A couple of Open Access articles over the last month (onlinefirst) in the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
Questions of harmonization with international legal and policy standards on violence against women and girls in Central Asia
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/13582291251327140
The need for substantive equality to protect mothers and fathers from discrimination: An examination of CJEU and ECtHR jurisprudence
so where are all the lgbtq+ allies speaking out against libreoffice hosting their 2025 conference in Victor Orban's Hungary?
have I misunderstood something?
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0zrg9kpno
2. https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-hungary-doesnt-want-muslim-invaders/
Great read! Gets to the bottom of things. English title “Equality. What it means and why it matters.” Translated German title “The fights/wars of the future. Equality and social justice in the 21st century” (I like the German one better). #equality #socialjustice
#politics #history #republicans #liberalconcensus #equality #jan6 #january6 #confederacy #alt
Heather Cox Richardson The South Rises Again 4/9/2025
![Rejecting equality, they argued that the govn’t’s effort to protect civil rights was socialism lit took tax dollars frm hardworking white men to provide benefits for undeserving Blacks This gained momentum after Congress passed the Voting Rights Actin 1965, & to include people of color & women who demanded equality. 1980, Ronald Reagan rode the idea that the liberal consensus was simply a way to redistribute wealth to undeserving Americans of color or women—or both, like Reagan’s “welfare queen”—into the White House... $50 trillion moved frm the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1% htwn 1981 & 2021, Repubs deflected attention frm the hollowing out of the middle class by demonizing racial, religious, & gender minorities. By 2012 they were talking of “makers” & “takers,” & by 2016 they were feeding voters ideas & images straight out of the nation’'s white supremacist past.By 2021 the idea that some people are better than others and have a right to rule—the same ideology [of] Confederates—created a mob determined to end American democracy. The rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol Jan 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election believed they were writing a new history of the U.S. one that brought to life the hierarchical version of American history claimed by the Confederates. On that day, 1 of the rioters accomplished what the southern troops during the Civil War had never been able to: he carried the Confederate battle flag into the United States Capitol.](https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/314/496/746/875/289/original/8b15fc06df43decf.jpeg "Rejecting equality, they argued that the govn’t’s effort to protect civil rights was socialism lit took tax dollars frm hardworking white men to provide benefits for undeserving Blacks This gained momentum after Congress passed the Voting Rights Actin 1965, & to include people of color & women who demanded equality. 1980, Ronald Reagan rode the idea that the liberal consensus was simply a way to redistribute wealth to undeserving Americans of color or women—or both, like Reagan’s “welfare queen”—into the White House... $50 trillion moved frm the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1% htwn 1981 & 2021, Repubs deflected attention frm the hollowing out of the middle class by demonizing racial, religious, & gender minorities. By 2012 they were talking of “makers” & “takers,” & by 2016 they were feeding voters ideas & images straight out of the nation’'s white supremacist past.By 2021 the idea that some people are better than others and have a right to rule—the same ideology [of] Confederates—created a mob determined to end American democracy. The rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol Jan 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election believed they were writing a new history of the U.S. one that brought to life the hierarchical version of American history claimed by the Confederates. On that day, 1 of the rioters accomplished what the southern troops during the Civil War had never been able to: he carried the Confederate battle flag into the United States Capitol.")
#politics #history #civilwar #equality #Racism #confederacy #alt #whitesupremecy
Heather Cox Richardson 4/9/2025
A Terrible Mistake According to Southern Land Owners
I recently chatted with psychotherapist, sociology lecturer, activist, and campaign manager, Karen Sugrue @KarSugrue about her journey through politics, feminism, and mental health. Here’s a 
on some of the talking points.
#equality #GenderRights #LGBTQ #WomensRights #MentalHealth #SelfCare #Politics #WomenInLeadership #WomenInPolitics
Listen here: https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/2025/03/30/karen-sugrue/
I want to live in a world in which BIGOTS are the only despised minority. #bigotry #endbigotry #sexism #racism #homophobia #equality #equalrights #civilrights #humanity #humanist #humanists #transrights #transgender #transgenderrights
I put up an essay on my blog, Government is not a Business. These are things I've said before in various ways. I'm just putting them together in an easy-to-reference place.
https://netsettlement.blogspot.com/2025/04/government-is-not-business.html
Resist Fascism ~ Embrace Freedom
Stand for justice and freedom with our bold statement for those who believe in democracy, equality, and the power of resistance!
#Freedom #Justice #Equality #Resist #Felon47 #Democracy #Activism #Unity #Strength #Courage #Truth #Progress #StandUp #HumanRights #POD #Power
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Children are never racist, sexist, or homophobic. Until they're taught to be. Bigots are our society's real groomers. #endbigotry #endracism #endsexism #endhomophobia #bigotry #racism #sexism #homophobia #equalrights #civilrights #equality #protest #bicentennial #publicschool
UK firms ditching diversity and inclusion ‘face higher risk of lawsuits’
#HR #EDI #DEI #Equity #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/07/uk-firms-diversity-and-inclusion-lawsuits-us-trump
We should consider that we are past fixing our global system. For true systemic equality, we may need to burn it to the ground and allow for regrowth.
(Excuse the binary/patriarchal language. It’s a direct quote.)
BDG on YouTube: Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: Searching for Meaning in Life
Watch: https://youtu.be/Anb0m8iFcQI
Thousands gather in #BangorME for "#HandsOff!" rally
by Cali Warren Apr 5, 2025
BANGOR -- "On Saturday, Bangor's waterfront was packed with thousands participating in an initiative called "Hands Off" - one of several protests happening all over the state and nation.
"'Hands off, it's a national mass mobilization so all over the world, all over the country, people are taking protests to the streets,' said organizer Amanda Roy.
"Protesters advocated against cuts to healthcare and government offices, and rallied for #equality and rights for #PeopleOfColor, #immigrants and the #LGBTQ+ community.
"You name it, we're facing critical cuts, veterans and their benefits, federal employees, everything. This isn't the America that I want to live in," Roy stated.
"'I think a lot of people are here because, hands off of our #SocialSecurity, hands off of our #Medicaid, hands off our #healthcare, hands off our #HumanRights, our #CivilRights,' explained rally volunteer Deborah Lee.
"Elected officials say it's important to hear Mainer's voices at these large-scale protests.
"'We don't have billions or millions here in Maine, we're just regular Mainers speaking up, but we the people do have the power to make change and to stand up for our communities and to help each other,' explained Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who attended the rally as a guest speaker.
"'What a time to be alive, we are all living in history...I honestly would not choose to be in another time than this one right here. I feel so incredibly moved to just exist right now, in this moment where I see such energy, such #resistance, such camaraderie,' said Bangor City Council Member Joseph Leonard."
Source:
https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/thousands-gather-in-bangor-for-hands-off-rally/article_f4765c96-fba7-48aa-8340-7fdff545e200.html
#MaineResists #HandsOff2025 #April5th #BadDOGE #ResistFascism
See you at the #SanDiego Civic Center in a couple of hours.
"For they have made piñatas of themselves, shall they complain when we beat them with sticks?"
From the Book of Reason, 2025
DEFEND DEMOCRACY ~
FIGHT FASCISM
Stand up, speak out, and wear your values proudly with a bold statement for those who believe in justice, freedom, and the power of the people — because democracy thrives when we defend it together.
#Democracy #Freedom #Equality #Felon47 #POD #Justice #Vote #CivicDuty #PowerToThePeople #Activism #HumanRights #StandUp #Resist #Unity #Progress #Patriot
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