(2023-06-27). The Historic New Law Protecting Fairness for Pregnant Workers. aclu.org 
Today marks a historic moment in the lives of our nation's pregnant workers: after more than a
(2023-06-27). California's State Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Surgery. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study investigated the association of California's 2013 Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and utilization of gender-affirming surgery, with the states of Washington and Arizona serving as controls.
(2023-06-27). California's State Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Surgery—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to our study, Mr Das and Dr Drolet raise concern that the population was limited to inpatient gender-affirming surgery. Furthermore, they suggest that the period between 2016 and 2019 should be analyzed separately to account for the effects of Section 1557 of the ACA. This is an incorrect representation of the policy. Section 1557 was implemented in 2010 with the ACA. The final rule issued in 2016 by the Department of Health and Human Services clarified the interpretation and enforcement of the original law to include protections based on gender identity but did not issue new language expandi…
(2023-06-27). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…
(2023-06-27). Release Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardaƒü! wsws.org Well-known Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardaƒü was detained for criticising the illegal isolation of PKK's long-time jailed leader Abdullah àñcalan.
(2023-06-27). Clarence Thomas Encourages Constitutional Challenge To Whistleblower Law. thedissenter.org 
United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas effectively invited corporations accused of fraud to bring a constitutional challenge against the False Claims Act, which could dismantle a law that whistleblowers have depended on for over a century. | On June 16, Thomas issued a dissenting opinion in a case that involved the U.S. government's authority to dismiss False Claims lawsuits. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett joined Thomas in his dissent, with Kavanaugh declaring that it was his view that the Supreme Court should consider what Thomas raised in an "appropriate case."The False…
(2023-06-26). After Telling Black Americans To Boycott Florida, NAACP President Shows Up At Yacht Party In Cannes, France. moguldom.com Every year the media is flooded with glamorous photos from the famed Cannes Film Festival, an international star-studded film awards event that takes place in France. The film festival typically takes place in May, but a month later, there is also an event for the people behind the scenes. The Cannes Lions International Festival of …
(2023-06-27). No Prison For President Biden's Son For Federal Tax Crimes: A Look at Black Men Who Were Sent to Prison Over Taxes. moguldom.com Some are saying that President Joe Biden's son Hunter got a sweetheart deal in his recent plea with the Justice Department. Unlike others who have been guilty of the same crimes as Hunter, he will receive no time in prison. The Justice Department announced on June 20 that Hunter Biden had reached an agreement with …
(2023-06-27). First UN Investigator Allowed in Gitmo Says Detainees Face 'Cruel, Inhuman' Treatment. news.antiwar.com The first UN investigator allowed inside the notorious US prison at Guantanamo Bay said the 30 remaining detainees in the facility are facing "ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law." UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ni Aolain issued a report on the facility and told reporters in New York that "significant improvements" have been …
(2023-06-27). UN expert demands immediate shutting down of Guantanamo prison, apology to inmates. peoplesdispatch.org UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US' treatment of detainees was "cruel, inhuman and degrading"
(2023-06-27). Back to Gaza, after decades of prison and exile. electronicintifada.net The cause of Palestine demands sacrifices, says Jaber Ammar.
(2023-06-27). Organizers assemble for major conference to resist DeSantis, establish the Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On June 24, over 130 people packed the Maureen Gauzza Library in Tampa early Saturday morning to join in the fight to defend the Tampa 5, activists charged with felonies, some facing up to ten years in prison for exercising their free speech rights. | An aim of the conference was uniting progressive people and movements to fight for civil liberties in Florida and against the reactionary agenda of Governor Ron DeSantis. | Attendees joined three panel discussions titled: "Florida Students Fight to Save Public Education," "Unions: A Worker's Last Defense Against DeSantis," and "Civil Liberties in the A…
(2023-06-27). Palestinians imprisoned without charge or trial go on hunger strike. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Three Palestinian inmates imprisoned by Israel continue an indefinite hunger strike that began ten days ago to denounce their imprisonment without charge or trial.
(2023-06-27). New docs link CIA to medical torture of Indigenous children and Black prisoners. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The documentary record of "mind control" experiments conducted by the United States and other governments during the Cold War is just the tip of the iceberg, and our collective ignorance is by design. In early 1973, as the fallout from the Watergate scandal exposed the need for greater congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies, the he…
(2023-06-27). Meet a few of our 'transcestors' on stage now in L.A. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—In many cultures, maybe most, a certain space exists for people to live out their lives inhabiting the social expectations of another gender than that into which they were born. If it weren't for severe, often violent suppression of a person's natural inclinations, there'd likely be more. If people lived "trans" lives in the …
(2023-06-27). Palestinians imprisoned without charge or trial go on hunger strike. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Three Palestinian inmates imprisoned by Israel continue an indefinite hunger strike that began ten days ago to denounce their imprisonment without charge or trial.
(2023-06-27). New docs link CIA to medical torture of Indigenous children and Black prisoners. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The documentary record of "mind control" experiments conducted by the United States and other governments during the Cold War is just the tip of the iceberg, and our collective ignorance is by design. In early 1973, as the fallout from the Watergate scandal exposed the need for greater congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies, the he…
(2023-06-27). Meet a few of our 'transcestors' on stage now in L.A. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—In many cultures, maybe most, a certain space exists for people to live out their lives inhabiting the social expectations of another gender than that into which they were born. If it weren't for severe, often violent suppression of a person's natural inclinations, there'd likely be more. If people lived "trans" lives in the …