- Queensland’s parliament has overturned a 19th century abortion ban in a historic vote to decriminalize abortion, and make it available on demand up to 22 weeks, or later with the approval of two medical practitioners.
- A group of 54 academics, mainly based in the UK, have signed a letter in The Guardian reporting that they and other members of the academy face being harassed and attacked for engaging in any research or critical analysis of gender identity issues.
- Female journalists and actors are leading a wave of new #MeToo revelations in India, shaking the media and entertainment industries through a steady outpouring of allegations over Twitter.
- If elected, Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor in Georgia, will be the first black governor in state history. Her opponent, Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, has placed a hold on 53,000 voter registration applications, 70 percent of which were submitted by black citizens.
- Paul Bernardo, the sadistic rapist who was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of Ontario teens Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, has been denied parole on the 25th anniversary of his arrest in 1993.