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New York State one step closer to gender identity equality 25 Jul 2013 | 03:45 pm
Last month the New York State Assembly voted in a strong majority in favour of a bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in employment, housing and credi...
Human rights group calls Singapore judgment a ‘setback’ 25 Jul 2013 | 03:31 pm
Human Rights Watch, an international rights organisation, condemned a ruling by a Singapore judge that upheld the country’s law criminalising consensual gay sex. “I was stunned because I thought that...
Disability website now spans the UK 24 Jul 2013 | 04:33 pm
A website called: disability-grants.org has been set up and helps find grants for people with a disability and it is now being used across the UK. Three years ago, Julia Tyrrell, from Stonehouse, Glo...
Disability derides court ruling over wheelchair access on buses 23 Jul 2013 | 04:27 pm
A disability activist in Darlington has criticised a court ruling that found the Arriva North East bus company did not discriminate when refusing disabled passengers onto its buses. Gordon Pybus told...
Sexist comments in Queensland’s parliament 23 Jul 2013 | 04:13 pm
Queensland’s Treasurer is in hot water over perceived sexist comments he made about a leader of the opposition at the beginning of May. Tim Nicolls, the Treasurer, responded with the following when a...
An outpour of support for gay NBA player 18 Jul 2013 | 04:21 pm
Since becoming the first male athlete to ‘come out’ as an active player in North American team sports, Jason Collins has received an outpour of support from both athletes and politicians, amongst othe...
Gender identity struggles in Northern Japan 18 Jul 2013 | 03:52 pm
In Sapporo, the largest city in northern Japan, 1 in 2,800 residents struggle with their gender identity, according to a recent study. The study by a medical group, (carried out at Hokkaido, most nor...
Disability group calls on changes in the NHS 18 Jul 2013 | 03:26 pm
A policy officer at a disability rights group says the NHS could do more to prevent the deaths of those with disability through the use of GP-led clinical commissioning groups (CCG’s). “To date nearl...
Sports Club for the disabled receives lifeline 16 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
A sports club for disabled athletes in Keighley has secured enough funds to continue its work. A sports club for disabled athletes in Keighley has secured enough funds to continue its work. The Keig...
Disability levy could be on its way in Australia 16 Jul 2013 | 02:51 pm
A $300 a year Medicare levy to help pay for Australia’s national disability insurance scheme could be included in May’s budget. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the levy – an increase from 1.5 to 2 ...
