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A mother claims her son was banned from wearing shorts to school - despite there being a heatwave - and was told he could opt for a skirt instead. Toni Hurst from Stockport says she was baffled when Hazel Grove High School told her that Tom Foster, 13, would be put in isolation if he didn't follow the rules. She explained that a member of staff initially told her that 'boys are free to wear skirts instead of long trousers' over the phone. .....

Actor Sean Penn is no champion of the conservative movement and there’s a good chance he never will be. But he does appear to agree with many of his political opposites when it comes to traditional gender roles. The “Mystic River” alum is unhappy with men becoming more feminine and wishes the trend would reverse. “I am in the club that believes that men in American culture have become wildly feminized,” Penn told UK-based inews.co while promoting his new movie, “Flag Day.” “I don’t think that being a brute or having insensitivity or disrespect for women is anything to do...

In an era during which rules seem meant to be broken — and more and more people are calling for gender equality — it should surprise no one that the fashion world is the head cheerleader for change. Case in point: the Fall 2018 Menswear designers presenting a variety of skirts on their runways. A wrap skirt paired with a matching jacket showed up at the Astrid Andersen show in London, as well as a flasher worthy trench dress at Alex Mullins and a a flirty full skirt bounced along at Bobby Abley.

Latest WikiLeaks hack suggests DOJ was biased in favor of Clinton—to the point of taking highly unethical measures. On November 2, WikiLeaks released Part 26 of their emails from Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta. A March 2015 email revealed Podesta attended a meeting with Clinton campaign General Counsel, the lobbying firm Dewey Square Partners and Clinton Super PACs. Several emails released by WikiLeaks suggest the Clinton campaign illegally coordinated with Super PACs, prompting Clinton loyalist Neera Tanden to say she thought that what the campaign was doing with Correct the Record was “skirting, if not violating” the law. Assistant Attorney...

A school has been criticised after punishing a whole cheerleading squad after a male student said he was distracted by their short skirts. The student at Timpview High School had “impure” thoughts after seeing the squad in their uniforms, People reports, and so his mother wrote to the school and complained. After the formal complaint was made, rather than helping the male student to deal with the thoughts, the Utah school’s administrators appear to have punished the whole cheerleading squad. Administrators told the cheerleading coach at the school, who told the 44-strong cheerleading squad that they should not wear their...

An Orthodox Jewish woman is suing the Lucille Roberts health-club chain for allegedly pitching a holy fit when she insisted on wearing a skirt during her workouts in Brooklyn. Yosefa Jalal, of Crown Heights, claims in court papers to be filed Friday that she was repeatedly harassed, threatened with arrest and ultimately had her membership revoked for following religious dictates regarding female modesty.

Nantes education authorities have launched a 'Lift the Skirt' campaign to support gender equality. Under the campaign, male students and teachers of 27 public schools are invited to wear skirts on May 16, sparking controversy in the western French city. The idea to swap trousers for skirts in a stand against sexism originated from pupils themselves, and was sanctioned by the city's school authorities and therefore by the Ministry of Education, the Local reported. Those who prefer not to bare their legs have the option of wearing a sticker which says, “I am fighting against sexism, are you?” Although the...

<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal air marshal has been arrested and accused of taking cellphone photographs underneath women's skirts as they boarded a plane at Nashville International Airport.</p> <p>Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge Michael Pascarella told The Associated Press that Adam Bartsch was immediately removed from duty and is in the process of being suspended or fired.</p>

More than a dozen male employees working for the Roslagsbanan train services in the Swedish capital have been wearing skirts in order to keep cool. One of the drivers, Martin Åkersten, explained that temperatures can hit 95F (35C) in the train cab during the summer. Uniform regulations by the train company Arriva state that skirts or long trousers are acceptable. At a meeting last year, drivers were told that shorts were not allowed. They have given their blessing to the men wearing skirts however. "To say anything else would be discrimination," Thomas Hedenius, the communications head, told the local Mitti...

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. -- A Pembroke Park liquor store owner said two women stole bottles of liquor Monday by hiding them up their long skirts and walking out of the store. The thefts occurred at a 23-hour liquor store at 3163 Hallandale Beach Blvd.

July 8, 2008 A 47-year-old man has been charged with using a video camera to take pictures up women's skirts at a northwest suburban festival on July 4. During Friday's Frontier Days Festival in Arlington Heights, plainclothes officers received a complaint from a citizen who saw a man using his camera to take photographs up women’s skirts, according to a release from police. A description was then given out to all officers working the festival grounds. Later Friday, a plainclothes officer observed the subject bend over with a small camera pretending to adjust his shoes while shoot a video up...

More high school girls are playing competitive sports than ever before. But for some devoutly religious girls, balancing faith and athletics can be a challenge. This week in Washington, DC, a Muslim high school track star was kicked out of a meet because her special uniform violated competition rules. Last month in Canada, the issue made national headlines when a 14-year old soccer player was ejected from a game for wearing her hijaab head scarf. Here in Connecticut, a unique girls basketball team has so far managed to skirt the controversy. The girls can remain true to traditional Judaic principles...

Washington: Women who send flirtatious emails, wear short skirts or massage a man's shoulders at the workplace win fewer pay raises and promotions, according to a new study. The study, conducted among MBA graduates by Tulane University, showed that half the respondents have sometimes engaged in some sexual behaviours to advance in their careers. This includes crossing legs provocatively or leaning over a table to let men look down their shirts, it said. But, interestingly, those women who said they have never engaged in sexual activities have earned an average of three promotions against two for the group that had...

Police found a so-called "skirt cam" under a subway grate at 88th Street and Lexington Avenue Tuesday afternoon after a woman called police saying she had noticed suspicious wires protruding from the grate as she passed by. Police closed off the street, fearing the device was a bomb, but soon realized that it was a four-inch multi-media video camera that was pointing upward and recording passers-by. The camera was attached to an external hard-drive, making it possible for the video to be saved and then uploaded onto the Internet. Investigators do not consider the camera to be a threat to...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian regional government has told its women employees to stop wearing short skirts and tone down their make-up because they were arousing their male colleagues' "animal instincts". The ruling by Oleg Shlyk, deputy governor of Kaliningrad on Russia's Baltic coast, has stirred indignation among many in the enclave -- including its menfolk. "Of course, a woman must attract a man's attention, but not so much as to overstep norms and arouse not business-like but only animal instincts," Shlyk told the NTV television network. An NTV commentator said Shlyk's ruling meant that women in Kaliningrad administration headquarters...

The headline read, "Pitt Says Men May Start Wearing Skirts After 'Troy.'" I thought, "Well, I know the University of Pittsburgh has been having a big brouhaha over benefits for gay and lesbian couples, but it sounds as if they've gone a bit overboard. And who's this guy Troy anyway?"

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two Bronx girls reportedly had to wear skirts made of trash bags to class as a punishment for coming to school in jeans rather than their uniforms. The sixth-graders at the Bronx Preparatory Charter School were made to wear the bags by principal Marina Bernard Damiba, the Daily News reported Friday. Damiba called the garbage-bag skirts "Damiba fashions" and said they weren't meant to be humiliating. "It was more of a fun way to say, 'Listen, guys, wear the uniforms,'" she told the News. "Let's not dwell on something as simple as wearing the uniforms when...

Posted on Wed, Jan. 15, 2003 He's confident to the hilt (and online selling kilts)Michael Butler markets the men's garment as casual wear. The business has begun to break even.By Reid KanaleyInquirer Staff Writer Please note: It is not a skirt.It is a kilt, the anti-trouser, pleated but undivided, airy, and a little scary.And it is absolutely not about cross-dressing. "It's a men's garment," Michael Butler, co-owner of AmeriKilt Co., said as he stood, 6-foot-4, broad of shoulder, bearded and hairy-legged in a cotton kilt of basic black."I love the kilt," Butler, 44, said. "When you see a man...

HARRISBURG - The boys should have kept their pants on, school officials said. The two middle school students were just trying to show some school spirit, their parents said. "I think the whole thing is just ridiculous," said Christi Oakes, whose son, Aaron, went to school Wednesday morning wearing a girl's cheerleader outfit, complete with a short skirt, and was told to take it off and put some pants back on. "Anytime you get two boys who are willing to dress up like that ... it's not an issue. They weren't flipping them up or anything," Oakes said. Aaron Oakes,...