D&I Weekly News Round Up: Girls Empowerment, LGBTQ+, and More
Originally published by EricssonNORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 9, 2023 / Welcome to the latest edition of our Diversity & Inclusion News Round-Up. Today we are talking about the impact of AI on D&I, a BBC initiative supporting girls in Afghanistan, gender roles around the world…
Call Of Duty Pulls Twitch Streamer Nickmercs’ Skin Over Anti-LGBTQ Comment
Activision has pulled a Call of Duty skin based on the hugely-popular Nickmercs after he made an anti-LGBTQ comment on Twitter.Read more…Supreme Court Surprises Us All and Delivers Major Win for Voting Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of voting rights for Black residents of Alabama, in a total shock to everyone.Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberal justices, ruling 5–4 that Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama discriminated against Black voters under the Voting Rights Act.This means that the seven…It’s weird that there is a stereotype of women having a feminine gay bestfriend, but not the other way around. You never see a group of guys in bar hanging out with a butch lesbian.
submitted by /u/Peanutbutterwhisky to r/Showerthoughts [comments…Jays’ Anthony Bass says anti-LGBTQIA+ post he shared wasn’t hateful – ESPN – ESPN Australia
Jays’ Anthony Bass says anti-LGBTQIA+ post he shared wasn’t hateful – ESPN ESPN AustraliaWill Jays fans forgive Anthony Bass? CityNewsBlue Jays to Involve Anthony Bass in Pride Weekend After Anti-LGBTQ Social Media Post, per Report Sports IllustratedJays reliever Anthony Bass says he loves and cares for everybody…
London Mayor Slams U.S. Presidential Hopefuls For ‘Abhorrent’ Views On LGBTQ+ Community
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan previously had a long-running public spat with former President Donald Trump…
LGBTQ representation in government hits fresh high
LGBTQ representation in government has made leaps and bounds over the past year, but there’s still a long way to go before equitable representation is achieved, according to numbers released Thursday by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. The number of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people elected to public office between June 2022 and…New York City’s Homeless Bill of Rights becomes law
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams about what’s included in the law which gives people the right to sleep outdoors in public places, but not anyplace they like…
Pride Roundtable: LGBTQ Actors Say Queer Characters Require Hiring Queer Writers | Video
An actor shouldn’t “play educator and be the token person,” says “Yellowjackets” star Nicole Maines during TheWrap’s panel…