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Northwest B.C.'s doctor shortage is challenging reproductive rights in the region, leaving many without access to safe abortions, says an advocacy group.
Posted: Jun 02, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: June 2 Hilla Kerner of Vancouver Rape Relief is pictured in her office in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, May 28, 2021.(Ben Nelms/CBC) Rape crisis centres in B.C. say they are paying tens of thousands in legal fees to protect the confidential counselling files of victims requested by defence lawyers during sexual assault trials. Last week, Battered Women's Support Services received a $20,000-invoice for legal fees incurred when they went to court last year to fight a request for their records made during a preliminary hearing for a sexua...
Reddit bans transphobic 'SuperStraight' subreddit for 'promoting hate' INSIDER 3/10/2021 sasarch@businessinsider.com (Steven Asarch) © Twitter/Rodem The orange and black "super straight" flag has become a symbol for the movement. Twitter/Rodem The SuperStraight subreddit has been banned just nine days after it was created. "The community had become increasingly exclusionary with hateful content," Reddit said. The subreddit was dedicated to pushing the idea that there is a sexual orientation that inherently excludes interest in trans people. Reddit banned the SuperStraight...