Close the sky is an amazing phrase to be able to use

Correction. English children will be taught this. Education is a devolved matter in the UK so this will not apply to the other parts of the UK

We do. It’s called the Equality Act 2010. It requires reasonable adjustments for disabled people. However, this is not always provided for in reality. The equality act is mentioned in the original article

I wouldn’t really call the Labour party progressive

That isn’t actually true. The price on the shelf is considered to be an invitation to treat. By taking the item to the checkout you are offering to buy it which they can reject. In practice they will sell it to you for the price on the shelf but this is not the law

Buffy

Coffee. There are a couple of Lemmy communities but none of them are that active. Reddit had r/coffee and r/espresso that were both fairly active

Even better. The countdown resets if you look away

Discrimination based on gender identity is basically saying I have been treated differently due to being transgender. She is saying that she as a transgender woman is being treated differently to a cisgender woman. Or that is at least how it works in the UK. I would presume Australia is similar

This case is being heard in Sydney, Australia not the US so a case from the US is not relevant in determining the outcome

It’s specifically for gender identity clinics so only applies to trans kids

Elan.school is a webcomic of the author’s experience at Elan. Well worth a read and the author is currently in the process of making it into a physical comic

It doesn’t matter if it’s slavery though. Slavery is legal for prisoners

A lot of these comments are American so I thought I would provide a different point of view. In the UK it is a legal requirement for some broadcasters to have a certain percentage of signed programmes.

For espresso machines I would recommend Gaggia. I bought one that was at least third hand and from 2000. It still works great and if anything breaks all the parts can be bought online