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Travis County hosted a Spanish expert forum on suicide prevention and mental health care in Latino communities.
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LGBTQ students want the university to take “substantive action” against the computer science professor for his tweet, which included misinformation about how the monkeypox virus spreads.
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Another employee at the Dallas Arboretum has alleged gender and sexuality-based discrimination and has filed an EEOC complaint. The Arboretum promises its own investigation.
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A jury awarded Evdokia Nikolova damages for past and future pain and suffering after finding UT Austin illegally discriminated against her when the school denied her tenure.
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A former employee of TCU, who is Hispanic, told KERA that the university discriminated against her during her employment and while she was terminated.
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A civil rights complaint prompted the state’s environmental agency to guarantee interpretation and translation services at public meetings for people who don’t speak English. But the rollout has been plagued by confusing procedures and little clarity on how interpreters will be selected.
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The lawsuit says the students suffered “severe, ongoing, and escalating harms” due to a district-wide policy prohibiting boys from wearing long hair.
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Beauty standards for women of Asian descent have long been tied to racism and sexualization. Stephanie Drenka was adopted from Korea and has experienced this first hand. Now, it's her mission to create safe spaces for women to share their experiences.
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The group Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation hosted a virtual town hall called “Responding to Anti-Asian Violence" on Tuesday evening. Many Asian American women stepped forward to share their experiences being objectified and hyper-sexualized.
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In response to the Atlanta shooting, Asian American entrepreneur Jinny Cho is holding a fundraiser at Detour Doughnuts in Frisco. North Texans have shown their support for the Asian community by selling out the doughnuts for the last four days.
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As the Biden administration works to expand federal nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people, Texas advocates and lawmakers are pushing for similar legislation here.
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In an Oregon hospital, a disabled woman fought for her life as her friends and advocates pleaded for proper care. Her case raises the question: Are disabled lives equally valued during a pandemic?