Business and Technology

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Russia: Chatbot answers young people’s questions about HIV, health and relationships

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A chatbot named Eli that can answer questions about growing up, love, relationships and sexual health, including HIV prevention and treatment, has been launched on the VKontakte social network, adding to the resources for health available to young people in eastern Europe and central Asia.

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UK: Open letter to Boris Johnson from the Media Industry, in support of the trans community

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“We, as a collective of organisations from the media and entertainment industry, are writing to express our support of the trans community.”

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An Open Letter to Facebook: On the Hate Speech Against the LGBTQ+ Community in the Middle East and North Africa

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After the distressing spreadings of hate speech on the LGBT community in the Middle East and North Africa: An open letter from twenty-two regional and international organizations to Facebook administration

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Russia: St. Petersburg City Court sided with a transgender woman

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The St. Petersburg City Court has ruled in favor of a transgender woman, Anastasia Vasilyeva, who was fired from her job at a printing press after she changed the gender marker in her official identification documents. Vasilyeva’s former employer must now pay her more than 1.85 million rubles (approximately $26,500) in damages, reports the LGBTQ rights group “Vykhod” (Exit).

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"Over the Rainbow? The Road to LGBTI Inclusion"

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LGBTI discrimination lowers investment in human capital due to bullying at school, as well as poorer returns on educational investment in the labour market. It reduces economic output by excluding or under-valuing LGBTI talents from the labour market and impairing their mental and physical health, hence their productivity.