It is not easy to find the rights words to describe something or someone and that tough task has led Lancet into a pool of trouble.<o:p></o:p>

Lancet is a leading medical journal which has faced fury for describing women as 'bodies with vaginas'.<o:p></o:p>

An article titled 'Periods on Display' was published on September 01. In this article the experts tried to examine an exhibition exploring the taboos related to menstrual cycle. It also touched upon the history of periods exhibited at the Vagina Museum in London.

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However, the article gained spotlight due to its poor choice of words, rather than the text. The article was featured on the front page on the journal and in that the term 'women' was replaced with 'bodies with vaginas'.<o:p></o:p>

"Historically, the anatomy and physiology of bodies with vaginas have been neglected," the journal's front page read.<o:p></o:p>

This has brought immense criticism for the journal as many experts have labelled this to be 'insulting and abusive' and others have called it a ‘misguided pursuit of woke points’.<o:p></o:p>

Some people even cracked down on Lancet by calling it a hypocrite institution. Readers took the liberty to point out that an article on prostate cancer, published on September 20, did not label men as 'bodies with penises', contrary to this article.<o:p></o:p>

"This framing makes it sound like a coincidence that "bodies with vaginas"&nbsp;have been neglected by medicine, as if it were not the product of a discrimination and oppression specific to the female sex. Medical misogyny is exists - and refusing to acknowledge women perpetuates it,"&nbsp;Feminist writer Claire Heuchan, who blogs under the name Sister Outrider,&nbsp;said on Twitter.

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After this outcry, Lancet took to social media platform, Twitter, to issue an apology. "I apologise to our readers who were offended by the cover quote and the use of those same words in the review. At the same time, I want to emphasise that transgender health is an important dimension of modern health care, but one that remains neglected,"&nbsp;said Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet.

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"Trans people regularly face stigma, discrimination, exclusion, and poor health, often experiencing difficulties accessing appropriate health care. The exhibition review from which&nbsp;The Lancet&nbsp;cover quote was taken is a compelling call to empower women, together with non-binary, trans, and intersex people who have experienced menstruation, and to address the myths and taboos that surround menstruation."<o:p></o:p>

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It is not easy to find the rights words to describe something or someone and that tough task has led Lancet into a pool of trouble. Lancet is a leading medical journal which has faced fury for describing women as 'bodies with vaginas'.

It is not easy to find the rights words to describe something or someone and that tough task has led Lancet into a pool of trouble. Lancet is a leading medical journal which has faced fury for describing women as 'bodies with vaginas'. An article titled 'Periods on Display' was published on September 01. In this article the experts tried to examine an exhibition exploring the taboos related to menstrual cycle. It also touched upon the history of periods exhibited at the Vagina Museum in London. Also read | Amazon launches dog-like robot that can monitor your home However, the article gained spotlight due to its poor choice of words, rather than the text. The article was featured on the front page on the journal and in that the term 'women' was replaced with 'bodies with vaginas'. "Historically, the anatomy and physiology of bodies with vaginas have been neglected," the journal's front page read. This has brought immense criticism for the journal as many experts have labelled this to be 'insulting and abusive' and others have called it a ‘misguided pursuit of woke points’. Some people even cracked down on Lancet by calling it a hypocrite institution. Readers took the liberty to point out that an article on prostate cancer, published on September 20, did not label men as 'bodies with penises', contrary to this article. "This framing makes it sound like a coincidence that "bodies with vaginas" have been neglected by medicine, as if it were not the product of a discrimination and oppression specific to the female sex. Medical misogyny is exists - and refusing to acknowledge women perpetuates it," Feminist writer Claire Heuchan, who blogs under the name Sister Outrider, said on Twitter. This framing makes it sound like a coincidence that “bodies with vaginas” have been neglected by medicine, as if it were not the product of a discrimination and oppression specific to the female sex. Medical misogyny is exists - and refusing to acknowledge women perpetuates it. https://t.co/lSGHVbb0SK — Sister Outrider (@ClaireShrugged) September 24, 2021 × After this outcry, Lancet took to social media platform, Twitter, to issue an apology. "I apologise to our readers who were offended by the cover quote and the use of those same words in the review. At the same time, I want to emphasise that transgender health is an important dimension of modern health care, but one that remains neglected," said Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet. Dear readers, in response to the Sept 25, 2021 cover of The Lancet, here is a statement from Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief: https://t.co/d47J6v4kSC pic.twitter.com/J73HlJ7w1O — The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 27, 2021 × "Trans people regularly face stigma, discrimination, exclusion, and poor health, often experiencing difficulties accessing appropriate health care. The exhibition review from which The Lancet cover quote was taken is a compelling call to empower women, together with non-binary, trans, and intersex people who have experienced menstruation, and to address the myths and taboos that surround menstruation."

Hell breaks loose as Lancet describes women as 'bodies with vaginas'

Two women filed a civil lawsuit against Hollywood actor James Franco on Thursday, accusing him of running a bogus film school where young women eager to advance their acting careers were duped into auditioning nude or shooting explicit sex scenes. 
 
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accused the 41-year-old, Oscar-nominated actor, currently starring in the HBO television series&nbsp; 'The Deuce',&nbsp;of exploiting aspiring actors at his now-defunct school. 
 
Franco’s attorney, Michael Plonsker, said in a statement that his client had not been served by the lawsuit, which he called 'ill-informed'.

“James will not only fully defend himself, but will also seek damages from the plaintiffs and their attorneys for filing this scurrilous publicity-seeking lawsuit,” Plonsker said. 
 
According to the lawsuit, the two women, actresses Sarah Tither Kaplan and Toni Gaal, said they enrolled in Franco's film school in 2014. 
 
They accused Franco and two other men associated with his production company and school of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, fraud, and other wrongdoing. 
 
Franco and his colleagues were "dangling the opportunity to aspiring actors of employment in film and television," the lawsuit stated. 
 
"Franco's targets were even duped to pay for their exploitation through a fraudulent&nbsp; 'acting school'&nbsp;(Studio 4) designed to benefit Franco and his production companies wherein employment opportunities for women supposedly increased when they agreed to overt sexual acts, nudity and performing in sex scenes - often in an orgy typesetting," the lawsuit said. 
 
Students were encouraged to pay $750 to join a sex scenes master class at the school and had to audition nude or partially nude, the lawsuit said. 
 
After completing the class, Tither-Kaplan was offered a role in a project in which Franco appeared in an orgy scene with women. He removed plastic guards covering actresses&nbsp;vaginas while simulating oral sex, the suit said. 
 
The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of other women who attended the school and seeks unspecified monetary damages. 
 
The lawsuit also cited a comment made by Franco in early January 2018 in an appearance on Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show'&nbsp;days after he faced accusations of sexual misconduct on Twitter. 
 
He was asked on the show to comment on accusations made against him on social media. 
 
The lawsuit, cited his comment, "If I have done something wrong, I will fix it. I have to". The lawsuit said that Franco and others had 'committed egregious wrongs'&nbsp;to student actors and had 'done nothing to fix these wrongs'&nbsp;. 
 
Franco's best-known films include '127 hours',&nbsp;'Spider-Man' and 'The Disaster Artist'.&nbsp;&nbsp;At the Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 7, 2018, Franco wore a Time's Up movement pin supporting victims of sexual harassment.

Two women filed a civil lawsuit against Hollywood actor James Franco on Thursday, accusing him of running a bogus film school where young women eager to advance their acting careers were duped into auditioning nude or shooting explicit sex scenes.

Two women filed a civil lawsuit against Hollywood actor James Franco on Thursday, accusing him of running a bogus film school where young women eager to advance their acting careers were duped into auditioning nude or shooting explicit sex scenes. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accused the 41-year-old, Oscar-nominated actor, currently starring in the HBO television series 'The Deuce', of exploiting aspiring actors at his now-defunct school. Franco’s attorney, Michael Plonsker, said in a statement that his client had not been served by the lawsuit, which he called 'ill-informed'. “James will not only fully defend himself, but will also seek damages from the plaintiffs and their attorneys for filing this scurrilous publicity-seeking lawsuit,” Plonsker said. According to the lawsuit, the two women, actresses Sarah Tither Kaplan and Toni Gaal, said they enrolled in Franco's film school in 2014. They accused Franco and two other men associated with his production company and school of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, fraud, and other wrongdoing. Franco and his colleagues were "dangling the opportunity to aspiring actors of employment in film and television," the lawsuit stated. "Franco's targets were even duped to pay for their exploitation through a fraudulent 'acting school' (Studio 4) designed to benefit Franco and his production companies wherein employment opportunities for women supposedly increased when they agreed to overt sexual acts, nudity and performing in sex scenes - often in an orgy typesetting," the lawsuit said. Students were encouraged to pay $750 to join a sex scenes master class at the school and had to audition nude or partially nude, the lawsuit said. After completing the class, Tither-Kaplan was offered a role in a project in which Franco appeared in an orgy scene with women. He removed plastic guards covering actresses vaginas while simulating oral sex, the suit said. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of other women who attended the school and seeks unspecified monetary damages. The lawsuit also cited a comment made by Franco in early January 2018 in an appearance on Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' days after he faced accusations of sexual misconduct on Twitter. He was asked on the show to comment on accusations made against him on social media. The lawsuit, cited his comment, "If I have done something wrong, I will fix it. I have to". The lawsuit said that Franco and others had 'committed egregious wrongs' to student actors and had 'done nothing to fix these wrongs' . Franco's best-known films include '127 hours', 'Spider-Man' and 'The Disaster Artist'. At the Golden Globes ceremony on Jan. 7, 2018, Franco wore a Time's Up movement pin supporting victims of sexual harassment.

James Franco sued over sexual exploitation allegations at his acting school

A transgender woman and her husband sued <a href="http://www.wionews.com/science-tech/anytime-amazons-speculated-messaging-app-17998">Amazon.com</a>, accusing the company of subjecting them to severe harassment and physical threats when they both worked at the retailer&#39;s warehouse in Kentucky.

A group representing the couple said their case was striking given the Seattle-based company&#39;s vocal support of LGBT rights.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Kentucky said Allegra Schawe-Lane was subjected to taunts such as &quot;shemale&quot; and &quot;crossdresser&quot; from coworkers. She and her husband Dane Lane also received crass comments about their sex life, it said.

The couple lodged a series of complaints with supervisors during the year they worked at the Hebron, Kentucky warehouse, but the company took no action, the lawsuit said.

Supervisors joined in the harassment and were instructed to &quot;watch them closely.&quot; The two feared for their lives after a coworker cut the brake lines on their car, according to the lawsuit. The couple quit their jobs in 2015 following the incidents.

Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.

The lawsuit comes after <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/the-rise-rise-of-jeff-bezos-amazon-14019">Amazon</a>, one of the United States&#39; largest companies, was lauded by civil rights groups for their drama &quot;Transparent,&quot; one of the first series to feature a transgender lead character.

&quot;We call on <a href="http://www.wionews.com/science-tech/amazon-gets-doorway-to-indias-food-retail-17816">Amazon</a> to examine the disconnect between the message of its hit show Transparent and the discrimination perpetrated against Allegra and Dane,&quot; said Jillian Weiss, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing the couple in the lawsuit, and which gave &quot;Transparent&quot; an award in 2015.

Lane and Schawe-Lane say Amazon violated federal and Kentucky laws banning sex discrimination in the workplace. Several federal courts have ruled that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is a form of unlawful sex bias.

Schawe-Lane also says Amazon violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because supervisors viewed her gender dysphoria as a disability.

The case is Lane v. Amazon.com KYDC LLC, US&nbsp;District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, No. 2:17-cv-00134.

The lawsuit comes after Amazon, one of the United States' largest companies, was lauded by civil rights groups for their drama "Transparent," one of the first series to feature a transgender lead character

A transgender woman and her husband sued Amazon.com, accusing the company of subjecting them to severe harassment and physical threats when they both worked at the retailer's warehouse in Kentucky. A group representing the couple said their case was striking given the Seattle-based company's vocal support of LGBT rights. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Kentucky said Allegra Schawe-Lane was subjected to taunts such as "shemale" and "crossdresser" from coworkers. She and her husband Dane Lane also received crass comments about their sex life, it said. The couple lodged a series of complaints with supervisors during the year they worked at the Hebron, Kentucky warehouse, but the company took no action, the lawsuit said. Supervisors joined in the harassment and were instructed to "watch them closely." The two feared for their lives after a coworker cut the brake lines on their car, according to the lawsuit. The couple quit their jobs in 2015 following the incidents. Amazon did not respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit comes after Amazon, one of the United States' largest companies, was lauded by civil rights groups for their drama "Transparent," one of the first series to feature a transgender lead character. "We call on Amazon to examine the disconnect between the message of its hit show Transparent and the discrimination perpetrated against Allegra and Dane," said Jillian Weiss, executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is representing the couple in the lawsuit, and which gave "Transparent" an award in 2015. Lane and Schawe-Lane say Amazon violated federal and Kentucky laws banning sex discrimination in the workplace. Several federal courts have ruled that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is a form of unlawful sex bias. Schawe-Lane also says Amazon violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because supervisors viewed her gender dysphoria as a disability. The case is Lane v. Amazon.com KYDC LLC, US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, No. 2:17-cv-00134.

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