http://discrimination.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Discrimination en Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:56:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040809 unknown@Netscape.com Not sure if any of you have heard - probably have by now - about Genarlow Wilson, who was convicted at age 17 of having consensual with a girl age 15. He was sentenced to 10 years and has already served 27 months ââ;¬" FINALLY, some judge took his head out his ass long enough to goââ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:56:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040809adulthoodafricanamerican*sDiscriminationGenarlowWilsongeorgiaMiscarriageofjusticeoralSexNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020303 unknown@Netscape.com Exclusivity of any kind has always made me nervous enough that I want to throw up: segregation by skin color, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. So as a gay person, I was doubly disappointed to discover that The Peel Hotel, a nightclub in Melbourne, Australia that caters mostly to homosexual men, was recently granted the right to refuse entry to Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:35:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020303newsquakenetscapereportspeelhotelDiscriminationAustraliaSexualorientationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018385 unknown@Netscape.com Too bad there's too little discrimination between good and evil. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:46:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018385supremecourtemploymentDiscriminationscaliaalitoruthBaderginsburgNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005799 unknown@Netscape.com Muslim taxi drivers are regularly refusing to carry blind passengers with guide dogs ââ;¬" including Australia's Human Rights Commissioner. The treatment of the blind by Sydney cab drivers has been exposed by Human Rights and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes, who is himself blind and reliant on hi Thu, 24 May 2007 00:09:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005799ReligionofpeaceDiscriminationblindguidedogAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1754755 unknown@Netscape.com Some Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officers are slapping the MTA with a federal lawsuit, charging racial discrimination. Sat, 05 May 2007 18:30:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1754755MTAMetropolitantransportationauthorityracialDiscriminationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1179701 unknown@Netscape.com I never expected a mainstream TV anchor to regularly tackle race, religion and sexual orientation - subjects cable TV news' traditionally older and more conservative audience can't find particularly comfortable. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:20:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1179701cnnPaulaZahnraceDiscriminationCableNews http://web2announcer.com/go/848420 unknown@Netscape.com Iran's authorities have arrested more than 32 women activists protesting outside a courthouse in Tehran. The protesters were showing solidarity with five women on trial for organising a protest last June against laws they say discriminate against women. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:38:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/848420iranwomenprotestarrestedDiscriminationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/783098 unknown@Netscape.com Women with young children are the most discriminated against at work, a study on inequality in the UK published today will suggest. A mother with a child aged under 11 years old is 45% less likely to be employed than a man, the Equalities Review will say. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:25:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/783098mothersworkingmomsDiscriminationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5654 unknown@Netscape.com Kevin Jennings grew up gay in a strict Baptist household, taunted for being a "faggot" at his own father's funeral. So why does he still believe Christianity and gay rights can coexist? Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:13:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5654Gay & LesbiangayReligionDiscriminationgay rightschristianityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5357 unknown@Netscape.com Maryam knew she was a lesbian from an early age, but in Iran, being gay is punishable by death. Facing far more than parental disapproval, she was kicked out of school, fired from a job, imprisoned, and tortured, all in an unsuccessful effort to change her sexual orientation. Finally, she escaped to France, where her asylum request was still pendin Sat, 19 Aug 2006 23:01:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5357Gay & LesbianlesbianDiscriminationAsylumiranNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5344 unknown@Netscape.com While staging a peaceful protest against the military's discriminatory recruiting practices, 11 young queer activists were arrested in separate incidents in Philadelphia and Minneapolis. Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:58:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5344Gay & LesbiangaymilitaryprotestsDiscriminationdont ask dont tellNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5345 unknown@Netscape.com A cook who claims he was fired from a fancy New York restaurant after coworkers discovered he's transgender is protected by the state's human rights law, a judge ruled Friday. Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:56:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5345Gay & Lesbiantransgendercivil rightsDiscriminationemploymentNew YorkNews http://web2announcer.com/go/3780 unknown@Netscape.com A 30-year-old woman was cruelly sacked by a council after bosses discovered she suffered from multiple sclerosis, a tribunal heard. Syria Akram, a community safety officer, is set to be awarded up to £20,000 compensation after winning her case for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 02:36:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/3780Health & FitnessDiscriminationenglandNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2002 unknown@Netscape.com While Katrina's Black victims shop the housing market, calling realtors and potential landlords, one thing may be standing between them and their new homes even before an appointment is made or paperwork filled out-their voice.It's called linguistic profiling. 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