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  1. reality tv
    Bachelor Creator Mike Fleiss Out After Racial-Discrimination InvestigationHe announced what was thought to be an amicable departure earlier this week.
    By Zoe Guy
  2. settlements
    Mo’Nique and Netflix Have Settled Racial and Gender Discrimination LawsuitStemming from a $500,000 offer for Mo’Nique to make a Netflix special.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. roll clip!
    John Oliver, Leslie Jones, and More Have a Message for White People“Google it.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. rhoa
    NeNe Leakes Calls for a Bravo Boycott, Cites Racial Discrimination“When my white counterpart was on my particular set, there was definitely a difference that I don’t think people always see.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. lawsuits
    Court Allows Mo’Nique’s Discrimination Lawsuit Against Netflix to Move ForwardShe alleges that Netflix low-balled her for a stand-up special in 2017.
    By Zoe Haylock
  14. 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
  15. discrimination
    Gabrielle Union Files Harassment Charge Against America’s Got Talent ProducersA statement from Union’s lawyer claims NBC Chairman threatened her not to speak out against racism on set of America’s Got Talent.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. discrimination
    Study Finds Black Baristas Are Paid Less Than White Baristas at StarbucksLGBTQ and foreign-born employees also reported being discriminated against.
    By Nikita Richardson
  17. 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
  18. controversies
    A Retrial Has Been Ordered in Thomas Keller’s Pregnancy Discrimination CaseThe plaintiff filed an appeal two weeks after the verdict was reached.
    By Chris Crowley
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. controversies
    Thomas Keller’s Discrimination Trial Begins TodayThe plaintiff alleges that the chef’s company forced her out after she became pregnant.
    By Nikita Richardson
  22. discrimination
    Facebook Charged With Discrimination, Despite Ben Carson’s Fair Housing RollbackCarson stepped back the enforcement of fair housing laws, but Facebook allowing restrictions on housing ads still managed to catch HUD’s attention.
    By Sarah Jones
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. disgraceful
    A Line Cook Says She Was Fired for Speaking SpanishFrancisca Pérez alleges her boss demanded she speak English.
    By Chris Crowley
  26. the chain gang
    Starbucks Barista Fired for Insulting Customer With a StutterThe barista wrote “SSSam” on the customer’s cup shortly after imitating his stutter.
    By Nikita Richardson
  27. workplace discrimination
    Ex-Talk Stoop Host Is Suing NBC for Disability DiscriminationCat Greenleaf’s contract was quietly terminated in December 2017.
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. the law
    Anthony Kennedy Has a Lot of Thinking to DoThe Supreme Court case over a baker who wouldn’t sell to a gay couple will come down to him. His questions in the case suggest a conflicted man.
    By Cristian Farias
  36. lawsuits
    Black Workers at Trump Hotel Steakhouse Allegedly Told It’s ‘White America Time’BLT Prime employees claim they got screwed on shifts and dealt with racist co-workers.
    By Clint Rainey
  37. Trump’s Anti-Anti-Racism Appeals to His Base’s White Racial GrievanceTrump’s core supporters seem fine with his inflammatory remarks on the Charlottesville violence because of a strong belief in white victimization.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. everyday racism
    This Anti-Immigrant Group Thought Empty Bus Seats Were Women in BurkasThey mistook the seats for women wearing burkas.
    By Lisa Ryan
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. select all
    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
  49. 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
  50. 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
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