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LGBTQ+
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Paid less for being trans, a woman and a trans woman
This LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Day, The 19th focuses on the wage gap for trans women, who make 60 cents for every $1 earned by the average American worker.
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Brittney Griner’s experience spotlights the impact of inequality at work
The WNBA star is a queer Black woman — and her experience reminds us of the gulfs that remain in how workers are treated.
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Health care for trans youth is becoming a core issue for Republican presidential candidates
Opposition by GOP hopefuls on health care and school accommodations for trans children and teens has become as ubiquitous as talk of taxes and national security.
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Pride Month: Resistance, resilience, recreation and rest
Our four themes — and our coverage — this Pride Month reflect the complexity of emotions elicited by this moment in time.
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Lesbian bars have endured — with community, grit and a little reinvention
The more than two dozen lesbian bars that remain across the United States are spaces of “hope” catering to all LGBTQ+ people in a political climate that seeks to silence them.
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Lawmakers in blue states are linking protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
The push for “shield” bills reflects a growing recognition that the concept of bodily autonomy and the ability of doctors to make decisions with their patients links the two issues.
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In LGBTQ+ friendly California, Pride Month celebrations in schools have become culture war targets
Despite the state’s liberal reputation, parents, with some help from conservative groups, are joining a nationwide push to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion in education.
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Americans are divided on gender identity, pronouns and whether schools should discuss them, survey finds
An overall “unfamiliarity” with LGBTQ+ communities could be contributing to hardened views on the issues in schools and beyond, PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman said.
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Southern LGBTQ+ organizer says change ‘needs to happen no matter where you live’
Mandy Carter, cofounder of Southerners on New Ground (SONG), reflects on 30 years of queer liberation organizing — and says people shouldn’t write off the region.
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A relocated show and an overturned law reveal the ways restrictions on drag vary across the country
The developments come amid a growing wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, including bills targeting drag, in statehouses across the country.