Tag: Gender issues
Mississippi governor set to sign transgender sports limit
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or...
Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT ‘freedom zone’
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a “freedom zone” for LGBT people, an effort...
Sexual orientation axed from South Carolina hate crime bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A hate crimes bill in South Carolina no longer protects gay or transgender people after a Republican leader said including them...
Beth Moore, famed Bible teacher quits Southern Baptists
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — For nearly three decades, Beth Moore has been the very model of a modern Southern Baptist.
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Athletes appeal to NCAA in protest of anti-transgender laws
More than 500 college athletes have signed a letter to the NCAA Board of Governors asking the organization to refuse to schedule championships in...
UN rights office laments Swiss ban on Muslim face-coverings
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office expressed dismay on Tuesday that Switzerland is set to join a few other countries where “actively discriminating...
UN rights office laments Swiss ban on Muslim face-coverings
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office expressed dismay on Tuesday that Switzerland is set to join a few other countries where “actively discriminating...
Harvard professor ignites uproar over ‘comfort women’ claims
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept...
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn't like to be singled out for her gender.
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LGBTQ rights bill ignites debate over religious liberty
A sweeping bill that would extend federal civil rights protections to LGBTQ people is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in...
