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The Supreme Court rules unanimously in LGBTQ+ rights vs. religious liberty case
The Supreme Court said Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it cut ties with a Catholic group that discriminated against LGBTQ+ couples.
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Supreme Court upholds the ACA, including its gender-based health protections
The Supreme Court tossed out a legal challenge that would have dismantled the landmark health reform bill.
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Meet The 19th’s breaking news team
Join us in welcoming reporters Candice Norwood, Orion Rummler and Jennifer Gerson.
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On LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Day, the U.S. still doesn’t know the size of the wage gap
The United States has never captured how many cents on the White male dollar LGBTQ+ people earn on average, a decision that has prevented meaningful policy to address disparities.
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A day of ‘profound power’: Biden declares Juneteenth a federal holiday
The country’s first new federal holiday since 1983 is the fruit of a decades-long push to acknowledge the importance of emancipation.
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Suicide attempts among teen girls were already high. The pandemic might have made it worse.
Data from the CDC showed teenage girls’ hospitalizations for suspected suicide attempts shot up last year. It’s only one piece of a mental health crisis affecting young people.
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Meet Ketanji Brown Jackson, a likely contender for the Supreme Court
The judge was confirmed by the Senate to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, a position regarded as a stepping stone to some of the highest legal positions in the government.
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For transgender people, finding mental health services that meet their needs is difficult
Even in cities known for providing transgender services, trans people overwhelmingly report myriad barriers in getting mental health services, experts say.
Beginning in 2022, women’s faces will appear on quarters for the first time, and the public will help choose who will be minted.
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About 26 percent of transgender people of color became unemployed due to COVID-19.
Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder, wins honorary Pulitzer
Frazier was honored with a special citation for her video, which “spurred protests against police brutality around the world.”
The 19th Explains: What six-week abortion bans really mean
Similar bans passed by other states have no legal standing, but an upcoming Supreme Court case could change that.
Barack Obama: Women have found themselves ‘in an impossible situation’
The former president says government can help relieve the gendered pressures of the pandemic.
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