#‘Yellowjackets’ Nonbinary Star Liv Hewson on Decision to Not Submit Themselves for Emmys Consideration: “My Issue Is So Structural”

#‘Yellowjackets’ Nonbinary Star Liv Hewson on Decision to Not Submit Themselves for Emmys Consideration: “My Issue Is So Structural”

Nonbinary actor Liv Hewson, who stars as teen Vanessa “Van” Palmer in Yellowjackets, is opening up about why they still wouldn’t submit themselves for this year’s Emmy Awards after seeing two nonbinary actors win Tony Awards. Earlier in June, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell became the first openly nonbinary actors to win at the awards show that…

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#Riot Games to pay 0M in gender discrimination suit

#Riot Games to pay $100M in gender discrimination suit

“#Riot Games to pay $100M in gender discrimination suit” Tencent Holdings’ Riot Games on Monday said it has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a 2018 gender-based discrimination class-action lawsuit with California state agencies and current and former women employees. The company said it will pay $80 million to the members of the class-action…

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#Facebook ripped for ‘sexist job ads’ catering to men

#Facebook ripped for ‘sexist job ads’ catering to men

“#Facebook ripped for ‘sexist job ads’ catering to men” Facebook has been accused of enabling sexist job advertising and breaking equality law. Campaign group Global Witness claims the tech giant has a biased algorithm that determines who will see a job ad and that it’s failing to crack down on discrimination. The group conducted an…

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#Spain on path to legalizing gender self-identification

#Spain on path to legalizing gender self-identification

“#Spain on path to legalizing gender self-identification” MADRID, June 29 – The Spanish government on Tuesday approved the draft of a bill to allow anyone over the age of 14 to change gender legally without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy, the Equality Ministry said. The draft bill, which will go to a public hearing…

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#Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space

#Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space

“#Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space” PARIS — The European Space Agency says it was “blown away” by the record number of applicants — more than 22,000 — hoping to become the continent’s next generation of space travelers, including more women than ever and some 200 people with disabilities. In releasing the results…

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#MacKenzie Scott donates .7 billion to 286 organizations

#MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion to 286 organizations

“#MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion to 286 organizations” MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist known for her impromptu multibillion-dollar donations to charities and racial equity issues, announced Tuesday that she has given $2.7 billion to 286 organizations. Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, wrote in a Medium post that she made the gifts to enable the…

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