes -
UK man who gave birth to child cannot be named as father on that child's birth certificate
12 votes -
Switzerland votes to ban homophobic discrimination
10 votes -
JK Rowling's Maya Forstater tweets support hostile work environments, not free speech
27 votes -
Russians under threat for Q&A video
7 votes -
Set to rights – Iceland's new Gender Autonomy Act
7 votes -
Transgender man who gave birth must be registered as "mother" on the birth certificate
11 votes -
Doctors working for the Department for Work and Pensions must respect a service user's pronoun choice
This is a bit complicated. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the government department that pays social security benefits in the UK. There are a range of benefits. Some of these...
This is a bit complicated.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the government department that pays social security benefits in the UK. There are a range of benefits. Some of these benefits are for people who cannot work because of disability. In order to qualify for some of these disability benefits you need to have a medical assessment with an "independent" doctor. This doctor is independent from the patient. They're employed by companies who are paid by the DWP, so there's supposed to be some kind of arm's length arrangement there.
A doctor was employed by one of these companies to do this assessment work for the DWP. He was a committed Christian. He held that he would not be able to refer to people by anything other than the gender they were assigned at birth.
The DWP is clear: you must respect a person's choice of pronouns.
The General Medical Council (the registrant body for doctors in England) is also clear: you must not impose your personal views upon your patients, especially if it's going to cause distress.
This doctor was spoken to about his beliefs. He declined to change his stance. He lost his job. He took his employer to employment tribunal for unfair dismissal based on discrimination against his protected characteristic: his religious views.
He lost his case.
Here's the legal document: https://christianconcern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CC-Resource-Judgment-Mackereth-DWP-Others-ET-191002.pdf
It's pretty long! 42 pages! The last pages give a summary.
You'll notice the URL. He was supported by the Christian Legal Centre. I won't say anything about them, but I'll link this page which gives some useful information: https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2018/04/on-the-naughty-step-the-questionable-ethics-of-the-christian-legal-centre/
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New York City's council proposes repealing the city’s ban on conversion therapy in order to thwart a potential Supreme Court battle
5 votes -
Philippines Supreme Court thumbs down same-sex marriage petition
7 votes -
New York is sixth state to outlaw gay and trans 'panic defenses'
13 votes -
Botswana decriminalises homosexuality in landmark ruling
11 votes -
Ohio's liquor laws won't let this restaurant have gender-neutral bathrooms
12 votes -
Kenya court upholds ban on gay sex in major setback for activists
7 votes -
Nevada bans so-called gay and trans panic defenses
23 votes -
Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your 'Out of Wedlock' Kids Aren't Citizens
27 votes -
Despite GOP objections, Maryland lawmakers approve gender-neutral IDs
10 votes -
'People are going to be killed': The gay Kenyans risking everything to be free
'People are going to be killed': The gay Kenyans risking everything to be free For context: Kenya court delays decision on anti-gay sex law
10 votes -
Huge majority of Australians oppose laws banning gay students and teachers
7 votes -
Scott Morrison will change the law to ban religious schools from expelling gay students
10 votes -
In ruling against Planet Fitness, Michigan court concludes trans women aren’t women
30 votes -
'Ideological sex clubs': Alberta gay-straight alliance law faces court challenge
3 votes -
Tunisian presidential committee recommends decriminalizing homosexuality
5 votes