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PETALING JAYA: Several rights groups hope the recently-passed anti-sexual harassment legislation will not be misused by irresponsible parties to curtail human rights.

In November 2021, global consulting giant McKinsey & Company released a report on the experiences of transgender people in the workplace. The findings painted a portrait of inequity, discomfort, and often hostility and harassment. For instance, only a third of trans respondents to McKinsey’s survey said they feel comfortable being fully out at work. Even fewer felt comfortable being out with clients or customers. And only 14 percent said they see leaders above them at...

“You can’t talk to children like this!” yelled a woman in the audience at a North Clackamas School District (NCSD) board meeting on an evening in late May. “These babies do not deserve this!” The woman was interrupting the board’s proclamation of June as LGBTQ pride month at NCSD, arguing that the topic is inappropriate for young students. As two district staff members ushered the woman out of the room, she yelled at the board...

Resistance Units Target Ministry of Labor in Tehran and State Punishment Organization in Mashhad A Response to the Brutal Suppression and Violations of

"Police must respect the right to freedom of assembly as it is a constitutional right," said senior law teacher and lawyer Abira Ashfaq

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and the Portland Mercury. Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt knows he has an image problem. Schmidt, who took office during Portland’s racial justice protests in August 2020, says he feels squeezed between two sides—a common sentiment among prosecutors who have promised a progressive approach to the job, some of whom now face recall efforts and primary challengers. While right-leaning residents have blamed Schmid...

From fashion to bioengineering to automotives — meet three men pushing the boundaries of forward-thinking design

Stan, MacKensey Pulliam deny anti-LGBTQ+ bias in War on Woke, Local News, Sandy local News, Breaking News alerts for Sandy city.

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Stan, MacKensey Pulliam deny anti-LGBTQ+ bias in War on Woke, Local News, Sandy local News, Breaking News alerts for Sandy city.