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LGBTQ+
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LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Attorneys have been inundated with requests for adoptions, a safeguard some queer families are using to make sure they retain parental rights to their nonbiological kids before a second Trump administration that may be hostile to LGBTQ+ people.
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Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill
The protest marked a shift in some LGBTQ+ activists’ approach to calling for change ahead of a second Trump administration that is expected to enact harsh anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
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Inside the military's LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
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Justices’ questions suggest Supreme Court may uphold Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban
Conservative justices seemed wary of the potential domino effects of weighing in on one state's ban amid 25 other states banning gender-affirming care across the country.
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What to expect as the Supreme Court weighs in on gender-affirming care for trans youth
For the first time, the justices will deliberate over a state’s authority to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and whether such a ban constitutes sex discrimination.
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What it means to prepare for the future of trans health care under Trump
The 19th spoke with Dr. Asa Radix, the new president of WPATH, about the importance of protecting gender-affirming care in a second Trump administration.
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The 19th Explains: How bathroom bans on federal property would impact trans Americans
A proposed bill in Congress would ban trans people from bathrooms in museums, national parks and other federal property. How would it be enforced, and what are the consequences?
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Her spouse was undocumented when she entered Congress. Trump's mass deportation plans are personal.
Rep. Delia Ramirez’s experiences with the nation’s broken immigration system will shape Democrats’ resistance to Trump's proposed policies.
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Climate change is disrupting access to HIV treatment
A new analysis finds that the parts of the country where HIV prevalence is high are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters.
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Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom
Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.