Discrimination Articles page 2

Philadelphia Inquirer - That statement, while not renouncing the bars against atheist or gay members, affirmed that "prejudice, intolerance and unlawful discrimination in any form are unacceptable." But last year, Diaz wrote Cradle of Liberty Council officials to say the ...

Hampton Roads Daily Press - WOODLAND, Pa. - A former manager at a Clearfield County Wal-Mart store is suing the company, claiming sex discrimination. Helen Masonis was fired in 2006. The Falls Creek woman says she was told she was fired for not being truthful in interviews ...

News.com.au - Unfortunately, 42 per cent experienced discrimination of some kind during an interview. Another 30 per cent experienced rudeness or disrespect while 22 per cent were asked inappropriate questions about things such as their appearance, age, marital ...

Washington Post - In a marvelous social comparison, lycanthropy is treated as a kind of chronic disease, with werewolves subject to discrimination as if they had AIDS. The political ideology of Lord Voldemort is Nazi-like -- racist and totalitarian. "Pure-bloods ...

Guardian Unlimited - In a world that is struggling to overcome sex discrimination, female children seem desperate to emphasise their girliness. Bigger women are not ashamed to go out in public sporting discordances of pink; they carry pink luggage, wear pink backpacks ...

BBC UK News - An ex-magistrate who failed to get an exemption from hearings in which he might have to place children with gay couples is beginning an appeal. Andrew McClintock, of Sheffield, says he faces discrimination for his Christian beliefs. His appeal ...

Chicago Sun-Times - Violence and discrimination against women are rampant in India. Acid attacks, rape and sexual molestation have been on the rise in the country, according to rights groups. The judge also ordered the defendant, who uses the sole name Yashpal, to pay $1 ...

Newsday - Many gay men and lesbians fear that identification of gay genes could result in discrimination, prenatal testing and even abortions to eliminate homosexuals, said Joel Ginsberg of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. However, he added, "If we ...

New York Post - Melman claims age discrimination is a pattern at the institution. He said that another department head was removed because hospital president Spencer Foreman told him he's "65 and had a lot put away," according to the lawsuit filed at Bronx Supreme ...

Xinhua News Agency - Claiming discrimination at the hands of the Sinhala majority, the LTTE has been fighting the government since the mid-1980s to establish a separate homeland for the minority Tamils in the north and east. More than 5,000 people have been ...