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LGBTQ+ Americans greet the Biden-Harris era with hope, hesitancy
To many, the moment marks a new dawn, the end of deeply distressing four years. Others are simply exhausted.
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How Biden’s women-led communications team plans to rebuild trust with the American people
In a conversation with The 19th, members of the presidential press office spoke about uniting a country faced with a pandemic, a crippled economy, climate change and racial inequality.
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In the ‘battle for the soul of America,’ women are on the front lines
President Joe Biden’s inauguration, urging unity, doesn’t end the fight. How will women join it?
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Biden administration could have record number of Indian Americans — more than half women
The Biden-Harris administration has named or nominated the most Indian Americans for positions in the administration in American history.
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Inauguration Day is here. So are mixed emotions for 19th readers.
We asked our readers how they feel about the Biden-Harris inauguration — if you’re feeling anything from worried to hopeful, you’re not alone.
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Trump wielded toxic masculinity as a weapon. It hurt America.
His gendered attacks unleashed a poison in U.S. politics that culminated in the violent insurrection that will define his presidency.
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Biden will form a council dedicated to policy that affects women and girls
“Too many women are struggling to make ends meet and support their families, and too many are lying awake at night worried about their children’s economic future,” he said.
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‘Today, many of us feel valued:’ North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination bills as ban expires
In 2016, the state banned LGBTQ+ protections in a compromise repeal of its anti-trans bathroom bill. Now, the ban is expiring.
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Andrea M. Hall, who will recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the inauguration, knows what it’s like to be a “first”
She carved a path for Black women firefighters in Georgia, and now, she will represent those essential workers at Wednesday’s inauguration.
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Biden appoints Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health, a historic first for transgender people
If approved, Levine would be the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history.