By Samhita • 18 years ago

Ex-Penn State B-Ball player sues for discrimination

The lawsuit by former player Jennifer Harris filed in federal district court in Harrisburg accused Portland of discrimination based on race, gender and sexual orientation. The university and athletic director Tim Curley were also named as defendants.
Harris, who is black, said in the filing that Portland repeatedly asked her to change her appearance to look more “feminine.”
“In pursuing her discriminatory policy — known as ‘no drinking, no drugs, no lesbians’ — Ms. Portland has particularly targeted players who are African-American,” Harris’ attorneys wrote in the lawsuit, according to a copy of the filing provided by one of her lawyers, Karen Doering, of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Harris’ attorneys have said that while the player is not gay, she was perceived to be gay by her former coach.

The University and the coach have declined comment at this point.
via Sports Illustrated (yeah I know…)

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By Nia Evans • 6 years ago

Dear Betsy DeVos: Fighting for Survivors of Sexual Violence Is a Racial Justice Fight

For the past few months, I’ve seen several articles — almost exclusively written by white women — arguing that we shouldn’t enforce Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault because the authors believe Black men are more likely to be accused. The narrative has been picked up by numerous media outlets and used by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to strip protections for survivors.

The idea that survivors’ rights are a threat to Black men leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Let me be clear: that’s not because I’m not worried about race discrimination in school discipline. We have no data to support the argument that Black men are more likely to be accused of or ...

For the past few months, I’ve seen several articles — almost exclusively written by white women — arguing that we shouldn’t enforce Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault because the authors ...