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Kate Sosin
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Could courthouses provide the blueprint for safe transgender bathrooms?
As states move to exclude trans people from using certain public spaces, courtroom accessibility is key to ensuring that jury pools reflect the makeup of the country, experts say.
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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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‘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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Democrats praise Biden’s legacy and follow him in endorsing Harris for president
Elected officials, advocates and organizations applauded Biden’s five decades in politics while lining up their support for the vice president.
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Religious groups are protecting Pride events — upending the LGBTQ+ vs. faith narrative
More than 120 faith groups will fan out across 50 events this June to de-escalate extremist anti-LGBTQ+ protests from hate groups.
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Bigger than our acronym: The 19th’s LGBTQ+ reporters reflect on the community’s past, present and future
To kick off our Pride Month coverage, Orion Rummler and Kate Sosin describe the bright spots emerging this year and why there’s reason to be hopeful.
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A sobering lesson from the ban on gay Boy Scouts
In his new book, "Morally Straight," journalist and former scout Mike De Socio examines the scapegoating of LGBTQ+ people amid the organization's controversies.
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She created a global movement to honor trans people — and even she’s still trying to get accurate IDs
Gwen Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance in 1998. Three years before that, she started updating her identity documents to reflect her gender, and she’s still working on it.