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[Link] Japanese Schools Are Still Banning Ponytails Because They Could ‘Sexually Excite’ Men

Read: 13/3/2022 www.vice.com

From the length of students’ socks to the color of their underwear, Japanese schools are infamous for their strict requirements on what pupils can wear. But one rule has drawn criticism for not just its absurdity but also the reason behind it.

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[Link] School Removes Student Project About Fascism After Cops Complain

Read: 18/11/2021 www.vice.com

Students at an Indiana high school are on their third day of virtual learning because they protested the school’s decision to remove a class project about ‘V for Vendetta’ which addressed police brutality.

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[Link] Intersex people undergo surgery when too young to give consent, inquiry told

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Intersex people have endured controversial surgeries and treatments, often when they were too young to provide consent, an inquiry by the Australian Human Rights Commission found in a report that recommends new legislative protections for children.

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[Link] Lego to remove gender bias from its toys after findings of child survey

Read: 12/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Lego has announced it will work to remove gender stereotypes from its toys after a global survey the company commissioned found attitudes to play and future careers remain unequal and restrictive.

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