The New York Times – Sports:
Girls are supposed to have equal access in schools. In practice, districts aren’t forced to change unless someone speaks up.
Category: Discrimination
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What Lia Thomas Could Mean for Women’s Elite Sports
The New York Times – Sports:
Although the number of top transgender athletes is small, the disagreements are profound, cutting to the core of the debate around gender identity and biological sex.
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May We Please Just Date Without Hate?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
An Asian American college couple tries to let their young love bloom, but racist incidents keep disrupting their honeymoon phase.
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The Restaurant Dress Code Is Back
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A number of restaurants are betting that Americans want to get gussied up again, but not everyone is thrilled about the fashion screening.
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Mahmood and Blanco’s Eurovision Song Shows Italy’s L.G.B.T.Q. Progress
The New York Times – Music:
The love song, and its video showing the artist Mahmood embracing another man, has been well received in a nation with a spotty history on L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
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A Writer Returns to the Grand Canyon, This Time With His Mother’s Ashes
The New York Times – Travel:
Thomas Page McBee first visited the national park as a child on a family vacation. Thirty-three years later — and 11 after starting testosterone — he finally reckons with his parent’s death.
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How Women Sports Teams Got Their Start
The New York Times – Sports:
As the 50th anniversary of Title IX arrives in June, historians are reflecting on the legacy of women’s sports teams and whether it’s time to stop segregating some sports by sex.
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The End of the All-Male, All-White Cockpit
The New York Times – Travel:
Airlines are struggling to find enough pilots and to diversify a profession that has been very resistant to change.
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The Female Soccer Players Challenging France’s Hijab Ban
The New York Times – Sports:
France’s soccer federation forbids hijab-wearing women from competing in soccer games, even though FIFA allows them. A collective of Muslim players is fighting what it considers a discriminatory rule.