Monday, 9 May 2016

Blog Post #12- Current Events

Current Event:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36250284
The article I chose is titled “N Carolina sues US Justice Department over LGBT law.” This article discusses the effects of the anti-human rights law passed in North Carolina.  The law requires people to use the public toilets that correspond with their sex on their birth certificate rather than the gender they identify themselves with.  The US justice department has said that this law “violates federal civil rights protections,” and the department has tried to prevent the state from upholding this discriminatory law.  This resulted in North Carolina suing the US justice department.  North Carolina is suing with the goal of having the discriminatory law upheld, saying that the law is “common sense privacy policy" and accuses the federal government of overstepping and “supporters of the law say policies that allow transgender people to use toilets according to their gender identity increases the threat of sexual assault.”   LGBT rights activists have said that this law just adds stigma upon the transgender community by spreading untruthful claims to do with sexual assault.  They have said that “the law will deny the LGBT community basic protections.”  Due to the unjust law many major groups are boycotting North Carolina, such as businesses including PayPal and Bank of America.  As well as musicians Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Cirque de Soleil, Ringo Starr who have cancelled shows to show their support for LGBT rights. The department of justice has taken another approach to denounce this law, Governor Pat McCrory has said that “The Obama administration is bypassing Congress by attempting to rewrite the law and set restroom policies for public and private employers across the country, not just North Carolina."  

Personal Reflection:

 I choose this article because it deals with a very important subject and the issue of the anti-trans law being passed has had tremendous effects. This law is a step back in the quest for equality. Not only is it discriminatory to the LGBT community, it is anti-human rights, it is completely unfair and it is positive that at least the fact that it is unjust is being acknowledged and action has been taken. This topic effects the LGBT group as well as anyone who supports the fight for equality. 
Here are links to two other current articles that deal with the same subject:


New Discovery/New Study:
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36245728
The following article is on a scientist created second skin used to hid wrinkles and even treat skin ailments.  I found this article on BBC world news and it is titled “Scientist make ‘second skin’ to hide wrinkles.”  This new discovery was created by a team at Harvard Medical School and MIT.  Nature minerals reports that is once applied the formula dries and "mimics the properties of youthful skin.” Currently the possibility of using the product for commercial cosmetic use is being explored, but scientists are also exploring using it as a way of delivering medicines and as sun protection.

Personal Reflection:
I think this product can affect the health and cosmetic markets.  I think many people would love this product as youth is one of the most desired traits in beauty.  There are already so many products being purchases with promises of getting rid of wrinkles and looking younger, so I think this would have a great impact on consumers.
Here are two more articles on the same study:

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