KFC franchisee given £70k fine over ‘slave’ comment Madhesh Ravichandran was called a ‘slave’ and made to work extra hours due to racial discrimination, a tribunal found The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Discrimination and Defamation Claim Stemming from Firing Based on Allegedly Racist Conduct Can Go Forward Birch v. John Muir Health, decided Tuesday by California Court of Appeal Justice Carin Fujisaki, joined by Alison Tucher &… The post Discrimination and Defamation Claim Stemming from Firing Based on Allegedly Racist Conduct Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Dec 26, 2025
J.K. Rowling Under Fire Again for Anti-Trans Stance and Harry Potter 'Magic Racism' J.K. Rowling faces renewed backlash over anti-trans views and Harry Potter's handling of prejudice as cast members and fans speak out. International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025
Refugees escape to regions marred by racism Half of the refugees living in regional towns and centres experience racism and discrimination, a new report has found. AAP · Dec 24, 2025
Identity Politics in the Classroom: Was Mel Curth Targeted for Being Transgender? OU fired transgender instructor Mel Curth after failing a student's Bible-based essay on gender, sparking claims of religious discrimination and political backlash. International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025
Why the Economic Impact of Immigration Restrictions is Similar to that of Racial Discrimination and Apartheid Economist Tarnell Brown explains. Reason · Dec 23, 2025
Oklahoma college instructor is fired after giving failing grade to a Bible-based essay on gender The University of Oklahoma has fired an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025
Andy Burnham apologises for GMP historic failings towards LGBTQ+ people Peter Tatchell said that the foundation would ‘continue to campaign for a full and formal apology from Greater Manchester Police’ The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025
OU Called 'Disgusting' After Fulnecky Got Her Professor Permanently Fired Over Alleged 'Religious Discrimination' University of Oklahoma faces backlash as adjunct instructor is terminated following a religious discrimination complaint involving student Samantha Fulnecky. International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025
Andy Burnham apologises for past police LGBTQ+ discrimination Greater Manchester mayor acknowledges ‘unacceptable discrimination’ after region’s police chief declined to apologise The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2025
Collecting memories and stories of feminists Letters: Sue O’Sullivan and Miriam David on being part of the women’s liberation movement, in response to a long read by Susanna Rustin on the Sex Discrimination Act. Plus a letter from Paul F Faupel The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025
A Bipartisan Push to Revive a 1930s Law Could Make Grocery Prices Even Higher If the government revives the Robinson-Patman Act to force suppliers into charging small and large retailers the same price for vastly different quantities of the same product, that will mean higher prices. Reason · Dec 22, 2025
Was There a Woke War on White Millennial Men? In Compact, Jacob Savage exhaustively documents discrimination in the name of equity. Reason · Dec 19, 2025
Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination The head of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged white men to report workplace discrimination based on race or sex The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025 ‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth remembering
Capital & Main · Dec 16, 2025 How Some of L.A.’s Biggest Apartment Owners Avoid Section 8 Tenants Capital & Main investigated seven of the city’s largest rental property owners and found most skirted anti-discrimination laws. Here’s how each landlord fared.
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025 What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration views as a hindrance to innovation in AI.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Fife nurse to appeal against ‘hugely problematic’ trans changing room ruling Sandie Peggie won harassment claim but tribunal dismissed claims of discrimination and victimisation
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025 Security guard sacked after CCTV showed him lying barefoot on sofa during shift Mohammed Ouslimane lost a racial and religious discrimination claim against his employer
International Business Times UK · Dec 10, 2025 University of Oklahoma Essay Scandal Escalates: Second Professor Removed for Backing Protest Over Controversial TA A University of Oklahoma essay citing the Bible ignites campus uproar, with two instructors suspended amid protests and discrimination claims.
The Texas Tribune · Dec 10, 2025 Arlington upholds suspension of protections for LGBTQ+ people City Council voted 5-4 to continue the temporary removal of language in its ordinance, which was initiated in September in an effort to avoid losing federal funding.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Scottish nurse wins part of her tribunal in trans doctor changing room case Sandie Peggie wins harassment claim but tribunal dismisses allegations of discrimination and victimisation
Reason · Dec 8, 2025 Washington Post: "Trump's Attack on DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men" Yet the facts in the article would equally have supported the headline, "Elite Private Colleges Apparently Hurt College-Bound Women, Trump May Stop That."
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Maori rights under threat in New Zealand, warns UN committee Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services and moves to minimise role of Treaty of Waitangi in education and governance
The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2025 UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services