Equality filtered out

In case you thought it was 1-0 to colleges on the equality front, there’s a last-minute goal from the UCU courtesy of a motion condemning the fact it has been unable to distribute some of its materials to colleges because their internal email filters don’t like the words “gay” or “lesbian”
6th June 2008, 1:00am

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Equality filtered out

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In case you thought it was 1-0 to colleges on the equality front, there’s a last-minute goal from the UCU courtesy of a motion condemning the fact it has been unable to distribute some of its materials to colleges because their internal email filters don’t like the words “gay” or “lesbian”. Whoops.

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