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B.C. budget: Province becomes first in Canada to offer free prescription contraception | Globalnews.ca

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher 0 Comments

B.C. budget: Province becomes first in Canada to offer free prescription contraception by

Amy Judd (globalnews.ca)

The B.C. budget revealed a measure to cover prescription birth control products, copper IUDs and Plan B emergency contraceptives starting April 1, 2023.

With the release of the provincial budget on Tuesday, B.C. will become the first province in Canada to make prescription contraception free for all residents.Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said free prescription contraception will be available for women and transgender and non-binary people starting April 1.The program will fully cover prescription contraception options, including most oral…

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Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher 0 Comments

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination (Yahoo News)

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.

Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States. But the movement has been getting pushback from some Hindu Americans who argue that such legislation maligns a specific community.Tensions within the community were visible at Seattle…

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Woman shows up at Western Wall in her underwear – Israel News – The Jerusalem Post

February 12, 2023February 12, 2023 K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher 0 Comments

Woman shows up at Western Wall in her underwear (The Jerusalem Post)

A woman showed up at the Western Wall wearing only underwear on Sunday according to an Israel Police Spokesperson.Photos posted online showed the woman wearing only a bra and underwear with the word “Bibi” written on her thigh, seemingly as a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Source: Woman shows up at Western Wall in…

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Sri Lanka to finally decriminalise homosexuality

February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 K. Sis. Nicole T.N. Lasher 0 Comments

Sri Lanka to finally decriminalise homosexuality by

Sophie Perry (thepinknews.com)

The Sri Lankan government has expressed support for a bill which would see same-sex relationships decriminalised. On Thursday (9 February) the Sri Lankan government’s minister of foreign affairs Ali Sabry told The Daily Morning: “There is a Private Member Bill initiated by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Government MP and Attorney Premnath C. Dolawatte. “The […]

On Thursday (9 February) the Sri Lankan government’s minister of foreign affairs Ali Sabry told The Daily Morning: “There is a Private Member Bill initiated by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Government MP and Attorney Premnath C. Dolawatte. “The Government will support its position of decriminalising same-sex relationships. We are, however, not legalising same-sex marriages.…