A Muslim woman says Planet Fitness kicked her out of the gym for wearing a head scarf which did not fit their dress code policy. » 3/24/14 11:50am 3/24/14 11:50am

Over the past month, Iowa Rep. Steve King has been one of the most vocal supporters of SB102, the controversial Arizona bill (recently vetoed by AZ Governor Jan Brewer) that would have allowed businesses to discriminate against and refuse service to gay people on religious grounds. While many argued that such a law… » 3/05/14 5:45pm 3/05/14 5:45pm

Russia's anti-gay laws have been a major focus in the lead-up to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, and during his address at today's opening ceremony IOC president Thomas Bach made a strong statement against "any form of discrimination" and in favor of tolerance. Viewers worldwide heard the statement; NBC viewers in the … » 2/08/14 4:04pm 2/08/14 4:04pm

Another perfectly legitimate, non-purloining shopper has claimed that Macy's, in its ceaseless effort to make shopping in New York as stressful and bigoted as possible, racially profiled him after he purchased a really expensive Louis Vuitton bag. » 12/22/13 12:00pm 12/22/13 12:00pm

Ahead of yet another campaign urging women to defy Saudi Arabia’s dude-only driving rules in a protest drive on October 26, a conservative Saudi cleric has used his thoroughly medieval understanding of human organs to argue that women who drive cars risk damaging their ovaries and giving birth to children with clinical … » 9/29/13 2:30pm 9/29/13 2:30pm

Deborah Brown Community School, the charter school in Tulsa, Oklahoma that recently came under fire for sending home 7-year-0ld Tiana Parker on the grounds that she violated appearance guidelines by having dreadlocks, has decided — following a two hour school board meeting — to officially change their policy. » 9/10/13 12:00pm 9/10/13 12:00pm

A veteran, weather-beaten meteorologist in Los Angeles recently filed a discrimination lawsuit against KABC-TV, alleging he wasn’t even considered for the position of green-screen gesticulator because the station had already made up its mind to hire an attractive young woman with very little experience. Armed with the… » 8/17/13 2:30pm 8/17/13 2:30pm

Reporter Tara Murtha of the alt-publication Philadelphia Weekly has filed a federal civil suit against her employer alleging that she was not compensated equally with her male colleagues and that the organization is a "hostile and sexually discriminatory work environment.” In response, multiple publications have written … » 8/01/13 8:30pm 8/01/13 8:30pm

For years, Abercrombie & Fitch's hiring practices have been under scrutiny. And now, France’s official human rights watchdog organization has set its sights on the retailer, launching an investigation. » 7/25/13 3:30pm 7/25/13 3:30pm