ableism

Ann Taylor Refuses Service to Blind Customer and Her Guide Dog

You messed up big time, and you should own it.
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Issues, ableism, ADA, disability, discrimination, it's the law people, wtf

Jun 20, 2012 at 5:00pm | 129 comments

disability

Why I No Longer Mention My Disability In Job Interviews

My severe hearing loss has certainly not helped my career.
Kelly Dougher in
Issues, disability, job interviews, discrimination

May 13, 2013 at 4:00pm | 119 comments

pregnancy

"We Aren't Paying You To Pee": Pregnancy and Workplace Discrimination

One in five discrimination complaints filed by cis women are pregnancy-related, and they usually involve retaliatory firing.
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Issues, pregnancy, discrimination, sexism, women in the workplace

Dec 6, 2012 at 3:30pm | 113 comments

carla hale

I Went To The High School Where Carla Hale Was Fired For Being a Lesbian And This Does Not Represent Us

I’m mad as hell. After all, that’s my alma mater you’re talking about.
Sarah Fazeli in
Issues, carla hale, discrimination, lgbt, firing

Apr 23, 2013 at 1:00pm | 51 comments

relationships

"Do You Like Girls?" And Other Inappropriate Questions The NFL Asks During Interviews

Sexual discrimination is rampant in the NFL. And it's time for that to come to an end. NOW.
Daisy in
Sports, relationships, nfl, homophobia, discrimination, football, equality, gay rights, 49ers, weird job interviews

Mar 5, 2013 at 10:00am | 46 comments

trans issues

It Happened To Me: I Was Fired For Being Trans

One day I was called to a meeting with my manager and the company's human resources director. They were very concerned; rumors had been going around that I was transsexual (which was true, though I had not said so to anyone I worked with).
Moira Brown in
It Happened To Me, trans issues, women in the workplace, discrimination

Jan 10, 2013 at 1:00pm | 35 comments

trans issues

Why Are Public Schools Resisting the Need for Policies to Support Transgender Students?

Given the rising number of discussions about bullying and how to fight it in schools, it’s particularly shameful that the people at fault for the bullying of transgender students in elementary school are often adults.
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Issues, trans issues, education, discrimination, say what now?

Sep 26, 2012 at 2:00pm | 32 comments

trans issues

Catholic School Teacher Fired for Being "Worse Than Gay"

There are reasons many transgender people live in stealth and choose not to undergo transition at work, and cases like this highlight one facet of the dangers facing members of the trans community.
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Issues, trans issues, transphobia, discrimination, women in the workplace, working

Jan 9, 2013 at 4:30pm | 31 comments

airports

Ick: Report Finds Women Far More Likely To Face Strip Searches At Airport

We know, arguing that airport security is racist/sexist/homophobic/etc. is hardly anything new.
Amy Tennery of The Jane Dough in
Issues, airports, discrimination, flying

Jun 20, 2012 at 12:00pm | 13 comments

discrimination

It Happened to Me: I'm a Short Guy

I have found that many of the cultural inequities we traditionally assume are gender-based might have just as much to do with size as the seemingly inexcusable lack of a penis.
Allan Mott in
It Happened To Me, discrimination, height, issues, sexism

Jan 30, 2012 at 10:00am | 0 comments