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Discrimination at work: Everything you need to know
Discrimination at work: everything you need to know | Read Time 5-7 Minutes.Table of Contents: 1. Discrimination 2. What Does Discrimination Mean? 3. Discrimination At Work - Employment Laws Which Protect You? 4. The Types Of Discrimination Which Can Arise At Work...
Section 28: History, Response and Future Impact
Section 28 | Read Time 10 Minutes. Section 28: "a disturbing backwards step" In 1980's Britain, the LGBT movement was still finding its footing. For gay rights, the 80's was a strange state of limbo: the movement came a long way but wasn't quite there yet. The 20...
Living with HIV: What Does an HIV Diagnosis Mean?
Living with HIV: what does an HIV diagnosis mean? | 8 minute read This article covers living with HIV and the law in England and Wales. Living with HIV has changed dramatically over a relatively short space of time. Luckily, it's gradually becoming commonly accepted...
Gender Reassignment: 7 Legal Things You Need to Consider
gender reassignment | Read Time 10 Minutes.Today in the UK, roughly 1% of the population identifies as transgender or non-binary. This number is hugely progressive, compared to the 143 gender reassignment surgeries which were reported in 2009. Despite the numbers...
Discrimination in the Workplace: A Guide for Employees
Discrimination In The Workplace | Read Time 5 Minutes. It's challenging to know what to do when you are experiencing discrimination in the workplace. For example, a colleague could say something to you in passing, and you might think to shrug it off. Furthermore, your...
Keira Bell vs The Tavistock Clinic
Keira Bell | Read Time 10-12 Minutes. Contents 1. Who is Keira Bell? 2. What is the Tavistock Clinic? 3. How GIDS and the Tavistock Centre failed 4. The System: Before and After 5. Response to the Ruling 6. Dysphoria and the Future for Transgender Children 7. 4 Months...
Discrimination in the Workplace: An Employers Guide
Discrimination in The Workplace | Read Time 8-10 Minutes. For employers and employees alike keeping your place of work balanced and inclusive can be tricky. You may have internal rifts between staff members, difficulties regarding staff duties or staff behaviour....
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace | Read Time 8-10 Minutes. Sexual harassment in the workplace is still prevalent this day in age, alarmingly, it is particularly worst for LGBT individuals. A general secretary for Frances O’Grady refers to sexual harassment in the...
Hate Crime or Freedom of Expression?
Hate Crime | Read Time 5 Minutes. Devils in disguise or freedom of speech advocates?That's so gay. Stop acting like such a poof. Of course she was going to be a lesbian, she was a tom boy at school. Sound familiar? Unfortunately it probably does. History has a habit...
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