Latest from Jasmine Mithani
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Here’s how you can use the Take It Down Act
The 19th explains how the new law on nonconsensual intimate imagery will be implemented — and how you can request the takedown of explicit images created or shared without permission.
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Federal grants to assist domestic violence survivors are back — with more strings attached
Revised funding opportunities from the Office on Violence Against Women ban any activities characterizing domestic violence as a social justice issue.
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Key reports addressing violence against Indigenous women are gone from federal sites
The removals came ahead of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day of Awareness.
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House approves Take It Down Act, sending bill on intimate images to Trump’s desk
The bill requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery, including sexually explicit deepfakes and so-called “revenge porn."
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Trump is working to restrict trans rights. That’s not what Americans want.
A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that the number of people who don’t want politicians to focus on trans issues has grown, fueled by both Republicans and Democrats.
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Advocates for immigrant victims of domestic violence condemn White House ‘political theater’
The way the White House aired an accusation of domestic violence in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case has sent his wife and her children into hiding, and could discourage victims from seeking help, they say.
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Videos demeaning trans women and girls don’t violate Meta’s guidelines, Oversight Board rules
LGBTQ+ advocates say the timing for this decision “couldn’t be worse” as anti-trans violence and discrimination continues to spread worldwide.
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Trump backed a bill on nonconsensual intimate images — but he fired its enforcers
The Take It Down Act, championed by the first lady, would hand regulation to the FTC. The new administration has ousted two commissioners and at least a dozen staff members.
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Trump, found liable for sexual abuse in 2023, promotes sexual assault awareness
The president did not mention the verdict and instead blamed immigrants in a proclamation recognizing National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
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Groups helping LGBTQ+ victims of violence could face a catastrophic loss of federal funding
These nonprofits say there’s no way for them to do their work and comply with Trump’s executive orders.