equality
India’s Supreme Court Says Not All Sex With a Failed Promise to Marry Is Rape
In April 2019, the Supreme Court had passed a verdict saying that sex between consenting adults based on a false promise of marriage will be considered rape. Now it clarifies it’s not rape unless false promise is proven.
Australia’s Young Jews Explain Why Yiddish Is the Language of Protest
A new generation are reclaiming their grandparents' language to further causes of humanism and LGBTQ equality.
Alarming Report Finds Not a Single Girl Born in 132 Indian Villages Since April
"We have discovered that out of a total of 216 deliveries, not a single girl child has been born in 132 villages, which is suspicious and has highlighted female foeticide."
A Community in Gujarat Has Banned Inter-Caste Marriage and Mobile Phones for Unmarried Girls
Even the local Congress MLA supports this regressive move and said that, "Since girls are easily controlled because they stay with parents, it is right to ban (mobile phone use among) girls.”
Queer Clergy Tell Us What It's Like to Be Gay and a Christian Leader
"It's been difficult for many to accept that a gay person could become a high-ranking minister."
A Crisis of Cash: Women's Football Is as Popular as Ever, But Equal Pay Is Still Far Away
More and more national teams are being forced to take their national federations to court over equality.
Black Mothers Keep Dying. These 2020 Candidates Want to Do Something About It.
Black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy or childbirth.
The Incredible Hypocrisy of the Caster Semenya Ruling
A court has ruled that discrimination against intersex athletes is acceptable based on "theoretical" advantages. Now what?
The Violent Reality of Being Black and Queer
Death threats and physical violence, in record numbers, plague Black queer and non-queer people alike.
This NBA Player Is Standing Up for LGBTQ Equality
We met Reggie at New York Pride where he marched to commemorate his sister.
Why Are Business Schools Still Struggling to Recruit Women?
Researchers say there’s still a long way to go before MBA programs have caught up to what women want and need.
4 Over-the-Top Films In 2018 That Actually Make a Point About Social Justice
These movies will make you angry, sad, and hopeful at the same time.