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CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Recent misgendering of a transgender worker draws criticisms, provides teachable moments
Recent misgendering of a transgender worker draws criticisms, provides teachable moments A previous story that misgendered a transgender miner sparked debate on inclusive language in the Greater Sudbury community and beyond. The United Steelworkers criticized the report, saying it fuels hostility with the company involved, Vale, saying it supports an inclusive workplace. Angela Gemmill has more on these teachable moments.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
University workers face FIVE years in prison for misgendering trans student
A female janitor and a university official are facing up to five years in prison for misgendering a student. The official, Luiz Adripaulo, and the janitor, whose name has been withheld, were accused of transphobia by Federal University of Paraibá student Odara Moraes in October 2022. Psychology major Moraes was seen inside one of the school's women's restrooms when she was confronted by the staff members. The janitor, who had been employed by the Brazilian university for nine years, told news outlet Redduxx that she was hardly ever assigned to the area of the campus when she walked into the bathroom with one of her co-workers. They noticed Moraes wearing 'a crop top and a mini skirt' and approached her before the janitor, who is on trial, told Moraes that she was not in the correct restroom. 'I didn't mean to offend anyone or hurt anyone. I just spoke to him politely, and I was politely bothered because it was a female space, not a male one,' the worker said. 'I was simply speaking about a fact, about a right - my right as a woman to defend our space, a female space. I had never seen anything like that before - a man using a women's bathroom.' The janitor said that Moraes was argumentative and asked to be referred to with female pronouns. After learning that the janitor was employed by the school, Moraes requested the presence of a university official and was escorted to the office of Adripaulo, the administrative director. Adripaulo attempted to mediate the incident when he asked Moraes if she had any documents to prove that she was a woman. Moraes accused the janitor and Adripaulo of discrimination and abandoned the office before filing a police report four days later. The incident generated concerns for both the janitor and Adripaulo, who had never gotten in trouble with the law. The janitor was left without a job in 2023 after her contract was not renewed by the company that hired her for the university, and she has had trouble finding employment ever since. 'I never imagined I would go through something like this,' she said. 'What I have been through deeply affected my personal and mental well-being. I have become anxious. I have anxiety attacks, you know?' Moraes claimed that she was discriminated by a female janitor and an administrator at the Federal University of Paraibá after she was kicked out of a women's restroom Adripaulo faced constant pressure from LGBT+ activist groups, who held protests outside his office. Student accused him of being a 'fascist.' 'Emotionally, my family and I were devastated, we didn't know how to react,' he said. 'My wife cries in the early hours of the morning; One day I woke up, she was crying on the soft. I made a tremendous effort not to let my children and wife notice what emotional state I'm in right now.' Both were charged in October 2024 with aggravated prejudice and will learn of their fate in the next couple weeks. They could spend two to five years in prison if they are found guilty.
The Independent
16-07-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Nurse cleared of gross misconduct over misgendering accusation
A nurse accused of misgendering a transgender doctor has been cleared of gross misconduct as there was 'insufficient evidence' to uphold a finding. Sandie Peggie was suspended from work at Fife's Victoria Hospital on 3 January 2024, after she complained about sharing a changing room with trans medic Dr Beth Upton. Dr Upton made an allegation of bullying and harassment and cited concerns about patient care. Ms Peggie has since taken the health board and Dr Upton to an employment tribunal, lodging a complaint of sexual harassment or harassment related to a protected belief under section 26 of the Equality Act 2010 regarding three incidents when they shared a changing room: indirect harassment, victimisation and whistleblowing. Tribunal hearings took place in Dundee in February and it was then adjourned until Wednesday. Hours before it was due to restart, Ms Peggie's solicitor Margaret Gribbon said the nurse had been cleared of gross misconduct allegations following a separate health board disciplinary hearing. That hearing was held on 25 June and considered four gross misconduct allegations: two relating to patient care failures, one of misgendering Dr Upton, and one relating to Ms Peggie's encounter with Dr Upton in the workplace female-only changing room on Christmas Eve 2023. In a statement, the health board said: 'NHS Fife can confirm that an internal conduct hearing has concluded in relation to a staff member in our emergency department, following allegations concerning conduct. 'The hearing was held in accordance with the national NHS Scotland conduct policy and followed an investigation into matters. It considered several allegations, including regarding interactions between colleagues and patient care. 'After reviewing the evidence presented, including written submissions and witness testimony, the panel found that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of misconduct. 'While no formal sanctions have been imposed, the panel concluded that a facilitated reflective practice discussion would be appropriate. 'NHS Fife acknowledges that this was a complex and sensitive matter, and we are satisfied that the process has been appropriately followed and is now concluded. 'We remain committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment for all of our staff and patients. 'As this matter relates to an individual member of staff, NHS Fife will not be making any further comment on the outcome.' Ms Gribbon said: 'Sandie is relieved and delighted that this 18-month long internal process has concluded and cleared her of all allegations.' The hearing starts again on Wednesday in Dundee and is expected to last 11 days. Last week, it emerged NHS Fife has spent more than £220,000 defending itself in the employment tribunal. The extent of the costs was uncovered following an intervention by Scotland's information commissioner.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's Embarrassing Typo in Tariff Letter to World Leader
President Trump's letter-writing mission to convince world leaders to accept his tariff trade deals has hit an early snag after he misgendered one country's head of state. On Sunday, Trump revealed his administration would send out around a dozen warning letters this week, stating that tariffs for their respective countries would be reinstated if a trade deal with the U.S. was not negotiated by the deadline of August 1. On his Truth Social account on Monday, Trump started posting the letters in full, complete with his familiar scrawled signature. It didn't go quite to plan. Despite correctly referring to Željka Cvijanović, the Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina as 'Her Excellency,' the letter to her begins with 'Dear Mr President.' The post was later replaced with a letter that began 'Dear Madam President.' The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comment. Cvijanović has had prior dealings with the United States. Two years ago, she was one of four Bosnian Serb officials to have sanctions imposed against them for undermining a U.S. peace deal brokered to end the Balkan war in the 1990s. The war saw 100,000 people killed and the country split into two autonomous regions. In 2022, Cvijanović also had sanctions imposed by the U.K. for attempting to undermine the legitimacy and functionality of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On Monday, Trump was asked about his April promise of making 90 trade deals in 90 days after the roll out of 'reciprocal tariffs' was delayed from an initial date of July 9 to August 1. So far, deals have only been struck with the United Kingdom and Vietnam, and a preliminary accord with China. Trump's backflipping on tariff agreements has seen him earn the nickname TACO, or Trump Always Chickens Out. Trump said, 'We're going to have much more than 90, but most of those are going to be sent a letter... We're sending out letters to various countries, telling them how much tariffs they have to pay. Some will maybe adjust a little bit, depending if they have a, you know, cause we're not going to be unfair about it.' He added, 'And actually, it's a small fraction compared to what we should be getting. We could be asking for a much more, but for the sake of relationships that we've had with a lot of really good countries, we're doing the way I do it, but we could be getting a lot, we could ask for a lot more than what we're asking for.' On Monday Trump posted letters sent to leaders of Thailand, Cambodia, Belgrade, Serbia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, South Africa, Laos, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and Tunisia. U.S. stock markets plunged on Monday after the president posted the letters online, with the Dow dropping more than 500 points. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called letters to Japan and South Korea 'beautiful' in a briefing on Monday. The letters state, 'If you wish to open your heretofore closed Trading Markets to the United States, and eliminate your Tariff, and Non Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter. These Tariffs may be modified, upward or downward, depending on our relationship with your Country.' They end with the line, 'You will never be disappointed with The United States of America.'
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Transgender influencer refuses to eat meal at Disney World because waiter accidentally called her 'sir'
A transgender influencer has been slammed online after she refused to eat her meal at a Disney World restaurant because the waiter accidentally misgendered her. Transgender woman Lilly Contino has racked up hundreds of thousands of followers for documenting her transition online. She recently took to Instagram and TikTok to share her dismay after a staff member at the Happiest Place On Earth addressed her as 'sir' by mistake. She was eating Tiffins Restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park and the waiter was explaining the first course when he used the male pronoun. Despite the employee instantly apologizing, Lilly explained in her video about the incident that she 'no longer felt safe' at the restaurant. She ultimately decided she didn't want to eat there anymore because she knew she wouldn't 'enjoy' the food with her 'guard up.' The content creator ended up not having to pay for the food or her drink, but the interaction left some viewers disgruntled. In the now-viral video, Lilly was seen sitting at the table as the waiter brought out her first course, the $18 Tiffins Signature Bread Service. But as the waiter was explaining where all the different breads came from, he called Lilly, who was wearing a blue, cropped tank top, white jean shorts, and pink Minnie ears with a bow, 'sir.' 'It's coconut bread from Thailand?' Lilly asked, to which the waiter replied, 'Yes sir.' 'It's ma'am,' Lilly quickly corrected him. 'Ma'am, I'm sorry. My bad sir,' the flustered waiter said. Afterwards, Lilly reflected on the moment to the camera, explaining, 'That totally sucked the joy out of this bread tower. 'It makes me want to immediately leave because I no longer feel safe here. Now my guard has to be up. 'I'm not gonna enjoy this bread as much because my guard is up. We should be able to go places and not have to worry.' The video then cut to Lilly flagging down a waiter, and telling them, 'I don't think I want this bread tower, actually, I'd rather have the check if that's okay.' 'I think their training says they're supposed to say "friend" and not used gendered language, it's a pretty big thing that Disney has done,' Lilly told the camera in another clip. 'Nothing was wrong with the bread, I just don't want it anymore. Just because they apologized doesn't mean [I] don't feel sad or offended. 'Have you accidentally ever hurt someone and said, "I'm so sorry, it's an accident?" Do you expect them to be like, "Oh, it was an accident, of course, no problem whatsoever. All of that hurt is now undone." That's not how it works.' It appeared that Lilly didn't have to pay for the uneaten bread or her soda. In one final clip, a staff member at the restaurant was heard apologizing to Lilly once again, before he told her that her drink was 'also on him,' seemingly confirming the bread was free too. 'They meant well but it still hurts,' Lilly captioned the clip. In March 2022, it was announced that Disney World staff members, as well recordings throughout the parks, would no longer include 'gendered greetings' like 'boys and girls' or 'ladies and gentleman.' Instead, they opted for gender neutral terms such as, 'Hello, everyone,' or, 'Hello, friends.' 'We don't want to just assume because someone might be, in our interpretation, presenting as female, that they may not want to be called "princess,"' Disney's diversity and inclusion manager Vivian Ware said in a leaked conference call with employees. 'So let's think differently about how do we really engage with our guests in a meaningful and inclusive way that makes it magical and memorable for everyone,' she added. Lilly's interaction with the waiter has since gone viral, gaining million of views on both of her platforms. And while some viewers were on her side, many were quick to slam her. 'The waiter was genuinely sincere and apologized,' one user pointed out. 'I understand that being misgendered can be painful, and everyone deserves respect. But it's also important to recognize that not every mistake is meant to offend,' another added. 'Most people are just responding to what they perceive based on appearance and voice - it's not always intentional or hateful. 'Expecting strangers to immediately identify you the way you see yourself, especially without any communication, isn't realistic. Lilly's interaction with the waiter has since gone viral, gaining million of views on both of her platforms. And while some viewers were on her side, many were quick to slam her 'Filming these interactions and publicly calling people out for honest mistakes doesn't build understanding - it alienates people who might otherwise be willing to listen and learn.' 'Patience and acceptance goes both ways,' someone else wrote. 'The waiter literally apologized. GROW UP,' a fourth comment read. A fifth said, 'So they went through all that trouble to make that [bread] just for you to return it because u were misgendered. 'Now they have to throw it out. Honestly, how do you sleep at night?'
