Topic
LGBTQ+
On This Topic
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The toll of America's anti-trans war
To understand how the anti-trans agenda could reshape all of our lives, The 19th set out to examine how the laws and rhetoric behind it are impacting Americans.
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How anti-trans policies in Project 2025 could impact all families
The vision for Trump’s second term in the White House purports to protect families — but its anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is centered in exclusion.
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LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detail harsh conditions and abuse in ICE custody
A new study found that the majority of LGBTQ+ detainees interviewed experienced harassment while being detained.
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‘We have way more power than they think’: Advocates host Trans Folks for Harris Zoom call
More than 1,000 people attend Trans Folks for Harris Zoom call.
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How trans autistic people are using joy as political resistance
Trans people are three to six times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic. The 19th interviewed six people about how finding joy as a trans person and autistic person are intertwined.
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‘People are energized’: LGBTQ+ rights groups and voters are lining up behind Harris
The vice president has a complicated track record on queer rights, but she’s demonstrated the ability to learn and grow, they say.
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How the Sports Bra kicked off a women's sports movement
When Jenny Nguyen opened The Sports Bra in 2022, she started a movement: Bars that only show women’s sports. Now, fandom and pay are rapidly growing — and it’s time for the Olympics.
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JD Vance, who has a specific vision for America’s families, focuses on his own in RNC speech
Donald Trump’s VP pick featured his wife, mother and grandmother in a speech criticizing Democrats’ policies.
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The 19th Explains: What you need to know about Project 2025
At least 60 percent of the authors of the Heritage Foundation blueprint have ties to Trump. Here are its potential impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and the workforce.
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Florida is quietly denying transgender residents updated birth certificates
The rejection comes without public notice or new law — even when all other government-issued identification reflects their current gender identity.