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Attica Scott is seeking justice for Breonna Taylor. A law named for her would be a start.
Time is running out this year in Kentucky for Breonna’s Law, a police accountability bill, and one state lawmaker is not giving up.
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Biden administration suggests it will add "X" gender markers to federal documents
The ACLU has been in talks with the administration about the change, which would allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect who they are.
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Frontline health care workers: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected you?
As a woman, person of color, or member of the LGBTQ+ community, what challenges have you faced this past year while working to save lives? We want to include your stories in an upcoming virtual event.
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Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Biden's pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, would be first Black woman in the role
Brooks-LaSure could play a major role in shaping Biden's health care agenda, which could have significant impacts on women and LGBTQ+ people.
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Katie Porter, one of Congress’ only single moms, has a plan to help caregivers
For National Caregivers Day, Rep. Katie Porter outlines the legislative solutions that could ease the burden on working parents.
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The nation's caregivers now face another hurdle: the vaccine
In a year that has spotlighted the crucial work that caregivers — both professional and not — perform, many are taking on new responsibilities as ambassadors for the vaccine.
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At least 36 anti-LGBTQ+ religious freedom measures have been filed this year, many tucked in COVID church bills
Advocates decried once popular religious freedom laws for allowing discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. Now they are quietly resurfacing.
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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with women leaders to talk priorities in Biden’s relief package
The vice president, members of Congress and advocates discussed the elements of President Joe Biden’s relief bill that most help women, with many advocating for a minimum-wage hike.
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South Carolina governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
The ban was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Abortion-rights advocates say the legislation is the first major abortion restriction passed out of a statehouse in 2021.
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The Labor Department’s first Black woman chief economist has a plan to center racial equity
Janelle Jones is taking her “Black women best” economic framework — the concept that economic policy isn’t working unless it’s helping Black women — to the Department of Labor.