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  1. Google’s Employee-Run Email List Helps Workers Submit Harassment ComplaintsNearly 20 percent of Google workers get the newsletter.
    By Lisa Ryan
  2. Bill O’Reilly Is Gone, But Fox News’ Legal Nightmare ContinuesSources say that seven black Fox News employees plan to join a racial-discrimination suit against the company.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  3. 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
  4. select all
    Discrimination at Uber Is a Reminder of How Hard Women Must Fight to Be BelievedEx-employee Susan Fowler documented everything during her time at the company, but management still found ways to deny her claims.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  5. protests
    Russell Simmons Protested Trump’s Travel Ban at We Are Muslim Too Rally“We are here unified because of Donald Trump. We want to thank him for bringing us together.”
    By Tolly Wright
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    Mysterious Augmented-Reality Start-up Magic Leap Sued for Discrimination“In IT we have a saying; stay away from the Three Os: Orientals, Old People and Ovaries.”
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  7. Draft ‘Religious Liberty’ Order Would Offer Vast Protections for DiscriminationIt would let anyone dealing with the federal government violate anti-bias policies at will.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. 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
  9. discrimination
    YouTubers Release New Footage of Delta Incident“People keep using the fact that we’re pranksters against us.”
    By Karen Brill
  10. possible hoaxes
    YouTube Star Adam Saleh Claims He Was Kicked Off Delta Plane for Speaking ArabicHe recorded the whole thing, of course.
    By Dee Lockett
  11. 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
  12. Fashion Casting Director Calls Out the Industry’s Racism and DiscriminationJames Scully says he no longer recognizes the fashion industry.
    By Lisa Ryan
  13. fixer upper
    HGTV: Fixer Upper Isn’t Anti-GayChip and Joanna Gaines came under fire for reportedly attending an anti-same-sex-marriage church.
    By Dee Lockett
  14. No, Christians Were Not Driven by Persecution to Vote for Donald TrumpSome argue progressive and LGBT hounding of conservative Christians has frightened them into supporting Trump. It’s a really bad excuse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. discrimination
    Iowa Restaurant Punishes Local Trump Voters With Extra Cover Charge“Yes, this is discrimination, but you voted for it.”
    By Clint Rainey
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    Facebook Won’t Let Advertisers Exclude by Race for Certain PostsAds about housing, jobs, and credit can no longer be filtered.
    By Brian Feldman
  17. 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
  18. select all
    Airbnb Will Now Require Hosts to Agree to Anti-Discrimination PolicyA big step for the company which has come under fire in recent months.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. discrimination
    Woman Says She Was Booted From Restaurant for Supporting TrumpThe owners dispute the charges.
    By Chris Crowley
  22. Discrimination
    Restaurant Refused to Serve Family in Trump Gear“Everybody was laughing, giggling.”
    By Clint Rainey
  23. Lawsuits
    Man Claims McDonald’s Drive-Through Discriminates Against Blind PeopleHe’s filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the chain.
    By Clint Rainey
  24. The New York Times Is Facing Another Discrimination LawsuitOver alleged “sexist, ageist, and racist hiring practices.” 
    By Dayna Evans
  25. Discrimination
    Woman Says Café Booted Her for Being MuslimShe called it “a painful and embarrassing reminder” of what it’s like to wear a headscarf.
    By Clint Rainey
  26. Lawsuits
    Man Claims Whole Foods Served Him a Cake With a Gay Slur [Updated]He claims his “Love Wins” icing message included the word f-g.
    By Clint Rainey
  27. Gay Rights
    Restaurant Bans Alligator to Protest Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT LawA Utah deli says it won’t use any ingredients from the Magnolia State.
    By Clint Rainey
  28. Gay Rights
    MS Restaurants Plan ‘Welcome’ Signs for GaysThe state’s hospitality group is also compiling an online directory of participating restaurants.
    By Clint Rainey
  29. Lawsuits
    Transgender Discrimination at Whole FoodsHe says he suffered daily discrimination while working at the grocer’s Chelsea location.
    By Chris Crowley
  30. Mississippi Isn’t Worried About BoycottsUnlike Georgia, it’s not vulnerable to pressure from Hollywood or major sports leagues.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. lgbt rights
    Mississippi Senate Passes Most Sweeping Anti-LGBT Legislation in the U.S.Just a week after North Carolina.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. Georgia Governor Vetoes Religious-Exemptions Bill Major companies, including Disney, threatened to boycott the state if the controversial became law. 
    By Jen Kirby
  33. lgbt rights
    Major Businesses Condemn North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT LawIncluding the NBA.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  34. lgbt rights
    North Carolina Passes Sweeping Anti-LGBT Law Over Transgender Bathroom FearsThey rushed to pass the law in less than a day, at a cost of $42,000.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. Will Georgia’s Governor Sign Anti-Gay Bill?Nathan Deal must decide on the pending “religious liberty” law by May 3.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. B&H Sued by Labor Department for DiscriminationThe DOL accused the Manhattan retailer of making Hispanic workers use a separate “unsanitary” bathroom. 
    By Samuel Lieberman
  37. Lawsuits
    Black Customers Sue Denny’s for Asking Them to Prepay for Their MealThey say the manager tried to apologize with free dessert.
    By Clint Rainey
  38. #oscarssowhite
    Ian McKellen on #OscarsSoWhite: Gay Actors Are Also ‘Disregarded’“What about giving me [an Oscar] for playing a straight man?”
    By E. Alex Jung
  39. discrimination
    Beating of Muslim Store Owner in Astoria Investigated As Hate CrimeThe suspect reportedly yelled “I kill Muslims.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. The Chain Gang
    McDonald’s Fined For Anti-Immigrant PoliciesThe Justice Department says the chain will pay $355,000 and retrain employees.
    By Clint Rainey
  41. elections
    Houston Rejects LGBT Nondiscrimination Measure Due to Bathroom-Related FearsThe slogan “No Men in Women’s Bathrooms” was key.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. Discrimination
    A Restaurant Allegedly Booted a Gay Couple on Their Anniversary forCustomers reportedly complained that their hand-holding was “disgusting.”
    By Clint Rainey
  43. jobs
    Why Some U.K. Firms Are Recruiting Nameless ApplicantsIt’s not a bad idea. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  44. 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
  45. Discrimination
    A North Carolina Bar Owner Kicked Out a Gay Couple for Kissing“You’re making people feel uncomfortable.”
    By Clint Rainey
  46. Not Good
    Muslim Waitress Says She Was Sent Home From Work for Wearing a HijabIt happened at London’s ritzy Savoy Hotel.
    By Clint Rainey
  47. 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
  48. Discrimination
    A Bar Kicked Out a Transgender Woman Because Staff Assumed She Was a MaleShe was just there to watch the Belmont Stakes.
    By Clint Rainey
  49. 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
  50. 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
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