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The 19th Explains: Why the Respect for Marriage Act doesn’t codify same-sex marriage rights
If the Supreme Court reverses marriage equality, the landmark legislation offers protections for LGBTQ+ couples but falls short of a national mandate.
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It’s Latina Equal Pay Day — finally
The pay gap persists across education levels and industries. Here’s why.
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A new museum and clinic will honor the enslaved “Mothers of Gynecology”
Artist Michelle Browder leads the charge to recognize women and girls such as Anarcha, Lucy and Betsey.
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In the wake of the Colorado Springs shooting, two LGBTQ+ lawmakers talk policy priorities
Dominick Moreno and Leslie Herod talk about the importance of queer spaces and how they plan to prevent further attacks.
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Warnock projected to win Georgia Senate runoff, giving Democrats 51 seats
The party should be able to more easily deliver on the promise of a more diverse judiciary and executive branch. Plus, the nation’s first woman vice president won’t have to hang around Washington as much.
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Here’s how states plan to limit abortion — even where it is already banned
As statehouses prepare for next year’s legislative sessions — most for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned — Republican lawmakers are pushing for further restrictions on reproductive health.
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‘We’re not going back’: Hillary Clinton on the message of the midterms and women’s rights
Analysis | The former secretary of state spoke to The 19th about power dynamics at home and abroad and encouraged women to run for office.
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‘We all we got’: How Black people online steered the spotlight to Shanquella Robinson’s death
Black social media has often taken the lead in raising public consciousness when mainstream outlets overlook the death or disappearance of Black women.
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Bipartisan bill would require human trafficking hotline to be posted in every U.S. port of entry
Experts and advocates applaud the legislation but insist that more action be taken to address the root causes of the problem.
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Millions of families face fertility challenges. A bipartisan House caucus aims to expand access to treatments.
The Democrat and Republican founders will try to find common ground on reproductive health policy amid concerns that GOP abortion policies will spill over into fertility treatment.