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Zambia gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona gets bail

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 11, 2013

Zambia gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona gets bail

Homosexual acts are illegal in deeply conservative Zambia. Mr Kasonkomona could face one month in prison or a fine if he is found guilty. Earlier in the week, South Africa-based campaign group Ndifuna Ukwazi demanded Mr Kasonkomona's release, in an ...

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Emissions Are a Rich People Problem

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 06, 2023

Consider inequality from an astronaut's perspective. Imagine the Earth ... This is the global inequality approach that multiple schools of activist ... View article...

School Hate Crime: Racist Kid Yells “N Word” While Attacking Black Girl, Breaks Her Nose ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

... racism within their halls. The incident at Shawnee Mission East is not an isolated one. Students report a history of racism at the school, often ... View article...

Liberal economic update vows fight against “environmental racism”

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 23, 2023

“Environmental racism ” is a concept promoted by climate activists, who argue that climate change and carbon dioxide pollution disproportionately ... View article...

Pollution inequality: Govt must compensate the most vulnerable

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 06, 2023

That doesn't mean there shouldn't be a debate on it. Pollution inequality should be a thing. The homeless, cycle riders, drivers of e-rickshaws and ... View article...

Black Women Bear the Brunt of Racism's Effect on Hypertension Risk

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

Racism increases hypertension risk, data shows, a phenomenon more keenly felt by Black women with higher educational attainment. how education impacts ... View article...

Guadalajara's Gay Games Are Bringing Together the LGBTQ+ Community

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 09, 2023

Guadalajara's hosting of the 2023 Gay Games, a worldwide sport and cultural event promoting acceptance of sexual diversity, marks the first time ... View article...

Danica Roem to become Virginia's 1st transgender state senator

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 09, 2023

Roem wasn't the only LGBTQ Virginian to emerge victorious this week: According to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, eight other queer candidates won ... View article...

Who's running and how bad would they be for LGBTQ+ rights?

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 09, 2023

Five presidential candidates will take centre stage for the third Republican debate, and pro-LGBTQ+ candidates are in short supply. View article...

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School Hate Crime: Racist Kid Yells “N Word” While Attacking Black Girl, Breaks Her Nose ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

... racism within their halls. The incident at Shawnee Mission East is not an isolated one. Students report a history of racism at the school, often ... View article...

Black Women Bear the Brunt of Racism's Effect on Hypertension Risk

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

Racism increases hypertension risk, data shows, a phenomenon more keenly felt by Black women with higher educational attainment. how education impacts ... View article...

Lung cancer survival rates have risen, but data show racial inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Lung cancer survival rates have increased over the past five years, but serious disparities remain among Black and Latino communities, ... View article...

Who is Cornel West? Where does he stand on LGBTQ+ issues?

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, November 28, 2023

He supports marriage equality and anti-discrimination protections, but he has expressed some hesitation about transgender athletes competing against ... View article...

Greater Manchester Police 'remains institutionally racist'

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

One of England's biggest police forces remains "institutionally racist " and must do more to tackle the problem, a leading equality advisor has ... View article...

BYU student fights against racism through cultural dance

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

... Area native JRay Kuhn created AfroDance Ensemble to bring people together and fight back against racism he and other Black students have experienced. View article...

Laurence Fox, who wore blackface in August, says racism claims left him financially ruined

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 30, 2023

The racism claims were a “a career-ending word, and a reputation-destroying allegation” which left him without an agent and unable to get a mortgage from his bank, he claimed. View article...

Democrats' Struggle with Hispanic Voters Could Decide House Races Far Beyond the Sun Belt

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, November 28, 2023

“The national parties got a wake-up call in 2020 when ... You saw unprecedented spending in the Latino community” in ... View article...

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