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Alberta students to define their own gender: 5 big changes in new school guidelines

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, January 14, 2016

Alberta students to define their own gender: 5 big changes in new school guidelines
- Schools should erase old divides that force students into male and female roles, according to new guidelines released Wednesday by the Alberta ...

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The Kansas Quarantine

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, April 02, 2013

The Kansas Quarantine “The concerns about quarantine and isolation related to HIV are completely unwarranted,” said Charlie Hunt, the state epidemiologist at KDHE. “Existing law states that any isolation or quarantine actions have to be reasonable and medically necessary ...

Mean girls are ganging up and 'roasting' boys in latest cyber bullying craze

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Mean girls are ganging up and 'roasting' boys in latest cyber bullying craze - Now teachers and parents have been warned to be aware of the new form of cyber bullying . Schools across Britain are "in the grip of a roasting ...

One year after George Floyd's death, Latino activists continue to seek police reform

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Yet again, a Black man in America had died at the hand of a police officer and with that viral video, once again, the Black Lives Matter movement had ... View article...

Johns Hopkins Medical LGBT Leaders: Carson's Comments "Extremely ...

Pacific Standard Time — Friday, March 29, 2013

Johns Hopkins Medical LGBT Leaders: Carson's Comments "Extremely ... Current and former leaders of the organization representing the LGBT members of the Johns Hopkins medical institutions say they found recent comments from Dr. Ben Carson comparing marriage equality supporters to advocates of pedophilia and bestiality ...

Religious schools discrimination law update merits bipartisan support

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 20, 2021

It has been the source of anguish for members of Victoria's LGBTQ community, who have felt the need to hide their true selves for fear of being sacked, have ... View article...

Closing the door? How visa policies in Europe's Schengen area fail human rights defenders

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

These experiences occur within a broader context of systemic racism , a legacy of colonial practices that shape visa policies and practices to this ... View article...

14% of Afghanistan veterans diagnosed with mental disorder

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 02, 2013

14% of Afghanistan veterans diagnosed with mental disorder Nearly 14 per cent of Canadian Forces personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan have been diagnosed with a mental disorder such as post-traumatic stress, a new study suggests. Since 2001, more than 40,000 Canadian Forces members have been ...

Youth unrest fueled by joblessness and inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 03, 2025

Instead, they stemmed largely from frustration over unemployment, inequality , corruption and financial hardship. Youth anger, built up over years ... View article...

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Jonathan Bailey meets gay muppet icons Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 20, 2025

Actor Jonathan Bailey must have met a number of LGBTQ+ people in his career but Tuesday was still a first – when he shared the stage with gay muppets ... View article...

Marriage equality on the rocks

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 20, 2025

Explore the issue of marriage equality for same-sex couples and its implications for LGBTQ Americans facing possible and future legal threats. View article...

Orlando receives perfect score on LGBTQ inclusive polices and services report

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 20, 2025

Orlando is one of just seven Florida cities to receive a 100 percent score in The Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index. View article...

Jonathan Bailey Reflects on Loneliness of Growing Up Gay: "It Wasn't Safe"

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Jonathan Bailey has spoken out about his experiences attending school as a young gay boy, saying that he felt “scared” and “alone.”. View article...

Boston City Council backs LGBTQ community amid blowback to governor's trans woman ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 20, 2025

Boston City Council backs LGBTQ community amid blowback to governor's trans woman appointment. Council OKs ordinance to create transgender, queer ... View article...

'Unacceptable' — Norway's prime minister decries US boycott of G20 Summit

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

He highlights global inequality , technological advancement challenges, and Norway's commitment to equality and cooperation in international affairs. ' ... View article...

NFL players support heroes, homophobes for My Cause My Cleats

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

Over 99% of NFL players are supporting groups with their cleats that seem to not have anti- LGBTQ policies. But a few do. View article...

Glasgow slavery consultation cut short due to racist online trolling

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 20, 2025

... consultation on the city's historical links to the transatlantic slave trade because of 'online hostility and racist abuse'. View article...

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