The appeals court has rightly upheld Harry Miller’s freedom to express his viewsA man gets a call from a police officer. He is told that, while he has done nothing criminal, his social media posts have offended someone, so the police have recorded them…
Even after 40 years the response to Aids in many countries is still held back by stigma | Hakima Himmich and Mike Podmore
It is hard to protect yourself from HIV when having sterile syringes or condoms can lead to arrest: discrimination is restricting progress in eliminating HIV Forty years after the first cases of Aids were discovered, goals for its global elimination ha…
The Limits Of Dave Chappelle And Kyrie Irving’s Free-Thinking
The Limits Of Dave Chappelle And Kyrie Irving’s Free-Thinking (Defector, alternate link from archive.org)
Until his Instagram Live appearance, the self-proclaimed voice for the voiceless had refused to explain himself before eventually communicating …
‘GPs fob us off’: most trans people avoid the doctor when they’re sick
Survey shows need for training to ensure patients are listened toWhen Ellen Mellor’s doctor said that her severe headaches were caused by the stress of being transgender, it did not sit right. “My life was at the calmest point it had been in a long tim…
Dear Dave Chappelle, transgender comedians can take a joke, but why are yours so unfunny? | Dahlia Belle
A regressive Netflix special only serves as further reminder that the once-groundbreaking star has lost his way (and his sense of humor)Dear Dave,We’re both comedians. I guess that makes me a member of your tribe. I’m sure you’ve never heard of me, tho…
University defends ‘academic freedoms’ after calls to sack professor
Campaigners call for Kathleen Stock to be fired from University of Sussex over views on gender identificationA university has said it will not tolerate threats to “academic freedoms” after a professor faced calls to be sacked over her views on gender i…
‘I just wanted to write something funny for my friends’: Torrey Peters on Detransition, Baby
Her novel caused a storm when it was longlisted for the Women’s prize, and is one of the most talked-about of the year. She talks to a writer and trans dad about LGBTQ+ families and the ‘Sex and the City problem’Torrey Peters did not write Detransition…
3 founders share strategies for navigating bias and building confidence
Entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups are more likely to face an uphill climb than their white, male counterparts, but their challenges stretch beyond systemic bias and lack of access to capital.
Who’s included? Views of the report on transgender participation in sport
In response to the findings of the review for the British sports councils, two campaigners give their contrasting responsesA report for Britain’s sports councils argued last week there was no magic solution that balances the inclusion of trans women in…
Shouldn’t progressives be in favour of people wanting to speak their mind? | Nick Cohen
Solidarity at work used to be the governing ethos. Why do we now snitch on each other?Where once the left fought the bosses in the workers’ name, today its loudest voices lobby bosses to police workers. If you are trying to understand why this section …