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Please do say ‘gay’
If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . . more
Merrick resident Ellen Diamond, co-founder of Camp Ga’avah, in Oceanside, recently led a workshop with former campers about President Joseph Biden’s executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban that prohibited transgender individuals from serving in the military.
Locals react to repeal of transgender military ban
President Joseph Biden last Monday signed an executive order to reverse a policy that banned transgender people from serving in the military. With the order signed, local LGBTQ+ individuals and their … more
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John F. Kennedy High School senior Rachel Nossen, of Merrick, wrote an op-ed in The Cougar Crier, which called on the school community to end “gender marking” of its sports teams.
Bellmore-JFK athlete wants ‘Lady’ dropped from Cougars
A John F. Kennedy High School senior is calling on the school to stop referring to its female sports teams as the “Lady Cougars.” In an op-ed that appeared in the school year’s … more
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Keep up the dialogue on equal pay
It’s been a month since Team USA claimed the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. The squad’s dominance throughout the tournament reignited the national conversation on the gender pay gap. more
Chris Sourgoutsis is suing the U.S. Capitol police for sex discrimination, after she was fired in 2015.
Capitol police to produce 6 years of gender data in Bellmorite's discrimination suit
A federal judge on July 24 ordered that the Capitol police, which protects congress, turn over six years of data on the gender make-up of the force, as a Bellmore woman’s sex discrimination lawsuit against the force continues. more
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The governor takes aim at the gender pay gap
Over the past several decades, women have made tremendous strides in the workforce. Working mothers are now the single or primary source of income in 40 percent of . . . more
Nancy Dwyer, 82, has been attending local rallies since 1999. She marks the date of each protest on a handheld drum and bangs it to grab the attention of passersby.
South Shore women get involved on Int'l Women's Day
Nassau County residents coalesced along Old Country Road in Carle Place in honor of International Women’s Day, known this year as A Day Without Women, on March 8. more
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Closed doors shut out trans students
Imagine you’re the parent of a transgender child attending public school. You and your child have already had more than your share of grief, knowing that you live in a culture that doesn’t always understand or welcome difference . . . more
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