Montana not following transgender birth certificate ruling
It's been a month since a Montana judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to undergo surgery before they could change their gender on their birth…
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Female-led Disruptors defying odds, tackling massive social problems
Founder and CEO of Maven Clinic Kate Ryder, the first female health tech unicorn, valued at $1 billion.Daniel Zuchnik | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThere's no doubt that the…
Federal judge strikes down Tennessee bathroom signage law
A federal judge has struck down Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law requiring businesses to post special signs if they allow transgender people to use the bathroom of their choiceBy JONATHAN…
Questions and snafus on eve of Cannes Film Festival
After two years of the pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French…
Mixed Texas ruling allows trans youth parent investigations
The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuseBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press13 May 2022, 15:40• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare…
Calling a man bald counts as sexual harassment, UK judge rules
A U.K. employment tribunal argued that the use of the word "bald" as an insult related to a "protected characteristic of sex."Michellegibson | E+ | Getty ImagesCalling a man bald can now be…
Spain to offer three days menstrual leave every month: Reports
Spain is set to approve a law next week, offering three days a month of menstrual leave, according to reports.Getty Images | Westend61The Spanish government is set to pass a law offering…
Transgender treatment, doctors threatened by new Alabama law
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Dr. Hussein Abdul-Latif spent the last week typing out prescription refills for his young transgender patients, trying to make sure they had access to their medications…
How to solve the issue of women doing more ‘dead-end’ work tasks
Morsa Images | Stone | Getty ImagesLise Vesterlund felt she was "spread too thin" at work, but it was only when the economist started discussing it with friends that she realized the source…
Alabama’s new transgender care felony faces federal test
Alabama’s law criminalizing the use of gender-affirming medications to treat transgender youth now faces a federal testBy KIMBERLY CHANDLER Associated Press5 May 2022, 12:13• 2 min readShare…