Emboldened by President Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Monday escalated his culture war against what he calls “gender madness,” after his governing party voted to amend the Constitution to mandate that all Hungarians are either male or female. The amendment proposed by the government was endorsed by Parliament, where the prime minister’s…
When you email somebody, you typically sign off with some information — like your name, your phone number, or even your social media handles. Over the past few years, people have added their pronouns as well. These may be ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her,’ ‘they/them,’ or something else. It is a way of indicating to the reader how…
The Trump administration formally barred federal workers from listing their preferred pronouns in email signatures, calling it a symptom of a misguided “gender ideology.” Some White House officials are taking a similar approach with the journalists who cover them. On at least three recent occasions, senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters’…
Supreme Court of India (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Representing Indian judiciary at Commonwealth Law Conference at Malta, Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant cited ‘Shah Bano’ case judgement, which had ruled that women irrespective of their faith, are entitled to maintenance from their husband and sounded the need for Uniform Civil Code, as a flag-post…
Before stepping foot on Howard University’s campus, Skylar Wilson knew she would see more women there than men. But just how many more stunned her: Howard, one of the most elite historically Black colleges and universities in the nation, is only 25 percent men — 19 percent Black men. “I was like, ‘Wow,’” said Ms….
Students in France will learn about something new starting in September: sex, gender stereotypes and consent. Nearly a quarter-century after the French government passed a law mandating — but never putting in place — sex education for every student, it has finally developed and approved a curriculum for sex education classes, with a plan for…
NEW DELHI: Kerala chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan on Wednesday wrote an open letter calling out discrimination based on colour, gender and unfair comparisons with her predecessor and husband’s tenure.“I heard an interesting comment yesterday on my stewardship as Chief Secretary – that it is as black as my husband’s was white. I need to own…
A federal appeals court ruled this week against a Florida couple who had sued officials in their child’s school district for disregarding their wishes and excluding them from discussions about the child’s gender identity. The ruling adds to a complicated legal landscape concerning minors and gender identity. While Republican lawmakers across the country have sought…
When Asher Lucas’s co-workers started taunting him for being transgender, saying he was “born a girl and needed to be a girl,” he figured this type of bullying would not be tolerated at a well-known restaurant. But after complaining to his manager, Mr. Lucas was fired along with three employees who spoke up on his…
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) turned down the request from a female staff to undergo a gender change procedure, citing the Central Armed Police Forces medical wing’s opinion that this may have a “bad impact on the psychology and behaviour pattern of force personnel.”Earlier, ITBP sought guidance from the ministry of home affairs…